Bloomberg Philanthropies Announces First Cities Selected to Join What Works Cities Initiative
Release Date:
08/05/2015
... in order to improve services, inform local decision making and engage citizens.... Bloomberg Philanthropies ...
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PIMCO Foundation Director Explores Impact of Corporate Giving
Release Date:
08/31/2015
Leaders of the PIMCO Foundation pooled funds with 10 other collaborators to provide technical assistance and training to local agencies working with the homeless.
Immigrants, Their Children Integrate Well into US Society but Not in All Areas, Report Finds
Release Date:
09/24/2015
Carnegie Corporation and the Russell Sage Foundation backed the study, which was released by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.
Tiffany & Co.’s Costa on Huffington Post: Oceans Face Dire Threats
Release Date:
10/16/2015
Anisa Kamadoli Costa, of The Tiffany & Co. Foundation, writes about the need to protect the oceans. The foundation has invested more than $10 million in organizations like Mission Blue, the Pew Environment Group's Global Ocean Legacy, and the...
Carnegie: How America’s Immigrant Source has Changed
Release Date:
10/22/2015
... immigrants have arrived in the United States since 1965, making this nation the world’s top destination for people ...
Wallace Foundation Supports New Professional Standards For Educational Leaders
Release Date:
11/30/2015
... Administration. They had been more than a year in the making and had been subjected to two rounds of public ...
Rauch Foundation Announces ‘Imagine Awards’ for Disabilities Inclusion
Release Date:
01/20/2016
Rauch Foundation's Imagine Awards celebrate those who work to create a community where everyone belongs on behalf of people with disabilities in our community.
Mellon, Ford and NYCT Support WNYC Series on Gentrification
Release Date:
03/03/2016
WNYC's 'There Goes the Neighborhood' takes an in-depth look at gentrification in Brooklyn and the integral role that race plays in the process.
Newly-Named Soros Fellows for 2016 Include Six Indian Americans
Release Date:
04/14/2016
The 18th annual Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans were announced April 12 and included six Indian Americans and two South Asians among the 30 recipients.
Ford Foundation"s Darren Walker Participates in Discussion on the Influence of Impact Investing on Philanthropy
Release Date:
05/12/2016
Ford Foundation"s Darren Walker Participates in Discussion on the Influence of Impact Investing on Philanthropy Impact investing can lead to new strategies for entrepreneurs and mission-driven businesses. That means room for new...
What Big (and not-so-big) Donors Can Learn from Philanthropy, Bloomberg-style
Release Date:
05/23/2016
... a millennial, it must seem more probable that someone is making it up as an urban legend to entertain the interns than ...
Dodge Foundation Provides Travel Stipends to Jersey Water Works Delegation
Release Date:
05/26/2016
The delegation, representative of many of the sectors that make up the core of Jersey Water Works’ committees, includes four members of the collaborative’s Steering Committee.
Commonwealth Study Inspires App to Connect People to Doctors Faster
Release Date:
06/01/2016
The creators of a new mobile app called Akira hope to make healthcare more accessible by connecting people directly with a certified doctor through text or video chat.
Research to Prevent Blindness Announces Low Vision Research Awardees
Release Date:
06/13/2016
Research initiative to address urgent needs in understanding and treating low vision.
Stonewall Foundation's Jarrett Lucas Loves Seeing LGBTQ Youth Publicly #ExpressLove
Release Date:
06/21/2016
... For the past six years, Jarrett Lucas has been making his way, as he says, "up the non-profit stepping .....
Bloomberg Philanthropies Funds Brooklyn Museum App
Release Date:
06/29/2016
... a result, are providing more information in some places or making changes to displays in other locations... Bloomberg ...
Commonwealth Fund Study Finds Only a Third of These Obamacare Insurers Made Money on Their Plans in 2014
Release Date:
07/20/2016
It was hard to make money selling Obamacare health insurance in the first year. Next year might not be much easier
Scientists Supported by Simons Foundation Determine How Birds Soar to Great Heights
Release Date:
08/12/2016
... known as thermal soaring that requires complex decision- making within the turbulent environment of a rising column of ...
Russell Sage Foundation Papers Help Explain the Growing Wage Gap
Release Date:
08/22/2016
A new essay from researchers Martha J. Bailey and Thomas A. DiPrete, which is part of a newly released collection of papers from the Russell Sage Foundation, helps to explain why women are no longer catching up to men when it comes to pay.
Mellon Foundation Supports Festival That Will Show Sneak Preview of PBS "Hamilton" Documentary
Release Date:
09/06/2016
... that delves into the life of Alexander Hamilton and the making of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Pulitzer Prize and Tony .....