Atlantic Philanthropies, Commonwealth Fund and Other Foundations Take a Stand — or Not — on the GOP Health Plan
Release Date:
03/20/2017
... legislation. But some health-care advocacy groups say the current debate on Capitol Hill lacks an ...
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Apr
2017
What is at Stake in the Global Refugee Crisis? – A Webinar Hosted by GCIR
Thursday, April 20, 2017 -
4:00pm to 5:00pm
... advisors, and members and staff of funder affinity groups and regional associations of grantmakers. ...
Carnegie Supports Report on Incentives to Attend Private Colleges
Release Date:
04/14/2017
States could save money and increase college-graduation rates by providing modest financial incentives for students to choose private colleges over comparable public ones, according to a report released this week.
New Leader, New Era: Rockefeller Foundation Plots Its Course
Release Date:
04/27/2017
... Under his leadership, USAID invested more in development groups and used loan guarantees to attract financing from ...
18
May
2017
Monthly Immigration Policy Calls: Recent Policy Developments and Their Impact - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR
Thursday, May 18, 2017 -
4:00pm to 5:15pm
... advisors, and members and staff of funder affinity groups and regional associations of grantmakers. ...
Russell Sage Foundation Invites LOIs for Immigration Research
Release Date:
05/12/2017
... and the native-born of different racial and ethnic groups and generations. The initiative falls under RSF's .....
Sloan Foundation-Supported Poll Finds Blacks Less Likely to Have Enough for Retirement
Release Date:
05/18/2017
... retirement savings gap between white and other minority groups extends beyond pensions, 401(k)s or other retirement ...
Michael Bloomberg Gives $75 Million to Shed Arts Center
Release Date:
05/24/2017
Inspiring creativity, strengthening community and driving economic growth are the three aims of the ambitious new arts center known as the Shed, rising in Hudson Yards. Michael R. Bloomberg donated $75 million to the innovative arts project.
With Bloomberg Support, Rice University Researcher Maps “How to Succeed in College”
Release Date:
05/31/2017
What are common characteristics of student success in college? A team of researchers, including one from Rice University, narrowed it down to several: having a sense of belonging, intrinsic motivation, personal goals and a growth mindset.
19
Sep
2017
Documentary Film Screening - "Unrest": Women, Resilience and the Disease Medicine Forgot
Tuesday, September 19, 2017 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
Join us for a screening and panel discussion of the documentary film Unrest , which exposes deep flaws in the U.S. healthcare system in its treatment of patients afflicted with rare, orphaned diseases.
Pinkerton Foundation Supports Hofstra Northwell Medical Scholars Pipeline Program Class of 2017
Release Date:
07/06/2017
... thanks to multiple donors. A legion of charitable groups has pumped some $85,000 into the school’s Medical ...
Rockefeller Foundation Backs Nonprofit ETF Startup
Release Date:
08/01/2017
The Rockefeller Foundation is helping to finance a startup hoping to build exchange-traded funds for nonprofit organizations and direct the profits back to their causes.
Robert Sterling Clark Adopts Trust-Based Grantmaking Model and Garners Thousands of Positive Comments from Nonprofit Community
Release Date:
08/22/2017
... the KKK, White Supremacists, anti-Semites, and other groups that breed hate and violence. And now the terrorism in ...
As Coding Boot Camps Close, the Field Faces a Reality Check
Release Date:
08/28/2017
Successful schools, analysts say, will increasingly be the ones that expand their programs to suit the changing needs of employers.
Trump Administration Considering Cuts to Cultural Exchange Visas
Release Date:
08/28/2017
The Trump administration is considering major reductions in cultural exchange programs, including those for au pairs and summer workers, that allow young people from foreign countries to work in the U.S., people familiar with the administration’s...
Fatherhood After 40? It's Becoming A Lot More Common
Release Date:
08/31/2017
In the U.S., the average age a woman gives birth to her first child has been rising. And, a study published Thursday in Human Reproduction shows dads are getting older, too.
Sustainable Business Model Innovation
Release Date:
08/30/2017
Proposing a form of business model innovation that focuses less on optimizing current oppurtunities and more on creating new ones
Climate-Smart Agriculture Urgently Needed in Africa
Release Date:
09/05/2017
Africa contributes only 4 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions, while six of the 10 most affected countries by climate change are in Africa, warns a major agricultural research for development partnership, while stressing the urgent need to...
Bloomberg, Gateses, and Other Big Donors Race to Fill Void of Clinton Global Meeting
Release Date:
09/05/2017
... which produced more than $85 billion in aid pledges. Other groups holding meetings that week to focus on the role donors ...
14
Sep
2017
Dreams in Limbo: A Look at the Future of DACA, Young Immigrants, and How Funders Can Respond
Thursday, September 14, 2017 -
4:00pm to 5:30pm
... advisors, and members and staff of funder affinity groups and regional associations of grantmakers. ...