Simons Foundation Invites LOIs for Significant Mathematical, Theoretical Studies
Release Date:
08/24/2015
... scientific milestone. Projects should have clearly defined initial activities and goals by which their progress and ...
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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.
$2 Million Mellon Foundation Grant Supports Digital Humanities
Release Date:
09/02/2015
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation recently awarded the University of Pennsylvania a $2 million grant to support University initiatives in the digital humanities in both Penn Arts & Sciences and Penn Libraries.
Ford Foundation Head in India Moves On, Hints at Discord with Government
Release Date:
09/08/2015
The foundation has had its funding frozen after the government announced a probe into a $250,000 grant it had given to a vocal critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Bloomberg Philanthropies Announces Grantees Of $30 Million Arts Innovation And Management Program
Release Date:
09/16/2015
The invitation-only program, announced in April 2015, supports a diverse set of institutions including local cultural centers and performing, literary and visual art organizations.
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funding Spurs Federal Synthetic Biology Research
Release Date:
09/17/2015
A new study shows that less than one percent of federal funding goes to risk research.
MetLife Foundation Will Appear on 'Be the Change,' A Lifetime TV Network Program
Release Date:
09/18/2015
The foundation will explore how corporate America is empowering people to build better lives.
Gap Inc. Announces Commitment To Advance The Lives Of One Million Women
Release Date:
09/28/2015
Gap will expand its award-winning P.A.C.E program to harness collectiver action for the advancement of women throughout the world.
National League of Cities and MetLife Foundation Partner for Eight City Project
Release Date:
10/30/2015
The National League of Cities is launching a new initiative in partnership with MetLife Foundation to help cities promote financial inclusion for their residents.
Ford Foundation Spells Out Cuts to Make Way for Its Shift in Focus to Inequality
Release Date:
11/09/2015
Under a new strategy announced today, the Ford Foundation will double the amount it provides to grantees to cover administrative overhead costs and steer $1 billion over five years toward strengthening social-justice organizations. At the same time...
Tisch, NY State Health Foundations Support Creating Oases in New York City’s ‘Food Deserts’
Release Date:
12/03/2015
Farms are being built at public housing sites to grow produce for communities with limited access to healthy food.
MetLife Foundation Partners with Duke University on CommonCents Lab
Release Date:
12/08/2015
With support from MetLife Foundation, Duke University is launching the CommonCents Lab, an initiative that will apply behavioral economics to identify new ways to help millions of Americans improve their saving and spending habits.
Rockefeller Foundation to Take Food-Waste Fight to Davos
Release Date:
01/21/2016
The Rockefeller Foundation plans to announce at Davos that it is kicking off a $130 million initiative to reduce food waste around the world. The wide-ranging plan will stretch from thrown-out crops to excess food at the dinner table.
As Blizzard Looms, Morgan Stanley-supported 'Operation Warm' Gives NYC Children Free Coats
Release Date:
01/22/2016
As temperatures drop and a blizzard looms, NYC announced that 13,000 young students will receive new winter jackets paid for by private donors.
Ford Foundation, Cannes Film Market Launch Documentary Film Push Against Inequality
Release Date:
02/02/2016
The Ford Foundation’s and Cannes Film Market’s networking mini-mart Doc Corner announced a two year-partnership to raise global awareness on social justice, working against inequality.
Mellon Gives UPenn $5.1 Million to Boost Latino Faculty in the Humanities
Release Date:
02/04/2016
The Mellon Foundation grant will support of efforts to increase the number of Latino professors in the humanities at U.S. colleges and universities.
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.
WSJ Op-ed by Commonwealth Fund President Notes Potential Fallout to Repealing the ACA
Release Date:
03/08/2016
... Notes Potential Fallout to Repealing the ACA The initial National Health Interview Survey results published ...
NoVo and Arcus Foundations Noted for Taking A Stand In Social Movements
Release Date:
03/17/2016
Does philanthropy really have a useful role to play in transformative social movements?
Century Foundation Report Recommends Universal Child Allowance
Release Date:
03/17/2016
The child poverty rate in the United States is stubbornly high, with more than 12 million American children—16.5 percent of all children—currently living in poverty and a Century Foundation report says a universal child allowance could change it.