New York Foundation and Brooklyn Community Foundation Lauded for Nimbleness
Release Date:
05/27/2015
... many nonprofits is to make their mark on just one pressing need , but two New York grant makers just got national ...
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Fourth Annual Verizon Innovative App Challenge Seeks Problem Solving Ideas From Students Nationwide
Release Date:
08/17/2015
For the first time, the App Challenge will be open to teams representing non-profit organizations in addition to schools.
'Everything is Not Fine.' Inside NoVo's Funding Push on Girls and Young Women of Color
Release Date:
09/02/2015
... not fine. Here at NoVo, we recognize that there is a huge need to focus on support for girls of color. ” ...
Surdna Foundation Invites LOIs for Environmental Infrastructure Programs
Release Date:
09/10/2015
Surdna seeks nonprofits that improve urban infrastructure systems that maximize positive impact while minimizing negative consequences.
Bank of America Awards $1 Million to Nonprofits Tackling Poverty in Detroit
Release Date:
12/08/2015
Bank of America Charitable Foundation distributed nearly $1 million in community giving to 24 nonprofits focused on ensuring individuals and families in metropolitan Detroit have access to basic needs and services.
Ford Foundation-Backed Incubator Generates $100M in Loans, Nearly $1M in Savings
Release Date:
02/11/2016
A new report details how an incubator created by the Filene Research Institute, with funding from Ford Foundation, generated $100 million in loans and nearly $1 million in savings for previously underbanked families.
Mellon Foundation Awards Guggenheim $3M Endowment For Conservation
Release Date:
03/25/2016
... its conservation efforts. The grant, which the museum will need to match two-to-one (raising an additional $6 million), ...
Century Foundation Report Looks for Better Results for Remedial Students
Release Date:
06/02/2016
A new report from the Century Foundation examines how to improve outcomes for students who begin college needing remediation.
Research to Prevent Blindness Announces Low Vision Research Awardees
Release Date:
06/13/2016
Research initiative to address urgent needs in understanding and treating low vision.
Mastercard Foundation Celebrates 10th Anniversary By Donating Close To $700K To Canadian Organizations
Release Date:
06/28/2016
The MasterCard Foundation announced today that it would be committing nearly CDN $700,000 in funding to non-profit Canadian organizations.
Research Travel Grant on Offer: David Clarke Social Innovation Fellowships
Release Date:
07/13/2016
Non-profit CEOs are invited to apply for a $US20,000 grant to visit and research best practice social innovation internationally.
Ford Joins Growing List of Grant Makers Focused on People With Disabilities
Release Date:
09/12/2016
Saying it made a major mistake by overlooking the needs of people with disabilities in revamping its programs to focus on inequality, the Ford Foundation pledge Monday to undertake a top-to-bottom review of its policies and practices on the issue.
Ford-Supported Survey Finds Black, Hispanic Youth Less Likely To Get Money From Parents
Release Date:
10/06/2016
More young blacks and Hispanics feel that they can't depend on family to help them with financial needs, from big-ticket items like college tuition to smaller expenses, than do whites or Asians, according to a new GenForward poll.
Surdna Foundation to Recognize Four Community Development Financial Institutions
Release Date:
10/31/2016
Opportunity Finance Network, Goldman Sachs, and the Surdna Foundation will award four CDFIs, including Accion and CSBDF, with the 2016 Small Business Leader Award for Mission-Driven Lenders.
Rockefeller Foundation Gives $150K to Leading Disaster Relief Organization
Release Date:
11/23/2016
... enable responders to immediately launch responses based on need rather than the potential to cover costs through fund ...
United Hospital Fund Supports Family Caregiver Centers
Release Date:
01/18/2017
... Gottlieb said when family caregivers get the support they need , they are better poised to help patients successfully ...
Ford's Darren Walker Says Arts Are ‘The Soul Of The Country’ and Are Worth Fighting For
Release Date:
03/21/2017
... times, these menacing, perilous challenging times, we need the arts and humanities more than ever before.” Walker ...
Podcast: Mellon Foundation Remains a Bulwark for the Humanities
Release Date:
04/10/2017
Today, with funding for NEA and NEH in jeopardy, the Mellon Foundation’s website prominently features an article on why America needs the federal culture bodies.
Markle Foundation Collaborates With LinkedIn, Arizona State and edX to Address Technology’s Impact on Jobs
Release Date:
04/14/2017
The U.S. needs new tools to measure and monitor technology, jobs and skills to cope with the advance of artificial intelligence and automation, according to a group of economists and computer scientists.
New York Stem Cell Foundation HQ is a Linchpin for Biotech
Release Date:
05/05/2017
The New York Stem Cell Foundation's $22 million, 40,000-square-foot headquarters on West 54th Street, which opened last month, represents founder and CEO Susan L. Solomon's grand effort to turn the Far West Side into the city's newest biotech hub.