New Research Supported By Simons Foundation Points to Cellular Roots of Autism
Release Date:
12/05/2017
... of the region causes macrocephaly — a disproportionately large brain — while duplication results in microcephaly, or ...
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New Menino Survey of Mayors, Supported By Citi and The Rockefeller Foundation Reveals Top Issues for Mayors
Release Date:
01/23/2018
... Top Issues for Mayors Mayors nationwide, from cities large and small, agree that housing availability and ...
JPMorgan Chase to Increase Its Philanthropic Investments to $1.75 Billion Over Five Years
Release Date:
01/31/2018
... tops $250 million a year, putting it up there with many large foundations. Now, JPMorgan Chase’s corporate ...
Tell Them We Are Rising: A Documentary Film Breaks New Ground, Andrew W. Mellon Program Associate Emma Taati Interviews Director Stanley Nelson
Release Date:
02/13/2018
In his new film, Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities , director Stanley Nelson presents the first and only multi-platform feature documentary project that explores the historical, current, and future place of HBCUs...
The Silicon Valley Community Foundation Seeks to Do Things Differently
Release Date:
04/13/2018
... the world.” Many top community foundations focus on large and concentrated metropolitan areas that have cohesive ...
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and National Science Foundation Fund Creation of Battery-Free HD Video Streaming Technology
Release Date:
04/27/2018
... result, a lightweight streaming camera that doesn’t need large batteries or a power source has been out of reach. The ...
Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation and Social Justice Impact Investing
Release Date:
07/05/2018
For many institutions, especially those with social justice missions, there are big questions about how exactly to execute a hugely varying set of tactics that get lumped under the same rubric of impact investing. One of those institutions is the...
ASPCA, NYPD Unveil New Mobile Command Post for Animal Cruelty Investigation Squad
Release Date:
09/04/2018
... the NYPD to act quickly and effectively in cases where large numbers of animals are facing the greatest risk. The ...
Research Funded by Zegar Family Foundation Finds New Genetic Interdependence Between Mothers and Their Offspring
Release Date:
10/03/2018
A team of biologists has discovered that the distinctive genetic processes of early development help explain patterns of animal development in nature and across the evolutionary tree. Its findings point to a largely overlooked dynamic between the...
Helmsley Charitable Trust Funded Research Solves Genetic ‘Whodunnit’ for Cancer Gene
Release Date:
11/09/2018
... signal to cannibalize pieces of the cell, supplying large lung tumors with the nutrients they need to grow. The ...
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
... Aid (FAFSA), dozens of New York high schools that serve large shares of low-income seniors are models of success for ...
NoVo Foundation Commits $10 Million to Help End Sexual Exploitation
Release Date:
02/20/2019
The New York City-based NoVo Foundation has announced a three-year, $10 million commitment in support of programs in the United States aimed at reducing and preventing commercial sexual exploitation.
Lukemia Drug Shows Promise for Treating a Childhood Brain Cancer, Research Supported by Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Clinical Scientist Development Award
Release Date:
09/20/2019
... activity of nilotinib that may be leveraged to treat a large fraction of cases of medulloblastoma, a type of ...
Open Society University Network Launches to Transform Higher Education
Release Date:
01/23/2020
... start a massive “scholars at risk” program, merging a large number of academically excellent but politically ...
PNY Core: Financial Series
This popular series is a set of perennial programs at Philanthropy New York that provide a spectrum of nonprofit finance-related professional development, including a mini-series for IRS Form 990 and Audited Financials fluency. It is a part of our...
Recording: Beyond Bars: It's a Movement, Not a Moment
... explores the tranformative power of lived experience in building a future rooted in justice and equity. Speakers ...
Standby Letters of Credit: The Underdog of Charitable Financing
Release Date:
06/25/2009
At ACBP, our President has a top ten list that quotes Tom Peters. One item is, “Try easier, not harder.” As a foundation that invests in the next generation and is not afraid to take risks, we (with our partners) take innovative ideas and create...
Native American Youth Can't Wait
Release Date:
08/22/2016
... to listen and learn from key philanthropic leaders and organizations , including Casey Family Programs and the W.K. ... access to a quality education, and tribal capacity building — all of it centered in Native...
NCF Welcomes Elizabeth Mendez Berry and Isaac Luria as Directors of Voice, Creativity and Culture
Release Date:
12/16/2016
The Nathan Cummings Foundation announced today that Elizabeth Méndez Berry and Isaac Luria will join the Foundation as Directors of Voice, Creativity and Culture. They will jointly lead the Foundation’s work to build empathy, nurture compassion and...
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2018
Immigration Policy after the Midterms: What Can Funders Expect? - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR
Thursday, November 15, 2018 -
4:00pm to 5:00pm
... workers and families The influence and impact of movement- building strategies Presenter Kica Matos , Director of ... associations of grantmakers. (Participation is limited to organizations that share GCIR’s...