Arcus Foundation announces social justice and ape conservation grants
Release Date:
07/02/2023
The Arcus Foundation has announced new grants through its Great Apes & Gibbons program and Social Justice program.
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20
Oct
2023
Funders Working Group for New York’s Newcomers
Friday, October 20, 2023 - 3:30pm
... the Zoom link, please email Alena Miroff at alm@nyct-cfi. org . In Collaboration with The New York Community Trust ...
16
Feb
2012
The Art of Inclusion: New Approaches and Innovative Funding Streams for Access to the Arts
Thursday, February 16, 2012 -
12:00pm to 5:00pm
In their efforts to move beyond legal requirements, an increasing number of museums provide a diverse array of accommodations for people with disabilities. Since the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, people with...
Patients with Macular Degeneration Show Improvement with High-dose Statin Treatment (Research to Prevent Blindness)
Release Date:
02/08/2016
... for clearing up the lipid debris that can lead to vision impairment in a subset of patients with macular ... under the retina, and patients with AMD experience blurred vision or blindness in the center of the...
Lavelle Fund for the Blind Announces Dr. Louis D. Pizzarello, M.D., M.P.H., as New Board Chair and Dr. Sharon McLennon-Wier to the Board of Directors
Release Date:
10/29/2021
... Mr. Daniel Callahan, former Director, Children’s Vision Initiative at the Jewish Guild for the Blind and ... Chair of its North America Region; and founding chair of VISION 2020/USA, collaborating with the...
Ana Oliveira, President & CEO of The New York Women's Foundation, Named a Lifetime Achievement Honoree in City & State's 2023 50 Over 50 List
Release Date:
02/02/2023
... in community drives was normal. “I was raised with values of generosity, values of empathy, values of we are one so to speak,” Oliveira says. “That ...
Ford Foundation Appoints David Barth as Director of Youth Opportunity and Learning
Release Date:
10/19/2015
... International Development (USAID). He recently served as mission director for Bosnia and Herzegovina, overseeing the US mission 's efforts to increase stability and foster more ... and around the globe...
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Names Ruth Brenner New Senior Vice President, Finance & Operations
Release Date:
06/29/2021
... policies and practices that effectively advance Sloan’s mission . Brenner will formally join the Foundation in ... has spent her career in the service of the public, helping mission -driven organizations use...
Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Chair Peter O. Lawson-Johnston Passes Gavel to Longtime Board Member Peter Lawson-Johnston II
Release Date:
06/21/2023
... Harry Frank Guggenheim, Lawson-Johnston helped shape the mission of the Foundation, which was initially focused on ... exemplary team is keenly focused on our singular mission : to better understand and...
13
Mar
2019
Stronger Together Part II: Building the Capacity of Social Movements – A Webinar Hosted by HRFN
Wednesday, March 13, 2019 -
12:00pm to 1:00pm
... professional development programs. Please email register@ philanthropynewyork . org with any questions. In collaboration with Stronger ...
Edward W. Hazen Foundation Welcomes Isabel Sousa-Rodriguez As New Program Officer
Release Date:
04/17/2019
... reach and power. “The Hazen Foundation has set a bold vision for our final years and we are confident that Isabel ... immigrant. She is uniquely positioned to advance Hazen’s vision of empowering young people...
19
Jul
2012
Supreme Court Decision in Arizona v. United States: Implications for Funders
Thursday, July 19, 2012 -
2:00pm to 3:00pm
This one-hour call will provide an overview of the Supreme Court’s highly anticipated decision on immigration enforcement, including a discussion of the legal implications, community responses nationwide, and roles for funders. A ...
Rockefeller Fund Takes First Green Stake in Pivot From Oil
Release Date:
07/28/2016
The Rockefeller Brothers Fund took its first direct stake in a renewable energy company in a move meant to bolster the fight against climate change.
Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Research Alliance Opens Applications for its 2017 Prize
Release Date:
09/07/2016
... Sohn Cancer Research Alliance, please visit: www.psscra. org . We also have recently launched a Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/psscra. org / . Please join our community there. Pershing Square Sohn ...
Sloan Foundation Gives Wikimedia Foundation $3M for Structured Data Project
Release Date:
01/12/2017
The San Francisco-based Wikimedia Foundation has announced a $3 million grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to make freely licensed images accessible and reusable across the World Wide Web.
Mellon Foundation Awards Nearly $3.8 Million for Theater Program
Release Date:
04/11/2017
The New England Foundation for the Arts has announced a three-year, $3.77 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to continue the work of the National Theater Project.
New York Women's Foundation Awarded $11 Million in Grants in 2018
Release Date:
03/13/2019
New initiatives launched by the foundation during the year include the Fund for the #MeToo Movement and Allies, which is focused on survivor-led organizations working to strengthen communities affected by sexual abuse, and the Justice Fund, which...
Ralph C. Wilson Foundation, Hospitals Launch Caregiver Support Program
Release Date:
04/12/2019
The Cleveland Clinic, Ascension Michigan, Catholic Health, and Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation have announced a $20 million partnership aimed at supporting caregivers.
NoVo Foundation Announces The Life Story Grantee Partners Addressing Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Women and Girls Across the U.S.
Release Date:
01/28/2020
... of survivors. To learn more please visit novofoundation. org /thelifestorygrants . NoVo Foundation Announces The Life ...
19
Jul
2012
Fracking in New York: A Donor Briefing
Thursday, July 19, 2012 -
8:45am to 10:45am
Large parts of New York sit atop the Marcellus Shale formation, and the oil and gas industry has been aggressively pushing for Governor Cuomo to open up New York to fracking. Governor Cuomo’s Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) issued...