With Help From Rockefeller Brothers, Ploughshares Pushes Better Ties with Iran
Release Date:
06/18/2014
... gave Ploughshares a one-year $500,000 grant specifically for its Iran program, with the goal “advancing just and ...
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Wealthy Donors are Driving the Immigration Reform Debate
Release Date:
11/20/2014
... a network on nonprofits and advocacy groups have been working overtime to keep immigration reform on the political ... published a piece on the role of big money in the fight for immigration reform. Here'...
NY Stem Cell Foundation and Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Explore Strategies to Advance Women in Science
Release Date:
03/06/2015
... career ladder compared to those of men. The 2015 IWISE Working Group Meeting was supported by a grant from the Doris Duke ...
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Backs Panel to Explore Ways to Keep Women in STEM Fields
Release Date:
03/23/2015
... Now an academic panel has developed a seven-point plan for achieving gender equity in so-called STEM fields: ... 28-member Initiative on Women in Science and Engineering Working Group hopes...
Carnegie Launches Great Immigrants: The Pride of America
Release Date:
07/02/2015
... every July 4th. Join us by exploring an inspiring group of well known naturalized citizens from all walks of ... read the latest news from our grantees and other partners working to foster citizenship and...
Russia Bans Soros-Backed Foundations as Security 'Threat'
Release Date:
12/02/2015
Russian authorities have barred the pro-democracy charity network founded by billionaire philanthropist George Soros from the country, saying its work undermined state security, Reuters and CNBC report.
Aetna’s 1.5M Competition Encourages Cities and Towns to Get Healthier
Release Date:
04/06/2016
... A major public-health organization and a local government group are teaming up with Aetna to pursue a lofty goal: a ... (APHA) and the National Association of Counties (NACo) are working with Aetna’s...
Doris Duke Earmarks $2M to Address Climate Change in Hudson Valley
Release Date:
08/03/2016
... to Address Climate Change in Hudson Valley The non-profit group Scenic Hudson has been working to preserve land for decades, but a new grant from the Doris Duke Charitable ...
Mellon Grant Helps University Advance Racial Justice Recommendation
Release Date:
02/22/2017
... grant will assist the university in establishing a center for racial justice, hiring faculty experts in the field, ... report containing recommendations from the university’s Working Group on...
The Role Of Entrepreneurship In Ending Poverty And Homelessness
Release Date:
09/13/2017
... has proven to provide impactful innovations for poverty alleviation ," says Abby Maxman, President of OxFam America. Maxman was among a diverse group of people working on poverty...
Chefs Learn to Influence Food-Systems Policy
Release Date:
09/25/2017
... it demanded less familiar tools and skills: sitting still for several hours of PowerPoint presentations, trying to ... thorniest policy issues in the food system. The diverse group came from 12 states, one U.S...
The NYPD's Growing DNA Database Raises Concern
Release Date:
09/26/2017
As the police have gotten more aggressive about collecting genetic material, they've quietly amassed a giant database of DNA profiles without any laws and little oversight over how they can use it.
Mellon Grant Funds Stanford University Press Pioneering Digital Academic Publishing Program
Release Date:
09/26/2017
... program. The press was the first academic publishing group to offer scholars a way to publish and peer review ... tools not usually found in online journals. The idea for the program, launched last year with...
Commonwealth Fund Survey Reveals Rising Rate of Uninsured People
Release Date:
05/02/2018
... The Commonwealth Fund on Tuesday released a survey of working -age Americans that found that 15.5 percent were ... and March 2018. That’s up from 12.7 percent of that group in 2016. Uninsured rates were also up...
Rachel Block Joins Milbank Memorial Fund as Program Officer
Release Date:
04/03/2017
... a Program Officer. An independent consultant who worked for the Fund and other organizations focusing on federal and ... information technology strategy as deputy commissioner for Health Information Technology...
Open Society Names Yamide Dagnet as Director for Climate Justice
Release Date:
12/07/2021
Open Society Names Yamide Dagnet as Director for Climate Justice NEW YORK—The Open Society Foundations ... Dagnet will take on the newly created role of director for Climate Justice, leading efforts to strengthen...
Water.org Receives $2.9M Grant from Helmsley Charitable Trust to Provide Safe Water and Sanitation in East Africa
Release Date:
10/22/2014
... in Kenya. In addition, Water.org's health and hygiene education programs will reach at least 8,000 people, .....
Mastercard Foundation Announces New University Partnerships in Africa
Release Date:
12/08/2014
The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program is a 10-year, $500 million initiative.
Dan Cardinali Named New President and CEO, Independent Sector
Release Date:
02/23/2016
... Annie E. Casey Children and Families Fellow, a trustee for America’s Promise, a director on the board of Child ... Presidential Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics. Under Dan’s...
New York Community Trust Supports Artists at Museum of Arts & Design
Release Date:
03/03/2017
... York Community Trust and introduced to the Museum by its Education Department in 2016, the fellowship provides ... with financial support and a dedicated studio at MAD for full-time use over four months... New...