Site Search

Children, Youth and Families

Public Policy

Funding Area

Education

Public Policy

Social Justice

12 Mar 2012

Conversations for Grantmakers: Hydrofracking Plus and Minus

Monday, March 12, 2012 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

... for the Twin Tiers will also talk about their work to educate the public about the benefits and risks of the ...

Find More By

Event type

Issue-Based

Claire Tow, Co-Founder, The Tow Foundation, Dies At 83

Release Date:

07/08/2014

... Tow family, Mrs. Tow was acknowledged for the work she did to help "alleviate pain and suffering for countless ... individuals. Claire guided the family’s philanthropy to address the needs of the...

Find More By

News type

Topic(s)

Related Organizations

The Tow Foundation

NYCT Funding Pilot Program for In-school STI Testing

Release Date:

10/17/2014

... problem, a lack of information, shame, and stigma tend to characterize the nation’s discussions about STIs—even though they represent a severe risk to the public and economic health of the United States. .....

Find More By

News type

The New York Community Trust

Funding Area

Education

Health

Related Organizations

Century Foundation Announces Janice Nittoli "Forward Thinking" Award

Release Date:

11/03/2014

... Award. Each year, TCF will provide a stipend of $7,500 to support an individual under thirty years of age in the ... and writing of a policy paper on a topic that is central to TCF’s agenda. Ms. Nittoli served...

Find More By

News type

Topic(s)

Related Organizations

The Century Foundation

$2 Million Mellon Foundation Grant Supports Digital Humanities

Release Date:

09/02/2015

... Mellon Foundation’s generous philanthropy will serve to strengthen Penn’s abiding commitment to the most creative scholarship and teaching in the ... that are being applied to scholarship...

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Related Organizations

Mellon Foundation

Hospitals Foster Interprofessional Practice to Improve Outcomes - Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation

Release Date:

11/20/2015

Hospitals Foster Interprofessional Practice to Improve Outcomes - Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Collaboratively working in an interdisciplinary practice holds the potential ... for all staff. . . The project,...

Find More By

News type

Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation

Funding Area

Health

Related Organizations

NY Women's Foundation and NoVo Foundation Noted for Investments Supporting Women

Release Date:

03/29/2016

... undermines it." As Women's History Month 2016 draws to a close, some might be tempted to think that our work is done – it is not. Although ... prohibition against sex discrimination in federally...

Find More By

News type

The New York Women's Foundation

Funding Area

Gender Justice

Related Organizations

NoVo Foundation

Nonhuman Rights Project, Supported by Novo and Arcus Foundations, Is Featured in Documentary

Release Date:

06/06/2017

... “the only civil rights organization in the United States working through litigation, public policy advocacy, and education to secure legally recognized fundamental rights for nonhuman ...

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Animal Welfare

Related Organizations

Arcus Foundation

NoVo Foundation

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation-Backed Study Sees Urban Change Via Google Street View

Release Date:

07/06/2017

... Scott Duke Kominers, and their collaborators are hoping to transform the way scientists study urban environments - ... authored a study that uses computer vision algorithms to examine millions of Google Street...

Find More By

News type

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Funding Area

Community Development

Science

Related Organizations

Heather Gerken Joins Mellon Foundation’s Board of Trustees

Release Date:

06/06/2018

... Heather Gerken, Dean of Yale Law School, has been elected to its Board of Trustees. “Heather Gerken brings a stellar ... empathetic collegiality, and a lifelong commitment to educational access and the liberal...

Find More By

Funding Area

Related Organizations

Mellon Foundation

Daggett Announces Retirement from Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

Release Date:

06/07/2018

... about the strategic plan, and believe it will enable Dodge to help citizens and nonprofit organizations become more ... and more inclusive in their work. I have been fortunate to be involved in this important...

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

Related Organizations

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Awards $29.3 Million to Hellenic Fire Service

Release Date:

07/31/2018

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Awards $29.3 Million to Hellenic Fire Service In the wake of catastrophic ... has announced a €25 million ($29.3 million) grant to the Hellenic Fire Service . The grant will cover the...

Find More By

News type

Stavros Niarchos Foundation

Funding Area

Disaster Relief

Related Organizations

Surdna Foundation, JPMorgan Chase, Prudential, Among Foundations Leading the Way in Impact Investing and Racial Equity

Release Date:

02/26/2019

... Impact Investing and Racial Equity It has been inspiring to be part of the rapidly growing impact investing movement ... and their partners have committed more of their assets to social and environmental...

Find More By

News type

Prudential Financial (Non Member)

Funding Area

Community Development

Related Organizations

Surdna Foundation

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Ralph C. Wilson Foundation, Hospitals Launch Caregiver Support Program

Release Date:

04/12/2019

... Healthcare Readiness through Innovative Vocational Education (THRIVE) program is designed to reduce the high turnover rate among caregivers, the ... THRIVE model takes a collaborative and strategic approach...

Find More By

News type

Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation

Funding Area

Aging

Health

Related Organizations

Jamie Merisotis Becomes Council on Foundations' Board Chair

Release Date:

05/14/2019

... more divided than ever, philanthropy unites with a purpose to serve the common good,” Merisotis said. “I am honored by the opportunity to serve as Board Chair and look forward to further...

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Related Organizations

Council on Foundations

Former President of the Surdna Foundation, Phillip Henderson, Appointed as CEO of The Robert H. N. Ho Foundation

Release Date:

09/02/2019

... private philanthropic organisation based in Hong Kong. Key to the Foundation’s mission is to advance the understanding ... the awareness of interconnections through the arts, education and...

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Related Organizations

Surdna Foundation

Anthony Shih, MD, Will Step Down as President of United Hospital Fund this Summer

Release Date:

03/02/2022

... anniversary at the helm. “It was a difficult decision to end my tenure at UHF. It’s been a privilege to lead such an esteemed organization and to work with UHF’s superb board and staff,” said...

Find More By

News type