Bloomberg Philanthropies Announce The Selection Committee For 2017 U.S. Mayors Challenge
Release Date:
11/29/2017
... face. More than 320 cities are taking part in this year 's competition, the fourth Mayors Challenge Bloomberg .....
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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation Among Funders Backing Environmental Leaders from Diverse Backgrounds
Release Date:
11/30/2017
Philanthropy and environmentalism are generally very white spaces, and efforts to diversify the movement have been characterized by one influential report as “lackluster.” But there is a set of foundations and nonprofits aware of just how important...
New Report Supported By The Carnegie Corporation of New York, Addresses The Future Of Undergraduate Education
Release Date:
12/01/2017
Two years in the making, The Future of Undergraduate Education, The Future of America provides a framework for helping colleges of every type work more efficiently and effectively to deal with pressing issues such as quality, affordability, and...
Ford Foundation Appoints Roy Swan to Lead Mission Investments Portfolio
Release Date:
12/05/2017
The Ford Foundation announced today the appointment of Roy Swan as director of its Mission Investments team based in New York. Swan will lead a dedicated team managing the portfolio announced in April, when Ford committed to invest $1 billion over...
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...
Ana Marie Argilagos Named HIP’s New President
Release Date:
12/15/2017
... among a strong pool of candidates. Her selection caps a year -long search process facilitated by a national executive ...
John A. Hartford Foundation Named One of Nation’s Top Funders Addressing Aging America
Release Date:
12/15/2017
... of Americans over 65 has ballooned to 49.2 million this year , up from 35 million in 2000. That number is expected to ...
David Blumenthal, President of The Commonwealth Fund On How the New U.S. Tax Plan Will Affect Health Care
Release Date:
12/21/2017
... Older individuals will be most affected. For example, a 60- year -old not receiving subsidies could face premium increases ...
The New York Community Trust Awards $600K Grant for NYC Creative Aging Initiative
Release Date:
01/05/2018
... The New York Community Trust (NYCT) in support of a two- year effort to evaluate and strengthen Creative Aging ...
Surdna Foundation Announces Over $600,000 in Impact Investing Grants
Release Date:
01/11/2018
... investing. The five grants complete a special Centennial year initiative and complement the Foundation’s commitment, ...
Funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, New Scholarship Program at Duke Aims to Increase Underrepresented Minorities in Graduate Stem Disciplines
Release Date:
01/18/2018
Funded by a $1 million grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the University Center of Exemplary Mentoring program will award 10 scholarships of $40,000 over five years to students who pursue paths in biology, chemistry, civil...
Ford Foundation Appoints Hilary Pennington as Executive Vice President
Release Date:
01/19/2018
... helped launch the foundation's BUILD initiative, a five- year $5 billion investment in the long-term capacity and .....
New Research Funded by the William T. Grant Foundation Tackles College Hunger
Release Date:
01/22/2018
... ( HCC ) students, 60 percent of whom leave school within a year of enrolling... New Research Funded by the William T. ...
Ms. Foundation for Women Announced Roz Lee As The New Vice President of Strategy and Programs To Its Staff
Release Date:
01/24/2018
... Roz is co-chair of the Out in the South Initiative, a five- year project with the goal of leveraging $60 million in ...
Talking Politics
Release Date:
02/06/2018
... followed that rule in my personal life over the last year . It seems every conversation eventually wends its way ... But the candid grantee feedback we’ve seen over the last year suggests that might not be the...
Carnegie Corporation Funds Report Revealing 4 Actions to Improve the Future of Higher Education
Release Date:
02/07/2018
Following four national priorities, including increasing completion rates and strengthening the student educational experience, could exponentially improve the future of higher education, according to a report based on two years of research.
Newman’s Own Saved from Major Tax Hit
Release Date:
02/12/2018
Newman’s Own Foundation was saved last week from a 200 percent tax increase by a late minute amendment to the federal budget enacted by Congress.
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Announces the 2018 Sloan Research Fellows
Release Date:
02/15/2018
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation announces the selection of 126 outstanding U.S. and Canadian researchers as the recipients of the 2018 Sloan Research Fellowships. The fellowships, awarded yearly since 1955, honor early-career scholars whose...
NoVo Foundation Announces Three Winners of the Pathways to Freedom Challenge
Release Date:
02/15/2018
The Partnership for Freedom today announced the three winners of its Pathways to Freedom challenge. Atlanta, Chicago, and Minneapolis were selected to participate in a first-of-its-kind anti-trafficking challenge to develop citywide approaches to...
"Risk Is a Fact of Life." A Conversation with Stephen Heintz of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Release Date:
02/16/2018
... sector. American foundations give away about $60 billion a year , a significant sum of money except when you compare it ...