Sharon B. King, Noted Philanthropic Leader, Dies at 68
Release Date:
10/27/2014
... Family Office. Sharon then led the F.B. Heron Foundation for nearly 20 years.... Sharon B. King, Noted Philanthropic ...
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Four Freedoms Fund Names New Director
Release Date:
11/14/2014
... Khashu provided planning, research and evaluation services for leading foundations investing in the immigrant rights ... access to the immigration and criminal justice systems for immigrants and their families...
Cuomo Assures Fracking Report will be Released by End of the Year
Release Date:
12/08/2014
The report, initiated in 2012, will include in-depth analysis of the health impacts of hydraulic fracturing.
Seven Million Fewer Uninsured Under Obamacare, Commonwealth Fund Finds
Release Date:
01/15/2015
... Commonwealth Fund Finds The number of uninsured, working -age Americans has decreased by 7 million since full ...
OSF Featured in Enterprise for Utilizing Storytelling in the Grantmaking Process
Release Date:
04/13/2015
OSF Featured in Enterprise for Utilizing Storytelling in the Grantmaking Process Storytelling can be an especially effective tactic for philanthropic organizations. Brett Davidson, director of ... break down...
Ford Foundation Hires Michelle Obama’s Aide
Release Date:
04/17/2015
... created position at the Ford Foundation: chief of staff for Darren Walker, the grant maker’s president. She begins on May 4. Ms. Jarvis began working with the Obamas in 2005, when she joined the office ...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches Data Initiatives for Cities
Release Date:
04/21/2015
Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches Data Initiatives for Cities The What Works Cities initiative is open to ... Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches Data Initiatives for Cities ...
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Earmarks Support for ArtPlace America
Release Date:
05/21/2015
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Earmarks Support for ArtPlace America The Stavros Niarchos FoundationOpens ... U.S.... Stavros Niarchos Foundation Earmarks Support for ArtPlace America ...
The PIMCO Foundation Sends Employees to Peru to Build Sustainable Small Businesses with Coffee Farmers
Release Date:
08/26/2015
The project is part of PMCO's Emerging Enterprise Program (EEP) which encourages entrepreneurship and create opportunity in developed countries.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Grants $5.6M to Enable Residencies for Playwrights
Release Date:
04/11/2016
... W. Mellon Foundation Grants $5.6M to Enable Residencies for Playwrights HowlRound, which operates alongside ... Andrew W. Mellon Foundation that will enable residencies for playwrights at 18 theaters across...
Brooklyn Community Foundation Spark Prize Application is Now Open
Release Date:
05/03/2016
... disruption within their field, as well as a strong vision for the future of their organization, in Brooklyn and beyond. ... to spark lasting social change by supporting organizations working toward greater...
Video: Time Warner Executive Director of Corporate Responsibility Discusses Women of Color in Leadership
Release Date:
05/17/2016
View the entire dialogue featuring Melody Barnes, NYU Vice Provost and former Director of White House Domestic Policy, and Diahann Billings-Burford, Executive Director of Corporate Responsibility at Time Warner Inc.
Ford Foundation's Elizabeth Alexander Elected to Pulitzer Prize Board
Release Date:
06/02/2016
Elizabeth Alexander, an acclaimed poet, author and professor, has been elected to the Pulitzer Prize Board, Columbia University announced today.
Mellon Foundation Gives $1M to Launch Iterative Learning Fellowship
Release Date:
07/08/2016
... $1 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for Carolina Performing Arts (CPA) to launch and develop the ...
Rubin Foundation Announces Participants in 2016 NYFA Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program: Social Practice
Release Date:
07/14/2016
... & Donald Rubin Foundation, the New York Foundation for the Arts is pleased to announce the participants in the ... Practice is a year-long professional development program for immigrant and 1st-generation...
Simons Foundation Gives $1.5M to Explore New Approaches to Data Mining
Release Date:
08/01/2016
... peaks and valleys of an electrocardiogram. The same goes for identifying an extinct ape from a single fossilized ...
Partially Funded by Mertz Gilmore, Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts Announces 'World of Dance' Series
Release Date:
08/05/2016
Partially Funded by Mertz Gilmore, Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts Announces World of Dance' Series ... Afrika! Partially Funded by Mertz Gilmore, Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts Announces...
Supported by Simons Foundation, Super-Resolution Microscope Builds 3-D Images By Mapping Negative Space
Release Date:
09/06/2016
... University of Texas at Austin have demonstrated a method for making three-dimensional images of structures in ... with one another and provide important insights for engineers working to...
Doris Duke Supports Research on Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease
Release Date:
09/07/2016
Doris Duke Supports Research on Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease A precision-engineered gene therapy ... of Clinical Investigation. The work sets the stage for bringing a decades-old discovery about sickle-...
Derek Coy Named New York State Health Foundation’s Veterans' Health Officer
Release Date:
09/21/2016
... veteran who served in Iraq, Sgt. Coy previously worked for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, the ... veterans organization in the U.S. He also worked for the American Civil Liberties Union and The Doe...