Ford Foundation Appoints Hilary Pennington as Executive Vice President
Release Date:
01/19/2018
... at serving the organizations on the frontlines of social change ." Pennington joined the Ford Foundation in 2013 as a .....
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Research Supported by The Tow Foundation Reveals Small Part Brain That Steadies The Body
Release Date:
02/06/2018
The study in mice found that a brain region called the lateral vestibular nucleus, or LVN, accomplishes this feat by moving muscles in a two-step, kneejerk response that first widens the animal's center of gravity, and then strengthens and...
New York Times Op-Ed "Good Leaders Make Good Schools" Cites Important Wallace-Commissioned Research Report
Release Date:
03/13/2018
... schooling. These improvements are proof that demography is not destiny, that bad things happening in a neighborhood do not have to determine student outcomes. How is Chicago doing ...
Rachel Pardoe of The New York Community Trust is one of New York Non-Profit Media's 40 Under 40
Release Date:
04/12/2018
... These experiences influenced her to select making systemic change as a career goal... Rachel Pardoe of The New York ...
Research Supported by The Helmsley Charitable Trust Grant Provides New Insight Into Neurological Disorders
Release Date:
04/17/2018
... often doesn’t work for humans. Scientists are aiming to change that with stem cell technology by taking skin cells ...
United Way of New York City's "Make It Your Own" Empowers Women to Build Personal Brands
Release Date:
04/18/2018
... are doing such important work to engage the community and change lives—Making It Rain not just in their own lives, but in the lives of New York ...
New York Life Foundation Supports Path For More Latino Youth to Pursue Higher Education
Release Date:
04/20/2018
... are thrilled that the Juntos 4-H program will continue to change the lives of more youth across the country and help ...
New York State Health Foundation Publishes Study on Doctor-Drugmaker Relationship
Release Date:
06/13/2018
... and 2015 prescribed more opioids than their peers who did not receive anything. The study, published Tuesday by the ... in New York, both with a similar specialty mix so as not to skew the data (they wouldn...
Aetna Foundation and Newman’s Own Foundation Earn CyberGrants Ovation Awards
Release Date:
06/27/2018
... to carrying out their visions and inspiring positive change . These companies also create innovative programming ...
Markle Foundation Initiative, Skillful, Is Going Coast-to-Coast
Release Date:
07/03/2018
... so employers can identify workers with the skills, but not the degree or experience, to get the job done... Markle ...
Actions Civics: Activating Young Citizens to Go Beyond the Ballot
Release Date:
07/03/2018
... our democracy. Our nation’s most underserved youth are not exposed to the necessary education and skills development ... government and the role they can play in effecting local change ? Do we expect young...
Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation and Social Justice Impact Investing
Release Date:
07/05/2018
... family foundation with a strong mission for social change —and a $55 million endowment it’s trying to put to ...
Ford Foundation President, Darren Walker to Receive 2018 Director’s Award
Release Date:
07/30/2018
... force for good and a problem-solving catalyst for change ,” Baumann said. “I am delighted to recognize ...
Simons Foundation Announces Simons Collaboration on Localization of Waves
Release Date:
08/06/2018
The Simons Foundation is pleased to announce the establishment of the Simons Collaboration on Localization of Waves, directed by Svitlana Mayboroda of University of Minnesota.
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Announces the 2018 Hilton Humanitarian Prize Recipient
Release Date:
08/22/2018
... the survival model—giving people the opportunity to not just survive, but thrive. SHOFCO’s programs, which ... organizing platforms to advocate for systemic structural change ... Conrad N. Hilton Foundation...
Inside Rockefeller Foundation’s $20 Million Plan to Improve Energy Access in India
Release Date:
09/05/2018
... renewable energy, universal energy access and climate change action. The foundation sees minigrids as one of the ...
Open Society Foundations Announce Puerto Rico Youth Fellowships Program
Release Date:
09/05/2018
... of the island through economic, social, and cultural change projects that can help create more resilient and ...
National Geographic Documentary Films Announces Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Paris to Pittsburgh
Release Date:
09/13/2018
... who are battling the most severe threats of climate change in their own backyards. Set against the national ...
Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality Appoints Diahann Billings-Burford as New CEO
Release Date:
10/30/2018
... opportunity to partner with athletes in effecting positive change in communities of color, Billings-Burford said... Ross ...
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation-Supported Art Exhibition "Programmed" On View at the Whitney
Release Date:
10/31/2018
“Programmed: Rules, Codes, and Choreographies in Art, 1965-2018,” which traces how rules and instructions in art have both responded to and been shaped by technologies, will be on view at the Whitney from September 28, 2018 through April 14, 2019.