Foundation-Funded Innovation Contests With Cash Prizes Attract More 'Average Joes'
Release Date:
06/19/2014
... Deloitte University Press, which also was funded by the Case , Joyce, Knight and Kresge foundations... ...
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The Next Big Idea for the Next Decade: The Resilience Dividend
Release Date:
08/21/2014
... with The Washington Post's Phillip Kennicott, I made the case for why building resilience is among the most important .....
Comparing Spending Down and Perpetuity - Should Charity Go on Forever?
Release Date:
10/09/2014
The strategic process ofprominent foundations, such as Atlantic Philanthropies and Carnegie Corporation, are examined to outline the major differences in spending down and perpetuity.
NoVo Executive Director Finds Correlation Between Domestic Violence and Other Violent Crimes in NYTimes Editorial
Release Date:
02/04/2015
Pamela Shifman co-authored an opinion piece detailing the critical need to end violence at home.
Atlantic and Bronfman Philanthropies Among Those Profiled for Spend Down Strategies
Release Date:
10/08/2015
... to four years to invest its remaining assets—in its case in blended-learning strategies for improving our ...
Warhol Foundation Brings "I Like the Sound of That" Exhibition to Artspace
Release Date:
04/22/2016
... they listen to, while others are more random; in either case , sound has an effect on an artist's process, .....
Markle Foundation-Backed Online Tools Seek to Help Close the Employment Skills Gap
Release Date:
07/10/2017
In 2016, the Markle Foundation partnered with LinkedIn and Microsoft to create Skillful, a platform dedicated to filling “middle-skills” jobs in sectors like healthcare, the trades, logistics and other STEM-focused areas.
Opinion: Disaster Preparedness Requires a 211 System; New York City Still Doesn’t Have One
Release Date:
10/04/2017
... preparedness efforts is never easy. In New York City’s case , however, it’s pretty simple: one of the most ...
Simons Foundation Announces Simons Collaboration on Localization of Waves
Release Date:
08/06/2018
... of the Anderson localization in 1958 is only one famous case of this phenomenon. Yet, 60 years later, despite ...
Study Funded by The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Shows No Early Dementia in 21 Past NHL, NFL Players
Release Date:
08/09/2018
... chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). The comprehensive, case -control study is believed to be the first age-matched ...
Report from Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Finds Funder Collaboratives for Systems Change Gaining Momentum
Release Date:
10/01/2018
... willing to embrace the complexity of systems change. The case studies in the report also found that funder ...
Supported by The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, New Report Finds Even Light Drinking Increases Risk of Death
Release Date:
10/03/2018
Analyzing data from more than 400,000 people ages 18 to 85, the researchers found that consuming one to two drinks four or more times per week -- an amount deemed healthy by current guidelines -- increases the risk of premature death by 20 percent,...
Johnson & Johnson Announces 10-year Initiative to Help End Tuberculosis
Release Date:
02/13/2019
Johnson & Johnson announced a comprehensive 10-year initiative in support of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal target of ending the TB pandemic by 2030.
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Will Distribute $2.5 Million Recovered Through Lawsuits Against Sham Cancer Charities
Release Date:
06/21/2019
Attorney General William Tong announced that $2.5 million will be distributed to cancer centers across the country as a result of a multistate enforcement action against sham cancer charities.
Rita Allen Foundation Supports UC Berkley Research Findings that Could Improve Diagnosis, Treatment of Depression
Release Date:
10/29/2019
... of molecular and cell biology. “That would be the ideal case , but we are far away from that situation right now.” ...
Remembering Janet Kelley
Release Date:
02/03/2020
It is with a heavy heart that we share the incredibly sad news of Janet Kelley’s passing on Thursday, January 23rd, 2020 after a long illness.
Powerful Networks: Working Across Borders to Reconnect Separated Families
Release Date:
01/20/2021
Powerful Networks: Working Across Borders to Reconnect Separated Families By: Caroline Kronley, President, Tinker Foundation. You probably remember the recording from 2018: leaked audio of a 6-year-old girl from El Salvador crying...
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Big Impact for Little Kids: the Health & Wealth Connection - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network
Thursday, October 24, 2019 -
1:00pm to 2:00pm
Children aged 3-17 have many needs to reach their full potential. Two important ingredients, research shows, are children’s overall health and financial well-being.
Close the Divide Between Education and Work
Release Date:
01/21/2016
... that talk about career readiness, our focus was on making sure students were ready for post-college careers. At ... Education Consortium, have launched a competitive grant program to incentivize U.S. states to...
Philanthropy New York’s 42nd Annual Meeting - Looking Back, Moving Forward: A Time of Reckoning
... concurrent workshops to help to turn learning into action. Resources : Discussion Guide Please join us: June 2 - 3:30 PM ... US Racial Justice Grantmaking (recommended for Programming Staff): Lori Villarosa (...