Atlantic and Bronfman Philanthropies Among Those Profiled for Spend Down Strategies
Release Date:
10/08/2015
... its case in blended-learning strategies for improving our nation ’s schools. It wasn’t always expected that the ...
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MetLife Foundation Supports Expansion of Green Schoolyard Initiative
Release Date:
10/20/2015
The MetLife Foundation joined other private funders and the Trust for Public Land in a green schoolyards initiative in Philadelphia.
Ford, Carnegie, Bronfman and Others Support New Forum on Philanthropy and the Public Good at Boston College
Release Date:
10/21/2015
Ford, Carnegie, Bronfman and others join in new initiative to examine public policy issues in charitable giving at Boston College Law School.
Ellen Liu, Director of Women's Health, Ms. Foundation for Women, Selected as American Express NGen Fellow
Release Date:
10/27/2015
Independent Sector announced the selection of the 2015 cohort of American Express NGen Fellows.
Open Society Foundation-funded Report Finds Bias Warps the Way African-American Girls are Treated at School
Release Date:
11/06/2015
A new report highlights how race and gender biases held by educators and school administrators impact the educational experiences of African-American girls.
Communities in Schools: Putting Quality Considerations First (Wallace Foundation, EMCF)
Release Date:
11/12/2015
At Communities In Schools, we went through a decade-long effort to emphasize quality over scale, writes Dan Cardinali, CIS president.
Duke & Mellon Foundations Sponsor Provocative Dance Work on the Legacy of Confederate Symbolism
Release Date:
11/19/2015
... Association, was one of just ten dance companies in the nation to receive the grant... Duke & Mellon Foundations ...
Bloomberg Philanthropies: What C40's Report, Climate Action in Megacities 3.0, Means to Paris Climate Summit
Release Date:
11/25/2015
C40’s new report, Climate Action in Megacities 3.0, contains exciting and encouraging news about the world’s collective fight against climate change – and about the leading role that cities are playing in driving progress.
Critics of Health Insurer Mergers Urge States to Act; Commonwealth Fund Quoted
Release Date:
12/03/2015
Eric Schneider, senior vice president for policy and research at the Commonwealth Fund, notes that state regulators typically have been more active in intervening against proposed mergers of providers such as hospitals in their states.
Kress and Mellon Support First Academic Art Museum and Library Summit
Release Date:
12/09/2015
... and public institutions of varying sizes from across the nation , will open with a keynote address by Dr. Daniel Weiss, ...
Farms in the Projects? (Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund)
Release Date:
01/05/2016
Tisch Fund leaders write about an an innovative public-private partnership that brings agriculture, parks, farmers' markets and more to areas in need of good food, education and jobs.
What Money Can Buy - Ford Foundation's Pursuit of Conquering Inequality
Release Date:
01/05/2016
The urge to change the world has obstacles, but the grant-makers at the Ford Foundation are on a mission to conquer inequality.
Students with Influence Over Peers Reduce School Bullying: Research Funded by WT Grant, Russell Sage Foundations
Release Date:
01/06/2016
Curbing school bullying has been a focal point for educators, administrators, policymakers and parents, but the answer may not lie within rules set by adults, according to new research led by Princeton University.
When a Child Grieves, We All Should Help (New York Life Foundation)
Release Date:
01/08/2016
A staggering 1 in 7 people lose a parent or sibling by the time they are 20-years-old, according to a survey conducted by the New York Life Foundation in conjunction with Comfort Zone Camp.
Edited Stem Cells Offer Hope of Precision Therapy for Blindness (Doris Duke, Research to Prevent Blindness)
Release Date:
02/03/2016
New research findings may lead to the treatment of blinding eye diseases using a patient’s own corrected cells as replacement tissue.
Case Study: Designing More Affordable and Effective Health Care (Commonwealth Fund)
Release Date:
02/09/2016
The Commonwealth Fund released this case study on health care, as part of ongoing research to track how health systems are transforming care delivery, particularly to meet the needs of high-need, high-cost patients and other vulnerable populations.
Rauschenberg Foundation Partners With Art in America to Launch Pilot Writing Fellowship
Release Date:
02/17/2016
... about arts and culture that reflects the diversity of the nation , and increase awareness of culturally rich enclaves ...
Ford, Open Society and Others Join in Support of Public Interest Tech
Release Date:
02/17/2016
A group of five national foundations - Ford, MacArthur, Knight, Open Society and Mozilla foundations - are working to promote the use of the Internet for social good, and has announced grants totaling $18 million to strengthen the emerging field of...
Caltech Biologists Identify Gene that Helps Regulate Sleep (Rita Allen Foundation)
Release Date:
02/18/2016
Caltech biologists have performed the first large-scale screening in a vertebrate animal for genes that regulate sleep, and have identified a gene that when overactivated causes severe insomnia.
Pershing Square Foundation-Supported Study: 5% Weight Loss Can Make A Difference for Obese People
Release Date:
02/23/2016
For those who struggle with obesity, losing as little as 5% of body weight is enough to reap significant health benefits, according to a study published February 22 in Cell Metabolism.