Nadia Alia Appointed Manager, Grants and Communications at The Tow Foundation
Release Date:
04/20/2015
Alia previously worked as the foundation's grants manager.
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Markle Foundation President Examines China as a Source of Jobs for the U.S. in WSJ OpEd
Release Date:
06/04/2015
The growing Chinese middle class outpaces the country's ability to provide services for the population.
Morgan Stanley Launches Perspectives in Philanthropy, Vol. 13, 'The Advancement of Women and Girls'
Release Date:
08/26/2015
The issue showcases eleven individuals and organizations that are empowering women and girls worldwide.
D.C. Schools Attracted Record Amounts of Philanthropy in Recent Years
Release Date:
08/27/2015
Supporters include Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Walton Family Foundation.
Newman's Own Supports Volunteerism Event This Weekend
Release Date:
10/21/2015
... comprising efforts from individuals, corporations, universities , communities, states and nonprofit ...
Mellon Foundation Supports Scholarship on America’s Immigration History, including Interactive Graphics
Release Date:
12/17/2015
American Panorama, a detailed graphical representation of immigration history, was created by the Digital Scholarship Lab at the University of Richmond, with support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Mortality Rates for Middle-Aged Whites Not Just About Drugs, Suicide, Says Commonwealth Fund
Release Date:
02/01/2016
Recent research has called attention to an unexpected rise in death rates among middle-aged, white Americans between 1999-2014. The especially broad reach of these negative mortality trends suggests there is an urgent need for further investigation...
DNAinfo Highlights Senior Profiles Supported by New York Community Trust
Release Date:
02/04/2016
The lives of New York senior citizens are the subject of a year-long project called Exceeding Expectations, which is run by the Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, and led by journalist...
Pershing Square Awards $5.4 Million to Oxford MBA Scholarship Program
Release Date:
02/16/2016
The Pershing Square Foundation has announced a supplemental gift of £3.7 million ($5.4 million) gift to the Oxford Pershing Square Graduate Scholars Program at the University of Oxford's Saïd Business School.
Opinion: Does a Soda Tax Reduce Obesity? Ask Mexico (Bloomberg Philanthropies)
Release Date:
02/23/2016
Mexico has become the most obese country in the world. In a purported effort to combat the problem, the country implemented a one-peso-per-liter excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages in January 2014.
Alfred P. Sloan, Time Warner 'Fast Track Grant' Goes To Film That Explores Science and Technology
Release Date:
06/07/2016
Film Independent Selects 10 Projects And 20 Filmakers For 2016 Fast Track Program And Awards $20K Alfred P. Sloan Fast Track Grant To Mark Levinson For 'The Gold Bug Variations'
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Backs Promising News Collaborative
Release Date:
08/25/2016
The foundation will support the Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University's launch of local/national news partnership project that will show community sites in Jersey how, for example, they can produce the same eye-catching data...
Century Foundation Fellow Asks If Trump's Victory the Jump-Start Civics Education Needed
Release Date:
11/11/2016
America’s classrooms are responsible for preparing students to be good citizens. This election indicates that they may be failing to do so.
Russell Sage Publishes Study on the Problems of Parents Funding College Education
Release Date:
12/14/2016
More parents today are financially supporting — and paying more — for their children’s college education, but that development also might be exacerbating economic inequality, according to a new study by a University of Kansas professor.
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The Roles of Arts & Culture in Addressing Islamophobia
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Islamophobia is escalating rapidly across the country, fueling fear, discrimination and hate crimes against Muslim, Arab and South Asian communities. In recent months, we have borne witness to a growing number of hostile acts including vandalism,...
NY Women’s Foundation’s Oliveira Offers Blueprint for Investing in Vulnerable Young Girls
Release Date:
02/28/2017
Ana Oliveira, President and CEO of the NY Women's Foundation, argues that "if we want the low-income girls of our city to be as healthy, stable, and successful as possible, we need to better recognize, respect, and bolster the strengths of the low-...
Bloomberg Philanthropies, Tiffany & Co. Foundation and Others Partner to Launch '50 Reefs' Global Initiative to Protect Critical Ecosystem
Release Date:
02/28/2017
Bloomberg Philanthropies, in partnership with the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, Tiffany & Co. Foundation, Australian nonprofit Ocean Agency, and the Global Change Institute at the University of Queensland, has announced the launch of a global...
Giving Like a Rockefeller, Even if You’re Not Super-Rich
Release Date:
03/31/2017
... $2 billion to organizations, from Harvard and Rockefeller Universities to a “Living Pyramid” made of wild grass and ...
NY Times Common Sense Columnist Says Ford Foundation Is an Unlikely Convert to ‘Impact’ Investing
Release Date:
04/17/2017
... institutions, whether education, as with college and universities , or broader social programs, as at many private ...
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts awards $100,000 to Harn Museum of Art
Release Date:
04/20/2017
The primary focus of The Andy Warhol Foundation’s grant-making activity is to support the creation, presentation and documentation of contemporary visual art, particularly work that is experimental, under-recognized or challenging in nature.