Philanthropy as Backer of Brains
Release Date:
05/02/2013
... the stories of the Rockefeller Foundation’s history of creating , defining and advancing fields, from public health, ...
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New Jersey Recovery Fund Awards $3.8 Million for Sandy Relief
Release Date:
08/07/2013
Created with a lead gift from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, and hosted by the Community Foundation of New Jersey, the fund is a collaborative effort of local and national foundations, New Jersey-based corporations and individuals committed to...
The Charitable-Industrial Complex
Release Date:
08/26/2013
An op-ed by Peter Buffett, Co-Chair of the NoVo Foundation.
Funders Launch National Conversation on A ‘Common Purpose’
Release Date:
10/01/2013
At Independent Sector’s annual conference, Stephen Heintz, President of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, revealed that RBF and six other major foundations — including the Rockefeller Foundation, the Open Society Foundations and the Carnegie...
Leadership for Education Innovation
Release Date:
05/24/2014
... is essential; moreover, design thinking is essential for creating this ecosystem and for enabling it to work at ...
Nineteen Ford-Funded Films Nominated for 2014 Emmys
Release Date:
07/17/2014
The nominees for the 35th Annual News and Documentary Emmys and the 66th Annual Primetime Emmys include 19 documentaries and film projects that have received support from the Ford Foundation's JustFilms initiative.
Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund Providing Access to Better Food in Low-Income Neighborhoods
Release Date:
12/02/2014
The foundation supports Wholesome Wave's Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program
First Payment Made Toward Detroit's 'Grand Bargain'
Release Date:
12/12/2014
Ford Foundation has promised $125 million to help save Detroit from bankruptcy.
Program Focuses on Getting City Workers to Live Healthier Lives
Release Date:
01/22/2015
A new Culture of Health Team will explore ways to get city workers to live healthier, more active lives.
Head of David Rockefeller Fund Aims to Help Small, Overlooked Nonprofits
Release Date:
01/23/2015
Lukas Haynes, the new Executive Director at David Rockefeller Fund, outlines strategic goals for innovation in grantmaking.
Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches New Clean Energy Initiative
Release Date:
01/26/2015
... Initiative to support state-based solutions aimed at creating a clean, affordable and reliable energy system in ...
Ford Foundation Hires Michelle Obama’s Aide
Release Date:
04/17/2015
Kristen Jarvis worked for the First Lady for seven years.
Six City Workers Win Sloan Award for Outstanding Public Service
Release Date:
06/02/2015
... everything from the taming the city’s rat problem to creating more healthy school lunches have won Sloan Public ...
Sloan Foundation Awards Honor 7 NYC Teachers for their Creativity in Science, Math Instruction
Release Date:
12/02/2015
A select group of city teachers are being honored Wednesday with the annual Sloan Awards for Teaching Science and Mathematics.
Citi Foundation and Americas Promise Alliance Announce the Launch of the 2016 Youth Opportunity Fund
Release Date:
04/06/2016
Local nonprofits working innovatively to catalyze career opportunities for low-income youth are encouraged to submit program ideas through May 2, 2016.
Wallace, Mellon Foundations Embrace Identity and Race
Release Date:
04/21/2016
The Wallace Foundation aims to spend $52 million on a study identifying ways arts organizations can expand audience engagement while the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation helped implement a program in real-time. Both initiatives address identity and race...
Century Foundation Report Analyzes 'Identity Threat' Some College Students Face
Release Date:
05/18/2016
The report suggests that students face bias from some professors based on stereotypes and that this creates "stereotype threat" in which students may come to doubt their own abilities.
New York Community Trust Announces Semifinalists for 2016 Nonprofit Excellence Awards
Release Date:
08/03/2016
Eleven nonprofit organizations in the city and Westchester have been chosen as semifinalists for $60,000 in prizes and prestigious scholarships.
With Support from NY State Health Foundation, Plattsburgh Retrofits Old Tennis Courts
Release Date:
08/18/2016
A grant received by the Foundation of CVPH from the New York State Health Foundation allowed the city to retrofit old tennis courts to establish 13 permanent Pickle Ball Courts in Clinton County.
With Funds From Helmsley Charitable Trust, Researchers Target Fat to Treat Cancer
Release Date:
09/20/2016
Fat isn't just something we eat: it may also lie at the heart of a new approach to treating cancer.