The Next Big Idea for the Next Decade: The Resilience Dividend
Release Date:
08/21/2014
... the rapid, astonishing pace of urbanization. With a global population headed towards 9 billion by mid-century, people ...
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Ford Foundation Selects Nicolette Naylor to Lead its Southern Africa Office
Release Date:
10/28/2014
Senior Program Officer, Nicolette Naylor, will become head of Ford Foundation's South Africa office.
After Implementing New Strategic Approach, Andrus Announces First Round of Grants
Release Date:
07/17/2015
The Andrus Family Fund had an open call for letters of inquiry for the first time in over a decade.
Ford, JPB, Novo, Carnegie Corporation of NY Listed as Top Funders of Refugee and Migrant Issues
Release Date:
02/15/2017
... Grantmaking (14 pages, PDF), migrants and refugees as a population group received 11 percent of foundation grants ...
The Systematic Starvation of Those Who Do Good
Release Date:
02/28/2017
Despite the importance of human services and other nonprofits to employees and those they serve, many nonprofit workers do not earn a living wage. We can do better.
Seven Bridges Brings The Simons Foundation’s Genome Diversity Project Dataset to the Cloud
Release Date:
04/12/2017
Seven Bridges, the biomedical data analysis company, today announced that it has made the Simons Genome Diversity Project (SGDP) dataset available for analysis by researchers via the Seven Bridges Platform.
John A. Hartford Foundation Named One of Nation’s Top Funders Addressing Aging America
Release Date:
12/15/2017
... for seniors, which remains small, even as the U.S. elderly population grows rapidly. The number of Americans over 65 ...
Michigan State University Uses Mellon Foundation Grant To Build Massive Slave Trade Database
Release Date:
01/09/2018
Michigan State University, supported by nearly $1.5 million from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, will create a unique online data hub that will change the way scholars and the public understand African slavery.
Funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, New Scholarship Program at Duke Aims to Increase Underrepresented Minorities in Graduate Stem Disciplines
Release Date:
01/18/2018
... Duke is launching a new program focused on increasing its population of underrepresented minority students studying ...
MasterCard Foundation Commits 100 million to Projects Within Its Young Africa Works Strategy
Release Date:
04/16/2018
... playing out more dramatically than in Africa, where the population is growing so fast that by 2035, there will be ...
Research Supported by The Helmsley Charitable Trust Grant Provides New Insight Into Neurological Disorders
Release Date:
04/17/2018
Scientists improve the growth of three-dimensional brain models to better understand autism, dementia, schizophrenia
Carnegie Corporation Supported Report Finds America's $23 Billion School Funding Gap
Release Date:
02/26/2019
It was nearly three decades ago when the New Jersey Supreme Court found the state’s school funding formula shortchanged its poorest students, and lawmakers directed more money to districts serving large shares of low-income children. Now, a new...
Hyde and Watson Foundation Supports Vision Loss Alliance of NJ's Technology Learning Lab
Release Date:
08/31/2019
... who are blind or have low vision are a greatly underserved population , and our Technology Learning Lab will help them ...
Open Society University Network Launches to Transform Higher Education
Release Date:
01/23/2020
George Soros announced today that he is creating a new university network to better prepare students for current and future global challenges.
14
Jul
2015
Using Advocacy to Support Mission: What Your Foundation Can and Can’t Do, Can and Can’t Fund
Tuesday, July 14, 2015 -
2:45pm to 4:30pm
... other funders interested in education, civic engagement, community development, social justice and/or advocacy as a ... indicate by which organizer you were invited. (no fee) Non -Member Funders : Please email...
09
Feb
2023
February 2023 Service for Impact
Thursday, February 9, 2023 -
9:30am to 11:00am
... harness the time and talent of employees to meet community needs. They are also often constrained by small ... indicate by which organizer you were invited. (no fee) Non -Member Funders : Please email ...
26
Apr
2023
Preventing Youth Homelessness Series Webinar: Identifying Student Risks through Project Upstream - A Webinar Hosted by Funders Together to End Homelessness
Wednesday, April 26, 2023 -
2:00pm to 3:00pm
... prevention Speakers Amy Bilodeau , Sr. Manager for Community Investment, Home Depot Canada David French , ... log-in details a day before the program. Members and Non -Member Funders: Please click on the "...
11
Apr
2018
Moving Beyond Financial Education: A Grantmaker's Guide to Investing in Impactful Financial Capability Programs - Webinar
Wednesday, April 11, 2018 -
1:00pm to 2:00pm
... "knowledge is power" when it comes to increasing financial health . Now we have ample evidence that financial education ... Registration is required by April 10th. Members and Non -Member Funders:...
JPB Foundation Vice President Donna Lawrence to Become President/CEO of I Have A Dream Foundation
Release Date:
06/18/2014
Lawrence will take up her position as President/CEO on July 1.
Peterson Foundation On New Tax Reform Framework
Release Date:
09/28/2017
Michael A. Peterson, President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, commented today on the published release of a tax reform framework from leaders in Congress and the administration: