NYPL Wins $500,000 in News Challenge for Internet Access Project
Release Date:
06/23/2014
... lends New York residents portable Wi-Fi hotspots for a year . The library was among those who best responded to ...
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Sloan Foundation Aims To Increase Native Americans In Advanced Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Studies
Release Date:
06/23/2014
... million from The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in a three- year , collaboration to increase the number of indigenous ...
Laura Packer Named Executive Director of Howard Gilman Foundation
Release Date:
07/07/2014
Laura Packer has been named executive director of the Howard Gilman Foundation, effective July 22.
The Roots of Today's Giving Pledge
Release Date:
07/08/2014
The Giving Pledge may be vogue today for many wealthy Americans, but as Forbes notes, the idea was first advanced 125 years ago when Andrew Carnegie, whose money endowed Carnegie Corporation of New York, wrote an essay encouraging other...
Bank of America Charitable Foundation Gives $500,000 to Anti-Poverty Effort
Release Date:
07/17/2014
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation is giving $500,000 to the Shriver Corps, an initiative to train volunteers to help connect poor Americans with programs they may not know about but that could help lift them out of poverty.
American Households Lost More Than One-Third Of Value Over Past Decade
Release Date:
07/26/2014
The inflation-adjusted net worth for the typical American household has declined by more than a third over the past 10 years, according to a study underwritten by the Russell Sage Foundation.
Longtime Carnegie Associate Awarded Top Mathematics Medal
Release Date:
08/14/2014
Phillip A. Griffiths, Professor of Mathematics and former Director of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, and a longtime associate of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, has received the Chern Medal, one of the world’s most prestigious...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Commits $45 Million for City Halls to Tackle Urban Issues
Release Date:
08/20/2014
Bloomberg Philanthropies today announced a new $45 million investment to boost the capacity of city halls to use innovation to tackle major challenges and improve urban life.
Ford Foundation President Refocuses Grant Outreach
Release Date:
09/02/2014
Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation, plans to refocus grant distribution to sectors the foundation is not currently funding, but has supported in the past.
Michael Bloomberg to Return to Lead Bloomberg L.P.
Release Date:
09/03/2014
Michael R. Bloomberg will return to Bloomberg L.P. at the end of the year and will run the company for the foreseeable future.
Rockefeller Brothers Fund Will Divest Charity From Fossil Fuels
Release Date:
09/22/2014
The Rockefeller Brothers Fund has pledged to eliminate assets tied to fossil fuels.
Arcus and Ford Named as Top Funders who Champion Marriage Equality
Release Date:
10/07/2014
Arcus Foundation and Ford Foundation have been featured as two of the top eight funders who made marriage equality happen.
From Poverty to Giving Away Millions: Darren Walker Shares His American Dream
Release Date:
11/11/2014
... his mother, Beulah Spencer, a nurse's aide, enrolled the 5- year -old in a new educational program called Head Start, .....
Why Are the Rockefellers Moving From 30 Rock?
Release Date:
11/24/2014
... decided to leave the building entirely. By this time next year , they will have vacated the 56th-floor aerie they have ...
MAC AIDS Fund Survey Shows Kids Don't Know Enough About AIDS
Release Date:
12/05/2014
According to the report, 1/3 of American teenagers do not know HIV is a sexually transmitted disease.
Mastercard Foundation Announces New University Partnerships in Africa
Release Date:
12/08/2014
... classrooms in Uganda, South Africa and Ghana by early next year . The Foundation is committing $86.6 million to work in ...
President’s Changes on Immigration Mobilize Nonprofits, Foundations
Release Date:
12/17/2014
... on Immigration Mobilize Nonprofits, Foundations Next year , advocates will face a daunting task: mobilizing to help ...
State Recoups $30 Million for Workers Who Failed to Receive Proper Minimum Wage
Release Date:
02/05/2015
... pay or fringe benefits reached an all-time high last year , with $30.2 million disbursed to about 27,000 workers, ...
NYCT-Funded Unaccompanied Minor Initiative Lauded for Helping NYC Address Immigrant Issues
Release Date:
02/11/2015
... for Helping NYC Address Immigrant Issues In her first year leading the New York City Council, Speaker Melissa ...
Rockefeller Foundation Taps Skilled Workforce in Kenya
Release Date:
02/17/2015
... under its Digital Jobs Africa initiative, a seven- year , $100 million effort to improve a million lives by ...