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The Rockefeller Foundation Names Erica Guyer as New General Counsel
Release Date:
03/27/2023
Serving as Acting General Counsel since May 2022, The Rockefeller Foundation Board of Trustees recently confirmed Ms. Guyer for the role.
Simons Foundation, Autism Speaks and Autism Science Foundation launch Autism BrainNet registration site
Release Date:
05/16/2014
... of brain tissue from individuals with autism. This type of research could lead to a better understanding of the ...
Resilience: Nature’s Lessons for Surviving Its Worst Moods
Release Date:
06/02/2015
... villages, bring to mind inevitable questions about what type of community planning might have prevented the worst of ...
John A. Hartford Foundation Partners with YMCA to Prevent Diabetes
Release Date:
06/12/2015
... research that has been shown to reduce the number of new type 2 diabetes cases among Medicare-age individuals by ...
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Works to Preserve Scholarly Latin Texts
Release Date:
08/19/2015
The foundation has granted $1 million to the University of Oklahoma to develop a Digital Latin Library.
Bronfman Cultivates Programs for Next Generation Donors
Release Date:
08/20/2015
The Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies explores how to make change by spending down.
Bloomberg Philanthropies Collaborates to Launch Data Portal to Share and Expand Philanthropic Resources
Release Date:
09/17/2015
Other partners include King Baudouin Foundation and the Foundation Center.
Commonwealth Fund Survey: Healthcare Unaffordable for Many Even With Insurance
Release Date:
11/20/2015
More Americans have health insurance now, but many are finding that even with coverage they cannot afford the deductibles, co-payments and surprise medical bills, according to a national survey.
Scientists Find Key Driver for Treatment of Deadly Brain Cancer (Helmsley Charitable Trust)
Release Date:
01/11/2016
... a particularly deadly cancer. A person diagnosed with this type of brain tumor typically survives 15 months, if given ...
Helmsley-Supported Research Finds Protein Structure That Shows How Viruses Take Over Cells
Release Date:
02/29/2016
... viral protein complex structure indicates that this type of molecular architecture differs across retroviruses. ...
Young Journalist Responds to Darren Walker's NY Times Op-Ed on Unpaid Internships
Release Date:
07/08/2016
I grew up thinking journalism was just for rich white people. I was mostly right.
Rockefeller's Judith Rodin Joins Conversation on Innovative Finance, New Investment Tools and Climate Change
Release Date:
12/08/2016
For the first time since the Industrial Revolution, investment in renewable energy worldwide surpassed that of fossil fuels last year. That economic transformation leaves John Morton feeling optimistic about the worldwide response to climate change.
Request for Letters of Inquiry – Liberty Fund at The New York Community Trust
Release Date:
01/03/2017
The Trust and the New York Foundation created this special funding opportunity to help City nonprofits address immediate issues affecting vulnerable New Yorkers in this moment of change.
Andrea Ritchie, Soros Justice Fellow and Co-author Talks About “Say Her Name”
Release Date:
05/10/2016
Andrea Ritchie coordinates the policing subgroup of the LGBT federal criminal justice working group. She gave a PHIL Talk that not only "said their names" and told their stories, but presented startling statistics on police brutality show gender and...
Glenn E. Martin, Founder of JustLeadershipUSA, Says He Met Some of America’s Best and Brightest While In Prison
Release Date:
05/10/2016
Glenn E. Martin is a formerly incarcerated person, in a country where 70 million Americans have a criminal record on file.
A Pioneer of The Philanthropic Enterprise, Newman’s Own Leads the Way For Others
Release Date:
05/23/2017
... improve society. The list of companies employing this type of business arrangement now includes Fetch eyewear in ...
Rockefeller: How to Halve Death and Disability from Pollution
Release Date:
07/20/2017
Senior representatives from 19 international agencies gathered this spring in Italy, hosted by the Global Alliance on Health and Pollution at The Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center. They came together to brainstorm how to halve death and...
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...
Sloan Foundation Supported Survey: Work Can Be Stressful, Dangerous And Sometimes Great
Release Date:
08/14/2017
If you think your job is more stressful than it should be, you're not alone. Americans work hard, and it takes a physical and mental toll, not to mention that it frequently cuts into personal time, according to a comprehensive survey on working...