Ford Foundation Spells Out Cuts to Make Way for Its Shift in Focus to Inequality
Release Date:
11/09/2015
... of its work toward reducing inequality. "We have had an ongoing dialogue with our current portfolio of grantees .....
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Arcus Foundation Establishes Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership
Release Date:
12/04/2015
The Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership at Kalamazoo College named four Southwest Michigan social justice activists to its inaugural ACSJL Regional Fellowship Program.
Commonwealth Fund: Latest Scorecard on Health System Performance Shows More Improvement Than Decline Across States
Release Date:
12/09/2015
... insurance expansions—finds that the uninsured rate for working -age adults declined in nearly all states and dropped ...
Q & A with Anisa Kamadoli Costa, President of Tiffany & Co. Foundation, about Sustainability Initiatives and Goals
Release Date:
01/04/2016
Anisa Kamadoli Costa, CSO of Tiffany & Co. and president of The Tiffany & Co. Foundation, provides insight into the sustainability initiatives and goals of the premium jewelry retailer, including a strategy based around the SDGs
Scientists Find Key Driver for Treatment of Deadly Brain Cancer (Helmsley Charitable Trust)
Release Date:
01/11/2016
Glioblastoma multiforme is a particularly deadly brain cancer. Scientists at the Salk Institute have discovered a key to how these tumor cells proliferate so quickly --and ways to turn this engine of tumor growth into a target for cancer treatment.
Rockefeller Partnership to Support Cities' Infrastructure Recovery
Release Date:
01/25/2016
... Veolia, and Swiss Re Corporate Solutions have announced an infrastructure recovery initiative designed to accelerate ...
UJA-Federation of New York Seeks $40M From Bankrupt FEGS
Release Date:
02/09/2016
The biggest unsecured creditors in the bankruptcy case of the massive social service charity FEGS Health & Human Services are seeking tens of millions of dollars for a joint retirement plan serving thousands who work for New York Jewish...
Peterson Foundation Cited in 'Public Worry Over Budget Easing'
Release Date:
02/10/2016
As President Obama's final budget plan is reviewed, there are signs the public is increasingly seeing the government's long-running budget deficit with less and less concern.
JPB Foundation Partners with Others in Support of Energy Efficiency for All
Release Date:
02/12/2016
... population of tenants and property owners. EEFA is an initiative specifically designed to help low-income ...
Backed by Mellon Grant, UVA Establishes New Center to Study Indigenous Art
Release Date:
02/16/2016
... Aboriginal Art Collection. The grant is the result of an initiative led by Francesca Fiorani, Professor of Art ... in the College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, working in tandem with The Fralin,...
UJA-Federation Noted in 'Why Metrics Matter In Jewish Philanthropy'
Release Date:
02/18/2016
A rigorous approach to measuring charitable ROI (return on investment) is becoming more popular in the Jewish communal world and UJA-Federation of New York, which will celebrate its centennial next year, is wading into this world of metrics...
An Outspoken Force to Give Food Workers a Seat at the Table (Ford Foundation)
Release Date:
02/22/2016
An Outspoken Force to Give Food Workers a Seat at the Table ... to celebrate the release of a new book by Saru Jayaraman, an outspoken leader in the food labor movement. It was not ... the thinking goes, will be...
Study: Metabolism Protein Found to Also Regulate Feeding Behavior in the Brain (JPB Foundation)
Release Date:
02/26/2016
... new research from The Rockefeller University reveals an important new component of the system responsible for ...
Goldman Sachs Expands Philanthropic Fund to Younger Workers
Release Date:
03/04/2016
... reach and potential for impact,” according to an internal memo reviewed by The New York Times. . . Goldman ...
Rauschenberg Foundation Eases Copyright Restrictions on Art
Release Date:
03/07/2016
... a cellphone picture of a favorite painting and receive an embarrassing tut-tut from a guard. But for decades, ... or publicizing exhibitions prohibitively expensive or an administrative nightmare — often, both...
Atlantic Philanthropies Funds Camden Coalition to Establish National Healthcare Center
Release Date:
03/09/2016
The Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers announced plans to establish a national center, funded by $8.7 million from AARP, The Atlantic Philanthropies and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Mayor's Fund Hires New Director of Development
Release Date:
03/15/2016
The Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City announced that Joy Shigaki will be joining the organization as its new Director of Development.
How Mobile Games Can Help You Identify Your Next Great Employee (Rockefeller Foundation)
Release Date:
03/28/2016
Using games to discover hidden potential and to match talent with jobs is quickly gaining traction in the workplace as a powerful tool to engage, identify, hire, develop, deploy, and retain the best business talent, wrtie Abigail Carlton, Associate...
Despite Legacy Connections, Rockefeller Family Fund Sets Trend by Changing its Fossil Fuel Investments
Release Date:
04/04/2016
The Rockefeller Family Fund has long campaigned for green energy and against carbon emissions, so its fossil fuel investments certainly did not make sense ethically, but financially. Other organizations and investors are also questioning fossil fuel...
Clark Foundation Illustrates Grantmaking for a Rainy Day
Release Date:
05/02/2016
... but following the 2008 financial crisis, Clark identified working capital as a much more critical need for the ...