Three Important Steps Philanthropies Are Taking to Curb Climate Change
Release Date:
07/29/2015
... environmental, and economic policy challenge of our time . One example of a philanthropy-backed climate-change ...
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Commonwealth Fund Supported Study on Task-Shifting from Physicians to Nurses in Europe, U.S., Other Countries
Release Date:
10/27/2015
Faced with physician shortages, long wait times for patients, and high costs, health systems around the world are increasingly reassigning certain procedures normally performed by physicians to nurses with advanced training.
Carnegie Corp. President: America’s Wealth & its Deep Decency - A Thanksgiving Reflection on Philanthropy
Release Date:
11/30/2015
Vartan Gregorian writes on the current state of philanthropy, stating there is good news when it comes to Americans helping each other.
New York Stem Cell Foundation Expands Offices in New York
Release Date:
12/01/2015
... it to double its current staff, which includes 45 full- time scientists. . . New York Stem Cell Foundation Expands ...
Mellon Grant Aims to Raise $75 Million for National Gallery
Release Date:
03/18/2016
The National Gallery of Art announced a $30 million challenge grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Thursday that could bring the Smithsonian museum two and a half times the pledged amount, reports The Washington Post.
Guggenheim Foundation Announces 2016 Fellows
Release Date:
04/08/2016
... have no academic affiliation or hold an adjunct or part- time position at a university. As in past years, the Leon ...
Helmsley-Supported Research Discovers Protein That Controls Strength of Body’s Circadian Rhythms
Release Date:
05/27/2016
At noon every day, levels of genes and proteins throughout your body are drastically different than they are at midnight.
Mastercard Foundation Celebrates 10th Anniversary By Donating Close To $700K To Canadian Organizations
Release Date:
06/28/2016
... through a special Giving Campaign. Each of its 68 full- time , permanent employees has been invited to ...
Ford Foundation Appoints Gabrielle Sulzberger to Board of Trustees
Release Date:
07/08/2016
... a valuable perspective to the foundation’s board at a time of visionary change. “I'm thrilled to announce the .....
Co-Sponsored by Simmons Foundation, New Report Examines Immigrants, Refugees and the Future of Texas
Release Date:
07/11/2016
One in three children in Texas—most of whom are U.S. citizens—has a foreign-born parent.
NYS Health Foundation President & CEO Wonders if NY Can End the AIDS Epidemic
Release Date:
07/18/2016
From 1981 to 2013, an estimated 1,194,039 people in the United States had been diagnosed with AIDS. Of those, 658,507 have died.
Following Ford's Lead, Another Foundation Goes All In on Equity
Release Date:
08/17/2016
... by Ford Foundation President Darren Walker at the time talked about not only the “what and why” of this ...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Contributes Funds for Online Tool to Reveal Commercial Fishing Activity Worldwide
Release Date:
09/15/2016
... world’s largest commercial fishing vessels in near real- time . By providing the first free global view of commercial ...
Dodge Foundation’s Daggett in NYTimes: Auction of Airwaves Could Transform Media
Release Date:
11/28/2016
... number of customers who rely on antenna reception at a time when most people use cable, satellite or streaming ...
Mellon Foundation Supports First App Launched by Museum of the City of New York
Release Date:
03/06/2017
... A Walk Through Gilded New York allows users to take a time -traveling tour through the city, following the footsteps ...
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funds Research on Planetary Evolution
Release Date:
03/16/2017
An enormous young planet approximately 300 light-years from Earth has given astrophysicists a rare glimpse into planetary evolution.
Rockefeller Foundation Research Finds College Degree Can Be A Blunt and Inaccurate Way For Evaluating Real Talent
Release Date:
03/22/2017
... concerned with retaining this talent, as well. "For a long time , a college degree has been a proxy for skills and .....
Carnegie Supports Report on Incentives to Attend Private Colleges
Release Date:
04/14/2017
... by a group representing public colleges, comes at a time when a growing number of states are providing the ...
Tiffany & Co. Foundation Funds Study on Corals; Some Corals Are Adapting To Warming Climate
Release Date:
05/03/2017
... to extreme temperature exposures in the same reefs over time , and found less coral bleaching in 11 of the 21 coral ...
W.T. Grant Funds Research on How Technology Use Affects At-Risk Youth
Release Date:
05/03/2017
... positive outcomes: On days when adolescents spent more time using digital technologies they were less likely to ...