David Rockefeller’s Thoughtful Path to Philanthropy
Release Date:
11/08/2017
... than a decade ago to a dozen institutions, among them two universities and the Museum of Modern Art, which stand to ...
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New Report From Silicon Valley Community Foundation Helps Companies Align With the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals
Release Date:
12/11/2017
A new report from Silicon Valley Community Foundation – The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: A Why, When and How Guide for Business – will help business leaders understand the Sustainable Development Goals and the key role that...
Barbara Raab and Farai Chideya of the Ford Foundation Noted As Women Who Shall Lead In The News Industry
Release Date:
12/18/2017
Women in news philanthropy will help reimagine news in local communities. In cities like Detroit, Jennifer Preston and Katy Locker of the Knight Foundation, Barbara Raab and Farai Chideya of the Ford Foundation, and Mariam Noland and Katie Brisson...
New Menino Survey of Mayors, Supported By Citi and The Rockefeller Foundation Reveals Top Issues for Mayors
Release Date:
01/23/2018
Nationally Representative Survey of American Mayors Supported by Citi Community Development and The Rockefeller Foundation, Addresses Housing Affordability, Climate Change, Responses to Federal and State Funding Shifts & More
Century Foundation Report Reveals NY’s For-Profit Colleges Leave Students with Debt and Little Impact on Earning Potential
Release Date:
03/26/2018
... think tank, compared student outcomes at 427 colleges and universities , including 112 public, 196 nonprofit and 119 ...
New York State Health Foundation Report Finds NY State Premiums Are Among the Highest in the Country
Release Date:
04/02/2018
As Albany lawmakers consider imposing costly new taxes and mandates on health insurance, a report from the New York State Health Foundation offers a timely reminder: The state’s premiums are already among the highest in the country, and rising fast.
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and National Science Foundation Fund Creation of Battery-Free HD Video Streaming Technology
Release Date:
04/27/2018
Engineers at the University of Washington have developed a new HD video streaming method that doesn’t need to be plugged in. Their prototype skips the power-hungry parts and has something else, like a smartphone, process the video instead.
With Support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, MIT To Conduct an Environmental Scan of Open Source Publishing
Release Date:
06/25/2018
With Support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, MIT To Conduct an Environmental Scan of Open Source Publishing The MIT Press has announced the award of a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to conduct a landscape analysis...
McNulty Prize Catalyst Fund Launches at the Aspen Institute
Release Date:
07/10/2018
... From building the college-to-career pipeline in state universities across the US, to deepening economic resilience ...
Simons Foundation Announces Simons Collaboration on Localization of Waves
Release Date:
08/06/2018
The Simons Foundation is pleased to announce the establishment of the Simons Collaboration on Localization of Waves, directed by Svitlana Mayboroda of University of Minnesota.
Atlantic Philanthropies Awards $18 Million to Expand Health Equity Fellows
Release Date:
08/08/2018
The George Washington University Health Workforce Institute at the Milken Institute School of Public Health has announced an $18 million grant from Atlantic Philanthropies to expand and operate the Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity program through...
United Way of New York City Names Gina Goodenow as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Release Date:
08/15/2018
United Way of New York City (UWNYC) is proud to name Gina Goodenow as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer—the organization's first female to take on this role in its 80-year history.
David Rockefeller Gift Raises Rockefeller Brothers Fund Endowment to $1.2 Billion
Release Date:
10/25/2018
A generous gift from the estate of David Rockefeller has raised the Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF) endowment from approximately $960 million to over $1.2 billion.
Russell Sage Foundation Grantees Cited in NY Times on Disputed Timeline for When Whites Will Assume Minority Status in US Population
Release Date:
11/29/2018
In a nation preoccupied by race, the moment when white Americans will make up less than half the country’s population has become an object of fascination.
Silicon Valley Community Foundation Begins a New Chapter
Release Date:
02/06/2019
It’s a new day at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation with new CEO Nicole Taylor a few weeks into her job. The nonprofit veteran says her biggest goal in this time of transition is to listen. She’s been meeting with staff members, board members...
New Paper From Rockefeller Brothers Fund and Perella Weinberg Partners Finds Investors Can Pursue Impact Without Sacrificing Returns
Release Date:
02/20/2019
... no one-size-fits-all strategy for investors. Foundations, universities , and other institutional investors must develop ...
Staten Island, Conrad N. Hilton Foundations, New York Community Trust, and More Launch Campaign to Make NYC First in Nation to Offer Long-Term Support for Foster Youth
Release Date:
02/28/2019
Dozens of human services agencies and foundations in New York City are asking Mayor Bill de Blasio for a $50 million boost to the budget for foster care next year. The funding would go toward full-time life coaches and tutors for current and former...
Lack of Diversity Hurts Science: Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program Is Changing That
Release Date:
06/10/2019
When the professionals who manage our wild places are not diverse, their decisions may not reflect the larger community’s needs.
The Jewish Women’s Foundation of New York Elects New Officers and Welcomes Seven New Board Members
Release Date:
07/01/2019
The Jewish Women’s Foundation of New York (JWFNY) announces new leadership of its Board of Directors.
Largest-Ever Study of Coral Communities Unlocks Global Solution to Save Reefs, Funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies' Vibrant Oceans Initiative
Release Date:
08/12/2019
... and other conservation NGOs, government agencies, and universities . The study outlines three viable strategies that ...