Bloomberg Plans a $50 Million Challenge to the N.R.A.
Release Date:
04/15/2014
... Rifle Association. Mr. Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York, said gun control advocates need to learn from ...
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Simons Foundation Gives University of Hawaii $40M—Largest Gift of its Kind Ever
Release Date:
06/16/2014
Simons Foundation Gives University of Hawaii $40M—Largest Gift of its Kind Ever The Simons Foundation has given the University of Hawaii at Manoa $40 million—the largest gift of...
Surdna's Head Reflects on Aligning Program With Mission, Impact Investing
Release Date:
06/25/2014
In an interview with Shelterforce, Surdna President Phillip Henderson talks about aligning program with mission, cross-pollination between programs and the foundation's recent launch into the impact investing world.
Laura Packer Named Executive Director of Howard Gilman Foundation
Release Date:
07/07/2014
Laura Packer Named Executive Director of Howard Gilman Foundation Laura Packer has been named executive director of the Howard Gilman Foundation, effective July 22. She ... she held for 13 years. A founding board...
Nick Hodges Named COO and Senior Vice President For Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
Release Date:
07/09/2014
... Philanthropy Advisors. Hodges, who had been COO of the Tides Foundation, will be responsible for oversight of the organization’s operations, including communications, ...
Barbara Picower Is Back In Business As One Of The Nation's Top Philanthropists
Release Date:
09/09/2014
Barbara Picower Is Back In Business As One Of The Nation's Top Philanthropists Barbara Picower has resumed her role as one of the nation’s top philanthropists, heading a new ... with more than $2 billion in...
Rockefeller Brothers Fund Will Divest Charity From Fossil Fuels
Release Date:
09/22/2014
... The announcement, timed to precede Tuesday’s opening of the United Nations climate change summit meeting in New York City, is part of a broader and accelerating initiative.... ...
MAC AIDS Fund Survey Shows Kids Don't Know Enough About AIDS
Release Date:
12/05/2014
... About AIDS The survey indicated nearly 90 percent of teens between the ages of 12-17 don’t think they’re at risk for getting HIV at some point in their life. One of their board members...
Microsoft Is Teaching Cybersecurity to Cities Around the World—For Free
Release Date:
01/16/2015
... feds and big companies like Google and Facebook. Cities of all sizes around the world are increasingly reliant on ... is volunteering its cybersecurity expertise, free of charge, to select city governments...
Brooklyn Community Foundation Launches Brooklyn Accelerator
Release Date:
02/06/2015
... Today, Brooklyn Community Foundation announces the launch of the Brooklyn Accelerator, a unique component of its new community impact strategy designed to be a hub of information, idea...
Ford Foundation to Fund City Study of Diversity in Cultural Institutions
Release Date:
03/04/2015
Ford Foundation to Fund City Study of Diversity in Cultural Institutions In a major study to ... the de Blasio administration will review the diversity of the boards, staffs and audiences of New...
Bloomberg Gives $14M for Global Tobacco-Use Monitoring
Release Date:
03/13/2015
... to conduct tobacco-usage surveys in eleven countries. Part of the Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use, the grant will support implementation of the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) and the Tobacco...
Helmsley Trust Awards $8.7 Million for T1D Research Program
Release Date:
03/30/2015
... Helmsley Charitable Trust to extend the reach and impact of the T1D Exchange program. The grant will enable the ... Boston-based healthcare organization to boost awareness of T1D Exchange, particularly within...
Commonwealth Fund Blasts Digital Data Breaches
Release Date:
04/15/2015
... make life better for patients and doctors – getting rid of bulky and messy paper files, streamlining delivery of care and organizing medical information so that scientists can use it ...
New Prudential Foundation Initiative Will Assist Job Seekers with Disabilities
Release Date:
04/27/2015
... that promotes the full participation and contributions of America’s 56 million men, women and children with disabilities in all aspects of life. The grant, provided through The Prudential ...
Century Foundation Report Illustrates How Segregation in U.S. Starts with Preschool
Release Date:
04/30/2015
... Action Council, a civil rights organization. “But a lot of programs are not high quality, and low-income children are ...
Ford Foundation Board Making Rare Detroit Visit
Release Date:
06/15/2015
... bargain" reunion during the three-day visit, a gathering of top leaders in national and local philanthropy who ... Detroit's pensions funds and avert a bankruptcy fire sale of city-owned art. Ford...
United Hospital Fund Explores the Struggles of Family Caregiving
Release Date:
07/31/2015
United Hospital Fund Explores the Struggles of Family Caregiving Family caregivers generally provide ... much unpaid help because their loved ones need many types of assistance that are hard to get from one...
Helmsley Charitable Trust-Backed Program Explores DNA Damage Response to Find New Cancer Treatments
Release Date:
08/28/2015
... between damage to its own DNA and the foreign DNA of an invading virus has remained a mystery. Now, ... at the Salk Institute have discovered critical details of how a cell's response system tells the...
Gilman Foundation Donates $75K to Young People’s Chorus for New Music
Release Date:
09/14/2015
... People’s Chorus for New Music Young People's Chorus of New York City (YPC) is pleased to announce its first grant from the Howard Gilman Foundation. The grant of $75,000 was issued to YPC for its New...