Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing Opens in Berkeley
Release Date:
04/16/2014
... center on semester-long programs, which attract large groups of visiting scholars; there are currently more than ...
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With Help From Rockefeller Brothers, Ploughshares Pushes Better Ties with Iran
Release Date:
06/18/2014
... Pushes Better Ties with Iran Few peace and security groups are better positioned to help reduce tensions between ...
Ford Is Among Funders Exploring How To Respond To Issues Raised By Ferguson Shooting
Release Date:
08/28/2014
The Ford Foundation is among national and local funders exploring how to respond to social justice issues that have surfaced since the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, Mo., and the police response to the protests that...
Ford Foundation President Refocuses Grant Outreach
Release Date:
09/02/2014
... of racial equality in the United States. Support for groups that take civil-rights grievances to the courts has ...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Among Backers of Education Post News Site
Release Date:
09/01/2014
With the backing of several leading foundations, Education Post, a new nonprofit group, will encourage respectful and fact-based dialogue on public education.
President’s Changes on Immigration Mobilize Nonprofits, Foundations
Release Date:
12/17/2014
... that dwarfs what advocates faced with the dreamers. Groups will have to reach far outside the cities, where many ...
Rockefeller Foundation Releases International Study on Gender Images in Films
Release Date:
01/22/2015
... on Gender Images in Films What happens when specific groups of people are not seen or heard? The result is a ...
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Backs Panel to Explore Ways to Keep Women in STEM Fields
Release Date:
03/23/2015
Women account for half the college-educated American workforce but only 28 percent of science and engineering workers.
Congress Returns from Recess, Resumes Work on Tax Issues
Release Date:
04/13/2015
... for gifts made to section 501(c)(4), (c)(5), and (c)(6) groups . Congress Returns from Recess, Resumes Work on ...
Rockefeller Brothers Fund Among Those Pushing for Stronger Climate Risk Disclosure
Release Date:
04/24/2015
Sixty-two institutional investors have called for the SEC to push for better disclosure by oil and gas companies of critical climate change-related business risks.
Rockefeller Brothers Fund and Others Make $1.1M Grants to CEP and GEO
Release Date:
10/16/2015
... more impact. They both are founding presidents of their groups , the Center for Effective Philanthropy and Grantmakers ...
Luff to Leave Hess Corporation, CSR Operations to Move to Houston
Release Date:
11/24/2015
Paula Luff, Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility at Hess Corporation, is leaving Hess at the end of 2015.
Russia Bans Soros-Backed Foundations as Security 'Threat'
Release Date:
12/02/2015
... nonprofits deemed "undesirable." The office said the Soros groups ' activities represent "a threat to the foundations of .....
HSBC Cuts Links With Big Muslim Aid Charity
Release Date:
01/04/2016
... nonprofit's funds could end up in the hands of terrorist groups , Economic Times writes, citing reporting by London's .....
Carnegie and MacArthur Give $25 Million for Nuclear-Security Work
Release Date:
03/30/2016
... own gift basket to highlight the role of nongovernmental groups in the nuclear-security field. . . Carnegie and ...
Aetna’s 1.5M Competition Encourages Cities and Towns to Get Healthier
Release Date:
04/06/2016
Entrants will be judged based on their ability to enter into cross-sector partnerships.
Guggenheim Foundation Announces 2016 Fellows
Release Date:
04/08/2016
The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation has announced its 2016 class of fellows. Appointed on the basis of prior achievement and exceptional promise, the successful candidates were selected from a group of nearly three thousand applicants.
Ford Foundation Program Helped Advance Social Justice, Study Finds
Release Date:
04/28/2016
... education of social justice leaders from marginalized groups led to significant positive change in communities and ...
Simons Foundation Expanding Its Space
Release Date:
05/09/2016
The Simons Foundation, founded by mathematician and hedge-fund billionaire James Simons and his wife, Marilyn, is expanding in the Flatiron District.
Bank of America Announces $300k to Boost Workforce Skills Among Local Youth, Veterans and People With Disabilities
Release Date:
06/20/2016
... workforce opportunities and skill-building education. The groups awarded were the United Way of Long Island, Bellport ...