Impact of Silicon Valley Community Foundation on Education around the Country Noted
Release Date:
06/07/2017
... is giving middle school principals $100,000 “innovation grants ” and encouraging them to behave more like start-up ...
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New Mellon Fellowship Program Explores Cultural Preservation through Long-Term Conservation of Navajo Textiles
Release Date:
08/04/2017
The Heard Museum has been awarded a $300,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to launch a fellowship program centered on care and long-term preservation of Navajo textiles while potentially gaining new insights into conservation techniques.
UH Launches First U.S. Digital Humanities Research Center for Latina/o Studies with Funding from Mellon Foundation
Release Date:
08/15/2017
The University of Houston will soon be home to the country’s first Digital Humanities Research Center specializing in U.S. Latina/o Studies. A postdoctoral fellow will work on projects during her two-year fellowship, funded through a $167,700 grant...
Helmsley Funds Research Collaborative around Type 1 Diabetes
Release Date:
08/18/2017
Scientists at the Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope have received over $300,000 from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to support scientific collaborations to fight type 1 diabetes.
'Dreamer’ Plan That Aided 800,000 Immigrants Is Threatened
Release Date:
08/28/2017
Key players in the Trump administration have advised Mr. Trump to wind down the DACA program, and his attorney general, Jeff Sessions, has informed him he considers it unconstitutional and cannot defend it in court.
With Federal Funds Shrinking, Math and Science Funders Including Simons Foundation Step Up
Release Date:
08/28/2017
While STEM giving is one of the hottest funding areas in higher ed philanthropy, most of the gifts we profile are earmarked for tangible and conventional goals—a new science building, teacher training, diversifying the ranks of science majors, and...
Opinion: Vacant Lots And Properties Could House New York City’s Homeless
Release Date:
08/29/2017
Not since the Great Depression has New York City faced such a critical shortage in affordable housing. The city’s population of unsheltered homeless people has risen a staggering 40 percent since last year, according to the most recent annual count...
Here Are 3 Ways Negotiation Skills Keep Advancing Gender Equality
Release Date:
08/29/2017
While women continue to advance in unprecedented ways, the journey towards full equality is still evolving. The history of that journey is also surprisingly young.
Winning the Lottery: Enrolling in Success Academy Produces Math Gains for Students, New Study Shows
Release Date:
08/30/2017
Enrolling in Success Academy boosted test scores for some of its earliest students, according to a new study conducted by research firm MDRC.
Cuomo, Schneiderman Say They'll Sue to Protect "Dreamers"
Release Date:
09/05/2017
... it is planning to end the Obama-era program DACA, which grants work permits to undocumented immigrants who arrived in ...
Trump's DACA Decision Could Strip Thousands In New York Of Medicaid Coverage
Release Date:
09/06/2017
The Trump administration’s decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program could strip thousands of New Yorkers of their health insurance, a consequence unique to New York that could focus the debate in Albany when the...
The DACA ‘Fix’ That Immigration Activists Fear
Release Date:
09/07/2017
When news leaked on Monday that President Trump had decided to dismantle Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) — the 2012 policy that granted administrative relief to some 800,000 undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States...
Mellon Foundation Makes the Business Case for Humanities Education
Release Date:
09/29/2017
Called the NH Humanities Collaborative, the effort is funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The grant is the first of its kind pairing a community college system with a flagship public university and it explicitly recognizes and supports the...
Google to Invest more than $1 Billion in Digital Literacy, Workforce Development
Release Date:
10/13/2017
... the next five years the company will award $1 billion in grants to nonprofits worldwide who work to help close the ...
The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards Recognizes Young Volunteers from Every State
Release Date:
10/17/2017
Prudential sponsors the United States' largest youth recognition program based solely on volunteer community service.
Aetna Foundation Supports Anti-Bullying Campaign
Release Date:
11/17/2017
Aetna Foundation’s Cultivating Healthy Communities program has awarded SPOT 127, KJZZ’s Youth Media Center, a $65,000 grant to implement a peer-to-peer multimedia bullying and cyberbullying prevention project.
Pamela Shifman of NoVo Foundation on the Responsibility of White People in Philanthropy to Dismantle Racism
Release Date:
02/23/2018
Shifman, Executive Director of NoVo Foundation, offers three ways white people in philanthropy can begin to respond to racism.
Casey Family Programs Launches New Mapping Tool to Help Advocate for Prevention of Abuse and Neglect
Release Date:
03/16/2018
Casey Family Programs, a national grant maker in the child welfare field, has launched the Community Opportunity Map, a tool that allows users to see localized indicators connected to community health and maltreatment prevention.
The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Supports Research to Diagnose Hypoglycemia
Release Date:
05/25/2018
A $150,000 grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust will support research at Saint Louis University led by scientist Gina Yosten, Ph.D. Yosten’s team is pursuing solutions for people with diabetes who are at risk of life-...
The Howard Gilman Foundation, Time Warner Foundation, and Others Fund LCT3 Season Programming Featuring Pass Over
Release Date:
07/06/2018
... Pass Over The LCT3 season program is supported by generous grants from The Howard Gilman Foundation, Time Warner ...