Why Should Climate Philanthropy Care About Energy Access?
Release Date:
07/02/2015
Rockefeller Foundation is praised for its Climate Works initiative.
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Rockefeller Foundation Commits $64 Million to 100 Resilient Cities
Release Date:
07/29/2015
... leading its resilience efforts; technical assistance in support of the development of a robust resilience strategy; ...
Brooklyn Community Foundation Launches Resident-Led Grantmaking Program in Crown Heights
Release Date:
08/03/2015
... to developing a resident-led grantmaking model to support Brooklyn’s under-served neighborhoods, starting in ...
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Awards $7.3 Million to Dance Organizations
Release Date:
08/21/2015
... organizations grants ranging from $25,000 to $50,000 in support of their long-term strategic planning efforts.... ...
Simons Foundation Partners with Kennedy Krieger’s Interactive Autism Network, Provides $2.18 Million in Funding
Release Date:
08/27/2015
... collaboration centers upon a shared vision to grow, support and engage communities of individuals with autism ...
Staying True to Donors’ Wishes Beyond the Grave
Release Date:
09/21/2015
Trusts, such as the New York Community Trust, have to ensure money is spent as intended, but things can get fuzzy as times change.
New York Community Trusts and Partners Fund Grants Bringing Digital Media Learning to More Youth
Release Date:
11/04/2015
New grants will help NYC young people to use digital media and technology to compose and record original music, research civic and political issues, and reduce pollution in their communities.
NYTimes Publishes OpEd by Tiffany & Co. Chairman on Environmental Sustainability
Release Date:
11/09/2015
Tiffany & Co. executive calls for brand owners and jewelry retailers to come together to establish a certification system that will assure responsible behavior when obtaining natural resources.
Surdna-Funded Report Suggests Better Language, New Approaches to Community Wealth Building
Release Date:
11/11/2015
A new report, “Cities Building Community Wealth," defines and names a movement that has been brewing beneath the radar for at least 40 years: the community wealth-building movement.
MetLife Foundation Partners with Duke University on CommonCents Lab
Release Date:
12/08/2015
... Foundation and Duke University today announced that, with support from MetLife Foundation, Duke University is launching ...
Atlantic Philanthropies Writes About Philanthropy’s Role in Promoting Positive Approaches to School Discipline
Release Date:
01/07/2016
The widespread use of suspension and expulsion in schools reflects a national belief in "zero tolerance" to set a tone of academic focus and seriousness and to maintain order and safety. Yet, is this effective discipline?
NPs Share Excellent Management Practices (New York Community Trust)
Release Date:
01/19/2016
Attendees of The New York Community Trust’s 2015 Nonprofit Excellence Awards Best Practices Workshop and Awards Presentation learned about ways to improve the management of their organizations, while supporting their missions.
Former NYC Official & Former Philadelphia Mayor Named 'What Works Cities' Senior Fellows (Bloomberg)
Release Date:
02/08/2016
... lend their expertise and city leadership experience to support the national movement focused on utilizing what works ...
Backed by Mellon Grant, UVA Establishes New Center to Study Indigenous Art
Release Date:
02/16/2016
... and the Mellon Foundation. In part, the grant will support the hiring of two new curators for the University’s ...
Tow Foundation Announces Six Playwright Residencies
Release Date:
02/25/2016
... awarded $75,000 grants to six New York City theatres to support a playwright of their choosing as the 2016–17 Tow ...
New Biomarker Identifies Uveal Melanoma Patients At High Risk For Metastasis (Research To Prevent Blindness)
Release Date:
03/07/2016
New study published in Clinical Cancer Research details the discovery of a biomarker that puts patients at a higher risk for metastasis of uveal melanoma.
Commonwealth Fund Finds Hospitals in Accountable Care Organizations Are Larger and in Urban Areas
Release Date:
03/09/2016
A new study comparing accountable care organizations (ACOs) that include hospitals in their networks to those that do not finds hospitals that are in urban areas, are nonprofit, or have a relatively small share of Medicare patients are more likely...
IU Joins Center For Integration Of Research, Teaching And Learning (Sloan Foundation)
Release Date:
03/11/2016
Indiana University has joined a national consortium, the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning, to improve the teaching skills of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows and to increase the diversity of future university...
Dodge Foundation Suports NJ Schools Grants for Field Trips in Pilot Program
Release Date:
03/14/2016
The Community Foundation of New Jersey and the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation are announcing today that their pilot program, Field Trip New Jersey, has awarded more than $45,000 in grants to schools supporting educational field trips.
Laurie M. Tisch Honored by United Way’s Women’s Leadership Council
Release Date:
03/21/2016
... in attendance, the luncheon raised nearly $1 million in support of the United Way of New York City’s ReadNYC ...