Simons Foundation Sponsors "The Eternal Sky," A Short Film about Building the Simons Observatory
Release Date:
03/09/2017
... project and the Atacama Cosmology Telescope project, have come together under the Simons Observatory banner. In ...
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Vivian Tseng Promoted to Senior Vice President, Program of The William T. Grant Foundation
Release Date:
03/29/2017
... and youth. “Vivian’s contributions to the Foundation have been invaluable, opening doors to new partnerships and ...
Rachel Block Joins Milbank Memorial Fund as Program Officer
Release Date:
04/03/2017
... operations,” said Ms. Block. “I am very pleased to have this opportunity and expand on my previous work with the ...
New Study Supported by Simons Foundation Finds Math and Science are Kids' Favorite Subjects, But Parents Value Reading and Writing Skills More
Release Date:
04/18/2017
... parents with school-aged children say math or science is their child's favorite subject, they more readily understand .....
Commonwealth Fund, NY State Health Foundation, Peterson Center Noted as the Funders Behind the Movement for Open Notes
Release Date:
05/16/2017
... it can and, today, millions of patients in 37 states have access to notes in their medical records. If you've ever been at a doctor's ... reading notes helped patients "feel more in control of...
The Rockefeller Brothers Fund: A 19th Century Fortune Tackles 21st Century Problems
Release Date:
05/17/2017
... the family worshipped), the Museum of Modern Art (which their mother co-founded), Colonial Williamsburg (where JDR ... told me in 2015: “This is largely symbolic, but symbols have power. They motivate people...
Calls for Nominations for 2018 Casey Excellence for Children Awards
Release Date:
06/08/2017
... recognize outstanding families and foster care alumni who have dedicated themselves to improving outcomes for children ... is committed to building hope for children, families and their communities. Submit...
Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship is Conducting CSR Survey
Release Date:
06/14/2017
... Deadline to participate is Friday, June 30. If you have any questions about this survey or how the information ...
AARP, Commonwealth Fund Release State Scorecard on Long-Term Services and Supports for Seniors
Release Date:
06/15/2017
... (“Scorecard”), shows that although most states have made some progress, the pace of change overall remains ... with disabilities who cannot perform these activities on their own because of physical, cognitive...
Afua Atta-Mensah, Executive Director of Community Voices Heard, Says "Basebuilding is a Contact Sport"
Release Date:
06/22/2017
... with someone is hard work," Atta-Mensah exclaimed. "We have to knock 50 doors just to get 20 people who will talk to .....
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Gives $150M for An Initiative To Elevate Civic Discourse
Release Date:
06/27/2017
... some prestigious academic institutions and philanthropies have slowly dared to enter. This month one of Europe’s ...
Unusual Times Lead to Unusual Grants from the Rockefeller Foundation
Release Date:
06/28/2017
... the world." The foundation’s priorities in recent years have included building resilience in cities throughout the .....
Ford Foundation's Darren Walker on the Perils of Meritocracy
Release Date:
06/30/2017
... still widely used to describe those Americans who have found success through a combination of dogged work and ...
NoVo Foundation is Built on Partnership; Founders Champion Gender Equality
Release Date:
07/19/2017
... in the world, what better place to start than with their own internal partnerships? In fact, for Peter and Jennifer Buffett of the NoVo Foundation, developing their own partnership as a couple coincided with...
Chief Of 100 Resilient Cities, A Rockefeller Funded Program, On How Cities Can Tackle Climate Change
Release Date:
07/25/2017
... denialists, but people get it more and more because of their experiences. Your leadership becomes crucial. We tend ... Cities across the world need to look ahead, as they have an increasingly important role to...
Michael R. Bloomberg To Convene Heads Of State And CEOs At Inaugural Global Business Forum
Release Date:
08/22/2017
... challenges. The Global Business Forum seeks to build on their success by convening leaders who are best positioned to ... over 30 countries along with more than 100 global CEOs have confirmed attendance. . ...
Mayor de Blasio Signs Sweeping Legislation to Curb Smoking, Tobacco Usage
Release Date:
08/29/2017
... by 160,000 by 2020. While smoking rates in New York City have declined from 21.5 percent in 2002 to 14.3 percent in ...
Hilton Foundation Follows a Familiar—and Promising—Playbook in Tackling a Debilitating Disease
Release Date:
08/29/2017
... a deep interest in a funding cause. Often, it is through their officers’ compassionate contact with individuals or ... treatments to reduce MS suffering. About 1 in 750 people have a chance of contracting MS,...
The 2017 National Center for Responsive Philanthropy Impact Awards Winners Announced
Release Date:
09/05/2017
... Awards Winners Announced The 2017 NCRP Impact Awardees have been announced. This year’s awards are special because ...
Down to the Wire: Indecision on ACA Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments Creates Confusion for States
Release Date:
09/08/2017
... was to give states more flexibility and control over their health insurance markets than they had had during the ... the monthly CSR reimbursements so far, federal officials have not committed to any future...