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Unbound Philanthropy Welcomes Elyse Lightman Samuels
Release Date:
04/18/2014
... Jewish World Service. She has also spent extensive time working in Cambodia as a founding member and Trustee of the ... of Public Service, a MFA in Creative Nonfiction Writing from the School of the Arts at...
How Institutions Take Risks
Release Date:
10/12/2014
... and thinkers, the Rockefeller Foundation pivoted from its core public-health work to the heart-wrenching and ... business of saving scholars who were seeking refuge from the Nazis. In light of this episode and...
To Boost Job Prospects, Younger Americans Seek Dentures
Release Date:
08/10/2015
... also fare worst in a health measure that can keep people from getting jobs — missing teeth. West Virginia is the ... it also holds the dubious distinction of having the most working -age adults who have lost...
Bank of America to Spur Economic Gains For Low-Income Families, Communities
Release Date:
03/16/2017
... Corporation (LISC) today announced a $3.8 million grant from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation to support ... residents to new economic opportunities, LISC is working with Bank of America to promote...
Why the Ford Foundation Launched a Program for Formerly Incarcerated People—and How They Did It
Release Date:
05/19/2017
... and participating in their communities after their release from prison. The foundation’s work with BPI also aligns ... a prior history of convictions should disqualify people from employment—especially since...
Collaboration with Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Highlights the Art of Wallpaper
Release Date:
07/11/2017
... work. Flavor Paper borrows a wide variety of imagery from iconic Warhol paintings, silk-screen prints and film ... in Rome on Easter Sunday, the other an image of Warhol from the set of the underground film “...
Open Society Research Looks at New Technology Predicting Recidivism Without Being Racist
Release Date:
09/25/2017
... criminal justice system. You’ll soon be whisked into a room where bail will be assigned to you — likely in ... Good luck. The current process of assigning bail is far from scientific. As part of sweeping...
The Pfizer Foundation Partnered With CARE to Help Deliver Catalytic Care to Women in Benin
Release Date:
11/08/2018
... we focused on a simple question: how can we best deliver education and care for family planning that optimizes local ... began in 2016. More than 34,000 women have participated in education sessions when they...
Three Prominent Foundation Leaders Join Foundation Center Board of Trustees
Release Date:
04/20/2015
... grants principally in five core program areas: higher education and scholarship, libraries and scholarly ... earned an undergraduate degree in history and psychology from Concordia College and a Ph.D. in...
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How Does Climate Change Affect Peace and Security? - Webinar
Monday, July 13, 2015 -
2:00pm to 3:00pm
... in which climate change affects security/conflict and how funders can incorporate this knowledge into their grantmaking. Panelists will discuss hardline and ... including what to look and ask for in proposals...
Consider This Tool for More Nimble Philanthropy
Release Date:
02/27/2017
... recognizing the immediacy of the moment are asking funders to be nimble, fund quickly, collaborate and ... to offer programmatic support, as we did when the Asset Funders Network – for which we have been the...
NYSCF's Cutting-Edge Research Explored In New York Times Magazine Cover Story
Release Date:
06/27/2014
... to prevent the transmission of mitochondrial diseases from mother to child is explored in depth in a cover story in ... Dr. Dieter Egli and his colleagues, involves transferring into a donor egg the nucleus of...
William T. Grant-Funded Study Explores Effect of Financial Distress on Academically Prepared Minority Students
Release Date:
09/10/2015
... The report is the first of a series that will be released from the Minority College Cohort Study, for which Keels is ... college with a high level of financial distress fell into one of three groups. The first...
Atlantic Philanthropies Awards Grants Totaling $11 Million to Nonprofits in Ireland, Northern Ireland
Release Date:
08/16/2013
... of Ireland, and improving outcomes for children and youth in Northern Ireland. Atlantic Philanthropies Awards ...
Citi Foundation, America's Promise Alliance Launch $3 Million Fund
Release Date:
04/27/2015
... of innovative, scalable programs that prepare low-income youth for today's workforce. A new component of Citi's Pathways to Progress initiative, the Youth Opportunity Fund will provide funding to...
The Goldilocks Approach to Nonprofit Board Size: What Is “Just Right”?
Release Date:
10/05/2017
Among many interesting findings in BoardSource’s “Leading with Intent: 2017 National Index of Nonprofit Board Practices” report is a simple one on board size. Average board size has steadily declined over the past 20 years, as the chart below shows...
The Elmezzi Foundation Pledges $3 Million to Help End Generational Poverty in Astoria and Long Island City
Release Date:
09/17/2014
... needs while the organization advances fundraising outcomes from other sources. The Elmezzi Foundation has invested over ... directly with diverse program providers, including arts education for students, ESL...
Rauch Foundation Research On Government Spending & Early Childhood Published
Release Date:
07/26/2017
... research on government funding of early childhood, early education and related programs. – across the U.S., in New ... and other nations. The research was funded by a grant from the Rauch Foundation to the...
Mellon Releases New Publication Celebrating 30 Years of Grantmaking in South Africa
Release Date:
10/22/2018
... in its newly released publication . With vibrant images from our grantees across South Africa, the publication ... to strengthening the arts and humanities, and to higher education more generally,” writes...