Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality Appoints Diahann Billings-Burford as New CEO
Release Date:
10/30/2018
... by Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross to help bridge the nation ’s racial divide, has hired Diahann Billings-Burford ...
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NoVo Foundation Announce Support for Grassroots Organizations to Address Key Gaps in Local Communities' Responses to Human Trafficking
Release Date:
11/05/2018
Three of the grants were awarded to local nonprofits committed to addressing economic and other social injustices that are at the root of severe exploitation. Each grantee has grassroots community organizing capabilities and the ability to reach...
Ms. Foundation for Women Announces Jocelyn Frye as New Board Chair
Release Date:
11/07/2018
... as they work to intentionally and inclusively reshape the nation ’s first women’s foundation. Her history of thought ...
New Study Sponsored by the Carnegie Corporation Shows Investigation and Design Can Improve Student Learning in Science and Engineering
Release Date:
11/13/2018
Centering science instruction around investigation and design can improve learning in middle and high schools and help students make sense of phenomena in the world around them. Current approaches to science in many classrooms do not reflect this...
Nathan Cummings Foundation Welcomes Leticia Peguero, Vice President of Programs
Release Date:
11/27/2018
Nathan Cummings Foundation (NCF) is pleased to announce that Leticia Peguero will join the Foundation as Vice President of Programs.
$4 Million From Ford, Mellon, and Alice Walton Fund Goes to Promote Diversity on Museum Boards
Release Date:
01/15/2019
A board-member matching service to identify and train candidates of color — and assess groups’ readiness to engage people of different backgrounds — will be key to change.
Judge Orders Trump Administration To Remove 2020 Census Citizenship Question
Release Date:
01/16/2019
A federal judge in New York has ruled against the Trump administration's decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census.
Ford Foundation Appoints Maria Torres-Springer As Next Vice President for US Programs
Release Date:
02/01/2019
... of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), the nation 's largest municipal housing agency. She has led the .....
Silicon Valley Community Foundation Begins a New Chapter
Release Date:
02/06/2019
... Last year, the Silicon Valley Community Foundation — the nation ’s largest in terms of assets — was rocked by a ...
Heckscher Foundation Supported EdTrust–NY Launches New Data Tool “The New York FAFSA Challenge” to Highlight Success and Encourage FAFSA completion.
Release Date:
02/19/2019
New data tool allows educators, parents, and the public to track progress of high schools in their region.
Long Game: Inside the Carnegie Corporation’s Quest to Improve Science Education
Release Date:
02/20/2019
Long Game: Inside the Carnegie Corporation’s Quest to Improve Science Education A nonprofit working on open-source curriculum that aligns with state standards is the latest development in the Carnegie Corporation of New York’s 10-...
Ford Foundation to Support Ongoing Work of Generation Indigenous Response Fund
Release Date:
02/21/2019
Native Americans in Philanthropy is proud to announce that it has received a $450,000 grant from Ford Foundation to support the Generation Indigenous Response Fund (#GenIndigenous Fund), a pooled fund housed at The Minneapolis Foundation that...
Research Funded by Leon Levy Foundation Finds Climate Change Is Leading to Unpredictable Ecosystem Disruption for Migratory Birds
Release Date:
03/06/2019
... grounds in the North American temperate zone (above the nation ’s midsection). — First 50 years of the next ...
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Collaborative Grantmaking for Early Childhood: The Raising Childcare Fund - A Webinar Hosted by the NY Funders Alliance
Wednesday, March 20, 2019 -
2:00pm to 3:00pm
*This program is hosted by our partner, the NY Funders Alliance, who has extended an invitation to PNY members. Space is limited and will be granted on a first come, first served basis.* This webinar will provide an overview of the...
Sloan Foundation Awards Fellowships to Four Georgia Tech, Emory Faculty
Release Date:
03/12/2019
Four faculty members, including two from the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering operated jointly by Georgia Tech and Emory University, have been awarded research fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The fellowships,...
Ford Foundation Contributes to Preservation of Hemingway's Works with New Restoration Center in Cuba
Release Date:
03/31/2019
Ford Foundation Contributes to Preservation of Hemingway's Works with New Restoration Center in Cuba A restoration center to preserve the work of Ernest Hemingway opened in Cuba on Saturday, highlighting an area of cooperation with...
NYS Health Foundation Comments on Proposed Changes to Limit SNAP Eligibility
Release Date:
03/29/2019
... support GrowNYC, the first farmers market program in the nation to integrate SNAP into its markets. Our experience ...
Guardian's 6th Annual Workplace Benefits Study Finds Student Loan Debt Growth Fastest Among Boomers
Release Date:
04/17/2019
... boomers have actually experienced a larger share of the nation ’s ballooning student debt. Over the last five years, ...
Bloomberg Pledges $5.5 Million for Climate Action
Release Date:
04/23/2019
Bloomberg Philanthropies has announced that Michael R. Bloomberg, the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Climate Action, will contribute $5.5 million in support of the UN Climate Change Secretariat.
Emil Kang Joins Andrew W. Mellon Foundation as Program Director for Arts and Cultural Heritage
Release Date:
07/09/2019
... Arts (CPA), a program he founded and built into one of the nation ’s largest and leading university-based performing ...