United Philanthropy #ForumCon18 Highlights
Release Date:
09/07/2018
... Attendees spent three days fostering relationships, building skills and making connections. Participants left ...
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Inside Philanthropy Looks at The Helmsley Charitable Trust Work to Improve Stroke Outcomes in Rural America
Release Date:
09/11/2018
The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust is one foundation that keeps the healthcare needs of rural communities in mind, particularly in the upper Midwest. A recent example is the three-year, $6.5 million grant out of its Rural Healthcare...
New Report Funded By The New York State Health Foundation Offers Solutions to Help NY’s Unpaid Family Caregivers
Release Date:
09/17/2018
Proposals Range from State Tax Credit for Caregiving Expenses to Expansion of ‘Telehealth’
Report from Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Finds Funder Collaboratives for Systems Change Gaining Momentum
Release Date:
10/01/2018
... be measured, and cumbersome reporting and relationship- building responsibilities... Report from Rockefeller ...
With Support From UJA-Federation Of New York, The Mayor’s Office For People With Disabilities Launches The First Cyber Security Training For People With Disabilities
Release Date:
10/23/2018
This program uses a train-to-place model that will prepare individuals with disabilities to secure employment in the cyber security industry. It delivers an industry-recognized Cisco certification program through a curriculum adapted to suit various...
McNulty Foundation & Aspen Institute Announce the 2018 McNulty Prize Winner, Mehrdad Baghai and High Resolves
Release Date:
11/01/2018
... High Resolves has done the very difficult task of building a self-funding model that challenges that kind of ...
Bank of America, Water.org Expand Partnership to Bring Safe Water to India and Brazil
Release Date:
11/02/2018
Water.org received a $3 million grant over three years from Bank of America to empower more than 250,000 people in southern India and Brazil with safe water and sanitation, accelerating positive change in their homes and communities.
JPMorgan Spreads its Urban Development Money to Paris
Release Date:
11/05/2018
The bank will contribute $30 million over five years to programs to teach job skills and expand small businesses in Seine-Saint-Denis and other places with high unemployment and poverty, JPMorgan said in a statement provided to Reuters.
Bloomberg Philanthropies, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Ballmer Group Announce Joint Project to Increase Economic Mobility in Local Communities
Release Date:
11/15/2018
Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Ballmer Group announced today a new $12 million project that will help communities analyze economic mobility in American cities and develop interventions that can increase...
Bloomberg Commits $1.8 Billion to Johns Hopkins for Financial Aid
Release Date:
11/19/2018
... who qualify for federal Pell Grants, with the goal of building a more socioeconomically diverse student body... ...
PNY Welcomes 2019 Board Nominations
Release Date:
11/30/2018
... The Governance and Nominating Committee is dedicated to building PNY’s Board with exceptional leaders from diverse ...
JPMorgan Chase Commits $6 Million to Prepare Greater Washington Area Students for Local, In-Demand Jobs
Release Date:
12/06/2018
JPMorgan Chase & Co. today announced $6 million to expand access to economic opportunity for thousands of young people and help meet the growing demand for skilled workers in the Greater Washington region. As the regional economy grows, these...
Ford Foundation to Open Gallery for Socially Engaged Art in New York
Release Date:
02/13/2019
... and creative expression have played an indelible role in building social justice movements. We’re thrilled to open ...
Gerstner Philanthropies Makes New $15 Million Commitment to Create the Gerstner Center for Cancer Diagnostics at the Broad Institute
Release Date:
02/20/2019
New endeavor will advance blood-based biopsies and other technologies to speed cancer diagnosis and track patients’ response to therapies
A Decade of Impact: Bloomberg LP Improves Energy Efficiency by 45%
Release Date:
04/11/2019
Bloomberg LP’s sustainable business practices have improved the company’s energy efficiency by 45% since 2008, avoiding more than 1 million metric tonnes of CO2e emissions, according to the company’s 10 th annual Impact Report released today.
Michael Bloomberg Announces Midwestern Collegiate Climate Summit
Release Date:
05/16/2019
Today, Michael R. Bloomberg announced the largest expected convening of Midwest universities focused on mitigating the effects of climate change and moving to a 100% clean-energy economy.
Morgan Stanley Foundation to Fund Houston Food Bank School Pantry Program
Release Date:
05/31/2019
... world dedicated to raising awareness of childhood hunger. Building on the impact of last year’s event, which helped ...
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funds Research of Human Impact on Indoor Climate
Release Date:
06/04/2019
Human impact on the indoor climate is being mapped for the first time in a large-scale test at DTU.
Lack of Diversity Hurts Science: Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program Is Changing That
Release Date:
06/10/2019
... uses that as the entry point for a conversation about the building blocks of life. Lack of diversity hurts science. ...
Newly Established Phyllis Mailman Professorship Endowed by the Tow Foundation, Mailman Foundation, and Joshua Mailman Foundation
Release Date:
06/24/2019
... made it possible for the School to move to its current building on the Columbia University Irving Medical Center ...