Weinberg Foundation Launches Workforce Leadership Academy in Baltimore
Release Date:
06/08/2015
The initiative will help low-income individuals obtain the skills to seek gainful employment.
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Surdna Foundation Invites LOIs for Environmental Infrastructure Programs
Release Date:
09/10/2015
Surdna seeks nonprofits that improve urban infrastructure systems that maximize positive impact while minimizing negative consequences.
Rockefeller Foundation Recognizes Pioneers for Innovations in Sustainable Agriculture in Rwanda
Release Date:
10/05/2015
The Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research is awarded by the World Food Prize Foundation and endowed by the Rockefeller Foundation.
American Express Awards $2.5 Million to Five Innovative Principal Leadership Programs
Release Date:
10/05/2015
The winners were selected from over 70 applicants.
Rockefeller Brothers Fund and Others Make $1.1M Grants to CEP and GEO
Release Date:
10/16/2015
The Rockefeller Brothers Fund along with the Ford, Hewlett, Kresge, Packard, and Robert Wood Johnson foundations awarded surprise $1.1-million unsolicited grants to two organizations that help grantmakers -- the Center for Effective Philanthropy and...
W.T. Grant Foundation Launches Blog Series on Research Evidence and Federal Policy
Release Date:
10/29/2015
Evidence at the Crossroads is a new blog series, edited by the William T. Grant Foundation, that focuses on the federal government’s efforts to build and use research evidence to improve social programs.
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.
NYS Health Foundation Report: Hospital Mergers Lead to Higher Prices in NY
Release Date:
03/25/2016
Hospital mergers in New York typically result in higher prices, with little improvement in quality, according to a new Manhattan Institute report, sponsored by the New York State Health Foundation.
Ford, Visa Fund Incubator Program for Financially Fragile Populations
Release Date:
03/31/2016
... “Credit unions can play a more active role in improving the financial lives of their members and the 50 ...
Peterson Center on Healthcare Supports New Initiative to Forecast Trends in U.S. Healthcare Spending
Release Date:
04/19/2016
... at moderating the trajectory of healthcare spending and improving outcomes. The initiative, led by the University of ...
Ford Foundation's $190M Revamp Receives Landmarks Approval
Release Date:
04/21/2016
When the Foundation learned that it had to bring itself up to code, it decided not just to focus on technical improvements but also carry out some structural changes to make the building feel "less hierarchical," as the president of the foundation,...
Ford Foundation Program Helped Advance Social Justice, Study Finds
Release Date:
04/28/2016
A $420 million Ford Foundation program that funded the advanced education of social justice leaders from marginalized groups led to significant positive change in communities and organizations around the world, a report from the Institute of...
Century Foundation Report Looks for Better Results for Remedial Students
Release Date:
06/02/2016
A new report from the Century Foundation examines how to improve outcomes for students who begin college needing remediation.
Research to Prevent Blindness Announces Low Vision Research Awardees
Release Date:
06/13/2016
Research initiative to address urgent needs in understanding and treating low vision.
JPB, Rockefeller Support New Initiative, 'Reimagining the Civic Commons'
Release Date:
09/08/2016
Akron, Memphis, Chicago, and Detroit will split $40 million in funding for small, local projects “at the bottom of every mayor’s budget list.”
Carnegie-Funded Commission Finds Most People Want A College Degree, But That Goal Remains A Challenge
Release Date:
09/22/2016
... on the Future of Undergraduate Education: In addition to improving retention and graduation rates, colleges must ...
The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Launches New CT Scanner Initiative for Rural Hospitals
Release Date:
10/28/2016
The Trust aspires to improve lives by supporting exceptional nonprofits and mission-aligned organizations in the United States and around the world in the areas of health, education, human services, and place-based initiatives.
Ford, Rockefeller, Atlantic, Pershing Square, Bloomberg and Open Society Named in Forbes' Big Bet Philanthropy
Release Date:
11/30/2016
Who’s going big to change the world? Here are the ten most promising big bets.
January 11 Is Deadline to Submit a Letter of Inquiry for William T. Grant Foundation Research Grants
Release Date:
12/14/2016
We support high-quality research that is relevant to policies and practices that affect the lives of young people ages 5 to 25 in the United States.
JPMorgan Chase Announces $20M for New Skills for Youth Initiative
Release Date:
01/11/2017
The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. today announced $20 million in grants to 10 U.S. states to dramatically increase the number of students who graduate from high school prepared for careers.