MasterCard Foundation Launches $50 Million Fund to Help Smallholder Farmers in Africa
Release Date:
01/21/2015
... of Sub-Saharan Africa. "Over the last decade, many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have enjoyed substantial .....
Site Search
- resource provided by the Forum Network Knowledgebase.
Search Tip: Search with " " to find exact matches.
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Names the 2015 Doris Duke Artists
Release Date:
04/02/2015
The foundation will have awarded $22 million among 80 Doris Duke Artists since the awards program’s inception.
Arcus Develops Action Plan to Save Great Apes in Africa
Release Date:
04/08/2015
... number of threats to these great apes across six range countries , including the finding that nearly 80 percent of ...
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Backs the National Dance Project
Release Date:
04/13/2015
The New England Foundation for the Arts has received a three-year grant of $3,300,000 to continue the work of the National Dance Project.
HuffPost OpEd Laments the Lack of Upward Mobility in America
Release Date:
05/05/2015
The editorial uses Century Foundation research to illustrate that there is much less upward mobility in the United States than people assume.
Ford Statement on Importance of Arts Amidst Pressing Poverty
Release Date:
08/18/2015
According to Darren Walker, Ford Foundation President, arts funding is critical to advancing social justice.
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center Director Examines Link Between Art and Economic Development
Release Date:
08/18/2015
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center is scheduled to open in 2016.
Carnegie-Backed Study Explores Adolescent Girls' Knowledge of HPV and Sexuality in Western Uganda
Release Date:
09/02/2015
... More than 80% of these deaths occur in developing countries , where cervical cancer is the leading cause of ...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Announces Grantees Of $30 Million Arts Innovation And Management Program
Release Date:
09/16/2015
The invitation-only program, announced in April 2015, supports a diverse set of institutions including local cultural centers and performing, literary and visual art organizations.
Citi Foundation Supports Young Entrepreneur Challenge
Release Date:
11/03/2015
Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) brings together young entrepreneurs together into a series of competitions. This year's winner entered a locket to protect from assault.
Rockefeller Foundation Adds Donald Kaberuka to its Board of Trustees
Release Date:
11/05/2015
... premier development finance institution, with 54 member countries and authorised capital of around $100 billion. ...
Newman's Own Foundation Awards $1.5 Million in Grants to Military Service Organizations
Release Date:
11/20/2015
Newman's Own is awarding $1.5 million in grants to 29 organizations that provide services to military men, women, veterans, and their families.
Westchester Community Foundation Names Jennifer Hu Corriggio as Philanthropy Chief
Release Date:
12/07/2015
Westchester Community Foundation has named Jennifer Hu Corriggio of Scarsdale its director of philanthropy and donor relations.
Century Foundation NYTimes OpEd: The Secret to School Integration
Release Date:
02/23/2016
Halley Potter, a Century Foundation fellow, and Kimberly Quick, a policy associate, write about school integration issues throughout the nation in this op-ed for The New York Times.
Mellon Funds Efforts to Bring Medieval Works to the Digital World
Release Date:
02/24/2016
Lehigh, the Free Library of Philadelphia, and the University of Pennsylvania are leading a project, called Bibliotheca Philadelphienis, that will digitalize the largest regional collection of medieval and early modern manuscripts in the country.
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...
Ford’s Alexander Reviews ‘Incarceration Nations’ in Washington Post
Release Date:
03/22/2016
Baz Dreisinger’s intriguing new book, “Incarceration Nations,” describes countries where prisons are small, typically housing fewer than 50 people and some fewer than 10, and prisoners are close to their families and communities. This begs the...
Cuban-American Artist Garcia Ferraz Exhibits Latest Works Supported by Ford Foundation Grant in Media Arts
Release Date:
04/14/2016
A notable voice in Cuban-American art, Garcia Ferraz has received many of this country’s prestigious art awards. They include a Ford Foundation grant in media arts, a MacArthur Foundation media grant, and a Richard Diebenkorn teaching fellowship.
Carnegie President Says Humanitarians Can Have Impact on Refugee Crisis
Release Date:
04/26/2016
A six-country survey commissioned by the Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity finds widespread misperceptions of the scale of the global refugee crisis.
Atlantic Philanthropies Joins Black Foundation Executives In Sharing Grief Over Police Shootings
Release Date:
07/08/2016
Just hours before five police officers were gunned down in the streets of Dallas, black foundation and nonprofit leaders from across the country picked up their phones Thursday and shared their grief.