MetLife Foundation Partners with Duke University on CommonCents Lab
Release Date:
12/08/2015
... is launching the CommonCents Lab (the “Lab”), an initiative that will apply behavioral economics to identify ...
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Rockefeller Foundation to Take Food-Waste Fight to Davos
Release Date:
01/21/2016
... here on Thursday that it is kicking off a $130 million initiative to reduce food waste around the world. The ...
As Blizzard Looms, Morgan Stanley-supported 'Operation Warm' Gives NYC Children Free Coats
Release Date:
01/22/2016
... that are part of the city’s “community school” initiative , which seeks to boost attendance rates and test ...
Pershing Square Awards $5.4 Million to Oxford MBA Scholarship Program
Release Date:
02/16/2016
The Pershing Square Foundation has announced a supplemental gift of £3.7 million ($5.4 million) gift to the Oxford Pershing Square Graduate Scholars Program at the University of Oxford's Saïd Business School.
WSJ Op-ed by Commonwealth Fund President Notes Potential Fallout to Repealing the ACA
Release Date:
03/08/2016
CDC data show that fewer Americans are missing out on needed care because of cost, and that last year more Americans had a usual source of care than in 2010, writes David Blumenthal of the Commonwealth Fund.
NoVo and Arcus Foundations Noted for Taking A Stand In Social Movements
Release Date:
03/17/2016
... announced a $20 million big bet on the Global Trans Initiative , which aims to improve the lives of transgender ...
Laurie M. Tisch Honored by United Way’s Women’s Leadership Council
Release Date:
03/21/2016
... in support of the United Way of New York City’s ReadNYC initiative , a program to improve the lives of young New ...
Doris Duke Funds Lincoln Center Theater's OSLO Cast
Release Date:
04/21/2016
... is supported by a Theatre Commissioning and Production Initiative grant from The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. ...
Judith Rodin Steps Down as Head of Rockefeller Foundation
Release Date:
06/16/2016
... President Judith Rodin wanted support for a new urban initiative , she cold-called Alex Karp, chief executive of ...
Bloomberg's Henning Explains Why Understanding Death Leads to Better Health
Release Date:
08/23/2016
... launched a four-year, $100 million Data for Health initiative that seeks to help ministries of health understand ...
City Outside Monrovia Admitted to 100 Resilient Cities Pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation
Release Date:
12/01/2016
... the meaning of a resilient city as it relates to the initiative ... City Outside Monrovia Admitted to 100 Resilient ...
Supported by Rockefeller, New Report Shows Resilient Cities Require Resilient Food Systems
Release Date:
02/09/2017
... systems for food-insecure populations, a report from the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City and the ...
Citi Foundation’s Pathways to Progress Expands Globally With $100M Commitment to 500,000 Young People
Release Date:
02/23/2017
... a global expansion of the Pathways to Progress initiative led by a Citi Foundation investment of $100 ...
With Support from the Rockefeller Foundation, This New Orleans Neighborhood Is Fighting Flooding By Welcoming It
Release Date:
03/09/2017
... part of the Rockefeller Foundation's 100 Resilient Cities initiative ; New Orleans's strategy launched in 2015, and last .....
Supported by Rockefeller, $10 Million Water Window Challenge Announces Winners
Release Date:
03/17/2017
... Winners The Global Resilience Partnership (GRP), an initiative of the Rockefeller Foundation , USAID , and ...
Target Corporation Supports Water Harvesting Cistern to Transform Blighted Properties
Release Date:
03/29/2017
... Transform Blighted Properties The Michigan Urban Farming Initiative (MUFI) continues to innovate to uplift its North ...
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation-A Leader in the Growth of Community Development Financial Institutions
Release Date:
04/04/2017
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation’s most recent gift is another $3.8 million in grant money to fund Local Initiatives Support Corporation's (LISC)- a community development financial institutions created by the Ford Foundation- Financial...
JPMorgan Chase’s Investment in Detroit to Reach $150 Million
Release Date:
05/11/2017
The pace of Detroit’s progress allowed the firm to accelerate initial $100 million investment and make valuable impact on the city’s recovery. Partnerships between civic, business, and nonprofit leaders as well as improving economic conditions in...
The Peterson Center on Healthcare Aims to Transform U.S. Healthcare
Release Date:
05/15/2017
Looking to improve healthcare quality while lowering costs by bringing out the best in doctors, health systems, insurers, patients and employers, the center reports there are many opportunities to transform American healthcare.
Chef Massimo Bottura's First U.S. Project Will Be a Rockefeller-supported Bronx Soup Kitchen
Release Date:
05/30/2017
The chef behind Osteria Francescana - a restaurant that topped the World’s 50 Best List in 2016 - is planning to open one of his food waste-fighting soup kitchens, called Refettorios, in the Bronx.