Burke Foundation’s Catalyst Program Seeking Applications
Release Date:
08/23/2017
... Catalyst Program Seeking Applications For those working in the early childhood development sector, the Burke ...
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Simons Foundation Supported Research May Have Found Compound Essential to Formation of Life on Earth
Release Date:
11/07/2017
Scientists at the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla announced Monday that they may have found a compound essential to the formation of life on earth.
NoVo Foundation Launches Fourth Cycle of Move to End Violence
Release Date:
11/15/2017
... intentionally emphasized the leadership of those from and working within marginalized communities being politically ...
Dana K. Bezerra Named President of Heron Foundation
Release Date:
11/20/2017
... sentiment, adding, “I’ve had the joy and privilege of working with Dana both before I came to Heron and during my ... and ideas, her diverse experience, and her inclusive working style make her uniquely well-...
New Report Funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies Details Macro-Economic Benefits of Reducing Road Traffic Crashes
Release Date:
01/10/2018
... death and long-term disability from crashes affect prime working age people between 15 and 64 years old. The result is ...
Supported By The Prudential Foundation, the National Fund For Workforce Solutions Selects Four Cities to Participate in Job Quality Initiative
Release Date:
01/19/2018
... competitive advantage. That is why our local partners are working directly with businesses to help them understand what ...
NoVo Foundation Announces Three Winners of the Pathways to Freedom Challenge
Release Date:
02/15/2018
The Partnership for Freedom today announced the three winners of its Pathways to Freedom challenge. Atlanta, Chicago, and Minneapolis were selected to participate in a first-of-its-kind anti-trafficking challenge to develop citywide approaches to...
Supported By The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Scientists Create New Therapeutic Gel That Shows Promise Against Cancerous Tumors
Release Date:
02/22/2018
Scientists at the UNC School of Medicine and NC State have created an injectable gel-like scaffold that can hold combination chemo-immunotherapeutic drugs and deliver them locally to tumors in a sequential manner.
Ford Foundation and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Launch a Writing Fellowship Focused on Mass Incarceration through Art for Justice Fund
Release Date:
04/06/2018
Last November, the Art for Justice Fund, launched by collector Agnes Gund with the Ford Foundation and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors to address issues related to mass incarceration, announced its first round of grant recipients.
Rachel Pardoe of The New York Community Trust is one of New York Non-Profit Media's 40 Under 40
Release Date:
04/12/2018
... help identify the most effective programs to support while working with nonprofits to make life better for vulnerable ... Pardoe’s first job in the nonprofit sector involved working in a mental health clinic...
National Security Expert Sally Donnelly Joins Rockefeller Brothers Fund as Senior Fellow
Release Date:
04/12/2018
This spring, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund will welcome Sally Donnelly as a non-resident senior fellow. Ms. Donnelly will bring extensive experience in U.S. national security affairs to support the Fund’s work by monitoring and...
The Silicon Valley Community Foundation Seeks to Do Things Differently
Release Date:
04/13/2018
From the start, the Silicon Valley Community Foundation sought to do things differently. Its mission, which Carson calls a “radical departure” from the way other community foundations operate, is emblazoned on the wall right outside of Carson’s...
Research Supported by The Helmsley Charitable Trust Grant Provides New Insight Into Neurological Disorders
Release Date:
04/17/2018
Scientists improve the growth of three-dimensional brain models to better understand autism, dementia, schizophrenia
Crain's New York Profiles Rockefeller Foundation President Rajiv Shah
Release Date:
05/15/2018
In his 14 months as president, Dr. Rajiv Shah has rededicated the Rockefeller Foundation to eliminating worldwide poverty while also focusing more energy on its U.S. efforts
Newman's Own Foundation Announces New Class of Fellows
Release Date:
06/06/2018
Newman's Own Foundation welcomes a new class of Fellows, as it enters the fourth year of its Fellowship Program. There will be 14 new Fellows starting the program, as 17 Fellows graduate today.
Backed in Part By The Ford Foundation, Nina Simone’s Childhood Home Named a National Treasure by National Trust
Release Date:
06/19/2018
The still indomitable Nina Simone will be honored by the National Trust as her childhood home in Tyron, N.C. will be named a national treasure.
With Support From the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The Cleveland Museum of Art Announces Establishment of Center for Chinese Paintings Conservation
Release Date:
07/25/2018
... “The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has been steadily working with the field to build and sustain a networked ...
Ford Foundation’s Build Initiative is Hitting Its Stride
Release Date:
08/14/2018
... organizations that are planning for long-term change and working collaboratively in ways they never could in the ...
ASPCA Assists in Removing More Than 600 Birds from Ohio Hoarding Case
Release Date:
08/15/2018
... reports of animal neglect at the property. In addition to working alongside Columbus Humane to remove the birds, the ... determined by the court. The ASPCA and Columbus Humane are working closely with local...
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Awards Grant to Critical Path Institute to Advance Therapies for Sickle Cell Disease
Release Date:
09/06/2018
In a continuing effort to spur advancements in treating and curing sickle cell anemia, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation today announced a grant to the Critical Path Institute (C-Path) to lay the groundwork for forming a collaboration of multiple...