Edna McConnell Clark and Other Powerful Funders Stand Behind At-Risk Students
Release Date:
11/23/2016
... it's the big reform funders who get all the attention— foundations like Gates, Walton, and Broad that back things .....
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Rockefeller's Judith Rodin Writes Time Magazine Editorial on Eliminating Waste to Feed The Hungry
Release Date:
12/05/2016
Rockefeller Foundation has invested hundreds of millions of dollars and enlisted partners around the globe—from large corporations to smallholder farmers, from celebrity chefs to supermarkets—to halve food waste globally, through an initiative...
Rockefeller Study Finds Media Coverage Misses Gig Worker Concerns
Release Date:
01/04/2017
Whether you call it gig working, the 1099 economy, or another label, the phenomenon of people driving passengers, doing odd jobs, delivering food from restaurants, walking dogs, or providing many other services has been hot in the media.
NYSHealth Invests in Veterans' Health
Release Date:
02/01/2017
... and Afghanistan prefer to receive care and services in their own communities, rather than at the VA. NYSHealth is ... efforts to improve the health of returning veterans and their families. Learn more about...
Ford’s Walker Talks Philanthropy in CNBC Interview
Release Date:
02/07/2017
The key to understanding this moment in American history—in black history—is empathy. That's what Darren Walker is saying. One could argue that if anyone is positioned to understand this dizzying landscape, he is.
Bloomberg and Rockefeller Are Crowding the Field of Urban Innovation Funding — and Making it More Interesting
Release Date:
02/13/2017
Bloomberg Philanthropies has focused heavily on governance and innovation, with a big focus on data, evidence-based programs, and leadership development.
Mellon Grant Helps University Advance Racial Justice Recommendation
Release Date:
02/22/2017
A recent $1.5 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will help Georgetown carry out its commitment to produce scholarship that helps the nation better understand and address its legacies of slavery, racism and discrimination.
Ford's Darren Walker Says Arts Are ‘The Soul Of The Country’ and Are Worth Fighting For
Release Date:
03/21/2017
The arts spark creativity and soothe divisiveness, Ford Foundation President Darren Walker told a packed house at The Kennedy Center on Monday night in a passionate address that defended art as essential to democracy.
Soros-Funded Charities Targeted By Trump-Inspired Crackdown In East Europe
Release Date:
03/23/2017
The campaign against Soros in countries formerly dominated by Moscow appears to follow a template set by Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose own crackdown on foreign-funded charities drove Soros's foundation out of Russia two years ago.
Capital One, Howard Gilman, and Doris Duke Support City Parks SummerStage 2017 Season
Release Date:
04/11/2017
City Parks Foundation is excited to announce the 2017 season of SummerStage, New York City's largest free outdoor performing arts festival, bringing more than 100 performances to Central Park and 15 neighborhood parks throughout the five boroughs.
Carnegie Supports Report on Incentives to Attend Private Colleges
Release Date:
04/14/2017
States could save money and increase college-graduation rates by providing modest financial incentives for students to choose private colleges over comparable public ones, according to a report released this week.
Open Society Awards $8 Million to Physicians for Human Rights
Release Date:
04/19/2017
... an $8 million challenge grant from the Open Society Foundations in support of its efforts to advance human ...
NYSHealth to Provide Funding For Free Health And Wellness Programming at Randall’s Island Park
Release Date:
04/21/2017
Randall’s Island Park Alliance announced that it has been awarded a 175,000 dollar grant from the New York State Health Foundation to provide funding for free health and wellness programming at Randall’s Island Park, with a focus on increasing...
Russell Sage Research Examines Social Consequences of Recessions
Release Date:
05/26/2017
The Great Recession, as a new collection of research papers from the Russell Sage Foundation shows, generated a great deal of sadness.
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Time of Opportunity: Best Practices in Summer Learning (Part 1)
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9:00am to 12:30pm
... academic achievement gap between low-income students and their higher income peers, and one of the strongest ...
Closing a Racial Divide, One Swim Lesson at a Time
Release Date:
08/28/2017
... More minority and low-income children are finding their way into the water. And in New York City, they are ...
Skoll, Hilton, Ford, Rockefeller Among Backers of The Guardian’s Nonprofit Arm that Will Support Its Journalism
Release Date:
08/28/2017
... tapping philanthropic organizations — or even corporate foundations and think tanks — for financial help to report ...
Millions Pledged To Harvey Relief As Rebuilding Starts
Release Date:
09/06/2017
More than $275 million has been pledged or raised in the week since Hurricane Harvey dumped 50 inches of rain on the Houston area.
Opinion: Nonprofits Aren’t Doing What It Takes to Protect Civil Society in the Trump Era
Release Date:
09/07/2017
Party politics and constant Twitter barbs aside, the vast tidal changes in Washington are sweeping away decades of collaboration and interdependence that ties the U.S. government to America’s millions of nonprofits.
Simons Early Career Investigator in Marine Microbial Ecology and Evolution Awards Accepting Applications
Release Date:
09/11/2017
The Simons Foundation is now accepting applications for its Simons Early Career Investigator in Marine Microbial Ecology and Evolution Awards. The deadline for receipt of letters of intent (LOI) is November 6, 2017 , 5:00 PM Eastern Time.