Rockefeller's Edwin Torres Joins the de Blasio Administration
Release Date:
09/16/2014
... goods and services to art-making through on-line barter; increase artists' earned income by 150%; triple the rate of .....
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Former Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation VP to Lead LISC NYC
Release Date:
09/18/2014
... a nonprofit that uses the power of design and art to increase meaningful civic engagement. He has a Bachelor of ...
Aetna Foundation Announces Launch of the 2015 GoLocal: Cultivating Healthy Communities Grants Program
Release Date:
03/27/2015
The Aetna Foundation will institute an open RFP for this new program.
Tiffany & Co. Names Anisa Kamadoli Costa Chief Sustainability Officer
Release Date:
04/10/2015
Costa will retain her position as chairman and president of The Tiffany & Co. Foundation.
Proteus Fund and Proteus Action League Elect Three New Board Members
Release Date:
07/08/2015
The Proteus Fund and its sister c4 organization the Proteus Action League (PAL) are delighted to announce the election of two new members of the Proteus Board and one new member of the PAL Board.
Commonwealth Explores Ramifications of Higher Premiums for Older Adults
Release Date:
09/15/2015
... under 5-to-1 rate banding, federal health spending would increase and 400,000 older people, who tend to have more ...
Overdeck Family Foundation Funded Research on ‘Bedtime Math’ Featured in the Journal Science
Release Date:
10/16/2015
... psychologists Sian Beilock and Susan Levine shows a marked increase in math achievement among children whose families ...
BofA Charitable Foundation Supports Women's Giving Network Conference; Women Pool Dollars for Innovative Community Transformation
Release Date:
10/19/2015
... philanthropy -- pooling funds together to exponentially increase community impact. Women make over 60 percent of ...
Verizon Supported Study Finds Smartphone App Can Improve Self-management for Some with Spina Bifida
Release Date:
12/10/2015
... for use in many diverse chronic care models to support and increase self-management skills,” the researchers wrote. . ...
Farms in the Projects? (Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund)
Release Date:
01/05/2016
... the Bronx and Staten Island. These new farms will increase access to fresh produce in communities with high ...
Simons Foundation Study Shows New Insights on Ocean Microoganisms
Release Date:
01/26/2016
For microorganisms in the oceans -- including those that capture half of the carbon taken out of the atmosphere every day -- viruses are a major threat. But a paper to be published Jan. 25, 2016 in the journal Nature Microbiology shows that there's...
Coalition of Women’s Foundations Release Statement Supporting Key Elements of Obama Budget
Release Date:
02/11/2016
Prosperity Together, a nonpartisan coalition of public women’s foundations nationwide, released a statement detailing its support of the investments outlined in President Obama’s Budget to expand opportunity, promote equality and build economic...
Rauschenberg Foundation Partners With Art in America to Launch Pilot Writing Fellowship
Release Date:
02/17/2016
... and culture that reflects the diversity of the nation, and increase awareness of culturally rich enclaves often not ...
Ford, Open Society and Others Join in Support of Public Interest Tech
Release Date:
02/17/2016
A group of five national foundations - Ford, MacArthur, Knight, Open Society and Mozilla foundations - are working to promote the use of the Internet for social good, and has announced grants totaling $18 million to strengthen the emerging field of...
Pershing Square Foundation-Supported Study: 5% Weight Loss Can Make A Difference for Obese People
Release Date:
02/23/2016
For those who struggle with obesity, losing as little as 5% of body weight is enough to reap significant health benefits, according to a study published February 22 in Cell Metabolism.
JPB Foundation Promotes Betsy Krebs to Vice President, Poverty Program
Release Date:
04/22/2016
As of April 18, 2016, Betsy Krebs has been promoted to Vice President, Poverty at the JPB Foundation.
Ford's Darren Walker Writes, "Let America Be America Again"
Release Date:
01/06/2017
President of the Ford Foundation Darren reflects, "for as much progress as we have made, America has yet to fully live up to its promise and founding aspiration to be a nation of liberty, dignity, and justice for all. Yet this noble vision remains...
With Support from the Arcus Foundation, Study of Transgender Preschoolers Assesses Preferences and Identity
Release Date:
04/25/2017
In one of the first examinations of early gender development among transgender preschoolers, a new study has found that these children were just as likely as nontransgender children to have preferences associated with their gender, and to have as...
Mayor de Blasio Signs Sweeping Legislation to Curb Smoking, Tobacco Usage
Release Date:
08/29/2017
Mayor Bill de Blasio signed a series of bills to help reduce the number of smokers in New York City by 160,000 by 2020.
Millions In Grants Have Gone to Teacher Preparation. What's Needed Now?
Release Date:
09/29/2017
... to diversify the ranks of its K-12 teachers, but also to increase the selectivity of teacher preparation programs, ...