With Funds From Helmsley Charitable Trust, Researchers Target Fat to Treat Cancer
Release Date:
09/20/2016
... fat molecules to build their plasma membranes and other critical structures. Now, researchers at the Salk Institute, ...
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The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Supports Liberal Arts to Fight Climate Change
Release Date:
10/14/2016
The Mellon Foundation believes that the liberal arts—and more to the point, the liberal arts skillset—have a lot to teach the sciences. In other words, the world needs people who can communicate effectively, think critically, and grasp the nuances...
Coalition Rallies against Cuomo’s Proposed Nuclear Plant Subsidies
Release Date:
10/28/2016
A coalition of more than 100 government watchdog, environmental and consumer groups staged pop-up rallies across the state Thursday to criticize Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s plan to subsidize three upstate nuclear plants with $7.7 billion from electric...
Rockefeller Foundation's Dr. Raj Shah’s First Visit to Southeast Asia
Release Date:
01/10/2018
... travel to Bangkok, he explored the Foundation’s current critical work, discovered the deep and respectful partnership ...
A New April 15: Make It a Day of Giving (Efficiently)
Release Date:
03/15/2010
By Eugene Steuerle (This piece was originally published in The NonProfit Times on March 1, 2010, and is reprinted with permission.) President Barack Obama on January 22 signed into law a provision allowing charitable gifts made...
Wallace Video Series Shows How Illinois Revamped Requirements for Preparation of Principals
Release Date:
10/18/2016
... standards and whose graduates effectively lead Chicago public schools. The final video features Chicago principals ... of a building." Part 4: The District (9 min.) Chicago Public Schools' commitment...
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Awards $76 Million in Grants in Third Quarter of 2021
Release Date:
10/26/2021
... for Opportunity Youth in the Hospitality and Allied Health programs. Refugees – International Rescue ...
Number of Latinos with Insurance Surges with Affordable Care Act, According to Commonwealth Fund Report
Release Date:
09/25/2014
... Overall, the percentage of Latinos ages 19 to 64 lacking health coverage fell from 36% to 23% between summer 2013 and ... Fund, a nonprofit group that studies U.S. and global health systems. Other surveys have...
Simons Foundation Among Backers of $28 Million Autism Treatment Study
Release Date:
07/29/2015
... of a collaboration among the National Institute of Mental Health , the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health and the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative. ... Translational Sciences at the...
Atlantic Philanthropies Funds Camden Coalition to Establish National Healthcare Center
Release Date:
03/09/2016
... the country, innovators are developing new models of health care delivery that lower costs and improve care for ... challenges of navigating the complexity of the American health care system,” said Brenner,...
NYSHealth Foundation Hosts A Conversation With Sean Cavanaugh on the Future of Medicare
Release Date:
03/31/2017
... what is in store for Medicare in this rapidly changing health care landscape. From 2014 to 2017, Mr. Cavanaugh ... fee-for-service providers, privately-administered Medicare health plans, and the Medicare...
2017 Macy Faculty Scholars Named
Release Date:
06/27/2017
... improvement, interprofessional education and practice, health equity and health systems science. “I am extremely proud of this, ... Jr. Foundation. “These Scholars are paving the way for health...
NYC Schools Are Inadequate on Sex Education, Stringer Says
Release Date:
09/15/2017
... and high schools in the city do not have a licensed health education teacher – with most of them being middle ... schools. Also, in middle and high schools, 97 percent of health instructors are not licensed,...
State Officials: N.Y. Will Help Enroll People in Insurance through Obamacare
Release Date:
09/29/2017
... said Donna Frescatore, executive director of NY State of Health . “We’re as committed as ever to ensuring that ... in communities throughout the state.” NY State of Health is the online market created four...
School Choice and Privilege Are Inextricably Linked
Release Date:
11/09/2015
... overall social mission of schooling deteriorates, and the public commitment to funding public education can be expected to diminish. And if state ... of privilege, who direct philanthropic investments and...
Open Society Foundations Announces 2013 Soros Justice Fellows
Release Date:
05/15/2013
A mix of emerging and established social justice leaders, the fourteen fellows include investigative journalists, lawyers, grassroots organizers, policy advocates and scholars who will take on a range of reform issues that relate to broader OSF...
Investors Devote $13.5-Million to Combat Recidivism in New York
Release Date:
01/03/2014
A group of investors drawn from high-net-worth Bank of America clients have invested in a social-impact bond issued by Merrill Lynch and U.S. Trust for a program combating recidivism in New York, reports The Chronicle of Philanthropy.
Investors Devote $13.5-Million to Combat Recidivism in New York
Release Date:
01/03/2014
A group of investors drawn from high-net-worth Bank of America clients have invested in a social-impact bond issued by Merrill Lynch and U.S. Trust for a program combating recidivism in New York, reports The Chronicle of Philanthropy.
Rita Allen Foundation Study Addresses Impact of Political Advertising
Release Date:
03/20/2015
Study shows that political ads dwarfed stories about political issues by 45:1.
Century Foundation Releases Report on NYC Universal Pre-K
Release Date:
05/13/2015
... The second part provides an in-depth look at the issue of preschool classroom diversity in UPK, highlighting ... policies and recommending policy changes to address this issue in New York City and beyond......