Prudential Names America's Top Youth Volunteers
Release Date:
05/05/2015
Ten students were awarded the Prudential Spirit of Community Award.
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Arcus Releases Statement Responding to United States Supreme Court Marriage Ruling
Release Date:
06/26/2015
... and that our neighbors will know, see and respect us for who we are" said Kevin Jennings, Arcus' Executive ... and even life itself to all of the work that has brought us to this pivotal moment. We...
Ford Statement on Importance of Arts Amidst Pressing Poverty
Release Date:
08/18/2015
... advancing social justice: “The arts quite simply enable us to be fully human. As a foundation committed to social justice, the creative spirit that gives us art and beauty cannot be disregarded or dismissed as...
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funding Spurs Federal Synthetic Biology Research
Release Date:
09/17/2015
A new study shows that less than one percent of federal funding goes to risk research.
Ms. Foundation Launches Campaign to Define 21st Century Feminism
Release Date:
10/23/2015
... my generation. As female members of Generation X, many of us grew up being told that we could be anything. We could do ... The "glass ceiling" was being broken. This gave us an assumption that we had...
Carnegie, Helmsley Support Teacher Leadership Projects
Release Date:
05/03/2016
The grants, financially supported by the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Foundation Charitable Trust and the Carnegie Corporation of New York, will be awarded directly to teachers for research-based initiatives.
Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program Awards Research Fellowships to 35 Scholars for Important Work in the Social Sciences and Humanities
Release Date:
04/26/2017
Carnegie Corporation of New York today announced 35 recipients of the 2017 Andrew Carnegie fellowships, with awards totaling $7 million.
NY Community Trust Urges Mega-Donors Can Offset Their Clout By Empowering Community Funders
Release Date:
06/22/2017
In a letter published in the New York Times , Lorie Slutsky—who runs the New York Community Trust—emphasized the role of community foundations in the context of Jeff Bezos' request for ideas to guide his philanthropy.
How to Improve Diversity in Corporate America
Release Date:
08/29/2017
... impersonator-in-chief would rather divide than unite us , and the lack of moral and spiritual leadership in ...
Growing Number of Companies Opt for Locally Driven Hurricane Relief Efforts, Reports GlobalGiving
Release Date:
09/08/2017
In response to Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, a growing number of companies are choosing to support locally driven relief and recovery efforts.
Will New Rockefeller Foundation President Break or Reinforce its Mold?
Release Date:
09/08/2017
Rajiv Shah, president of the Rockefeller Foundation, shared his vision for the New York-based foundation’s future, which includes the use of science and technology for inclusive growth and leveraging the foundation’s influence to create new public-...
Opinion: Powered by Women - Philanthropy in the Age of Trump Needs to Address Gender
Release Date:
09/25/2017
... and the Women's March. In record numbers, more and more of us are becoming engaged in the political process, advocating ... Funding Network conference in San Francisco. All of us are committed to...
The Return Of Hookworm And The Limits Of Public Health Philanthropy
Release Date:
09/27/2017
... a disease of extreme poverty, is thriving in the US South,” the headline read. It featured a study, ... was thought to have been nearly wiped out in the US over the last century. Methodological quibbles don’t...
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From There to Here: Adapting Global Solutions to American Problems
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... hear about creative solutions from abroad? Join us and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to explore the ... jobs are being adapted; and what other countries can teach us about designing and using public...
Opinion: Take a Resistance Break
Release Date:
10/04/2017
... of inspiration from our faith leaders, several hundred of us walked from the cathedral to the grounds of the state ... was happy the diners on the restaurant’s patio would see us , and maybe even take our...
Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Gives Stem Programs Over $5 Million
Release Date:
09/13/2018
... "This is going to have a tremendous impact by allowing us to evolve our program called Teen STEM Initiative," said ... in the STEM professions." "This grant will provide us opportunities to...
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Adds Olga Viso, Stephen Pitti, Cathy Davidson as Fellows
Release Date:
04/03/2019
... honor and pleasure to have Olga, Cathy, and Stephen join us . The foundation works to reinforce the arts and humanities ... democratic societies. Several fellows have already joined us successfully in this...
Mertz Gilmore Foundation Request for Proposal: SmartSimple GM360 Implementation and Refinement Consultant
Release Date:
01/23/2020
... Gilmore Foundation is looking for a consultant to help us refine our SmartSimple GMS 360 Platform. We are hoping ... both internal and external user experience, and help us build staff’s knowledge on the...
The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Releases a Research and Policy In Brief, Mass Shootings: Causes and Prevention
Release Date:
04/21/2021
In the week this research synthesis was released by HFG, CNN reported that 45 mass shootings had occurred in the U.S. in the previous month.
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