Ford Foundation Taps Elizabeth Alexander as Director of the Creativity and Free Expression Program
Release Date:
10/07/2015
... will guide efforts to examine how cultural narratives impact and shape social movements, and how media and the arts ...
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Rockefeller Brothers Fund and Others Make $1.1M Grants to CEP and GEO
Release Date:
10/16/2015
... foundations improve their grantmaking so they have more impact . They both are founding presidents of their groups, ...
Podcast: A Conversation with Gates Foundation's Health Expert Anita Zaidi
Release Date:
11/05/2015
In a recent seminar, Anita Zaidi, MD, an internationally recognized pediatrician and director of the enteric and diarrheal diseases program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, discussed the issues impacting maternal and child health.
Philanthropy Must Move Fast on Climate Change, Robertson and MacArthur Leaders Say in Chronicle
Release Date:
12/02/2015
Julian Robertson, chairman of the Robertson Foundation, and Julia Stasch, president of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation write about what philanthropies must do to impact climate change.
Chronicle of Social Change Profiles Hilton Foundation and Its Massive Growth
Release Date:
01/22/2016
... projects and partnerships to help us deliver maximum impact .” Its support of iFoster, for example, a web ...
Ford, Visa Fund Incubator Program for Financially Fragile Populations
Release Date:
03/31/2016
... not only have the potential for life-changing personal impact but that can also provide long-term sustainability for ...
Peter G. Peterson Foundation-Sponsored Team Wins Competition
Release Date:
04/12/2016
... the Clinton Global Initiative University and Net Impact , aims to empower students to raise awareness about the ...
Peterson Center on Healthcare Supports New Initiative to Forecast Trends in U.S. Healthcare Spending
Release Date:
04/19/2016
Grant awarded to University of Washington to analyze drivers of healthcare spending and identify future trends to guide efforts to improve health outcomes and bend the cost curve.
Carnegie Corporation of New York Names 33 Winners of Its Prestigious Andrew Carnegie Fellows
Release Date:
04/19/2016
... the winners based on the originality and potential impact of their proposals, and with the expectation that ...
Rockefeller Foundation Spearheads Resilience Strategy in Colorado
Release Date:
04/29/2016
... plans to show how hazards are interlinked—and how they impact businesses and low-income people. The resilience ...
Doris Duke Study Finds Promoting Abstinence, Fidelity for HIV Prevention Is Ineffective
Release Date:
05/03/2016
... could not find any evidence that these initiatives had an impact on changing individual behavior... Doris Duke Study ...
How Ford, Rockefeller Supported "Street Orgs" in the 1970s
Release Date:
06/03/2016
In 1970, the Vice Lords were actually given $275,000 by the Rockefeller Foundation for their organizing work, and the Ford Foundation granted them $130,000.
Would John D. Rockefeller Opt for an LLC? A Conversation With Judith Rodin
Release Date:
06/23/2016
... efforts to buttress Rockefeller’s work through impact investing and alliances with big businesses... Would ...
Supported by the John A. Hartford Foundation, Study Shows Alzheimer’s Patients Have Lower Perception of Pain
Release Date:
07/13/2016
... detecting underlying conditions that could have a serious impact and potentially lead to tissue or organ damage, said ...
Rockefeller Exec Outlines Wide Range of Climate Investments
Release Date:
07/15/2016
... senior associate director of innovative finance and impact investing, outlined the effort in an interview with ...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Health Program Director Writes About the Route to Better Data
Release Date:
08/15/2016
The Data for Health initiative, led by the public health team at Bloomberg Philanthropies, aims to support interested governments in creating data systems changes that will be lasting, affordable and impactful.
Simons-Backed Study Shows Neural Stem Cells in Adult Mice Also Vulnerable to Zika
Release Date:
08/19/2016
... virus, raising questions about whether Zika has a negative impact on the adult brain. The virus is known to be ...
Research to Prevent Blindness Was Key Supporter of Zika Study
Release Date:
09/15/2016
... the sole funder, but was particularly valuable in the high- impact , and frankly, scary, areas of inquiry. Why? The Zika ...
Applications Invited for Soros Justice Fellowships in Advocacy and Media
Release Date:
09/21/2016
... Criminal Justice Fund to reduce the destructive impact of current criminal justice policies on the lives of ...
Ms. Foundation for Women Founder Gloria Steinem Wraps Up Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Release Date:
11/03/2016
... for Women, Equality Now, Donor Direct Action and Direct Impact Africa... Ms. Foundation for Women Founder Gloria ...