Rita Allen Foundation Announces 2015 Scholars
Release Date:
07/09/2015
... scientists whose research holds exceptional promise for advancing the frontiers of knowledge about how biological systems function in health and disease. The ...
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Scientists Find Key Driver for Treatment of Deadly Brain Cancer (Helmsley Charitable Trust)
Release Date:
01/11/2016
... scientists at the Salk Institute have discovered a key to how these tumor cells proliferate so quickly --and ways to ...
Indirect Costs for All State and City Budget Agreements
Official Statement of Philanthropy New York on: Indirect Costs for All State and City Budget Agreements Many New York State and New York City contracts with nonprofits involve no federal ...
What Money Can Buy - Ford Foundation's Pursuit of Conquering Inequality
Release Date:
01/05/2016
... grant-makers are employed “for the general purpose of advancing human welfare,” so their work requires determining what human welfare consists of and how best to advance it. . . . What Money Can Buy - Ford ...
Surdna Foundation Announces Over $600,000 in Impact Investing Grants
Release Date:
01/11/2018
... others thinking about impact investing, and demonstrate how foundations can invest to achieve positive social, ... of impact investing by supporting organizations that are advancing the industry and increasing...
Sixteen Major Donors and Foundations, Including the Ford Foundation, Commit Unprecendented $156 Million to Support Black, Latinx, Asian and Indigenous Arts Organizations
Release Date:
09/24/2020
... Black, Latinx, Asian and Indigenous Arts Organizations New York, NY (September 24, 2020) -- Today, sixteen major ... that have been impactful, despite historically limited resources and funding streams. They,...
Foundation Financial Managers Group
The Foundation Financial Managers Group is a Philanthropy New York peer network comprised of executives, officers and ... of private and community foundations in the tri-state ( New York, New...
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Funder Briefing and Discussion: Five Borough Farm
Thursday, October 25, 2012 -
9:00am to 12:00pm
... on Thursday, October 25th. This event will focus on a new report: Five Borough Farm: Seeding the Future of Urban Agriculture in New York City . Explore Conversations and discussions on ... This program is...
Student Debt and Social Justice: Five Things You Should Know
Release Date:
09/10/2014
... Student debt is not just about young people. A new nationally representative survey by the Federal Reserve ... compared with 16 percent for whites. 2. It’s not just how much debt you have that matters. Yes,...
Bloomberg and WHO Present Report on Global Road Safety
Release Date:
10/20/2015
... road deaths. Last year, we expanded this work with a new focus on cities in developing countries – where ... impact of changes three years in to the WHO’s Decade of Action on Road Safety and to highlight where...
Close That Gap: William T. Grant Foundation Zeroes in on Inequality and Kids
Release Date:
03/30/2015
... on an issue is so galvanizing that it can entirely shift how we think about a crucial problem. The recent publication ... and inequality. We recently talked with the foundation's president , Adam Gamoran,...
Rockefeller Foundation Announces Campaign to Achieve Workplace Equality
Release Date:
05/16/2016
... released by the Rockefeller Foundation. Judith Rodin, president of the Rockefeller Foundation, announced a campaign ... profitable [than others].” The big question, however is how to achieve this. At a panel...
Following Ford's Lead, Another Foundation Goes All In on Equity
Release Date:
08/17/2016
... than a year ago. The statement made by Ford Foundation President Darren Walker at the time talked about not only the ... of “with whom” priorities were to be set and “ how ” grants were to be made. In this, the...
The Role Of Entrepreneurship In Ending Poverty And Homelessness
Release Date:
09/13/2017
... innovations for poverty alleviation ," says Abby Maxman, President of OxFam America. Maxman was among a diverse group ... addressed a range of topics, including a focus on how social entrepreneurs would...
After White House Issues Demands, Hopes for an Immigration Deal Dim
Release Date:
10/10/2017
... Deal Dim The list of hard-line immigration demands that President Trump said he needs to back protections for young ... 800,000 young immigrants from deportation will depend on how far Democrats are willing to...
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Jun
2016
Philanthropic Assistants & Coordinators Network: Building Relationships - Managing Up
Wednesday, June 8, 2016 -
8:30am to 10:30am
... relationships with their staff as well as accessing resources that provide guidance and support, including human resources . We will also hear the perspective and experience ... Administration, Alfred P. Sloan...
Carnegie VP of Education Profiled in Huffington Post
Release Date:
02/26/2015
... Post "When I transitioned into education at the New York City Department of Education, the first thing that struck me was how critically important people were, from teachers to school ... global company...
Century Foundation Report Looks for Better Results for Remedial Students
Release Date:
06/02/2016
... Report Looks for Better Results for Remedial Students A new report from the Century Foundation examines how to improve outcomes for students who begin college ... "When College Students Start Behind...
Wallace Selects Seven Universities to Participate in $47M Initiative
Release Date:
10/13/2016
... and their state and district partners to participate in a new $47-million initiative to develop models over the next ... training at universities. The initiative seeks to explore how university programs can...
Rockefeller Foundation Starts News Site to Spur Resilience Work
Release Date:
02/15/2017
... Starts News Site to Spur Resilience Work Rockefeller's new platform, Zilient, wants to expose leaders to solutions ... natural and man-made disasters have the power to decimate how traditional society was...