United Philanthropy #ForumCon18 Highlights
Release Date:
09/07/2018
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Bloomberg Philanthropies and Rockefeller Brothers Fund Join Coalition of 29 Philanthropies to Pledge $4 billion To Combat Climate Change
Release Date:
09/17/2018
... innovation, and support organizations around the world working to protect the planet. The investments will support ...
Mike Bloomberg Visits Gary, Ind. for a Conversation about Community Building through the Arts
Release Date:
10/09/2018
The Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge supports cities undertaking temporary public art projects that foster creative collaboration, address civic issues, and support local economies. In 2015, Bloomberg Philanthropies selected the city of...
Michael R. Bloomberg and Ray Dalio’s OceanX Announce Over $185 Million for New Partnership to Increase Ocean Exploration and Protection
Release Date:
10/29/2018
... drives towards the shared goal of protecting the oceans. Working complementarily, Bloomberg Philanthropies’ partners ...
NoVo Foundation Announce Support for Grassroots Organizations to Address Key Gaps in Local Communities' Responses to Human Trafficking
Release Date:
11/05/2018
... today will complement local government efforts by working at a community level to address some of the cities' .....
JPMorgan Spreads its Urban Development Money to Paris
Release Date:
11/05/2018
The bank will contribute $30 million over five years to programs to teach job skills and expand small businesses in Seine-Saint-Denis and other places with high unemployment and poverty, JPMorgan said in a statement provided to Reuters.
New Study Sponsored by the Carnegie Corporation Shows Investigation and Design Can Improve Student Learning in Science and Engineering
Release Date:
11/13/2018
Centering science instruction around investigation and design can improve learning in middle and high schools and help students make sense of phenomena in the world around them. Current approaches to science in many classrooms do not reflect this...
United Hospital Fund and New York State Health Foundation Release New Report: Difficult Decisions About Post-Acute Care and Why They Matter
Release Date:
11/19/2018
United Hospital Fund (UHF) conducted a year-long inquiry, supported by the New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth), to better understand why hospital discharge planning can fall short despite well-intentioned efforts by hospital staff, and...
Scientists Develop a New Tool to Boost Regenerative Medicine and Cancer Research with Support from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Release Date:
12/06/2018
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a new tool described as a “flight data recorder” for developing cells, illuminating the paths cells take as they progress from one type to another. Scientists hope to...
Ford Foundation Appoints Maria Torres-Springer As Next Vice President for US Programs
Release Date:
02/01/2019
The Ford Foundation today announced the appointment of Maria Torres-Springer as its next vice president for US programs. She will join the foundation in May, succeeding Xavier de Souza Briggs, who has served as vice president for five years and...
Rockefeller Foundation Establishes Atlas AI - New Startup to Generate Actionable Intelligence on Global Development Challenges
Release Date:
02/11/2019
The Rockefeller Foundation marked the public launch of Atlas AI, a social enterprise established by the Foundation and a team of Stanford University professors to develop data products to support global development. Atlas AI works at the...
Johnson & Johnson Announces 10-year Initiative to Help End Tuberculosis
Release Date:
02/13/2019
Johnson & Johnson announced a comprehensive 10-year initiative in support of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal target of ending the TB pandemic by 2030.
New Paper From Rockefeller Brothers Fund and Perella Weinberg Partners Finds Investors Can Pursue Impact Without Sacrificing Returns
Release Date:
02/20/2019
... myths surrounding mission aligned investing that PWP is working to demystify. In debunking the misconception that ...
Gerstner Philanthropies Makes New $15 Million Commitment to Create the Gerstner Center for Cancer Diagnostics at the Broad Institute
Release Date:
02/20/2019
New endeavor will advance blood-based biopsies and other technologies to speed cancer diagnosis and track patients’ response to therapies
The Rockefeller Foundation Names Maria Santos Valentin as New General Counsel
Release Date:
03/18/2019
The Rockefeller Foundation today announced that Maria Santos Valentin has been named General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for the Foundation. Valentin comes to the foundation from the Soros Economic Development Fund – part of the Open Society...
Zegar Family Foundation Supported Research Uncovers Genome-Wide Responses That Limit Crop Growth
Release Date:
03/26/2019
... water. In the Nature Communications study, the scientists, working in NYU's Center for Genomics and Systems Biology, .....
The ASPCA Gives 100,000 Animals Better Chance of Adoption Through National Relocation Program
Release Date:
04/04/2019
... more homeless animals than any other organization by working with overcrowded shelters in under-resourced areas of ...
DDCF Launches Doris Duke Physician Scientist Fellowship
Release Date:
04/12/2019
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF) today announced the launch of the new Doris Duke Physician Scientist Fellowship program.
$100 Million Commitment From Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Supports Western New York's Parks & Trails
Release Date:
05/03/2019
... has been breathing new life into the 90-acre park, by working with community stakeholders and community ...
With Support from Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Nature Conservancy Invites Applications for Natural Climate Solutions Accelerator Grant
Release Date:
06/11/2019
... to capturing greenhouse gas emissions by using natural and working lands in the United States. The program's steering .....