Sloan Foundation Awards Fellowships to Four Georgia Tech, Emory Faculty
Release Date:
03/12/2019
... fellows have received a Nobel Prize in their respective field , 17 have won the Fields Medal in mathematics, 69 have ...
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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Announces Winners of 2019 Clinical Scientist Development Awards
Release Date:
07/18/2019
... years. A panel of distinguished experts in the medical field chose these physician scientists from a pool of 210 ... scientists are crucial to the clinical research field because they bring significant...
Race to the Top: What Grantmakers Can Learn from the First Round
Publication date:
06/2010
... has provided critical financial and technical support to states applying for the first round of the U.S. Department of ... who had guided the first-round application process in nine states , the success of future collaborations will depend on ...
Atlantic Philanthropies to Award €15 Million to Address Child Poverty
Release Date:
08/07/2013
The $19.78 million grant from Atlantic to the Irish state agency Pobal will be used to support children at risk of poverty within the mainstream education and child care systems.
NYPost Takes On de Blasio's Relationship with Success Academy
Release Date:
08/19/2015
Success Academy students tend to get better teachers and a more comprehensive curriculum.
JPB Foundation Research Finds Advanced Energy Driving Job Growth in Renewables, Smart Buildings
Release Date:
05/02/2016
Building on a state's strengths in advanced energy technology can maximize job growth and give a state a competitive economic edge, according to research from the American Jobs Project.
Commonwealth Fund Report Finds Many Hispanics, Poor Still Without Health Insurance
Release Date:
08/18/2016
... found that more than half of uninsured adults live in states that have not expanded Medicaid. Those states include two of the nation's largest -- Texas and .....
Century Foundation Releases New Report on Reproductive Health Care
Release Date:
01/19/2017
In a new Century Foundation report, “Reproductive Health Care: A Favorite Target in America,” editorial associate Molly Bangs analyzes growing state restrictions on a women's right to choose, such as limits on late-term abortions, parental consent...
NYU Uses $6 million Bloomberg Grant to help AGs fight Climate Rollback
Release Date:
08/18/2017
New York University is using a $6 million grant from former Mayor Michael Bloomberg to create a center helping state attorneys general (AGs) target the Trump administration’s climate policies.
N.Y., Pa., and Del. Move Toward Delaware River Frack Ban
Release Date:
09/14/2017
... protecting water in the Delaware River region across three states took a step Wednesday to ban natural gas ...
Watchdog Group Claims MTA Mistakenly Signed off on $42M Towers with No Use
Release Date:
09/15/2017
The MTA is facing accusations that it unwittingly funded “decorative” towers worth $42 million at bridges and tunnels, as part of Gov. Cuomo’s open-road tolling project.
Philanthropy As “Invisible Aid”
Release Date:
08/31/2009
... No useful knowledge to impart: All too often in this field , a particular grant or initiative is inadequately ... most often invisible because they and the philanthropic field have not done a good job of...
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2020
Investing in the Future of Our Community: A Case Study on Funders’ Motivations for Supporting CSAs - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network
Wednesday, January 8, 2020 -
1:00pm to 2:00pm
... Children’s Savings Accounts is an unprecedented field study of committed, potential, and declined CSA funders ... CSA program design. By illuminating perspectives from the field , we hope to grow and strengthen...
EdFunders Case Study Identifies Unusual Model for Philanthropic Collaboration
Release Date:
08/11/2015
“We felt it was important to support the creation of this case study to advance the conversation about collaboration in philanthropy, demonstrate just how much work it really is and encourage funders who believe that finding common ground on...
Design Thinking for Advocates: Don’t Knock it Till You Try It
Release Date:
02/23/2016
... charrette was dedicated to framing opportunities in the field (step 2) and imagining and prototyping ideas (steps ... 20 opportunities to seven ideas, such as: Diversifying the field of arts administration ,...
Justice Reform Working Group
... in history in which strategically deployed philanthropic resources might make a significant difference. In response to ...
John Ruskay, Ph.D., to Step Down in June 2014 as Executive Vice President and CEO of UJA-Federation of New York
Release Date:
05/01/2013
... "John has ensured that UJA-Federation has the financial resources to support the services provided by our beneficiary .....
19
Oct
2010
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) at 20: Looking Back/Looking Ahead to Building a More Inclusive Community
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 -
8:30am to 11:00am
... of people with disabilities. Offer accessible tools and resources for grantmakers. Discuss opportunities for funders ...
The Moment I Lost It
Release Date:
11/19/2014
... overwhelmed with sadness that there are not more resources available to make these kinds of conversations ...
How Can We Apply a “Lens” That Doesn’t Distort?
Release Date:
12/17/2014
... program looking at new research on gender-inclusive organizing in the movement for racial equality and criminal ... need to make inferences about the best use of limited resources based on what is known about...