U.S. States, Rockefellers Clash With U.S. House Panel on Exxon Climate Probes
Release Date:
06/27/2016
... a coalition of state attorneys general who have said they would go after Exxon to try and force action to tackle ...
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Simons Foundation Supports Brain Scans That Identify If Baby Sibling Also Has Autism
Release Date:
02/16/2017
... able to correctly identify 80 percent of the babies who would be subsequently diagnosed with autism at 2 years of ...
U.S. Trust President Says 'It's Standing Room Only' In Impact Investing
Release Date:
02/22/2017
... In Impact Investing In years past, few Merrill advisors would attend a breakout session for impact investments at ...
Novo Foundation Receives Some of the Billions and Billions That Warren Buffett Is Giving Away
Release Date:
07/17/2017
... Hathaway stock, saying that the bulk of those holdings would go to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the ...
Facebook Will Match Harvey Relief Donations Up To $1 Million, Sending to Center for Disaster Philanthropy
Release Date:
08/31/2017
... to relief efforts. Facebook announced Tuesday that it would match the Harvey disaster relief funds raised by its ...
UFT May Have to Dramatically Slash $182M Budget
Release Date:
09/05/2017
... budget — anticipating a Supreme Court ruling that would bar mandatory “union dues” from government ...
Override of Undocumented-Immigrant Bill Falls Short In Westchester
Release Date:
09/26/2017
... came one vote short of overriding a veto of a bill that would ’ve given protections to undocumented immigrants in ...
City Schools Buy Marked-Up Supplies Thanks To DOE System
Release Date:
09/26/2017
... schools pay more for many basic classroom goods than they would at big-box retailers — thanks to an in-house ...
Obama Environmental Chief Says Trump Rollbacks Won't Wash
Release Date:
10/04/2017
... oversight, but said moves to undo his climate legacy would not withstand legal challenges. “We need to make sure ...
Ford’s Walker Named to Independent Sector Board
Release Date:
11/18/2014
... Sector Board Independent Sector members elected six new members to the Board of Directors and re-elected three ... at the 2014 IS National Conference in Seattle, Wash. Two new officers began their terms: Neil...
GroundTruth, Supported By The Henry Luce Foundation and Ford Foundation, Launches Report America, Designed To Reignite Local Journalism
Release Date:
11/06/2017
... had just experienced the dinner most journalists would die for — especially in light of recent events — ... talking over a beer and Charlie made me promise that I would give journalism two more years,”...
Simons Foundation Backs Autism BrainNet and NIH NeuroBioBank Partnership to Advance Autism Research
Release Date:
12/09/2015
... Autism BrainNet is a key step in developing the necessary resources to understand and treat autism spectrum ...
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Awards Grant to Critical Path Institute to Advance Therapies for Sickle Cell Disease
Release Date:
09/06/2018
In a continuing effort to spur advancements in treating and curing sickle cell anemia, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation today announced a grant to the Critical Path Institute (C-Path) to lay the groundwork for forming a collaboration of multiple...
Dyson Foundation’s Leadership to Change in June
Release Date:
03/19/2015
... of the Hudson Valley, will become the Dyson Foundation’s new president when the transition takes place in June, ... following the transition, said she looks forward to her new role. “I thank Rob Dyson and his...
Ford Foundation Appoints Pradeep Nair as Regional Director for India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka
Release Date:
03/09/2017
... director, Nair will guide the foundation’s operations in New Delhi, serving three countries with a staff of more than ... will be a great asset as our work in South Asia enters a new chapter,” said Darren...
The Rockefeller Foundation Commits to Divesting from Fossil Fuels
Release Date:
12/18/2020
... Foundation Commits to Divesting from Fossil Fuels NEW YORK | December 18, 2020 – The Rockefeller Foundation ... Foundation’s Board of Trustees recently approved this new policy, prompting the...
Bloomberg Launches Corporate and Philanthropic Effort to Support Successful Climate Progress at COP26
Release Date:
09/01/2021
... Successful Climate Progress at COP26 London, UK and New York , NY –Today, Michael R. Bloomberg, the UN ... weeks in the lead up to November. In addition to these new initiatives, Bloomberg...
Surdna Foundation Appoints Melissa D’Arienzo, Miguel A. Santana, and Ommeed Sathe to its Board
Release Date:
12/16/2022
... Miguel A. Santana, and Ommeed Sathe to its Board New members bring expertise in social media, racial and ... as Head of Real Estate Development for the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority right after Hurricane...
Max Marmor Announces Retirement from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation
Release Date:
03/06/2023
... Announces Retirement from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation ( New York , March 6, 2023) — Max C. Marmor, President of The ... “He has led the Foundation to strengthen its outreach to new...
Ford Foundation to Fund Projects That Help Fight Violent Extremism
Release Date:
08/03/2015
... projects that address inequality in access to natural resources and social injustice which have been linked to ... grant, says limited rights to access and use of natural resources to generate wealth by...