Most States Plan To Use Student Absences To Measure School Success
Release Date:
09/27/2017
... the new federal education law (the Every Student Succeeds Act , or ESSA) states are asked to use five measures of ...
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Closing Space for Open Society
Release Date:
05/17/2018
... do acknowledge that Open Society has begun to think and act differently in some important ways... Closing Space ...
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funds Gene Editing Research to Identify Gene that Controls Butterfly Wing Color
Release Date:
10/26/2018
Many Heliconius butterflies have wing patterns and colors that mimic other species to protect themselves from predators, and new research by scientists from the University of Chicago, funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, shows that in one...
BNY Mellon Supports Australia’s First Commercial Thermal Waste-To-Energy Plant
Release Date:
11/14/2018
... in a project finance facility, BNY Mellon is able to act as an independent third-party agent and service provider, ...
New Member Spotlight: The Pilgrim Foundation
Release Date:
05/29/2009
... have provided funding to crisis pregnancy centers, orphan care programs, adoption agencies, schools, housing providers, ... Summer Camp for children of incarcerated parents Orphan care in Zimbabwe through...
08
Oct
2013
Education Funders Research Initiative Launch Event and Panel Discussion
Tuesday, October 8, 2013 -
8:45am to 11:00am
Trinity Wall Street, 74 Trinity Place, 2nd Floor, NYC
The Education Funders Research Initiative (EdFunders) is a project of Philanthropy New York supported by 16 funding organizations that have pursued a diverse array of education reform strategies. These and other private foundations have invested...
Six NYC Scientists Win Pershing Square Sohn Prize for Young Investigators in Cancer Research
Release Date:
05/08/2017
... social investments across a number of fields, including health and medicine, education, economic development and ...
Stonewall Community Foundation names Paul Hyman Executive Director
Release Date:
02/01/2012
The Stonewall Community Foundation is pleased to announce that following an extensive national search, Paul Hyman will join the organization as Executive Director.
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.
Bloomberg's Investment in Renewable Energy Instrumental in Phase Out of the United States' 200th Coal Plant
Release Date:
07/16/2015
In 2009, the pollution from the 200 coal plants now slated for retirement caused 6,000 heart attacks, 60,000 asthma attacks and 3,600 deaths each year.
The Robert Bowne Foundation Spends Down
Release Date:
01/15/2016
For the Robert Bowne Foundation, the loss of over one-third of its funds forced it to consider spending down its remaining assets.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Releases New Book on the Value of Diversity
Release Date:
10/25/2016
In new collection of essays, scholars make the case for diversity as essential to higher education and society generally.
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Partners With The Nature Conservancy To Explore Nature’s Ability To Mitigate Climate Change
Release Date:
10/20/2017
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation partnered with The Nature Conservancy to bring together more than two-dozen expert scientists specializing in conservation, climate modeling, and economists from a variety of global institutions to explore nature’s...
New Report Funded by JPB Foundation says u.S. Cities Can save Billions with Green, Resilient Design
Release Date:
02/08/2018
A new report released yesterday stresses that making it a de facto policy for U.S. cities would be a cost-effective design solution that could save millions, and even billions, of dollars.
Inside Rockefeller Foundation’s $20 Million Plan to Improve Energy Access in India
Release Date:
09/05/2018
... as one of the most cost-effective and beneficial means of realizing the goals and plans to make them a centerpiece. ...
Rockefeller Foundation Names Tariq Khokhar Managing Director and Senior Data Scientist
Release Date:
09/13/2018
Rockefeller Foundation today announced that Tariq Khokhar has been named Managing Director and Senior Data Scientist for the Foundation
06
Jun
2019
POSTPONED: Food Fight: NYC Youth vs. Predatory Marketing
Thursday, June 6, 2019 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
... program is postponed until further notice.** Traditional health education provides children and youth a simple recipe for good health : stay away from drugs, don’t drink or smoke, and eat ... about healthy food...
13
Dec
2010
What Are the Department of Education's Priorities for 2011 and Beyond? A Special Preview for Education Grantmakers
Monday, December 13, 2010 -
1:30pm to 3:30pm
Webinar
... What are the Department's key accomplishments of 2010 and what are the implications for the future? What are .....
Nathan Cummings Foundation Names Ernest Tollerson Interim CEO
Release Date:
07/31/2014
... of Environmental Sustainability and Compliance since 2010 . Over the course of his career, Tollerson has worked ...
Ella Baff will Join the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation as Senior Program Officer
Release Date:
07/15/2015
... in those areas have totaled more than $344 million since 2010 . “Ella Baff is a proven professional who combines ...