Sloan Foundation Announces 2013 Research Fellowships
Release Date:
02/22/2013
... scientists and scholars whose achievements and potential identify them as rising stars, the next generation ...
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The Secret to More Effective Philanthropy: Funding the Unknown
Release Date:
03/28/2013
... arose from the simple act of people talking and imagining potential solutions together... The Secret to More Effective ...
Atlantic Philanthropies to Award €15 Million to Address Child Poverty
Release Date:
08/07/2013
The $19.78 million grant from Atlantic to the Irish state agency Pobal will be used to support children at risk of poverty within the mainstream education and child care systems.
Building Bigger Bets with Philanthropy
Release Date:
12/02/2013
... the capacity and proof points of nonprofits that have the potential to improve the lives of America’s most ...
William T. Grant Foundation Website Gets New Look
Release Date:
07/01/2014
... information about grants to support research with the potential to advance theory, policy, and practice related to ...
Ford, OSF and Others Join Forces to Safeguard Internet Liberties
Release Date:
02/05/2015
... to figure out how to get the Internet to live up to its potential as a tool for social justice…. Ford, OSF and ...
Research to Prevent Blindess Finds New Clues to Vision Loss in Macular Degeneration
Release Date:
09/02/2015
... causes of blindness in industrialized countries and offers potential targets for treating the disease. The study is ...
With Support from Sloan, Research Points to Mechanisms on Why 'Green' Helps in Urban Life
Release Date:
08/02/2016
A pilot study opens a window on a biological mechanism for health benefits of urban greenery and on the methodology to expand research efforts.
Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Releases Report Preparing RNs for Enhanced Roles in Primary Care
Release Date:
09/30/2016
... more, to generate actionable recommendations around the potential for registered nurses to help meet today’s urgent ...
Three MIT Alumni Win 2017 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
Release Date:
04/21/2017
... 1,775 applicants, the 2017 fellows were chosen for their potential to make significant contributions to U.S. society, ...
UJA-Federation Has Launched A Grant-Making Contest, Asking New Yorkers to Vote on “Big Ideas”
Release Date:
06/26/2017
... narrowed it down to four big ideas, each of which has the potential to be a game-changer for our community. And now, ...
Thousands of Homeless New Yorkers Could Be Treated as Legal Tenants
Release Date:
08/28/2017
Thousands of homeless New Yorkers who get free shelter in apartment complexes throughout the city could be treated as legal tenants — protected by rent regulations and lower rent caps — under a potentially precedent-setting case brought by the Legal...
New York State Health Foundation: Online Patient Reviews Are Good Predictors of Hospital Quality
Release Date:
04/30/2018
A study, funded by the New York State Health Foundation, looked at data on potentially preventable readmission rates at hospitals in New York state and found that high Yelp ratings were correlated with better-quality hospitals.
William T. Grant Foundation Awards Rapid Response Research Grants to Address Pressing Issues Facing Young People in the U.S.
Release Date:
03/28/2018
The William T. Grant Foundation has awarded six Rapid Response Research Grants that will leverage research to address major challenges facing young people in the United States.
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Weaving Health and Social Care into a Comprehensive "Safety Net": Technology is Transformative, but not Enough
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 -
1:00pm to 2:30pm
Lack of effective coordination between healthcare systems and community-based social service organizations has emerged as an impediment to improving the social determinants of health and, therefore, to improving health outcomes particularly in...
Standby Letters of Credit: The Underdog of Charitable Financing
Release Date:
06/25/2009
... is to post no more collateral than you are willing to fund through future years’ contributions to that grantee—just ... communication is not maintained and plans are not thought through clearly, the risk of...
Palau to Sign National Marine Sanctuary Into Law; Bloomberg and Tiffany-supported Global Ocean Legacy Campaign Win
Release Date:
10/22/2015
... limited exports. This transformation of Palau's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) will take place over a five-year period, ... by significantly tightening rules for vessels passing through Palau's waters...
The Rockefeller Foundation Names Erica Guyer as New General Counsel
Release Date:
03/27/2023
... human rights law affecting indigenous peoples in Canada through McGill University. During her time at The Rockefeller ... health inequity gap by modernizing public health systems through Precision Public...
Looming Overhead: The Persistent Debate Over Administrative Costs
Release Date:
10/22/2013
... solution. But I think there’s some value in saying to a potential grantee not, “What will it cost you?” but ... is that foundations don’t have an infinite supply of resources . Every dollar we spend on overhead...
Our Policy Priorities for 2018
Release Date:
01/24/2018
From a policy perspective, last year was a tough one for the nonprofit sector. The GOP tax bill signed by President Trump raised the standard deduction for all Americans, which is likely to decimate the value of the charitable deduction. Experts...