Robertson Foundation Gifts $25M to Success Academy Charter School Network
Release Date:
04/13/2016
... that Mr. Robertson’s gift would help it achieve its goal of expanding to 100 schools, from 34, within the next 10 ...
Site Search
- resource provided by the Forum Network Knowledgebase.
Search Tip: Search with " " to find exact matches.
Carnegie Corporation of New York Names 33 Winners of Its Prestigious Andrew Carnegie Fellows
Release Date:
04/19/2016
Carnegie Corporation of New York Names 33 Winners of Its Prestigious Andrew Carnegie Fellows Carnegie ... one or two years of scholarly research in areas including education ,...
Bangladeshi Law Student Receives Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
Release Date:
04/19/2016
... and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans A stroke of luck made it possible for Akbar Hossain and his family to ... Now, Hossain is 25 and studying law at the University of Pennsylvania. He was recently...
John A. Hartford Foundation’s Rachael Watman Named VP of Programs at Rita & Alex Hillman Foundation
Release Date:
05/03/2016
John A. Hartford Foundation’s Rachael Watman Named VP of Programs at Rita & Alex Hillman Foundation The Rita & ... Watman, MSW, has joined the foundation as Vice President of Programs. In this newly...
Carnegie, Helmsley Release Study On Building a Successful Transfer Program
Release Date:
05/17/2016
... better serve students who often get stuck in the quagmire of process and policies. Although almost every day a new ... intended to ease the transition for transfer students, education researchers say many...
NY State Health Foundation Grants Available to Brownsville Residents to Help Improve Community Health
Release Date:
06/09/2016
... safer, improve access to fresh food or introduce new education programs... NY State Health Foundation Grants ...
Westchester Community Foundation Helps Students Turn Opportunity Into College Degrees
Release Date:
06/21/2016
... degrees partly paid for by the Yonkers Partners In Education and the Westchester Community Foundation's ... was to target students who were vulnerable to dropping out of college for academic, personal or...
Funded by the New York Community Trust, Redford Center Establishes Filmmaker Grants
Release Date:
06/22/2016
... to support filmmakers “who understand the power of a well-told, well-timed story as a means to inspire ... development that are “focused on driving awareness, education and tangible action” on environmental...
Century Foundation Fellow Comments On Supreme Court Ruling On Affirmative Action
Release Date:
06/24/2016
... upholding race as a factor in the admissions policy of the University of Texas at Austin came as a relief for affirmative-action ... – the high court ruling is being seen by many higher education...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Funds Brooklyn Museum App
Release Date:
06/29/2016
... that strikes their fancy in the institution. A team of art educators sit around a cluster of computers near the museum entrance, ready to answer ...
NYCT, Jonas Center, John A. Hartford and Edna McConnell Clark Foundations Highlighted in Health Affairs
Release Date:
07/20/2016
... Foundations Highlighted in Health Affairs The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projects that employment of registered nurses (RNs) is expected to increase “16 ... them about their conditions; and the...
U.S. News Article Cites Wallace Report on School Leadership
Release Date:
08/16/2016
... "instructional leaders," a buzz phrase in the K-12 education community that refers to the important role ... insight on the topic, showing that mentors and supervisors of school leaders do provide...
Century Foundation Expert Says Tuition-Free College Wouldn’t Admit More Low-Income Students
Release Date:
08/18/2016
... encourage more low-income young people to pursue higher education by signaling them from a young age that they can ... more applicants from disadvantaged backgrounds: their fear of falling in national college...
New York City’s Universal Pre-K Program Wants to Teach Parents, Too
Release Date:
09/09/2016
... its sights to the home. This school year, the Department of Education and New York University will launch a new parenting ...
City Council to Examine Young Men's Initiative Funded by Bloomberg and Open Society Foundations
Release Date:
09/21/2016
... are greatest and the consequences most harmful: education , health, employment, and the justice system.” The program was initially funded by a combination of one-time $30 million contributions from Bloomberg...
Bank of America Charitable Foundation Gives $500K to Support Solar Energy in Developing Countries
Release Date:
10/20/2016
Bank of America Charitable Foundation Gives $500K to Support Solar ... world, was awarded a second $500,000 grant from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation, totaling $1 million in ... GivePower's...
The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Launches New CT Scanner Initiative for Rural Hospitals
Release Date:
10/28/2016
... in the United States and around the world in the areas of health, education , human services, and place-based initiatives. To ... Dakota, and Wyoming. Through the program, two-year grants of...
NPCC Announces Winners of 2016 New York Community Trust Nonprofit Excellence Awards
Release Date:
11/08/2016
NPCC Announces Winners of 2016 New York Community Trust Nonprofit Excellence Awards The Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York (NPCC) has announced the three winners of the ... scholarships...
Rockefeller Foundation Gives $150K to Leading Disaster Relief Organization
Release Date:
11/23/2016
... powered by volunteers, has been awarded a grant of $150,000 by the prestigious Rockefeller Foundation to ... to cover costs through fund raising. The wider goal of the GRR Fund would be to serve as a platform...
Milbank Memorial Fund Convenes Health Policy Leaders to Create A Bipartisan Agenda for New Administration
Release Date:
01/19/2017
... A Bipartisan Agenda for New Administration The common goal of health policy leaders at the level of state government in the United States is promoting the health and well-being of all...