J.M. Kaplan Fund Launches Innovation Prize, Seeks Applicants
Release Date:
01/29/2015
Fund will award up to ten prizes of $175,000 each.
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Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation Supports Initiative to Eliminate Veteran Homelessness in the United States
Release Date:
02/19/2015
The foundation is partnering with the Zero: 2016 initiative to end homeless in 71 U.S. communities.
Simons-Funded Study Finds Connection Between Genes That Contribute to Autism
Release Date:
03/11/2015
CHD8, a gene that is strongly linked to autism, acts as a master regulator in the developing human brain and controls the expression of many other genes.
Arcus Foundation's Stryker and Johnson & Johnson Honored by GLSEN
Release Date:
05/26/2015
Arcus Foundation's Jon Stryker will receive the Visionary Award and Johnson & Johnson will receive the Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion Award.
Ford Foundation Board Making Rare Detroit Visit
Release Date:
06/15/2015
It's the foundation's first Detroit board meeting in 67 years.
How Do You Build a Field? Lessons from Public Health - Rockefeller Foundation
Release Date:
11/23/2015
Kevin O'Neill, associate director, Rockefeller Foundation writes about the field of public health and what we all owe to a legion of researchers, epidemiologists, community health workers, educators and others.
Morgan Stanley/ANHD Community Development Fellowship Graduate Class Selected
Release Date:
05/23/2016
The Fellowship is designed to increase the capacity of New York City's community development organizations and to create a pipeline for the next generation of community development leaders.
Century Foundation Report Looks for Better Results for Remedial Students
Release Date:
06/02/2016
... with GPA, connect pre-course work topics to students' individual interests and shift from a "drill and practice" .....
Ford Foundation's Jee Kim Contributes to 'The Nation' Article on Future of Philanthropy
Release Date:
07/21/2016
In our current Gilded Age, it’s no coincidence that the big questions about philanthropy’s appropriate role are being rekindled.
The Atlantic Philanthropies Establishes New Program to Dismantle Anti-Black Racism in the U.S. and South Africa
Release Date:
10/25/2016
... anti-black racism and strengthen their strategic capacity, individual skills and professional networks to lead ...
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation President Says Modern Water Infrastructure Is Critical For NJ's Economic Growth
Release Date:
11/07/2016
No one solution will be sufficient for a problem so large and complex, and fortunately, a new coalition of organizations and individuals with a vested interest in upgraded water infrastructure is working on a broad range of approaches.
Arabella Advisors Report Finds Divestments from Fossil Fuels Top $5.2 Trillion
Release Date:
12/13/2016
Investing heavyweights are moving their assets and funds out of fossil fuels at a record pace.
Edna McConnell Clark Foundation Shares New Report on Data-Driven Strategies to Improve Outcomes For Youth
Release Date:
12/16/2016
The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation’s Lessons From the Field is a compilation of initial research into the foundation’s Propel Next initiative along with the observations of staff and consultants who worked with the grantees.
Commonwealth Fund Releases Report on Insuring Younger Adults Through the ACA’s Marketplaces
Release Date:
12/20/2016
... law is repealed, having young adults participate in the individual health insurance market remains critical to ...
Rauch Foundation Hosts 2017 Imagine Awards to Celebrate 'A Community Where Everyone Belongs'
Release Date:
03/06/2017
The Rauch Foundation, along with German American Bank, hosted the 2017 Imagine Awards Saturday, celebrating those in the community who work to build “A Community Where Everyone Belongs.”
Commonwealth Fund Research Cited in NYTimes Piece on 'Fake Freedom' of GOP Health Plan
Release Date:
03/20/2017
... health care because it’s too expensive is an exercise of individual free will... Commonwealth Fund Research Cited in ...
Milbank Memorial Fund's Koller Comments on Consequences of Dumping Essential Benefits
Release Date:
03/24/2017
A last-minute attempt by conservative Republicans to dump standards for health benefits in plans sold to individuals would probably lower the average consumer’s upfront insurance costs, such as premiums and deductibles, said experts on both sides of...
Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Supports Employment Opportunities for Adults with Disabilities
Release Date:
04/18/2017
Thanks to a $250,000 challenge grant from The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, the nonprofit Penn-Mar Human Services, an Employment First provider, will be able to expand its Community Employment (CE) program over the next two years.
Michael Bloomberg Gives $75 Million to Shed Arts Center
Release Date:
05/24/2017
Inspiring creativity, strengthening community and driving economic growth are the three aims of the ambitious new arts center known as the Shed, rising in Hudson Yards. Michael R. Bloomberg donated $75 million to the innovative arts project.
Atlantic Philanthropies Publishes “The History of the Giving While Living Ethic"
Release Date:
05/31/2017
In “The History of the Giving While Living Ethic,” historian Benjamin Soskis writes that Giving While Living is a more complex phenomenon than that three-word slogan would suggest.