13
Nov
2013
Where is Opportunity in America? - New York Index Launch
Wednesday, November 13, 2013 -
3:00pm to 6:00pm
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Each year , Opportunity Nation releases new data for the ...
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Fidelity Charitable Reports Record Results in First Three Quarters in 2013
Release Date:
10/26/2013
... 33 percent increase in dollars over the same period last year . Almost a quarter (23 percent) of the outgoing grant ...
Christy Loper Joins the Educational Foundation of America
Release Date:
11/01/2013
The Educational Foundation of America (EFA) is thrilled to welcome Christy Loper as a new Program Officer.
Astor Estate Donates Money to New York Education
Release Date:
12/08/2013
The first round of grants has been made from The New York Community Trust's $43 million Brooke Astor Funds for New York City Education, reports The Wall Street Journal.
Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare Passes Halfway Mark to Prepare 1,000 Faculty and Clinical Leaders by 2020
Release Date:
02/05/2014
The Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare has passed the halfway mark to its goal of underwriting 1,000 doctoral scholars by 2020.
A Nobel Peace Prize Nomination for the National Priorities Project
Release Date:
02/28/2014
The National Priorities Project, a Rockefeller Brothers Fund grantee, has been nominated for the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize.
Hartford Foundation Awards Nearly $2.3 Million in Grants
Release Date:
03/20/2014
The John A. Hartford Foundation awards $2.275 million in grants to the areas of palliative care and aging-related philanthropy, reports Philanthropy News Digest.
Opportunity International and The MasterCard Foundation Plan To Help 7M Out of Poverty With $22.7M Partnership
Release Date:
03/25/2014
Opportunity International andThe MasterCard Foundation plan to help 7 million out of poverty with $22.7 million partnership, reports Forbes.
Service Through Philanthropy Dr. Starita Boyce Ansari
Release Date:
04/15/2014
MSBPhilanthropy Advisors's Dr. Starita Boyce Ansari talks service through philanthropy on BlogTalk Radio.
MacArthur and Master Card Foundations Invest $24 Million in Secondary Education
Release Date:
05/06/2014
MacArthur and Master Card Foundations invest $24 million in international secondary education, reports Triple Pundit.
Bloomberg Plans a $50 Million Challenge to the N.R.A.
Release Date:
04/15/2014
... since leaving office, plans to spend $50 million this year building a nationwide grass-roots network to motivate ...
Ending Child Marriage in a Generation: What Research is Needed?
Release Date:
05/13/2014
Each year , some 10 million girls are compelled to marry before ...
Mellon Foundation Awards $1.3 Million to Chicago Art Institutions
Release Date:
06/03/2014
... Mellon Foundation Chicago Objects Study Initiative, a four- year , inter-institutional pilot program designed to provide ...
NYC Council members rip Walmart’s charity of ‘dangerous dollars’
Release Date:
06/04/2014
... Walmart announced that it distributed $3 million last year to charities here, including $1 million to the New York ...
Why Do Banks Care About Youth Career Readiness in New York?
Release Date:
06/03/2014
... its biggest initiative ever: a $50 million, three- year effort to improve career readiness for 100,000 youth... ...
It’s Time to Face the Long-Term-Care Dilemma
Release Date:
06/09/2014
Dr. David Blumenthal, president and CEO of the Commonwealth Fund, says that the United States needs "creative new solutions to protect the avalanche of boomers against a huge threat to the quality of their ever longer lives."
Mertz Gilmore Fires Up Its War On Coal
Release Date:
06/13/2014
An article in Inside Philanthropy singles out the Mertz Gilmore Foundation for championing climate change solutions, especially efforts to reduce the use of coal, the country’s biggest source of global warming pollution.
NYC Schools Chief Vows to Preserve Number of Gifted Programs and Their Exams
Release Date:
06/17/2014
... using a contentious gifted admissions exam for 4- and 5- year -olds that was put in place under former Mayor Michael R. ...
New York Botanical Garden Humanities Institute To Explore Social Impact of Gardens
Release Date:
06/19/2014
... outreach to local schools and at least one symposium a year .... New York Botanical Garden Humanities Institute To ...
NYPL Wins $500,000 in News Challenge for Internet Access Project
Release Date:
06/23/2014
... lends New York residents portable Wi-Fi hotspots for a year . The library was among those who best responded to ...