United Way Hires Top Marketer for Brand Makeover
Release Date:
04/29/2014
... reports the Associated Press. The Alexandria, Va.-based parent of 1,800 United Way chapters worldwide appointed Vicki ...
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New York-Based Groups Benefit From $23 Million Grants By the Conrad Hilton Foundation
Release Date:
06/27/2016
Westat, Inc. was awarded $400,000 to serve as the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning partner to the Foster Youth initiative strategy.
Simons Foundation Provides Funding for Autism Family Biobank
Release Date:
09/16/2016
New York City-based Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative is providing funding to support Kaiser Permanente's Northern California Division of Research in building the Autism Family Biobank, a study surrounding the cause and new treatments for...
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...
Supported by Stavros Niarchos, Global Nonprofit Will Bring Literacy Tools to Refugee Children and Families
Release Date:
02/14/2017
Worldreader plans to launch Read to Kids Jordan in late 2017. The program will be made possible through a $1 million grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF), with additional support from Jordanian social and education entities.
William T. Grant and Sloan Foundations Support Study That Finds Good Sleep Promotes Postive Experiences, Less Conflict
Release Date:
02/17/2017
Researchers in the Department of Biobehavioral Health (BBH) at Penn State found that sleep quality and quantity at night is affected by that day's stressors, and sleep hours and quality affect daily stressors the next day.
Bronx Charter School Caters to Students on the ‘Margins’
Release Date:
08/30/2017
At Mott Haven Academy Charter School in New York City, fifth-graders start the fall reading “Locomotion,” the story of a boy in foster care.
Simons Foundation Genomic Database Tool Used in Breakthrough Autism Study
Release Date:
10/13/2017
In the new study, researchers used a huge genomic database created by the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative to compare the genomes of 516 individuals who had simplex autism with the genomes of their parents and one sibling who was not...
The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Funds Construction of New Playground
Release Date:
07/23/2018
The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation and the national non-profit organization KaBOOM! awarded Orion Township with a “Build it with KaBOOM!” grant to be used to construct a playground at Camp Agawam.
AOL Charitable Foundation Joins Others in Event on the STEM Workforce
Release Date:
11/03/2015
... estimated that 75 percent of all jobs will require STEM ( Science , Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) expertise ... and non-profit organizations to discuss the state of science across the globe and the...
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Announces New Program Director, Dr. Ernie Glover
Release Date:
06/11/2019
... mission to support original research in basic science . Dr. Glover is currently a science program officer at the Gordon and Betty Moore ... search, Glover will serve as the architect of new science...
Apollo Theater Launches Initiative Dedicated to the Creation of a Diverse 21st Century Performing Arts Canon with Support from the Ford Foundation and Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Release Date:
02/27/2020
... of these challenging times and, by providing these unique perspectives , rewrite what is possible and allow us all to ... Zora Neale Hurston, New York-based multimedia group Soul Science Lab will chronicle the...
Research Studies: A Convener’s Best Friend
Release Date:
05/26/2020
... community to create a venture marketplace for cutting edge science . Another led to the founding of a leadership academy ...
The John A. Hartford Foundation Board of Trustees Approves New Grants
Release Date:
03/09/2023
The John A. Hartford Foundation Board of Trustees approved six grants totaling $10,131,568.
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2024
Quarterly Meeting of the New York City Workforce Funders Collaborative
Thursday, January 18, 2024 -
9:30am to 11:00am
... Law, the Inflation Reduction Act, and the CHIPS and Science Act—on New York City. Deputy Mayor Meera ... Associate with Cornell’s ILR School, will share their perspectives on building diverse pipelines of...
Ford Foundation Appoints Dr. Francisco Cigarroa to Board of Trustees
Release Date:
10/28/2014
... transplant surgery at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, where he served as president ... to the President’s Committee on the National Medal of Science , one of twelve of the nation’s...
Philanthropy: Beyond Business or Charity
Release Date:
12/12/2013
... subject to market norms. Markets prioritize return for the resources invested and use competition as the mechanism for ... to ensure that all schools are equipped with sufficient resources . Bishop’s framework...
Foundations as First Responders?
Release Date:
04/18/2013
... foundation could also play a vital role by connecting resources to people and communities most affected by this ... and fathers in New Jersey who had lost a loved one. Our resources were tiny compared to other...
It’s Time to Fund Children’s Mental Health
Release Date:
04/15/2021
... That’s why we launched the Alliance – to combine the resources of the Morgan Stanley Foundation with the knowledge ... overall. Fight stigma, talk openly and look for expert resources . We’re now at a critical...
How Rapid Assessments Can Help the Shift from Response to Recovery
Release Date:
05/13/2021
... working to understand how to most effectively deploy our resources beyond crisis response. Emerging market countries ... also obtain consent to participate in the research from a parent or guardian, and...