African Philanthropy Forum to Promote Transformation of the Continent 'From Within'
Release Date:
04/22/2013
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Hartford Foundation Awards Nearly $2.3 Million in Grants
Release Date:
03/20/2014
The John A. Hartford Foundation awards $2.275 million in grants to the areas of palliative care and aging-related philanthropy, reports Philanthropy News Digest.
Service Through Philanthropy Dr. Starita Boyce Ansari
Release Date:
04/15/2014
MSBPhilanthropy Advisors's Dr. Starita Boyce Ansari talks service through philanthropy on BlogTalk Radio.
Mellon Foundation Awards $1.3 Million to Chicago Art Institutions
Release Date:
06/03/2014
In partnership with the Art Institute of Chicago and the University of Chicago, Northwestern University has announced grants totaling nearly $1.3 million from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in support of a program designed to advance the study of...
Simons Foundation Gives University of Hawaii $40M—Largest Gift of its Kind Ever
Release Date:
06/16/2014
The Simons Foundation has given the University of Hawaii at Manoa $40 million—the largest gift of its kind the university has ever received—for marine life research.
With Help From Rockefeller Brothers, Ploughshares Pushes Better Ties with Iran
Release Date:
06/18/2014
... grant specifically for its Iran program, with the goal “ advancing just and durable peace.” RBF has also been a ...
Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare Announces Initiative to Address "Invisible Wounds of War"
Release Date:
02/12/2015
The program will offer specialized training to help treat post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury, among other illnesses.
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Backs Panel to Explore Ways to Keep Women in STEM Fields
Release Date:
03/23/2015
Women account for half the college-educated American workforce but only 28 percent of science and engineering workers.
Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation, to Participate in Facebook QA
Release Date:
10/26/2015
On Wednesday, October 28, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm (ET), Ford Foundation president Darren Walker will answer your questions in a Facebook Q&A hosted by the Chronicle of Philanthropy.
JPMorgan Renews Veterans Partnership with $13.8M Commitment
Release Date:
03/01/2016
... through 2020 to support the Institute’s mission of advancing the post-service lives of America’s service ...
Bloomberg, Others Give Hopkins $125M for Cancer Research that Helped Jimmy Carter
Release Date:
03/30/2016
Research into immunotherapy, which cancer experts are calling the most promising approach in decades, got a boost Tuesday when Michael Bloomberg and other philanthropists announced $125 million in donations to Johns Hopkins University for a new...
With Help from Helmsley, Caltech Researchers May Have Discovered a Cause of Crohn’s Disease
Release Date:
05/09/2016
There has been growing evidence that certain probiotics – therapies that introduce beneficial bacteria into the gut – may help alleviate some of the symptoms of intestinal disorders such as Crohn’s disease.
Novo Foundation Plans to Spend $90M to Improve the Lives of Young Women of Color
Release Date:
05/23/2016
... “Our goal is to create the conditions for change by advancing the work of the real experts in this movement: ...
Morgan Stanley/ANHD Community Development Fellowship Graduate Class Selected
Release Date:
05/23/2016
... development project. Each fellow has a significant role advancing that project, and receives a $20,000 stipend to ...
Staff at Open Society Foundations Just Voted to Join a Union. Is That a Good Thing?
Release Date:
07/22/2016
It’s been a bumpy ride at the Open Society Foundations over the past few years.
Helmsley Charitable Trust Gives $5.5M to Launch Mobile Simulation Initiative for Rural Emergencies
Release Date:
07/27/2016
The Simulation in Motion Nebraska grant includes the purchase of four, customized mobile simulation training trucks and 20 high-fidelity patient simulators.
Simons Foundation Contributes to Research Outlining Cellular Communication Processes
Release Date:
08/30/2016
The findings are an important basic advance in how cell sensory systems function.
Open Society Foundations Founder George Soros Writes in WSJ About $500 Million Investment in Migrants
Release Date:
09/20/2016
I will invest in startups, established companies, social-impact initiatives and businesses founded by migrants and refugees.
Applications Invited for Soros Justice Fellowships in Advocacy and Media
Release Date:
09/21/2016
A program of the Open Society Foundations, Soros Justice Fellowships support outstanding individuals working to implement innovative projects that advance reform and spur debate on a range of issues facing the criminal justice system in the United...
NY Women's Foundation Co-Hosts Training on Healthy Manhood and Preventing Violence Against Women
Release Date:
12/07/2016
A CALL TO MEN and The New York Women's Foundation hosted a two-day Training Institute in New York on December 5-6, 2016.