New York Community Trust Supports Fellowship to Build Diversity in Arts Management
Release Date:
01/31/2017
... the New York State Council on the Arts' Regional Economic Development Council Program (REDC) for helping to make this .....
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Rockefeller Cited As Trendsetter in Focusing on Resilience Over Climate Change
Release Date:
03/06/2017
The Rockefeller Foundation has invested more than $500 million in resilience since 2005 and developed 100 Resilient Cities , an organization that helps cities around the world organize plans for climate change and other disasters.
Rita Allen Teams Up With Knight Foundation to Combat Misinformation
Release Date:
03/13/2017
Working alongside Democracy Fund and the Rita Allen Foundation, Knight seeks ideas on “topics ranging from, but not limited to, the role of algorithms in news consumption, methods for separating facts from fiction, building bridges across...
Rockefeller, Arabella Advisors Collaborate on 'Risk Management for Philanthropy-a Toolkit'
Release Date:
03/20/2017
The Open Road Alliance, The Rockefeller Foundation and Arabella Advisors collaborated on "Risk Management for Philanthropy-a Toolkit," which is described as "the first practical, comprehensive framework providing guidance to funders on how to...
United Hospital Fund and Members of Home Alone Alliance Support Videos for Family Caregivers
Release Date:
03/23/2017
Developed by Alliance members -- the AARP Public Policy Institute and the U.S. Veterans Administration, this initial series – available in English and Spanish, seeks to provide family caregivers of those with mobility challenges simple, concrete...
Helmsley Charitable Trust Supports New Service to Aggregate Life Sciences Preprints
Release Date:
04/18/2017
In February 2017, ASAPbio received a $1 million grant from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to develop a new service to aggregate life sciences preprints and promote their visibility and innovative reuse.
Rockefeller Brothers Fund Reframes its Global Democratic Practice Grantmaking Portfolio
Release Date:
04/25/2017
... of global governance in the areas of climate change, development finance, and trade. The assessment found that ...
MetLife Foundation and Special Olympics Announce International Partnership
Release Date:
04/28/2017
Special Olympics and MetLife Foundation, the philanthropic arm of global insurer MetLife, announced a $1.5 million, three year international partnership to expand Special Olympics Young Athletes across Europe, the Middle East and North Africa (“EMEA...
Q&A: Rockefeller's Ashvin Dayal On Inclusive Growth
Release Date:
07/18/2017
... Ashvin Dayal On Inclusive Growth In late 2013, the Asian Development Bank and the Rockefeller Foundation launched the ...
Simons Collaboration on Special Holonomy in Geometry, Analysis and Physics First Annual Meeting
Release Date:
07/31/2017
The Simons Collaboration on Special Holonomy in Geometry, Analysis, and Physics will hold its first Annual Meeting at the Simons Foundation on September 14 & 15, 2017. Spaces with special holonomy are of intrinsic interest in both mathematics...
To Raise Cash on Social Media, Focus on Facebook, Says a Top Fundraiser
Release Date:
08/30/2017
... It’s all about Facebook. What percentage of your development budget is used for advertising on Facebook versus ...
NYC To Vie for Amazon's Second Headquarters
Release Date:
09/18/2017
... second North American headquarters. The local Economic Development Corp. plans to submit a plan in response to the ...
73% of Donors Worldwide Are Women, and Most Like to Give Online, Study Says
Release Date:
09/27/2017
Seventy-three percent of charitable donors in the word are women age 37 or older, and nearly 60 percent of them prefer to give online. Ninety-three percent of them live in primarily wealthy, developed countries.
Rockefeller VR Film: Power in Hand - A 360 Experience
Release Date:
09/28/2017
... Foundation, we've created Smart Power for Rural Development initiative, which delivers renewable electricity .....
Simons Foundation Genomic Database Tool Used in Breakthrough Autism Study
Release Date:
10/13/2017
In the new study, researchers used a huge genomic database created by the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative to compare the genomes of 516 individuals who had simplex autism with the genomes of their parents and one sibling who was not...
With Support From the Leona M. And Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, the Genetic, Environmental, Microbial (Gem) Project Has Reached Its Goal of 5,000 Participants
Release Date:
06/20/2018
... causes of Crohn's disease. In this study of prospective development of Crohn's, researchers are monitoring healthy .....
Macquarie Group Launches $A50 Million Philanthropic Initiative
Release Date:
09/21/2018
The Macquarie Group in Sydney, Australia, has announced the launch of the Macquarie 50th Anniversary Award, a $A50 million ($36.3 million) initiative to support bold ideas that address societal needs around the world.
Robert Smith III Joins the Surdna Foundation as Program Officer, Thriving Cultures
Release Date:
02/06/2019
The Surdna Foundation is pleased to announce its hire of Robert Smith III as Program Officer of the Thriving Cultures program.
Salesforce Issues Grant to NYC Department of Education to Advance Equity and Opportunity
Release Date:
12/18/2019
... of Education (DOE) and another to youth workforce development nonprofit Futures and Options. We sat down with ... our $250K grant to Futures and Options. This workforce development nonprofit focuses on...
Jordan Joseph Has Been Promoted to Assistant Director of Learning Services at Philanthropy New York
Release Date:
03/05/2020
As Associate Director, Jordan works with Philanthropy New York members, partners and staff to develop and implement the organization’s educational programs and events.