A Nobel Peace Prize Nomination for the National Priorities Project
Release Date:
02/28/2014
... Peace Prize recognizes NPP's important role in informing Americans about the nation's war spending; the United States .....
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Major Research Groups Are Given Low Marks on Disclosing Donors
Release Date:
05/06/2014
A New York Times article discusses research on donor disclosures by Transparify, a survey funded by the Open Society Foundations.
Tart, Goodwin Win Carnegie Writing Awards
Release Date:
06/30/2014
Under a program funded by Carnegie Corporation of New York, Donna Tartt won an award for fiction and Doris Kearns Goodwin won for nonfiction.
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 ...
Bank of America Charitable Foundation Gives $500,000 to Anti-Poverty Effort
Release Date:
07/17/2014
... Corps, an initiative to train volunteers to help poor Americans connect with programs they may not know about but ...
Rockefeller, Surdna Grantees Named "Champions of Change"
Release Date:
07/22/2014
Two individuals with organizations supported by both the Rockefeller Foundation and the Surdna Foundation were named Tuesday by the White House as "Champions of Change" for their efforts to ensure that no American working 40 hours a week should have...
Century Foundation Releases New Report on Labor Market Recovery
Release Date:
11/06/2014
According to the report, the average American believes the current unemployment rate is 32%.
Open Society Foundations Announces $50 Million Gift to ACLU
Release Date:
11/07/2014
... and public education, with a goal to halve the number of Americans behind bars in six years. It plans to create a ...
Close That Gap: William T. Grant Foundation Zeroes in on Inequality and Kids
Release Date:
03/30/2015
William T. Grant funds research to help society develop in ways that enable more young people to reach their full potential.
ASPCA Responds to Tyson's Move to Ban Antibiotic Use in Chickens
Release Date:
04/29/2015
ASPCA asserts that companies also need to give chickens more room and improve sanitation protocols.
Are Too Many Seniors Taking Antidepressants?
Release Date:
07/31/2015
Are Too Many Seniors Taking Antidepressants? Older Americans receive prescriptions for mental health medications ...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Announces First Cities Selected to Join What Works Cities Initiative
Release Date:
08/05/2015
Over 100 cities applied to the initiative, which will help city halls use data and evidence to deliver better results for residents.
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Strives to Provide Free Psychiatric Evaluations to 10,000 NYC Kids
Release Date:
08/21/2015
One in every five American children and adolescents are affected by psychiatric and learning disorders.
Citi Launches Citi Bike for Good to Support Three of New York City’s Leading Not-for-Profit Organizations
Release Date:
09/18/2015
The initiative is raising money for the American Red Cross, No Kid Hungry and YMCA of Greater New York.
Ford Foundation Taps Elizabeth Alexander as Director of the Creativity and Free Expression Program
Release Date:
10/07/2015
Elizabeth Alexander is an award-winning poet, essayist and playwright.
Carnegie Corp. President: America’s Wealth & its Deep Decency - A Thanksgiving Reflection on Philanthropy
Release Date:
11/30/2015
... that there is good news too, especially when it comes to Americans helping each other. . . Carnegie Corp. President: ...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches $9 Million Mayors Challenge in Latin America, Caribbean
Release Date:
01/22/2016
Bloomberg has offered $9 million for Latin American and Caribbean mayors to jump start innovation projects in their cities.
In Memoriam: J.M. Kaplan Fund Trustee Richard D. Kaplan
Release Date:
01/25/2016
Richard D. Kaplan, of New York and Palm Beach, died on Thursday, Jan. 21. He was an architect and senior trustee of the J.M. Kaplan Fund, a private New York-based foundation.
Bloomberg-Funded Study: Industry Initiatives to Prevent Drinking & Driving Lack Scientific Evidence of Effectiveness
Release Date:
02/22/2016
Researchers find that the most effective interventions, such as use of sobriety checkpoints and ignition interlocks, are rarely used in industry-sponsored programs.
Century Foundation Report: Speeding the Recovery of Unemployment Insurance
Release Date:
03/30/2016
... and halt the erosion of a lifeline on which millions of Americans depend—before the next recession hits. . . ...