Century Foundation Report Analyzes 'Identity Threat' Some College Students Face
Release Date:
05/18/2016
... the environment is welcoming, and whether people on campus have confidence in their abilities, the report says... ...
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U.S. Trust Study Says the Rich Feel Strongly About Giving to Improve Society
Release Date:
05/23/2016
U. S . Trust Study Says the Rich Feel Strongly About Giving to ... many believe that institutions outside of the government have the best chance of solving tough social and ... environmental problems, according to...
Atlantic Philanthropies Report Examines Human Rights Program in Ireland
Release Date:
06/24/2016
... Philanthropies' efforts to advance human rights in Ireland have had a lasting impact on protections for immigrants, ... in Ireland (31 pages, PDF), examined the foundation' s Human Rights and...
U.S. States, Rockefellers Clash With U.S. House Panel on Exxon Climate Probes
Release Date:
06/27/2016
U. S . States, Rockefellers Clash With U. S . House Panel on Exxon Climate Probes With a number of U. S . ... oil company and a coalition of state attorneys general who have said...
Arabella Advisors Founder Comments on Innovations to Reduce Food Waste
Release Date:
07/21/2016
... legislators, and environmental activists. Entire companies have formed around the notion of using ugly produce. “That is a place where there’ s some really sharp entrepreneurs that are starting at small ...
William T. Grant Foundation Invites Proposals for New York City Youth Service Improvement Grants
Release Date:
07/25/2016
... by supporting small to medium-size organizations that have already had some success but lack the funds to make needed improvements. To that end, the foundation' s Youth Service Improvement Grants program...
With Support from Sloan, Research Points to Mechanisms on Why 'Green' Helps in Urban Life
Release Date:
08/02/2016
... At a glance, such findings seem intuitive. Parks often have different vegetation in them, and asphalt-covered ...
New York Community Trust Announces Semifinalists for 2016 Nonprofit Excellence Awards
Release Date:
08/03/2016
... nonprofit organizations in the city and Westchester that have been chosen as semifinalists for $60,000 in prizes and ...
Funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, Sierra Club's Beyond Coal Campaign Makes Progress in El Paso
Release Date:
08/04/2016
Funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, Sierra Club' s Beyond Coal Campaign Makes Progress in El Paso Since 2010, 238 coal-fired power plants nationwide have been announced to retire, comprising a whopping 45...
Here Are Mellon's Goals for Liberal Arts Education
Release Date:
09/13/2016
Here Are Mellon' s Goals for Liberal Arts Education Readers of IP' s higher education vertical know we've devoted a lot of ink ... which routinely reach into the seven figures, you better ...
With Funds From Helmsley Charitable Trust, Researchers Target Fat to Treat Cancer
Release Date:
09/20/2016
... Institute, along with academic and industry collaborators, have found a way to obstruct this instrumental process to stifle cancer' s growth, detailed September 19, 2016 in Nature .....
Sponsored by Bloomberg Philanthropies, 35 Finalists Chosen for Fourth-Annual C40 Cities Awards
Release Date:
09/20/2016
... the innovative policies and programmes that cities have implemented to tackle climate change... Sponsored by ...
Supported by JPB Foundation, Scientists Identify Neurons Devoted to Social Memory
Release Date:
09/30/2016
... Scientists Identify Neurons Devoted to Social Memory Mice have brain cells that are dedicated to storing memories of ... store “social memories” that help shape the mice’ s behavior toward each other. The...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Funds Report on Why Cities and Businesses Should Partner to Achieve Climate Goals
Release Date:
10/04/2016
... and sponsored by Bloomberg Philanthropies. “Cities have a clear appetite for collaborating with the private ...
As China Rises and Tensions Grow in Asia, Carnegie is Paying Attention
Release Date:
10/12/2016
... Tensions Grow in Asia, Carnegie is Paying Attention China' s economic might has famously soared in recent decades. Now, ... and geopolitical ambitions are finally catching up. It' s become the second...
Brooklyn Community Foundation Picks 20 Nonprofits for 2016 Spark Prize
Release Date:
10/12/2016
... for 2016 Spark Prize Twenty nonprofit organizations have been selected as finalists for Brooklyn Community Foundation’ s inaugural Spark Prize, the first and only honor of its kind celebrating changemakers in...
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Supports Liberal Arts to Fight Climate Change
Release Date:
10/14/2016
... arts—and more to the point, the liberal arts skillset— have a lot to teach the sciences. In other words, the world ... think critically, and grasp the nuances of life' s ambiguities. Mellon' ...
Study Supported by Surdna Shows Tech Companies Exploit Public Subsidies
Release Date:
10/25/2016
... states against each other that more than half the states have even enacted new data center-specific tax break ...
Century Foundation Policy Associate Comments on Trump's Effect on Higher Education Reforms
Release Date:
11/10/2016
Century Foundation Policy Associate Comments on Trump' s Effect on Higher Education Reforms Donald Trump' s defeat of Hillary Clinton Tuesday night places eight years ... weaken, gut or completely...
Helmsley Charitable Trust Supports New Gene-Editing Technology That Partially Restores Vision in Blind Animals
Release Date:
11/17/2016
... Vision in Blind Animals Salk Institute researchers have discovered a holy grail of gene editing-the ability to, ...