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Release Date:
09/01/2015
... 24 - Hands-On Workshop: Communications Evaluation for Foundations and Nonprofits September 29 – Preparing CBOs to ...
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Staying True to Donors’ Wishes Beyond the Grave
Release Date:
09/21/2015
Trusts, such as the New York Community Trust, have to ensure money is spent as intended, but things can get fuzzy as times change.
Are Student Debt Forgiveness Scams The Next Mortgage Meltdown?
Release Date:
09/22/2015
The Century Foundation offers insight on the various student debt relief programs.
The World Has Pledged To Divest $2.6 Trillion From Fossil Fuels
Release Date:
09/22/2015
... philanthropic groups. In recent years, schools, private foundations , pension funds and individuals have taken up the ...
UU Veatch's Molly Schultz Hafid joins NCRP's Board of Directors
Release Date:
09/25/2015
Hafid is one of four newly-elected nonprofit leaders to NCRP's board of directors.
Rebuild By Design Joins Rockefeller's 100 Resilient Cities Initiative
Release Date:
10/01/2015
The partnership will bring resilience, best practices and solutions to cities around the world.
Newman's Own Supports Volunteerism Event This Weekend
Release Date:
10/21/2015
Gannett's USA TODAY, TEGNA, Points of Light and Newman’s Own, Inc. sponsor the nation's largest day of volunteerism.
Ford’s Walker Weighs in on New Rules Allowing Pension Funds to Invest with Conscience
Release Date:
10/22/2015
Today’s announcement from the Department of Labor is a welcome step that will benefit both fund beneficiaries and society at large, according to a statement from Darren Walker, chair of the National Advisory Board on Impact Investing (NAB) and...
Surdna-Funded Report Suggests Better Language, New Approaches to Community Wealth Building
Release Date:
11/11/2015
A new report, “Cities Building Community Wealth," defines and names a movement that has been brewing beneath the radar for at least 40 years: the community wealth-building movement.
"Resilience" Bonds Could Help in Climate Disaster, Rockefeller Report Says
Release Date:
12/10/2015
A "resilience bond", a variation on a catastrophe bond, could help cities deal more effectively with climate change-related disasters, according to a report funded by the Rockefeller Foundation.
Con Edison Among Backers of 24-Hour Hackathon and Youth Tech Challenge in Brooklyn
Release Date:
12/16/2015
More than two dozen youth from across Central Brooklyn gathered for the first part of a 24-Hour Hackathon and Youth Tech Challenge presented by Central Brooklyn State Sen. Jesse Hamilton and Blue 1647 hosted at the Nigerian American Muslim...
Scientists Find Key Driver for Treatment of Deadly Brain Cancer (Helmsley Charitable Trust)
Release Date:
01/11/2016
Glioblastoma multiforme is a particularly deadly brain cancer. Scientists at the Salk Institute have discovered a key to how these tumor cells proliferate so quickly --and ways to turn this engine of tumor growth into a target for cancer treatment.
Peterson Quoted on Congress Not Cutting Government Deficits
Release Date:
01/21/2016
In an NPR article, Michael Peterson, CEO of the anti-debt Peter G. Peterson Foundation, is quoted, saying that the CBO figures show "we remain on a dangerous debt path."
As Blizzard Looms, Morgan Stanley-supported 'Operation Warm' Gives NYC Children Free Coats
Release Date:
01/22/2016
... Warm and funded by several families’ charitable foundations and Morgan Stanley. . . As Blizzard Looms, Morgan ...
Mellon Gives UPenn $5.1 Million to Boost Latino Faculty in the Humanities
Release Date:
02/04/2016
The Mellon Foundation grant will support of efforts to increase the number of Latino professors in the humanities at U.S. colleges and universities.
Patients with Macular Degeneration Show Improvement with High-dose Statin Treatment (Research to Prevent Blindness)
Release Date:
02/08/2016
Researchers at Massachusetts Eye and Ear/Harvard Medical School and the University of Crete published research on the efficacy of statins (cholesterol-lowering medications) for the treatment of patients with the dry form of age-related macular...
Commonwealth Fund Questions Usefulness of Mobile Health Apps
Release Date:
02/22/2016
Fewer than half of the more than 1,000 healthcare related-apps reviewed by researchers appeared to be useful for their potential for patient engagement, The Commonwealth Fund reports.
Opinion: Does a Soda Tax Reduce Obesity? Ask Mexico (Bloomberg Philanthropies)
Release Date:
02/23/2016
Mexico has become the most obese country in the world. In a purported effort to combat the problem, the country implemented a one-peso-per-liter excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages in January 2014.
Atlantic Philanthropies Funds Camden Coalition to Establish National Healthcare Center
Release Date:
03/09/2016
The Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers announced plans to establish a national center, funded by $8.7 million from AARP, The Atlantic Philanthropies and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Bloomberg-Sponsored Program to Bridge 'Word Gap' in Poor Children Gets Inconclusive Results
Release Date:
03/28/2016
A program to increase the vocabulary of poor children in Rhode Island, using technology to count every word spoken, is not achieving results expected. But whether the pioneering program is a national model or just an interesting concept hasn't been...