The 2017 National Center for Responsive Philanthropy Impact Awards Winners Announced
Release Date:
09/05/2017
... influence and expertise to address critical issues in the state , particularly its efforts around criminal justice ...
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Carnegie Corp.’s Academic Leadership Award Recognizes Seven University Presidents
Release Date:
09/12/2017
... Boston, Massachusetts Mark P. Becker : President, Georgia State University; Atlanta, Georgia John J. DeGioia : ...
Ex-Googlers Stir Up Controversy With Bodega Pantry Concept
Release Date:
09/18/2017
Two Google veterans have developed a convenience concept called Bodega that they’ve been testing in 30 San Francisco-area locations and now want to roll out to other markets, according to Fast Company. Bodega is a five-foot-wide pantry box filled...
The Kids Are Alright: Millennial Generalizations Are Getting Old
Release Date:
09/20/2017
Since 2009, the Case Foundation, in partnership with Achieve, has engaged over 100,000 millennials through surveys, focus groups, and one-on-one interviews with the goal “to accurately capture and comprehend” how young adults engage with...
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Census 2020 - Time to Act - A Webinar Hosted by United Philanthropy Forum
Monday, October 30, 2017 -
1:00pm to 2:00pm
... and your organization to take policy action on the federal/ state /local levels, and coordinate with your ...
How Nonprofit Programs Scale Up: Findings From The Wallace Foundation
Release Date:
10/03/2017
... U.S. urban areas. Their report—authored by two Michigan State faculty, assistant dean R. Sam Larson and ...
Ms. Foundation Speaks Out Against Trump Administration Changes to Obama Era Contraceptive Rules
Release Date:
10/11/2017
Ms. Foundation for Women President and CEO Teresa C. Younger released a statement in response to the Trump Administration’s decision to roll back Obama Administration requirements for employer-covered contraceptives.
“El Negro Bembón”: Puerto Rico’s Invisibility Crisis Before and After Hurricane Maria
Release Date:
11/01/2017
... Rico had a poverty rate that was almost double the poorest state in the United States. The day before the storm, median ... which is half of the lowest median income in the poorest state on the mainland. This...
Tow-Playwright-in-Residence Featured in New York Times
Release Date:
11/02/2017
... families, and then studied English and theater at Ohio State University. (She told her parents she was majoring in ...
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New York Foster Youth Funders Group – Fall Meeting
Wednesday, November 29, 2017 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
... refugees. A focus will be on recommendations for city and state policy, practice, and process and how our grantee ...
Bloomberg Philanthropies' Partnership for Healthy Cities Helping Cities Grow More Powerful
Release Date:
11/22/2017
The world is becoming more and more city (as opposed to any other word that may rhyme with the word "city"). And that could be good for your health, if the impact of the Bloomberg Philanthropies' Partnership for Healthy Cities continues to grow.
Bloomberg Philanthropies Announce The Selection Committee For 2017 U.S. Mayors Challenge
Release Date:
11/29/2017
Bloomberg Philanthropies today announced the selection committee for the 2017 U.S. Mayors Challenge, a nationwide competition that encourages city leaders to think big, be bold, and uncover inventive ideas that confront the toughest problems U.S...
Michael J. Fox Foundation and Simons Foundation Making Waves in Basic Science
Release Date:
12/01/2017
... government/federal agencies now require that scientists state in their proposals how their research will be ...
Wallace Foundation Commissioned Report Shows How ESSA Supports Social-Emotional Learning
Release Date:
12/05/2017
Schools looking to implement social-emotional learning programs have several funding options available to them through the Every Student Succeeds Act, according to a new report, which identifies 60 evidenced-based programs that fit ESSA requirements.
Markle Foundation President and CEO Zoë Baird Writes About Where Amazon Should Build Their New Headquarters
Release Date:
12/05/2017
... shown that the quality of a skilled local workforce and a state ’s support for constantly developing those skills is ...
With Support from Gerstner and Heckscher Foundations, SUNY Announces Emergency Aid to Support Degree Completion Among Students
Release Date:
12/19/2017
... as part of a new pilot program announced Monday by the State University of New York and the SUNY Impact Foundation. ...
David Blumenthal, President of The Commonwealth Fund On How the New U.S. Tax Plan Will Affect Health Care
Release Date:
12/21/2017
The new Republican tax bill, which the House passed and the Senate approved, is complex, but what it will mean for health in the United States is simple: less.
Trinity Joins Brief Filed in Support of Dreamers
Release Date:
01/29/2018
Trinity joined 86 other religious organizations that recently filed an amicus curiae brief supporting an injunction against overturning DACA “on the basis of faith and morality, that these children and young adults must be protected.”
Carnegie Corporation Funds Report Revealing 4 Actions to Improve the Future of Higher Education
Release Date:
02/07/2018
... The Commissioners were charged with assessing the state of undergraduate education and making recommendations ...
Supported By The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Scientists Create New Therapeutic Gel That Shows Promise Against Cancerous Tumors
Release Date:
02/22/2018
... Tumors Scientists at the UNC School of Medicine and NC State have created an injectable gel-like scaffold that can ...