Philanthropists, Lawmakers Behind New Push for College Education in Prison
Release Date:
07/29/2015
... Sunshine Lady Foundation and the Ford Foundation have contributed millions of dollars to programs that give ...
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United Hospital Fund Explores the Struggles of Family Caregiving
Release Date:
07/31/2015
... caregivers generally provide so much unpaid help because their loved ones need many types of assistance that are hard ... status, employment and on other family relationships have been well documented,” Levine...
Newman's Own Foundation Launches Fellowship Program
Release Date:
08/04/2015
... to social issues and community development. They have been placed at nonprofit organizations in roles aligned with their capabilities and career interests. The placements were ...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Announces First Cities Selected to Join What Works Cities Initiative
Release Date:
08/05/2015
... initiative to help 100 mid-sized American cities enhance their use of data and evidence to improve the lives of ... Louisiana; Seattle, Washington; and Tulsa, Oklahoma have publicly committed to enhance...
What We Learned from the Failure of the Rikers Island Social Impact Bond
Release Date:
08/10/2015
... when an independent evaluator certifies that programs have achieved the promised results. Proponents argue that ...
2015 Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy Awarded to Those Who Dedicate Private Wealth to the Public Good
Release Date:
08/25/2015
Recipients include Charles F. Feeney, founder of The Atlantic Philanthropies and Robert B. Menschel of Goldman Sachs.
Citi Foundation, America’s Promise Award $3 Million for Youth
Release Date:
08/27/2015
... The Citi Foundation and America's Promise Alliance have announced grants totaling $3 million in support of ... that connect youth to opportunities designed to increase their employability and prepare them...
Ms. Foundation Releases New Data on Women's Equality
Release Date:
08/27/2015
... that examines whether the public believes specific issues have different impacts on women versus men. While most ...
Helmsley Charitable Trust-Backed Program Explores DNA Damage Response to Find New Cancer Treatments
Release Date:
08/28/2015
... a mystery. Now, scientists at the Salk Institute have discovered critical details of how a cell's response .....
News Junkies Wanted for Editorial Board
Release Date:
09/16/2015
... of the New York PhilanthroPost Policy Edition. You may have noticed that your daily, weekly or monthly New York ... year on the topics they would most like us to cover, we have expanded our coverage areas with...
A New Lens for Disaster Recovery
Release Date:
09/16/2015
... Natural disasters devastate communities and leave their deepest wounds in already unstable low-income ... and actively sought recovery for themselves and others, their voices are often absent from...
Immigrants, Their Children Integrate Well into US Society but Not in All Areas, Report Finds
Release Date:
09/24/2015
Immigrants, Their Children Integrate Well into US Society but Not in All Areas, Report Finds As U.S. immigrants and their descendants integrate into society, they become more educated, have...
Century Foundation Releases Report Detailing Nonprofit Claims by For-Profit Colleges
Release Date:
10/06/2015
... Each year, more than half a billion tax dollars have been flowing to four educational institutions that were once for-profit colleges. However, their regulatory treatment as nonprofit schools may not be ...
Wallace Foundation Releases Report on Creating Effective School Principals
Release Date:
10/07/2015
... from sources including the experiences of states that have focused on developing stronger principal policy, this ...
Two Hedge Fund Billionaires Donate $1M Each to Pro-Charter School Advocates
Release Date:
10/21/2015
... lobbying powerhouse Families for Excellent Schools have declined to name the nonprofit’s funders since it was ...
The Nonprofit Leadership Development Deficit
... of the organization: larger organizations, which should have more opportunities to promote internal talent, are not ...
Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation, to Participate in Facebook QA
Release Date:
10/26/2015
... about the Ford Foundation’s new focus on inequality? Have questions about how we’re changing our approach to ...
Success Metrics Questioned in School Program Funded by Goldman
Release Date:
11/05/2015
... . Yet since the Utah results were disclosed, questions have emerged about whether the program achieved the success ...
Opinion: Health Reform Lives!
Release Date:
11/23/2015
... came in well below expectations. Opponents of reform could have reconsidered their position — but that hardly ever happens in modern politics. Instead, they doubled down on their forecasts of...
Russia Bans Soros-Backed Foundations as Security 'Threat'
Release Date:
12/02/2015
... Foundations as Security 'Threat' Russian authorities have barred the pro-democracy charity network founded by .....