PhilTV: Century Foundation Hosts Policing Debate at NYU Wagner
Release Date:
04/06/2017
... thoughtful, informed dialogue from experts. Join us on March 28, 2017 to hear experts on policing debate ...
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Supported by Capital One, Bloomberg and Other Funders, Apache Recognizes Innovations Integral to Panama Papers Investigation
Release Date:
04/17/2017
... the world's most popular Web server software. The ASF is a US 501(c)(3) charitable organization, funded by individual .....
JPMorgan Chase’s Investment in Detroit to Reach $150 Million
Release Date:
05/11/2017
... and CEO, JPMorgan Chase. “This collaboration allowed us to speed up our investment and extend our commitment over ...
Why the Ford Foundation Launched a Program for Formerly Incarcerated People—and How They Did It
Release Date:
05/19/2017
... foundation’s Talent and Human Resources team and asked us to create a professional development program for graduates ...
A New MIT-Led Simons Foundation Collaboration Aims to Understand Basic Principles and Laws of Microbial Ecosystems
Release Date:
05/30/2017
... on individual species, ecologists would be quick to remind us that pure cultures rarely exist in nature. Organisms live ...
Commonwealth Fund: What Might a Medicaid Work Requirement Mean?
Release Date:
05/31/2017
The Trump administration has made work requirements a hallmark of its Medicaid policy proposals, including the idea in the just-released 2018 HHS budget proposal, and as part of its Medicaid demonstration agenda. The House-passed American Health...
Commonwealth Fund: Why and How to Avoid High-Risk Pools for Americans with Preexisting Conditions
Release Date:
06/05/2017
The American Health Care Act (AHCA)—the U.S. House of Representatives’ bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA)—would allow states to apply for waivers to reduce existing consumer protections and provide funding for states to set up...
Markle Foundation: Trump's Infrastructure Plans Should Pair Building with Job Training
Release Date:
06/13/2017
The infrastructure plans of the Trump administration will have to first overcome a significant problem that already plagues the U.S. economy: a severe lack of skilled workers necessary to turn job-creation goals into reality, writes Zoe Baird of the...
Sloan Foundation Noted in Article on What Could Help Americans Work More Years
Release Date:
06/13/2017
Millions of American workers in their 50s and 60s want, or need, to keep working past the traditional retirement age of 65, either part-time or full-time. However, the workplace in the United States has not kept pace with demographics by adapting to...
Commonwealth Fund and GWU Release New Findings on House GOP Healthcare Bill Resulting in Loss of 1M Jobs in 10 Years
Release Date:
06/19/2017
... Erin Brantley, Nikhil Holla, and Brian K. Bruen, the US economy would see a short-term boost from the repeal of ...
In Memory of Former Century Foundation President Janice Nittoli
Release Date:
07/03/2017
... Foundation from 2011 to 2014 and was much loved by all of us here at TCF. Janice was a warm and passionate person, with ...
To Improve Global Health, Bloomberg Looks to Cities to Lead
Release Date:
07/05/2017
One of Michael Bloomberg's main contributions to the global fight against climate change has been to help mobilize cities to curb greenhouse gas emissions, improving the quality of life for ciitzens. Now, he is looking to do the same with improving...
The Blaustein Foundation Focuses on Mental Health Diversion
Release Date:
07/28/2017
The Morton K. and Jane Blaustein Foundation funds $150,000 pilot to pair Baltimore police officers with social workers on calls that involve people in the throes of a mental health crisis in an effort to calm situations that can easily move from...
Can Humanities Grants to Universities Be a Bridge to Something Bigger? Mellon Foundation Backs Humanities
Release Date:
07/31/2017
... the fundamental qualities—and questions—that make us human." . . . Can Humanities Grants to Universities Be a .....
Overbrook Foundation: A Small Family Funder Trying to Cure What Ails Environmentalism
Release Date:
08/01/2017
Sometimes it’s the smaller foundations that take on the most audacious goals. One example of such a funder is the Overbrook Foundation, which has worked during the past few years to improve an underperforming U.S. environmental movement.
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Pulling Back the Curtain: Philanthropy’s Role in Bridging Research, Policy, and Practice to Improve Early Childhood Education
Thursday, October 5, 2017 -
9:00am to 11:00am
... different stakeholders have a seat at the table. Join us for a conversation where we explore philanthropy’s role ...
Ford Funds Analysis, Toolkit for Improving Legal Aid Websites
Release Date:
08/08/2017
The Legal Services Corporation published a comprehensive report and accompanying toolkit for its Statewide Website Evaluation Project, which assessed the quality of centralized legal information websites in every state, the District of Columbia, and...
Group Moves Toward Metrics to Ensure Impact Investments Really Have Impact
Release Date:
08/14/2017
As more investors seek to use their capital as a tool for social change, a group of asset managers and nonprofit leaders is working to spread the practice, and to ensure impact investing stays true to its roots as its popularity grows.
Rockefeller Foundation Helping Cities with Novel Financing for Climate Issues
Release Date:
08/16/2017
As climate change pushes U.S. cities to build protections against stronger storms and more frequent floods, the Rockefeller Foundation is helping cities with a novel kind of financing, one that transfers some of the risk of innovative projects from...
Charlie Parker Jazz Festival Kicks Off Next Week, Supported by Capital One Bank, Doris Duke and Gilman Foundations
Release Date:
08/17/2017
... and old, jazz aficionados and new fans alike will join us in honoring the legacy of Charlie Parker and jazz in New ...