NY begins first statewide school-to-job project
Release Date:
11/03/2013
... ALBANY, N.Y. — The first statewide program in the nation using an innovative school-to-career program to link ...
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Peggy Saika Named a 2014 North Star Award Honoree
Release Date:
04/15/2014
Peggy Saika, President and Executive Director of Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy has been named a 2014 North Star Award Honoree for her commitment and work in social justice.
12
Jun
2014
Navigating Leadership Transitions in Family Philanthropy - Webinar
Thursday, June 12, 2014 -
2:30pm to 4:00pm
Every family philanthropy experiences the joy, the sadness, the complexity, and the energy of transitions. Moving toward new leadership in the family can be difficult, emotional, and sometimes frustrating. However, when it is done deliberately and...
JPMorgan to Commit $100-Million to Boost Detroit’s Recovery
Release Date:
05/21/2014
... The New York Times and the Detroit Free Press report. The nation ’s biggest bank will invest $50-million in two ...
Carnegie Corporation of New York Awards Grants Totaling $20 Million
Release Date:
06/26/2014
Carnegie Corporation of New York approved grants totaling $20,017,000 at its most recent board meeting earlier in June.
Huffington Post Profiles Christopher Stone of Open Society Foundations
Release Date:
09/26/2014
Huffington Post interviewed Christopher Stone, President of Open Society Foundations, about how OSF is different from other philanthropies.
The Commonwealth Fund Reports Annual Primary Care Visits Will Only Rise by 3.8% from ACA
Release Date:
02/25/2015
The average primary care physician will receive 70 additional visits per year.
Commonwealth Fund Weighs in on Health Tax Ruling
Release Date:
04/07/2015
A ruling for the plaintiffs in King v. Burwell could make health tax credits illegal, and women would suffer the most.
RPA Forms Partnership to Combat Poverty in Indonesia
Release Date:
04/14/2015
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors will lead a group of foundations in implementing the global Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals.
Ford Foundation Awards $1 Million to Help Prisoners Get a College Education
Release Date:
08/06/2015
The Bard Prison Initiative will support education and other services that better prepare prisoners for reentry into society.
Lavelle Fund for the Blind Backs Program to Assist Blind and Visually Impaired College Students
Release Date:
08/17/2015
The new program will offer specialized curriculum and resources as well as student mentors, membership at no cost.
Ford’s President Highlights Government’s Role in Reducing Inequality
Release Date:
10/30/2015
... Inequality On Wednesday Darren Walker, president of the nation ’s second-wealthiest grant maker, joined Chronicle ...
Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative Launches Research on Genes That Cause Autism
Release Date:
04/25/2016
A multi-year, national online research program on autism, believed to be the largest ever conducted in the United States, officially launched on April 21 with the goal of getting DNA from 50,000 individuals and their families, generating an enormous...
Doris Duke Teams Up With Chicago's Stomping Grounds Dance Festival
Release Date:
04/29/2016
STOMPING GROUNDS is made possible by major support from the Chicago Free For All Fund atThe Chicago Community Trust, Engaging Dance Audiences funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, and Joyce Chelberg with additional funding from the...
Commonwealth Fund Report Finds Many Hispanics, Poor Still Without Health Insurance
Release Date:
08/18/2016
... not expanded Medicaid. Those states include two of the nation 's largest -- Texas and Florida... Commonwealth Fund .....
Minority Business Accelerator Gets Another Big Boost from Surdna Foundation
Release Date:
08/19/2016
The MBA's work aligns well with one of the core missions of the Surdna Foundation, said Jose Garcia, a program officer with the foundation's Strong Local Economies program.
Century Foundation Releases Report on Diversity in New York City’s Universal Pre-K Classrooms
Release Date:
09/20/2016
... is a major breakthrough—the largest such program in the nation . But is this unprecedented experiment reflecting the ...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Gives $300M to Johns Hopkins to Tackle Major Domestic Health Issues
Release Date:
09/27/2016
Coinciding with the 100th anniversary of the founding of the school, the gift sets the school and its partners on a path to transform our national approach to modern public health challenges.
08
Dec
2016
Trends in Family Philanthropy: A Conversation with NCFP Fellows Katherine Lorenz and Doug Bitonti-Stewart - Webinar
Thursday, December 8, 2016 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
As 2016 comes to a close, we invite you to participate in a special conversation with two of the field’s emerging leaders, NCFP Fellows Katherine Lorenz & Doug Bitonti-Stewart. Doug and Katherine will reflect on a variety of issues they have...
With Support From Ford, Media Foundation for West Africa Holds Meeting on Peaceful Elections
Release Date:
10/11/2016
Institutions represented at the event, held in Tamale with funding support from Ford Foundation, included the Ghana Police Service, National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), traditional leaders, political parties and various student youth...