Rita Allen Foundation Wants to Solve the Problem of 'Reader Alienation'
Release Date:
04/03/2015
... knock over their grande latte, and audibly mutter, " What ' s the point?" This problem is particularly acute among .....
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Aetna Foundation Initiative Promotes Healthy Eating in Inner-City Neighborhoods
Release Date:
04/07/2015
... to obesity, particularly among minority populations, and what supports and sustains better choices that can stave off ...
Wallace Foundation Launches 'Building New Audiences for Sustainability' Initiative
Release Date:
04/16/2015
... a gradual declining trend, gently or rapidly, and there’ s a lot of conventional wisdom out there about the reasons ... tastes, and a far greater number of ways to occupy one’ s so-called leisure time, or...
Staying the Course: Reflections on 40 Years of Grantmaking at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Release Date:
05/13/2015
... of Grantmaking at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund William S . Moody joined the Rockefeller Brothers Fund in 1968, and for the next four decades he helped shape the fund' s grantmaking programs in Africa,...
Six Subway Stops, Worlds Apart
Release Date:
05/15/2015
... and CEO, New York State Health Foundation It’ s just six subway stops between where I live, in Murray Hill, ... dance class. And then starting to show other communities what ’ s possible,...
Revson Foundation President Makes the Case for NYC Libraries in HuffPost Editorial
Release Date:
05/22/2015
... On Wednesday evening, May 20, New York City celebrated what New York magazine calls "the Oscars for Libraries." The ... Awards recognized the crucial role that New York City' s branch libraries...
Ms. Foundation President Urges TLC to Educate About Child Abuse in Light of Recent Revelations
Release Date:
05/28/2015
... charge Josh when Jim Bob Duggar finally turned in his son? What happened to the children who were sexually abused? ...
New York Women's Foundation-Backed Report Sees Aging Immigrant Women as the 'Invisible Population'
Release Date:
07/08/2015
New York Women' s Foundation-Backed Report Sees Aging Immigrant Women as the ... off-the-books in low-wage jobs, they don't qualify. So what do they do? The answer, according to a recent study by a .....
Ford's Walker Featured in NonProfit Times 'Power & Influence Top 50'
Release Date:
08/04/2015
Ford' s Walker Featured in NonProfit Times 'Power & Influence Top ... who understand the concept and are honored as the sector’ s most powerful and influential of the past 12 months. In ... who wrote...
Historian O’Connor Comments on New Ford Foundation Strategy
Release Date:
08/04/2015
... track record of books on poverty, Alice O’Connor’ s Ford credentials make her comments on the new strategy ... remember, Walker has announced that the Ford Foundation’ s top priority going forward will be...
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Backs Study Exploring Taskmaster Brain Region
Release Date:
09/25/2015
... This isn’t just an everyday aspect of psychology; it’ s an every minute one. Think of your morning. When you hit ... their backpacks, kiss your spouse. No one cued you about what to do next, but you remembered...
Rebuild By Design Joins Rockefeller's 100 Resilient Cities Initiative
Release Date:
10/01/2015
Rebuild By Design Joins Rockefeller' s 100 Resilient Cities Initiative 100 Resilient Cities will now leverage Rebuild by Design’ s successful rebuilding, recovery, and resilience approach ... have worked in...
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Campaign for Grade Level Reading: The Funder Action Series, Part 1 - Webinar
Monday, December 7, 2015 -
11:00am to 12:00pm
... for Grade Level Reading as a funding framework. Explore What are the key proof points of the Campaign? How are funders playing a crucial role in the Campaign’ s ongoing efforts nationally and locally? ...
5 Questions for. . .Judith Rodin, President, Rockefeller Foundation
Release Date:
10/15/2015
... PND caught up with a busy Judith Rodin, Rockefeller' s president, to talk about the foundation' s role in the recovery process and what it learned from its efforts about urban...
Carnegie Corporation of New York Joins Others in Backing New High School Models
Release Date:
11/11/2015
... the elements of school reform, deepen learning about what works, and expand public knowledge of the school models ...
New Disclosures on Mozilla Foundation and its Supporters (Ford, Helmsley)
Release Date:
12/03/2015
... Mozilla Foundation and its Supporters (Ford, Helmsley) What ’ s up at Mozilla? The nonprofit Mozilla Foundation is a ... quite differently from the rest of Silicon Valley’ s major players. It...
Commonwealth Fund Advice: It’s Important to Read the Fine Print of Healthcare Coverage
Release Date:
12/16/2015
Commonwealth Fund Advice: It’ s Important to Read the Fine Print of Healthcare Coverage ... pay before their insurance kicks in. Yet, confusion about what services are covered by health plans is affecting .....
Hilton, Tow, Surdna and Edna McConnell Clark Noted as Important Funders for Foster Youth
Release Date:
01/08/2016
... are funding programs and projects in diverse ways. Let’ s look at some of the funders who are working to support this ... in the next few years on this front, as they are funding what looks like some of the...
Tow Foundation Founder to Serve on NP Board Taking Over Philadelphia’s Struggling Newspaper of Record
Release Date:
01/12/2016
... Founder to Serve on NP Board Taking Over Philadelphia’ s Struggling Newspaper of Record “If newspapers are ... a stunning development for a struggling business, that’ s pretty close to what...
Mayor Increases 'Fair Share' Funding for Schools, but Critics Want More
Release Date:
01/25/2016
... up budgets at city schools that are currently well below what they should be receiving, according to his self-avowed ...