Century Foundation: A Post-Paris Agenda for Climate Security at the UN
Release Date:
02/11/2016
... climate change has already led to a rise in the Earth’ s average temperature of 1°C above pre-industrial levels, ...
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Carnegie: Nuclear Material Isn’t Secure Enough
Release Date:
03/24/2016
How can we defeat complacency in protecting nuclear materials? First, we must have a culture committed to continuous improvement, says Carnegie in a series of articles about issues related to the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, D.C., on...
Doris Duke Funds Lincoln Center Theater's OSLO Cast
Release Date:
04/21/2016
Doris Duke Funds Lincoln Center Theater' s OSLO Cast OSLO is supported by a Theatre Commissioning ... orchestrated top-secret, high-level meetings between the State of Israel and the Palestine Liberation...
Ford Foundation Appoints John Irons as Director of Inclusive Economies
Release Date:
05/19/2016
... 'Impact Investing.' As director, he will advance Ford' s work in addressing inequality to pave the way for economic ... Markets. An economist by training, Irons led work on U. S . employment,...
Century Foundation Fellow Comments on For-Profit Colleges Applying for Nonprofit Status
Release Date:
08/12/2016
... on For-Profit Colleges Applying for Nonprofit Status The U. S . Department of Education on Thursday denied a request by a ... a crackdown on for-profit colleges), said the department’ s decision on the...
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Backs Promising News Collaborative
Release Date:
08/25/2016
... print-digital The Daily Progress (owned by Warren Buffet’ s BH Media Group) that serves the demanding news consumers of ... next week the Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University in suburban...
Wallace Foundation Study Looks at Effects of Voluntary Summer Learning Programs on Low-Income Urban Youth
Release Date:
09/30/2016
... that in five urban districts participating in Wallace’ s $50 million National Summer Learning Project, third-grade ... for at least twenty days in 2013 scored modestly higher on state math tests than students...
Commonwealth Fund Survey Finds U.S. Healthcare System Failing High-Need Patients
Release Date:
12/09/2016
Commonwealth Fund Survey Finds U. S . Healthcare System Failing High-Need Patients The U. S . healthcare system is failing patients with complex medical ... in the past two years... Commonwealth Fund Survey Finds U...
Sessions As Attorney General Means Criminal-Justice Reform Is Dead
Release Date:
12/15/2016
... rights. As my colleague Eric Levitz explains, Sessions’ s entrenched position in the very last ditch of support for ...
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Is Major Funder in the Fight Against Blindness
Release Date:
03/03/2017
... a problem that might seem tailor-made for philanthropy, it' s fighting blindness. Losing sight is a horrifying fate for anyone to contemplate, and it' s not surprising that blindness has motivated...
Century Foundation Fellow Comments on the Fate of Student Debt Forgiveness
Release Date:
04/05/2017
... sector. Meaning, a qualifying nonprofit, federal, local, state , or tribal government. The program started in 2007, so ...
Bloomberg Backed “Global Street Design Guide” Now Available Free Online
Release Date:
05/22/2017
The Global Street Design Guide, a handbook for cities around the world to design safe, sustainable streets, is available to the public as for free online. The guide was funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, which has made road safety a top priority .
Ford Foundation: On Privilege - Why Discomfort Is A Sign Of Progress
Release Date:
07/31/2017
... my first time at the club; I was accompanying a friend’ s daughter who plays sports there. I felt a combination of ... I hold today, as director of the Ford Foundation’ s work in Brazil, not only opens up my...
Trump’s Threats on Health Law Hide an Upside: Gains Made by Some Insurers
Release Date:
08/29/2017
Trump’ s Threats on Health Law Hide an Upside: Gains Made by Some ... past week when, thanks to cajoling and arm-twisting by state regulators, the last “bare” county in America — ... insurer willing to sell health...
Newman's Own Pops The Champagne - Salad Dressing - That Is
Release Date:
08/30/2017
Newman' s Own Pops The Champagne - Salad Dressing - That Is Long ... salad dressing in 1982 and give away the profits. Newman’ s Own marks its 35th anniversary today. It was on Aug. 25, ... bottles of olive...
Can Business Save The World from Climate Change?
Release Date:
09/06/2017
... still in." On June 5, with these four words a group of U. S . businesses and investors with a combined annual revenue of $1.4 trillion sent a powerful message to the world: U. S . President Donald Trump may...
J.J. Watt's Hurricane Relief Fundraising Closes at More Than $37 Million
Release Date:
09/18/2017
J.J. Watt' s Hurricane Relief Fundraising Closes at More Than $37 ... in the end, it can be stated with authority — J.J. Watt' s charity website to raise money for victims of Hurricane ... be allocated...
These Companies Support Climate Action, So Why Are They Funding Opposition To It?
Release Date:
09/19/2017
... When President Donald Trump committed to yanking the U. S . out anyway, PayPal and Western Union countered “We are ... 27 business powerhouses also support a GOP group that’ s fought to undo a key Obama-era...
Andrus Family Fund Appoints Edgar Villanueva to Its Board
Release Date:
09/22/2017
... community board members, including Schott Foundation’ s Edgar Villanueva. Edgar is a nationally-recognized expert ... Grantmaking School at the Johnson Center at Grand Valley State University and is the author...
The Return Of Hookworm And The Limits Of Public Health Philanthropy
Release Date:
09/27/2017
... And The Limits Of Public Health Philanthropy There’ s been no shortage of news stories over the last several ...