Arcus and Ford Named as Top Funders who Champion Marriage Equality
Release Date:
10/07/2014
... of super-wealthy individuals, along with a handful of foundations , have pushed hard for marriage equality and other ...
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Sloan Teaching Awards Honor High School Math and Science Educators
Release Date:
12/04/2014
... the winners an individual prize of $5,000 and $2,500 for their school’s math or science department.... Sloan ...
Microsoft Is Teaching Cybersecurity to Cities Around the World—For Free
Release Date:
01/16/2015
Program is funded by the Rockefeller Foundation's 100 Resilient Cities initiative.
J.M. Kaplan Fund Launches Innovation Prize, Seeks Applicants
Release Date:
01/29/2015
Fund will award up to ten prizes of $175,000 each.
OSF and Ford Praised by de Blasio for Internet Accessibility Work
Release Date:
02/12/2015
OSF and Ford are among the funders who are partnering for the NetGain initiative.
Bloomberg Gives $14M for Global Tobacco-Use Monitoring
Release Date:
03/13/2015
... implement, and evaluate tobacco control interventions for their adult populations. The GATS will be repeated in eleven ...
Bloomberg Philanthropies to Help Poor Countries Fight Big Tobacco
Release Date:
03/19/2015
... international trade agreements to ensure distribution of their products.... Bloomberg Philanthropies to Help Poor ...
North Star Fund Launches Campaign for NYPD Reform
Release Date:
03/24/2015
Campaign will call for the end of the "broken windows" method of policing.
OSF Weighs in on High Cost of Heroin Overdose Treatment Drug
Release Date:
03/25/2015
... international harm reduction program at the Open Society Foundations .... OSF Weighs in on High Cost of Heroin Overdose ...
Winners of the 2015 Pershing Square Sohn Prize Announced
Release Date:
05/11/2015
... between the Pershing Square and Sohn Conference foundations , the annual prize aims to catalyze collaboration ... enable them to pursue cutting-edge research at a stage in their research when traditional...
Ford Backs Initiative to Fight AIDS in the Deep South
Release Date:
05/29/2015
The South makes up 49 percent of all new HIV diagnoses.
Ford and RBF Lead Charge to Publicize Diversity Data
Release Date:
07/01/2015
... Ford, William and Flora Hewlett, Kresge and Wilburforce foundations and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund said they had provided their diversity data to GuideStar, an organization that ... year. Now nonprofits can...
Rockefeller Announces Joint Initiative with Obama Administration to Create New Resilience AmeriCorps Program
Release Date:
07/13/2015
... AmeriCorps Program The Rockefeller Foundation announced their latest commitment to building resilience in communities ...
Commonwealth Fund Finds Mixed Views of PCPs Towards New Payment Models
Release Date:
08/14/2015
The Commonwealth Fund's new brief finds PCPs mixed on ACOs and PCMHs--but largely positive on healthcare IT.
Fourth Annual Verizon Innovative App Challenge Seeks Problem Solving Ideas From Students Nationwide
Release Date:
08/17/2015
... gives middle and high school students a chance to bring their problem-solving app ideas to life – is back! In its ... concepts for mobile apps that could solve problems in their schools and communities...
Q & A with FJC: The ABCs Of Donor-Advised Funds
Release Date:
11/12/2015
The Jewish Week spoke with Leonard Glickman, CEO of FJC, about the ins and outs of donor-advised funds.
Gates and JPMorgan Back White House Outreach to 'Unbanked'
Release Date:
12/03/2015
The Obama administration announced a set of public-private programs to expand financial services to the millions of low-income people in America and around the world who lack access to credit, savings accounts, and other fiscal essentials, reports...
Bank of America Awards $1 Million to Nonprofits Tackling Poverty in Detroit
Release Date:
12/08/2015
Bank of America Charitable Foundation distributed nearly $1 million in community giving to 24 nonprofits focused on ensuring individuals and families in metropolitan Detroit have access to basic needs and services.
New National Standards for Principals Flow from Wallace Work
Release Date:
12/10/2015
... to guide supervisors as they help those principals improve their effectiveness in an evolving role. The standards are ...
In Memoriam: J.M. Kaplan Fund Trustee Richard D. Kaplan
Release Date:
01/25/2016
Richard D. Kaplan, of New York and Palm Beach, died on Thursday, Jan. 21. He was an architect and senior trustee of the J.M. Kaplan Fund, a private New York-based foundation.