Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Explores Open Access to Published Research
Release Date:
04/01/2015
... and the information that this project will develop is critical to help the research community continue to provide ...
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Citi Foundation Reports on First Year of $50 Million Youth and Work Skills Training Program
Release Date:
04/08/2015
... The Citi Foundation is recognizing the first year of it’ s three-year, $50 million commitment to provide 100,000 ... youth in the United States with the opportunity to develop critical workplace and leadership...
Ford Freezes $4 Million in India Funding Amid Clampdown
Release Date:
07/15/2015
... to organizations in India as Prime Minister Narendra Modi' s government scrutinizes foreign donors viewed as meddling in .....
Milbank Memorial Fund Releases Transgender Health Discrimination Study
Release Date:
07/29/2015
... The paper, "Legal Protections in Public Settings: A Critical Public Health Issue for Transgender and ... Massachusetts since the 2012 implementation of the state’ s gender identity nondiscrimination law...
With Funds From Helmsley Charitable Trust, Researchers Target Fat to Treat Cancer
Release Date:
09/20/2016
... fat molecules to build their plasma membranes and other critical structures. Now, researchers at the Salk Institute, ... way to obstruct this instrumental process to stifle cancer' s growth, detailed...
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Supports Liberal Arts to Fight Climate Change
Release Date:
10/14/2016
... think critically, and grasp the nuances of life' s ambiguities. Mellon' s grant will support Colby College scholars—both .....
Coalition Rallies against Cuomo’s Proposed Nuclear Plant Subsidies
Release Date:
10/28/2016
Coalition Rallies against Cuomo’ s Proposed Nuclear Plant Subsidies A coalition of more than ... the state Thursday to criticize Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’ s plan to subsidize three upstate nuclear plants with $7.7...
Supported by Carnegie, ALA Announces Winners of 2016 'I Love My Librarian Award'
Release Date:
11/30/2016
... from across the country were honored with this year' s I Love My Librarian Award. The winning librarians were ... libraries connected them to information, opportunities and critical technology to help...
New York Chastises EPA Chief Over River’s Superfund Cleanup
Release Date:
09/07/2017
New York Chastises EPA Chief Over River’ s Superfund Cleanup The $1.7 billion Superfund cleanup of the Hudson River is not protecting the public’ s health and the river as initially promised, New York’ s...
“The City Where America Is Going to Find Herself Again”: A Funders Conversation with Mayor Mitch Landrieu
Release Date:
01/12/2011
... participated in a members briefing featuring a keynote address by the Honorable Mitch Landrieu, Mayor of New ... citizens’ participation in his city to philanthropy’ s efforts and support. The mayor began by...
Expectations High For Harlem Children Zone's New Head
Release Date:
07/07/2014
Expectations High For Harlem Children Zone' s New Head As Anne Williams-Isom begins her role as the new CE0 of the Harlem Children' s Zone, funders such as the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, ... zone...
Report Shows Link Between Children's Outcomes and Mothers' Educational Attainment
Release Date:
07/10/2014
Report Shows Link Between Children' s Outcomes and Mothers' Educational Attainment Children ... from the Foundation for Child Development. Mother’ s Education and Children’ s Outcomes:...
The Rockefeller Foundation and USAID Launch $100 Million Partnership
Release Date:
08/04/2014
... Partnership The Rockefeller Foundation and the U. S . Agency for International Development have announced a $100 ... across Africa and Asia. Announced at the first-ever U. S .-Africa Leaders Summit, the...
Donations for Ebola Relief Efforts Are Slow to Take Off
Release Date:
10/20/2014
... and no sure treatment. It is not even clear that providing food , housing and protective equipment will have any impact ...
JPB Foundation Backs New Childhood Obesity Research
Release Date:
04/29/2015
... family restaurant chain, made changes to its children’ s menu in order to make healthier items easier to choose. ... its kind to look at both ordering patterns of children’ s food plus a...
Laurie M. Tisch Elected Co-Chair of Whitney Museum Board of Trustees
Release Date:
07/01/2015
... Whitney Museum Board of Trustees The Whitney Museum’ s board of trustees has elected Laurie M. Tisch and Neil G. ... will succeed Bluhm. Tisch was elected to the Whitney’ s board in 1996, and currently serves...
Bank of America and Feeding America Partner to Tackle Hunger in America
Release Date:
09/01/2015
... been a strong partner to the Feeding America network of food banks, supporting our efforts to stabilize the lives of ...
NY Observer Highlights Many PNY Members as Area’s Most Generous Companies
Release Date:
10/28/2015
NY Observer Highlights Many PNY Members as Area’ s Most Generous Companies Pfizer, Johnson&Johnson, Goldman ... Sachs and IBM named by New York Observer as region’ s most generous companies. The 10 most...
Study: Metabolism Protein Found to Also Regulate Feeding Behavior in the Brain (JPB Foundation)
Release Date:
02/26/2016
... new component of the system responsible for regulating food intake: a hormone called amylin, which acts in the brain ...
Goldman Sachs Expands Philanthropic Fund to Younger Workers
Release Date:
03/04/2016
... the scrappier worlds of start-ups, nonprofits and even food trucks. To retain them, banks increased their ... The pitches will be judged on “the nonprofit’ s leadership, reach and potential for impact,”...