Ending Child Marriage in a Generation: What Research is Needed?
Release Date:
05/13/2014
... Sexuality, Reproductive Health and Rights initiative, this report by Margaret E. Greene aims to provoke discussion in ...
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Individual Market Insurance Premiums Grew 10 Percent Yearly Prior to Affordable Care Act
Release Date:
06/05/2014
... enacted (2008-2010), according to a new Commonwealth Fund report . The analysis, by Jonathan Gruber of the Massachusetts ...
Using Outsourcing To Help Alleviate Poverty In Africa and South Asia
Release Date:
06/19/2014
... in emerging economies around the world,” says a report calledOutsourcing for Social Good from Telus ...
Ford Is Among Funders Exploring How To Respond To Issues Raised By Ferguson Shooting
Release Date:
08/28/2014
The Ford Foundation is among national and local funders exploring how to respond to social justice issues that have surfaced since the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, Mo., and the police response to the protests that...
Foundations Should Push for Disclosure of Corporate ‘Welfare’ Deals
Release Date:
12/18/2014
... standards is proposing that state and local governments report how much revenue they lose to business tax breaks ...
Program Recap—American Journalism: Views on Reconstructing the Falling Industry
Release Date:
03/19/2010
... of American Journalism , elaborated on the controversial report ’s call for increased government support for news ... government support of media. Although the Downie-Schudson report has gained most notoriety...
ASPCA Cautions Against Using New Cannabis Treats for Ailing Pets
Release Date:
04/23/2015
The organization's medical director discusses the lack of research on the therapeutic uses of marijuana for animals.
Helmsley Charitable Trust-Backed Research Makes Breakthrough in Regenerative Medicine
Release Date:
05/07/2015
... the paper, published May 6, 2015 in Nature, the scientists report using these new stem cells to develop the first ...
Research to Prevent Blindness-Backed Study Finds Ebola Virus Lives in Eye Long After Blood Clears
Release Date:
05/08/2015
A few months after being declared Ebola-free, Ian Crozier, MD, developed uveitis in his left eye, and the caused by a reservoir of Ebola virus in that eye.
NYC Social Impact Investment Fails to Meet Goal
Release Date:
07/06/2015
The country's first social impact bond program was initially funded by Bloomberg and Goldman Sachs.
Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City Cannot Accept Donations for World Cup Parade
Release Date:
07/10/2015
City Hall does not currently have a mechanism in place to accept public donations.
Century Foundation Explores the 'Double Burden' of Poverty
Release Date:
08/12/2015
... analyzed by Rutgers University's Paul Jargowsky in a new report for the Century Foundation.... Century Foundation .....
Russia Bans Soros-Backed Foundations as Security 'Threat'
Release Date:
12/02/2015
... its work undermined state security, Reuters and CNBC report . The office of Russia's top prosecutor said Monday .....
Gates and JPMorgan Back White House Outreach to 'Unbanked'
Release Date:
12/03/2015
The Obama administration announced a set of public-private programs to expand financial services to the millions of low-income people in America and around the world who lack access to credit, savings accounts, and other fiscal essentials, reports...
New York Women’s Foundation Joins Collaborative to Advance Equity through Research
Release Date:
12/18/2015
... White House Council on Women and Girls released a progress report , “Advancing Equity for Women and Girls of Color.” The report outlines five major research focus areas including ...
HSBC Cuts Links With Big Muslim Aid Charity
Release Date:
01/04/2016
Global bank HSBC has halted services to international humanitarian agency Islamic Relief, allegedly over concerns that the nonprofit's funds could end up in the hands of terrorist groups, Economic Times writes, citing reporting by London's Sunday...
Indian Government to Remove Ford Foundation from Watch List
Release Date:
01/08/2016
... permission” category last year after it received a report from the Gujarat government that the organisation ...
Ford Foundation-Backed Incubator Generates $100M in Loans, Nearly $1M in Savings
Release Date:
02/11/2016
... Generates $100M in Loans, Nearly $1M in Savings A new report details how an incubator created by the Filene ...
Bloomberg-Funded Study: Industry Initiatives to Prevent Drinking & Driving Lack Scientific Evidence of Effectiveness
Release Date:
02/22/2016
Researchers find that the most effective interventions, such as use of sobriety checkpoints and ignition interlocks, are rarely used in industry-sponsored programs.
Mellon, Ford and NYCT Support WNYC Series on Gentrification
Release Date:
03/03/2016
WNYC's 'There Goes the Neighborhood' takes an in-depth look at gentrification in Brooklyn and the integral role that race plays in the process.