Funders Launch National Conversation on A ‘Common Purpose’
Release Date:
10/01/2013
... Rockefeller Brothers Fund, revealed that RBF and six other major foundations — including the Rockefeller Foundation, ...
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Building Bigger Bets with Philanthropy
Release Date:
12/02/2013
... McConnell Clark Foundation (EMCF). She has since played a major role in developing and implementing a grantmaking ...
Ruskay Reflects on 15 Years At Helm of UJA-Fed NY
Release Date:
06/11/2014
... recession—as examples of the speed and depth that only a major federation could accomplish... Ruskay Reflects on 15 ...
Ford Foundation Pours Millions into Net Neutrality
Release Date:
12/16/2014
... Pours Millions into Net Neutrality In addition to major telecommunications firms aiming to influence the public ...
Right Wing Website Questions Ford Foundation Motives on Advocating for Net Neutrality
Release Date:
01/16/2015
... is connected to its multi-million dollar investments in major tech companies. “There is no connection between ...
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Explores Open Access to Published Research
Release Date:
04/01/2015
... Library and the California Digital Library will lead a major new project, with an $800,000 grant from the Andrew W. ...
Andrew W. Mellon Study Examines Demographic Composition of Museum Staff
Release Date:
08/05/2015
The study is thought to be the first of its kind to measure diversity in art museums around the U.S.
U.S. Education Secretary Addresses Century Foundation Forum
Release Date:
04/19/2016
The intersection of decades of education, housing, and transportation policy has left the nation's schools at a crossroads, U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. said Tuesday.
Doris Duke Teams Up With Chicago's Stomping Grounds Dance Festival
Release Date:
04/29/2016
... premier dance groups. STOMPING GROUNDS is made possible by major support from the Chicago Free For All Fund atThe ...
Abortion Rates Hit Historic Low In Developed World But Not Elsewhere
Release Date:
05/13/2016
Married women are much more likely to have abortions. Where they're illegal or highly restricted, it in no way stops them -- and may increase them.
Funded by Surdna, Student Investigates Social Criticism in Stand-up Comedy
Release Date:
07/26/2016
... comedy. Cawley, an English and environmental studies major , has been doing independent research looking at ...
According to Forbes, Edna McConnell Clark Foundation Sets Example for Philanthropists
Release Date:
08/17/2016
... Clark Foundation Sets Example for Philanthropists Major philanthropies like the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation ...
Minority Business Accelerator Gets Another Big Boost from Surdna Foundation
Release Date:
08/19/2016
... New York-based Surdna Foundation just awarded another major grant to the accelerator, which is housed at ...
Commonwealth Fund Executives Write About Stressed, But Fixable ACA Marketplaces
Release Date:
09/07/2016
... premium increases for 2017—and Aetna is the third major insurer to announce it is pulling out of several state ...
How Bloomberg Philanthropies' Big Investment in Mayors May Shape Education Reform, and More
Release Date:
09/16/2016
... a controversial issue in education, but some see it as a major boon for reform efforts in cities. No foundation is ...
Commonwealth Fund President Writes About Medical Disclosure Policy of Presidential Candidates
Release Date:
09/19/2016
... first: the future President's personal health became a major issue and, all of a sudden, physicians were thrust into .....
Century Foundation Releases Report on Diversity in New York City’s Universal Pre-K Classrooms
Release Date:
09/20/2016
... Pre-K Classrooms New York City's universal pre-K is a major breakthrough—the largest such program in the nation. .....
NYSHealth Foundation Supports Study on Childhood Obesity and Fast-Food Combo Meals
Release Date:
10/17/2016
... Langone Medical Center, kids who ate at any of five major fast food chains consumed 179 more calories on average ...
Dyson Foundation Contributes to Longform Nonfiction Work
Release Date:
11/10/2016
... Foundation of Berkeley, California. In recognition of this major milestone, the program has been renamed the Logan ...
Helmsley Charitable Trust Supports New Gene-Editing Technology That Partially Restores Vision in Blind Animals
Release Date:
11/17/2016
Salk Institute researchers have discovered a holy grail of gene editing-the ability to, for the first time, insert DNA at a target location into the non-dividing cells that make up the majority of adult organs and tissues.