2015 Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy Awarded to Those Who Dedicate Private Wealth to the Public Good
Release Date:
08/25/2015
... had significant and lasting impact on a particular field, nation , or the international community. Medalists’ ...
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Ms. Foundation Releases New Data on Women's Equality
Release Date:
08/27/2015
The survey reveals that economic issues are at the core of problems both women and men rank as the highest priorities in their communities.
Carnegie Corporation of New York Launches Redesigned Carnegie.Org
Release Date:
09/22/2015
Each of the Corporation’s program areas—Democracy, Education, International Peace Security, and Higher Education and Research in Africa—is now showcased with its own subdomain or hub.
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.
Ford Foundation Taps Elizabeth Alexander as Director of the Creativity and Free Expression Program
Release Date:
10/07/2015
... and Free Expression program. Lauded as one of the nation ’s most dynamic writers, Elizabeth is the author of ...
Commonwealth Fund Report Reveals that Americans Spend More on Health Care, But Fare Worse
Release Date:
10/09/2015
When compared to 12 other industrialized nations, Americans shelled out the most cash on health care services, but they fared worst in terms of life expectancy, according to the Commonwealth Fund findings.
Carnegie: How America’s Immigrant Source has Changed
Release Date:
10/22/2015
... have arrived in the United States since 1965, making this nation the world’s top destination for people moving from ...
Poll: Americans Have Never Been So Sure About Climate Change, Even Republicans
Release Date:
10/23/2015
Three-quarters of Americans now accept the scientific consensus on climate change, the highest level in four years of surveys conducted by the University of Texas at Austin.
American Express-Supported Awards Go to Michael Brown, CEO of City Year, and United We Dream’s Julieta Garibay
Release Date:
11/02/2015
... of the first undocumented youth-led organizations in the nation . She was also a founding board member of United We ... first and largest immigrant youth-led organization in the nation , serving in multiple...
Opinion: Health Reform Lives!
Release Date:
11/23/2015
... — and spurious legal challenges failed to protect the nation from the scourge of guaranteed health coverage. Still, ...
Wallace Foundation Supports New Professional Standards For Educational Leaders
Release Date:
11/30/2015
The Council of Chief State School Officers has released the long-awaited set of professional standards for educational leaders.
Bank of America Awards $1 Million to Nonprofits Tackling Poverty in Detroit
Release Date:
12/08/2015
... improve housing, hunger and jobs in communities across the nation . . . Bank of America Awards $1 Million to ...
Indian Government to Remove Ford Foundation from Watch List
Release Date:
01/08/2016
Restrictions against the Ford Foundation placed by the Indian Government are being lifted after the foundation registered itself under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA.)
Wallace Updates Popular Cost Calculator for Out-of-School-Time Programs
Release Date:
02/17/2016
The Wallace-commissioned Out-of-School-Time Cost Calculator is a free, online tool designed to help providers estimate the costs of delivering a variety of after-school and summer programs. It's been updated and made accessible for mobile.
Dan Cardinali Named New President and CEO, Independent Sector
Release Date:
02/23/2016
... serves as president of Communities In Schools, Inc., the nation ’s largest dropout prevention organization. He is ...
Ford Foundation Taken Off Watch List by Indian Government
Release Date:
03/21/2016
Days before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the U.S., the Home Ministry issued orders to remove the U.S.-based Ford Foundation from the “prior permission” category.
Ford, Atlantic Philanthropies Bring U.C.L.A. Center on Police-Community Ties to John Jay College
Release Date:
03/22/2016
A national research center focused on interactions between the police and the communities they serve will open this summer at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, with the college’s first endowed professor as its director.
Aetna’s 1.5M Competition Encourages Cities and Towns to Get Healthier
Release Date:
04/06/2016
Entrants will be judged based on their ability to enter into cross-sector partnerships.
JPB Foundation Grant Helps Affordable Housing Providers Install Solar Power
Release Date:
04/13/2016
The technical assistance service, launched to coincide with the Housing California conference in Sacramento, is funded by a grant from The JPB Foundation and is intended to reduce barriers to entry and help affordable housing providers install solar...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Funds $1M Public Art Project
Release Date:
04/15/2016
The Spartanburg City Council approved design concepts for a $1 million public art project funded entirely by Bloomberg Philanthropies.