Carnegie Corporation of New York Awards Grants Totaling $20 Million
Release Date:
06/26/2014
... Grants were made as part of its national and international programs and special opportunities fund.... Carnegie ...
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Private Funding Provides Lifeline For Stem Cell Researchers
Release Date:
07/07/2014
Some of the most exciting research in medicine is taking place at the New York Stem Cell Foundation, and almost all its work is being paid for by private donors.
Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces 10-Fold Increase in Grant Distributions
Release Date:
07/25/2014
Brooklyn Community Foundation fund holders directed over $200,000 in grants—more than 90 percent going to Brooklyn nonprofits—for the first six months of 2014, a 10-fold increase over the same period last year.
UJA-Federation Awards Over $1 Million in Scholarships
Release Date:
08/27/2014
UJA-Federation of New York has awarded over $1 million in scholarships to more than 400 of New York’s Jewish students in financial need.
Bloomberg Foundation Launches Public Art Challenge
Release Date:
10/15/2014
Bloomberg Philanthropies is now accepting applications for temporary art projects that provide collaborations between artists and city government.
Sharon B. King, Noted Philanthropic Leader, Dies at 68
Release Date:
10/27/2014
Former F.B. Heron Foundation President and PNY Board Member, Sharon King, passed away on October 21, 2014.
After-School Enrollment Up, but Still Shy of Lofty de Blasio Goals
Release Date:
01/16/2015
... administration managed to boost enrollment in after-school programs for middle-schoolers this year — but still fell ...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches New Clean Energy Initiative
Release Date:
01/26/2015
... solutions and supports scientific research and educational programs .... Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches New Clean ...
Cultivating Nonprofit Leadership: A (Missed?) Philanthropic Opportunity
Publication date:
03/2015
... many of you, I’ve benefited from a number of excellent programs throughout my career. One thing is crystal clear: ...
Bank of America to Provide Clean Water and Opportunity in Southern India
Release Date:
03/24/2015
Water-related illness is among the leading cause of death in children under five years old worldwide.
Eileen Wiseman Joins The Tow Foundation as Director of Strategic Initiatives
Release Date:
06/09/2015
... She will also collaborate with the director of justice programs to support current and develop new ... experience to create non-traditional cross-disciplinary programs that align with a strategic vision. We...
Ford Foundation Awards $1 Million to Help Prisoners Get a College Education
Release Date:
08/06/2015
The Bard Prison Initiative will support education and other services that better prepare prisoners for reentry into society.
The PIMCO Foundation Sends Employees to Peru to Build Sustainable Small Businesses with Coffee Farmers
Release Date:
08/26/2015
The project is part of PMCO's Emerging Enterprise Program (EEP) which encourages entrepreneurship and create opportunity in developed countries.
Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation Awards Grants in New Art & Social Justice Initiative
Release Date:
01/08/2016
The Rubin Foundation named its first 46 recipients to share in nearly $1 million under its new Art and Social Justice initiative.
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NYS Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia: The State of the Schools
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11:00am to 12:30pm
Commissioner Elia took on this role in July 2015 after a career as a classroom teacher, Principal and superintendent, in New York and Florida.
Q&A with Sreenivasan: The Met Engages Audiences with Digital Technology (Bloomberg Philanthropies)
Release Date:
02/02/2016
Through innovative partnerships and bold approaches, the Bloomberg Philanthropies arts program increases access to culture using new technologies. The chief digital officer at the Metropolitan Museum of Art discusses the intersection of art and...
Biological Clocks Orchestrate Behavioral Rhythms by Sending Signals Downstream, Scientists Find (Revson Foundation)
Release Date:
03/01/2016
Different groups of neurons program biological clocks to orchestrate our behaviors by sending messages in a unidirectional manner downstream, a team of biologists has found.
Westchester Community Foundation Disbursed Millions in 2016
Release Date:
03/22/2016
... our donor-advisors to give locally,” noted Ms. Rossi. “ Programs such as our Community Matters film series, a ...
Citi Foundation and Americas Promise Alliance Announce the Launch of the 2016 Youth Opportunity Fund
Release Date:
04/06/2016
Local nonprofits working innovatively to catalyze career opportunities for low-income youth are encouraged to submit program ideas through May 2, 2016.
Helmsley Trust Awards $9.4 Million for Rural Health Care in Montana
Release Date:
04/11/2016
The awards include $4.6 million to the Montana Department of Health in support of its Simulation in Motion Montana program, which will employ eighteen-wheelers containing simulation learning labs and high-fidelity patient simulators to train rural...