Wallace Foundation Commissioned Report Shows How ESSA Supports Social-Emotional Learning
Release Date:
12/05/2017
... but there’s a lot of language in there that suggests opportunities to focus instructionally on students’ SEL ...
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Ana Marie Argilagos Named HIP’s New President
Release Date:
12/15/2017
Hispanics in Philanthropy announced today that its board of trustees has unanimously chosen Ana Marie Argilagos as the organization’s president. Ana Marie, currently a senior advisor at the Ford Foundation, will succeed Diana Campoamor, HIP’s...
Report Funded by the Silicon Valley Community Foundation Finds That California Traffic Fines Prey on Poor
Release Date:
01/08/2018
A recent report by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area, funded by the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, found that Bay Area sheriffs were four to 16 times more likely to book African Americans and Latinos into...
Supported By The Prudential Foundation, the National Fund For Workforce Solutions Selects Four Cities to Participate in Job Quality Initiative
Release Date:
01/19/2018
... benefits, improved supervision, incentive bonuses, and opportunities for advancement. “From our work with ...
Newman's Own Foundation Launches #Newmanitarian Campaign Asking People to Commit Acts of Kindness
Release Date:
01/30/2018
... people entering careers in nonprofit; provides networking opportunities for businesses that give all profits to charity ...
JPMorgan Chase to Increase Its Philanthropic Investments to $1.75 Billion Over Five Years
Release Date:
01/31/2018
In a recent announcement, the company said it intends to increase its philanthropic investments by 40 percent, to $1.75 billion over five years. That averages out to an additional $100 million per year.
The Foundation for Child Development Introduces The NYC Early Childhood Research Network
Release Date:
02/28/2018
Foundation for Child Development has released its latest report “New York City Early Childhood Research Network: A Model for Integrating Research, Policy, and Practice,” highlighting the New York City Early Childhood Research Network.
NYCT's Patricia Swann and Kerry Mccarthy Write About the Power and Possibility of the ‘Black Panther’ Moment
Release Date:
03/06/2018
"Black Panther” is being hailed as a watershed moment in cultural history for African Americans, and it’s easy to see why. It’s more than just a movie; it’s a celebration of black excellence.
Rita Allen Foundation Announces 2018 Award in Pain Scholars
Release Date:
03/07/2018
The Rita Allen Foundation has named Helen Lai of The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Candice Paulsen of Yale University as 2018 Award in Pain Scholars, recognizing emerging leaders in basic pain research whose work holds high...
Nathan Cummings Foundation Announces Move to 100 Percent Mission-Aligned Investing
Release Date:
03/13/2018
The Nathan Cummings Foundation announced that they will align 100 percent of their nearly half-billion dollar endowment with their mission.
Propel Capital’s Sarah Williams Honored by The Center for Court Innovation
Release Date:
03/19/2018
... philanthropy; Quardean Lewis-Allen, who is offering new opportunities for disconnected young people through his ...
NYU’s Prison Education Program Receives $1 Million Grant from Mellon Foundation
Release Date:
03/28/2018
... demonstrated that engagement in the classroom can create opportunities for successful new pathways after ...
Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Backs Inclusive Innovation in a “Transitioning” Region
Release Date:
03/30/2018
The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation has thrown fully into the battle to turn around battered communities.
MasterCard Foundation Commits 100 million to Projects Within Its Young Africa Works Strategy
Release Date:
04/16/2018
The move continues a trend of foundations, donors and social investors deepening their stakes in the continent’s future. Mastercard Foundation—an entity that's entirely separate from the credit card company and has some $9 billion in assets—is among...
Ford and Markle Foundations Support National Alliance To Increase College Graduation Rates
Release Date:
04/19/2018
Eleven large research institutions, including Michigan State University, have come together across state and conference lines to increase the rate at which students from low-income and underrepresented backgrounds graduate from college.
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Tech Tools: Virtual Site Visits, Data Analysis, and Board Activities - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP
Thursday, November 8, 2018 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
Family philanthropies in 2018 have the opportunity to leverage a wide and growing variety of technology to improve our philanthropic work. Every day there are new inventions that you can use to engage further with your community, track success, and...
The Rockefeller Foundation sends 20,000 NYC Public School Students to See Hamilton
Release Date:
06/13/2018
This educational partnership, made possible through a $1.46 million grant by The Rockefeller Foundation, is not only providing 20,000 NYC public school students with the opportunity to see HAMILTON on Broadway, but provides educational material by...
With Support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, MIT To Conduct an Environmental Scan of Open Source Publishing
Release Date:
06/25/2018
With Support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, MIT To Conduct an Environmental Scan of Open Source Publishing The MIT Press has announced the award of a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to conduct a landscape analysis...
The Culture Pass Initiative Launches in New York City with Support from Stavros Niarchos Foundation, New York Community Trust and Charles H. Revson Foundation
Release Date:
07/18/2018
The Brooklyn Public Library (BPL), The New York Public Library, and Queens Library launched Culture Pass, a city-wide initiative providing free access to cultural institutions across New York’s five boroughs to the millions of library card holders...
Inside Rockefeller Foundation’s $20 Million Plan to Improve Energy Access in India
Release Date:
09/05/2018
The Rockefeller Foundation recently announced it will invest $20 million to expand energy access in rural India over the next three years. Off-grid renewable minigrids, as microgrids are known in India, figure prominently in the foundation’s plans.