Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Supports SDG Philanthropy Platform
Release Date:
03/13/2017
... will contribute at least $364 billion to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, according to ...
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Sloan Foundation Supports Study Mapping Space Dust in 3-D
Release Date:
03/23/2017
We Earthlings are essentially just little clumps of stardust, albeit with very complex chemistry.
Edna McConnell Clark's Nancy Roob Gives Tedx Talk About Re-Imagining Philanthropy
Release Date:
03/30/2017
At this year's TEDxPennAve in Washington DC, Nancy Roob shared how a life-changing experience encouraged her and EMCF to re-imagine the way philanthropists collaborate to help meet our nation’s most pressing challenges.
Mellon Foundation Supports Digitization Project for the American Numismatic Society’s Back List of Monographs
Release Date:
04/17/2017
The digitization project for the American Numismatic Society’s back list of monographs has gained funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Bloomberg Charity Scrutinized By India For Anti-Tobacco Funding, Lobbying
Release Date:
08/29/2017
India has been investigating how Bloomberg Philanthropies, founded by billionaire Michael Bloomberg, funds local non-profit groups for anti-tobacco lobbying, government documents show, making it the latest foreign non-government organization to come...
Sloan Foundation Funds Pratt Professor’s Work to Restore Roman Painting Buried By Volcano
Release Date:
08/30/2017
A number of prominent publications, including Forbes, National Geographic, Smithsonian Magazine, and Archeology Magazine, have recently spotlighted the cutting-edge work of Eleonora Del Federico, professor of chemistry at Pratt Institute, and a...
As U.N. Gathers, De Blasio Urges Fellow Mayors to Fight Trump on Climate, Immigration
Release Date:
09/19/2017
... to Fight Trump on Climate, Immigration As the United Nations General Assembly got underway in New York City on ...
Teach For America New York Executive Director Charissa Fernández On This Year’s Corps, DACA And Teacher Training
Release Date:
09/21/2017
Teach for America may be one of the most well-known education nonprofits. The national group recruits new teachers and places them in districts where there’s a shortage of qualified educators.
More Nonprofits Are Running Their Own Crowdfunding Drives
Release Date:
09/26/2017
Like many established nonprofits these days, the Holocaust Museum is taking a page from the crowdfunding playbook.
KIPP NYC Charter School Network Is Investigating Claims of Past Sex Abuse
Release Date:
09/28/2017
A prominent New York City charter school network announced that it was opening an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct that occurred more than 10 years ago.
Podcast: Nonprofit Organizations Fighting for The Affordable Care Act
Release Date:
09/28/2017
The latest and perhaps last attempt to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act has failed due in no small part to the ongoing and significant involvement of nonprofit advocacy organizations.
Why the Trump Admin Opposed a UN Resolution On Killing Gay People
Release Date:
10/04/2017
... vowed to protect. So what exactly happened at the United Nations ? BuzzFeed reports that this week’s vote was ...
Bloomberg’s ‘War on Coal’ Goes Global with $50m Fund
Release Date:
11/09/2017
Bloomberg announced a $50m (£38m) plan to expand the programme into Europe and then the rest of the world. The money will support grassroots campaigns, research on the health impacts of coal and legal action against coal plants that are breaking...
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Funds Digitization Of 19th Century Navy Deck Logs
Release Date:
01/29/2018
A grant recently awarded to the University of Washington will allow the digitization of National Archives holdings including logbooks, muster rolls and related materials from U.S. naval vessels focusing on the period from 1861 to 1879.
The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Funds Construction of New Playground
Release Date:
07/23/2018
The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation and the national non-profit organization KaBOOM! awarded Orion Township with a “Build it with KaBOOM!” grant to be used to construct a playground at Camp Agawam.
Century Foundation Hosts Discussion on College Affordability Ideas for the Next Congress and Beyond
Release Date:
10/01/2018
The Century Foundation convenes higher education experts, lawmakers, faculty, and advocates to discuss and debate the next big thing in college affordability.
Commonwealth Fund Releases 2019 Scorecard On State Health System Performance
Release Date:
06/12/2019
Deaths from Suicide, Alcohol, Drugs on the Rise; Progress Expanding Health Care Coverage Stalls; Health Costs Are a Growing Burden
Coalition of Arts Funders Launches Emergency Artist Relief Fund With Seed Funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Release Date:
04/08/2020
A coalition of national arts grantmakers announces the launch of Artist Relief, which will provide rapid, unrestricted $5,000 relief grants to assist artists facing dire financial emergencies due to the impact of COVID-19
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Getting It Right: Reauthorizing NCLB To Leave No Child Behind
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... A decade into “No Child Left Behind,” it’s easy to see where the act (also known as the Elementary and Secondary ... Act or ESEA) falls short. It’s not so easy to see – or agree on – how to fix it. But, after...
The Rise of Women (in Philanthropy)
Release Date:
09/24/2012
... York or in the philanthropy world at large, we continue to see women operating in concentric circles, learning from one ... that they are strangers in a strange land.” I can see women in philanthropy leading...