Ford Foundation Taps Elizabeth Alexander as Director of the Creativity and Free Expression Program
Release Date:
10/07/2015
... will guide efforts to examine how cultural narratives impact and shape social movements, and how media and the arts ...
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Rockefeller Brothers Fund and Others Make $1.1M Grants to CEP and GEO
Release Date:
10/16/2015
... foundations improve their grantmaking so they have more impact . They both are founding presidents of their groups, ...
Philanthropy Must Move Fast on Climate Change, Robertson and MacArthur Leaders Say in Chronicle
Release Date:
12/02/2015
Julian Robertson, chairman of the Robertson Foundation, and Julia Stasch, president of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation write about what philanthropies must do to impact climate change.
Ford, Visa Fund Incubator Program for Financially Fragile Populations
Release Date:
03/31/2016
... not only have the potential for life-changing personal impact but that can also provide long-term sustainability for ...
Peter G. Peterson Foundation-Sponsored Team Wins Competition
Release Date:
04/12/2016
... the Clinton Global Initiative University and Net Impact , aims to empower students to raise awareness about the ...
Peterson Center on Healthcare Supports New Initiative to Forecast Trends in U.S. Healthcare Spending
Release Date:
04/19/2016
Grant awarded to University of Washington to analyze drivers of healthcare spending and identify future trends to guide efforts to improve health outcomes and bend the cost curve.
How Ford, Rockefeller Supported "Street Orgs" in the 1970s
Release Date:
06/03/2016
In 1970, the Vice Lords were actually given $275,000 by the Rockefeller Foundation for their organizing work, and the Ford Foundation granted them $130,000.
Would John D. Rockefeller Opt for an LLC? A Conversation With Judith Rodin
Release Date:
06/23/2016
... efforts to buttress Rockefeller’s work through impact investing and alliances with big businesses... Would ...
Supported by the John A. Hartford Foundation, Study Shows Alzheimer’s Patients Have Lower Perception of Pain
Release Date:
07/13/2016
... detecting underlying conditions that could have a serious impact and potentially lead to tissue or organ damage, said ...
Rockefeller Exec Outlines Wide Range of Climate Investments
Release Date:
07/15/2016
... senior associate director of innovative finance and impact investing, outlined the effort in an interview with ...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Health Program Director Writes About the Route to Better Data
Release Date:
08/15/2016
The Data for Health initiative, led by the public health team at Bloomberg Philanthropies, aims to support interested governments in creating data systems changes that will be lasting, affordable and impactful.
Simons-Backed Study Shows Neural Stem Cells in Adult Mice Also Vulnerable to Zika
Release Date:
08/19/2016
... virus, raising questions about whether Zika has a negative impact on the adult brain. The virus is known to be ...
Research to Prevent Blindness Was Key Supporter of Zika Study
Release Date:
09/15/2016
... the sole funder, but was particularly valuable in the high- impact , and frankly, scary, areas of inquiry. Why? The Zika ...
Applications Invited for Soros Justice Fellowships in Advocacy and Media
Release Date:
09/21/2016
... Criminal Justice Fund to reduce the destructive impact of current criminal justice policies on the lives of ...
Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces Five Organizations Selected to Receive First Spark Prize
Release Date:
01/10/2017
... the only honor of its kind celebrating excellence and impact in Brooklyn’s thriving nonprofit sector. Each of the ...
Head of Aetna Foundation Approaches Health Care as a Social Problem
Release Date:
02/16/2017
... by looking at social issues that have a significant impact on health, such as access to healthy food, threats to ...
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VR For The Real World: New Tools To Make The World Better
Thursday, August 3, 2017 -
9:00am to 11:00am
... by Games for Change and co-sponsored by Media Impact Funders—will begin with a 45-minute panel discussion ... is being used to explore social issues How social impact VR can be an innovative way to help...
Surdna Funds Report Analyzing The Social Wellbeing of NYC's Neighborhoods: The Contribution of Culture and the Arts
Release Date:
05/22/2017
... a report from the University of Pennsylvania's Social Impact of the Arts Project, in collaboration with the .....
Rockefeller Foundation Backs Nonprofit ETF Startup
Release Date:
08/01/2017
... on Tuesday. The foundation awarded a $300,000 grant to Impact Shares Corp, a Dallas-area organization that aims to ...
Westchester Community Foundation Funds Criminal Justice Program Series at Libraries
Release Date:
08/18/2017
... will focus on the 200-year history of Sing Sing and its impact on prison reform, as well as current issues of ...