Ford Foundation Appoints Xavier de Souza Briggs as Vice President of Economic Opportunity and Assets
Release Date:
11/01/2013
... level. His latest book, “Moving to Opportunity: The Story of an American Experiment to Fight Ghetto Poverty” ...
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FEGS: Canary in the Coal Mine?
Release Date:
04/10/2015
... We suspect that a more accurate, though less dramatic, story is that many things went wrong—some all at once (a ...
Lies, Bots, and Coronavirus: Misinformation’s Deadly Impact on Health
Release Date:
07/31/2020
Misinformation, the circulation of misleading and false information, deepened the crisis by delaying authoritative response to the pandemic by weeks, if not months.
Sealaska Heritage Institute Receives Grant from Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to Launch Totem Pole Trail
Release Date:
12/20/2021
... city in 2018. Each totem pole will feature a corresponding story board that identifies the clan, crests and information ...
Schendler & Haynes: Finally, ski resorts wake up to warming
Release Date:
09/05/2013
Aspen Skiing Company Sustainability Director Auden Schendler and Mertz Gilmore Foundation Vice President Lukas Haynes talk about a collaboration between ski resorts and a climate-focused nonprofit to address global warming in The Salt Lake Tribune.
2012 NGen Fellows Project: Hacking the NGen Experience
Release Date:
09/29/2013
... includes building an online community, engaging in collaborative projects to be judged at sector-wide gatherings ...
When It Comes To Building Resilient Cities, Everyone Wants In
Release Date:
06/24/2014
The idea of building a resilient city is not limited to a handful of people, but from workshops being conducted as part of the Rockefeller Foundation's 100 Resilient Cities Challenge, people from all walks of life want to be part of the effort.
New Komen Head Says Organization's Mission is To Save Lives
Release Date:
07/18/2014
The new head of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure says the organization is singly focused these days on its mission of saving lives from breast cancer and the controversy that engulfed the group 2 1/2 years ago when it stopped funding Planned...
Fund for Shared Insight Announces First Round of Grants Totaling $5.26 Million
Release Date:
11/21/2014
Ford and JPB Foundation are among funders participating in this initiative.
Natasha Lifton Joins The New York Community Trust as Senior Program Officer for Children, Youth, and Families
Release Date:
03/16/2015
... to the Child Care and Early Education Fund, a funders’ collaborative . She has master’s degrees from New York ...
Support from MasterCard Facilitates Launch of the Global Girls Entrepreneurship Project
Release Date:
03/25/2015
The project will launch initially in Miami, New York City, St Louis, and the Westchester, NY/Fairfield County, CT region.
Gerstner Family Foundation Commits $10 Million to Cancer Research
Release Date:
06/11/2015
The grant will provide support to the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.
Bank of America Funds of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Conservation Program
Release Date:
07/29/2015
... Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnerships. These partnerships are collaborative efforts to provide residents of demographically ...
Simons Foundation Partners with Kennedy Krieger’s Interactive Autism Network, Provides $2.18 Million in Funding
Release Date:
08/27/2015
The funding will support expansion of the nation's largest online autism research initiative.
Surdna-Funded Report Suggests Better Language, New Approaches to Community Wealth Building
Release Date:
11/11/2015
... Kelly is executive vice president at the Democracy Collaborative , where she co-authored a report released ...
NoVo and Ms. Foundations Support Grantmakers for Girls of Color Funders Convening
Release Date:
03/02/2016
The Grantmakers for Girls of Color Convening Planning Committee, suppported by the NoVo and Ms. Foundations, will host a national convening of funders to begin an exploration of the challenges facing girls and young women of color and to create a...
Ford Foundation Supports Universities' Efforts to Boost Student Grad Rates by 20%
Release Date:
03/04/2016
The University Innovation Alliance (UIA) is on track to expand their combined annual degree awards by almost 20 percent, creating 94,000 more graduates over the next 10 years. UIA received $3.85 million in new funding from the Bill & Melinda...
JPB Foundation Supports Best Practices, Models for Green Infrastructure in Underserved Communities
Release Date:
03/10/2016
The Great Urban Parks Campaign: Green Infrastructure in Underserved Communities is bringing together thought leaders from around the country to explore solutions to stormwater management through the use of green infrastructure that also benefits...
NY Stem Cell Foundation: New Type of Stem Cell Found that Will Accelerate Discovery
Release Date:
03/21/2016
New stem cell research by NY Stem Cell Foundation, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Columbia University Medical Center, which was published in the journal Nature, represents a landmark in research techniques and biotechnology.
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Launches Initiative to Protect Refugee Children in Greece
Release Date:
03/29/2016
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation, in partnership with the European Programme for Integration and Migration, is launching a grant initiative to support nongovernmental organizations working to protect refugee children arriving in Greece.