Science Studies Get a Big Boost
Release Date:
03/10/2014
... York, the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, Time Warner and the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation. ...
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Wealthy Donors are Driving the Immigration Reform Debate
Release Date:
11/20/2014
Ford, Carnegie, OSF and Atlantic have granted a combined $300 million toward immigration.
Aetna Foundation Launches $4.5 Million Healthier World Innovation Challenge
Release Date:
01/07/2015
... Challenge With chronic disease rates at an all- time high among underserved communities, the Aetna Foundation ... innovation and reach people directly where they live, work and play. That's why we've...
Gerstner Family Foundation Awards $10M to Broad Institute for Cancer Research
Release Date:
05/26/2015
... cancer drug resistance in tumor cells and, at the same time , will work with researchers at Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center ...
Century Foundation Report: Speeding the Recovery of Unemployment Insurance
Release Date:
03/30/2016
... crisis that has made the safety net weaker than any time in its history. In the report, Stettner outlines a ... how policies like employee financing could allow states to work towards forward funding and halt...
Simons Foundation Contributes to Research Outlining Cellular Communication Processes
Release Date:
08/30/2016
... to hit a home run – function properly most of the time , and in some scenarios quite remarkably. The findings ... cells can be seen as a “failure to communicate.” The work was reported today in Proceedings of...
Darren Walker: Using Privilege to Fight Privilege
Release Date:
08/31/2016
... of awe, if not both. Walker’s reputation for hard work , bridge-building and empathy are among the many reasons ... there’s another reason for Walker’s success. The man Time Magazine named as one of its “100...
New York Community Trust Supports Artists at Museum of Arts & Design
Release Date:
03/03/2017
... Focus, an ongoing exhibition series highlighting the work of alumni of the Van Lier Arts Fellowship at MAD. Funded ... financial support and a dedicated studio at MAD for full- time use over four months... New...
Staten Island Foundation Supports Worker-Owned Co-Op Businesses Starting Up on Staten Island
Release Date:
06/20/2017
... Up on Staten Island Four women are meeting one last time , putting together final details, before the official ...
F.D.A. Cracks Down on ‘Unscrupulous’ Stem Cell Clinics
Release Date:
08/31/2017
... dangerous stem cell clinics on Monday, while at the same time pledging to ease the path to approval for companies and ... for serious diseases without any proof that they actually work ,” said Dr. Scott...
Manhattan DA Lightens Marijuana Penalties in New Policy
Release Date:
09/06/2017
... arrests to lighten penalties for first- and second- time offenders, effective Tuesday. The new approach is ...
The Back-of-the-Envelope Guide to Communications Strategy
Release Date:
09/12/2017
... playbook that takes weeks to write. You don’t have time for that, and you have to work with a lot of moving pieces that are going to change as ...
Chefs Learn to Influence Food-Systems Policy
Release Date:
09/25/2017
Chefs Boot Camp initiative is part of the James Beard Foundation's education and outreach programming and represents a relatively new step in the culinary community: the recognition that chefs can — and should — try to influence food-systems policy...
Want To Engage Millennials? Try Corporate Social Responsibility
Release Date:
09/28/2017
... to Phase 1 of the Millennial Impact Report. At the same time , employers continue to search for ways to engage ...
A Conversation with Rockefeller Foundation’s Rajiv Shah
Release Date:
01/12/2018
... where senior editor David Johnson asked him about his work leading the more than 100-year-old foundation with more ...
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Supports Habitat for Humanity Worcester County Build
Release Date:
10/26/2018
... foundations in the United States. This is the first time Habitat for Humanity of Worcester County has been ... in need of decent, affordable housing. Habitat families work in partnership with Habitat Worcester...
Stephanie Bencivenga Joins Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Release Date:
01/01/2013
Stephanie Bencivenga is the Program Assistant for the Rockefeller Brothers Fund’s Sustainable Development program. Prior to joining the RBF, Bencivenga worked in sustainability communications, where she helped develop environmental messaging...
Bloomberg Spins Off Group That Spurs Volunteerism in Cities
Release Date:
01/30/2014
... Bloomberg is spinning off one of his foundation’s programs into a stand-alone nonprofit that will expand its ... efforts to help mayors across the nation put volunteers to work on specific challenges, such as...
With Help From Rockefeller Brothers, Ploughshares Pushes Better Ties with Iran
Release Date:
06/18/2014
... Fund, which has been investing heavily this year in work with hefty support from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. ...
Mastercard Foundation Announces New University Partnerships in Africa
Release Date:
12/08/2014
... next year. The Foundation is committing $86.6 million to work in collaboration with four new African university ...