MetLife Foundation and Verb Announce Global Competition to Improve Financial Services for the Underserved
Release Date:
03/31/2016
... connections among these groups, we don’t just find one great idea, we actually strengthen the innovation ...
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04
Aug
2016
South Bronx Learning Tour
Thursday, August 4, 2016 -
9:30am to 3:30pm
... groups and local residents are working together to find meaningful solutions that simultaneously tackle multiple ...
09
Jan
2017
David vs. Goliath: How Arizona Advocates Won Victories in the Fight Against Extremism - Webinar
Monday, January 9, 2017 -
3:00pm to 4:00pm
Despite a 2016 election season which saw the rise of xenophobic rhetoric, advocates in Arizona have surprised many by successfully pushing back against anti-immigrant bills in the state legislature, defeating leading anti-immigration figure Sheriff...
Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Breaks New Ground in a Critical Health Niche
Release Date:
06/28/2017
... known diseases—and speeding biomedical research to find a cure for them—is an important niche for private ...
American Liver Foundation Elects Nicholas DeRoma as Chairman to its Board
Release Date:
10/13/2017
... and provides grants to early-career researchers to help find a cure for all liver diseases. ALF is celebrating more ...
Edna McConnell Clark Foundation’s Blue Meridian Partners Profiled in New York Times
Release Date:
10/16/2017
... with a net worth of more than $34 billion, wanted to find a way to team up with others to have a greater impact on ...
Freedom, Justice, and Immigrant Mentorships: Ford's Arts Strategy in Action
Release Date:
10/23/2017
A few months after partnering with collector Agnes Gund to create the Art for Justice Fund to advance criminal justice reform in the United States, the Ford Foundation announced its 2017 #ArtofChange Fellows who are "advancing freedom, justice,...
The Century Foundation Has Obtained New Data Showing 99 Percent of Student Fraud Claims Concern For-Profit Colleges
Release Date:
11/13/2017
The Century Foundation (TCF) has obtained new data from the U.S. Department of Education about nearly 100,000 “borrower defense claims”—applications for loan relief from students who maintain that they have been defrauded or misled by federally...
18
May
2018
How Racially Equitable is Your Foundation? Assessing Your Practice
Friday, May 18, 2018 -
9:00am to 12:00pm
Are you a foundation executive interested in holding a mirror up to your policies and practices internally to ensure they’re not racially bias or inequitable? Are you unsure of where to start and how to get a process like this going?
With Support From the Tow Foundation, Soho Rep Gets a Safer Space for Its Dangerous Plays
Release Date:
02/05/2018
... Feb. 6. “It was inconceivable that we would ever find our way back into the space ,” Ms. Benson said. But ...
The Century Foundation Files Lawsuit in Federal Court Against Department of Education
Release Date:
02/12/2018
The Century Foundation seeks immediate release of pending application materials for two accrediting agencies with history of noncompliance.
Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches Next Public Art Challenge for U.S. Cities
Release Date:
02/15/2018
After a rousing success in creating public displays that help citizens focus on important issues, Bloomberg Philanthropy’s Public Art Challenge is looking for more cities with big artistic ideas.
Research Funded by Russell Sage Foundation Shows Great Recession Still Plagues Workers With Lower Lifetime Wages
Release Date:
03/13/2018
The researchers found that workers displaced in Washington during the Great Recession suffered earnings losses similar to those in Pennsylvania during the 1980s, in Connecticut during 2000-2001, and in the United States nationally between 1980 and...
Bloomberg Report Shows Mayors Concerned About Budget, Infrastructure
Release Date:
04/11/2018
Mayors across the United States increasingly are feeling pressure to address policy and funding issues that once were the purview of federal or state governments, a report from Bloomberg Philanthropies finds.
IFC, Mastercard Foundation Extend Financial Inclusion for Millions in Africa
Release Date:
05/16/2018
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, together with the Mastercard Foundation, today released a new report documenting the transformation underway in financial inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa. The findings are based on lessons learned from joint...
Arabella Advisors Launch "Good Food Ventures III" to Transform Food System
Release Date:
09/24/2019
... club that provides members with access to hard-to- find , professionally vetted, early-stage impact investment ...
Rats Replay Memories Forward and Backwards to Make Decisions, Understanding the Memory Process Will Lead to Treatments for Diseases Where Memory is Impaired, Research Funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Release Date:
12/10/2019
... rat treat. A rat entering the maze on the right would find the nearest treat in the center. After that, the nearest ...
22
Sep
2020
What 2020 Rapid Response Looks Like: Responsive Planning and Innovative State Mobilization Strategies - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP and Democracy Fund
Tuesday, September 22, 2020 -
3:00pm to 4:00pm
While this year has called for unprecedented shifts in 2020 election approaches, efforts are underway to address uncertain outcomes and threats to election integrity. Join us to learn more about initiatives that allow for quickly evolving November...
13
Oct
2020
Housing and Homelessness Narrative Change: From Research to Action - A Webinar Hosted by Funders Together to End Homelessness
Tuesday, October 13, 2020 - 3:00pm
In this webinar, we’ll hear from Dr. Tiffany Manuel who, with the support of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, brought together researchers from across the country working on narrative change related to housing and homelessness to capture the...
29
Oct
2020
From Detention to Liberation - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR
Thursday, October 29, 2020 -
1:00pm to 2:30pm
Join GCIR for a discussion with leaders in the immigrant rights movement challenging detention conditions, securing the release of detained individuals, and advancing liberatory frameworks.