Simplify: A New Data-Sharing Process for Funders & Grantees
Publication date:
01/2014
Simplify is a data-sharing and standards-setting process that eliminates the repetitive elements of grant applications.
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Foundation Assets Are Climbing, but Grants Are Still Competitive
Publication date:
03/2014
A skyrocketing stock market helped boost the assets of the Gates, Hewlett, and other big foundations last year to their highest levels since the Great Recession gutted endowments six years ago, according to a new Chronicle survey.
Wellspring Advisors Program Director Andrew Park Heads to The Williams Institute
Release Date:
06/13/2014
The Williams Institute announced Andrew Park is its new International Program Director. Previously, Andrew served as Program Director at Wellspring Advisors, LLC, where he managed domestic and international grant-making programs in the fields of...
PG&E Donates and Matches Employee Donations to American Red Cross for California Wildfire Relief
Release Date:
09/18/2015
Pacific Gas and Electric Company will match up to $100,000 in employee donations.
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center Brings Hope to Ancient Athens Neighborhood
Release Date:
07/06/2016
Hopes for improvement lie with the nearby Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, named after a Greek shipping magnate who died in 1996.
Purse-String Powerhouses: Meet the 9 PNY Members on the Top 10 NYC Do-Gooders List
Release Date:
11/04/2016
... Center. But who cuts the checks and how do they make their decisions? The 10 leaders of charitable ...
Ford Is One of 46 Foundations Contributing to Movement That Helps Ex-Cons Turn Their Lives Around
Release Date:
11/14/2016
So far, 47 foundations including the Ford Foundation, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and others have joined corporations like Starbucks, Facebook and Target in giving ex-cons a better chance at making something of...
Traub-Dicker Rainbow Announces Scholarship for LGBTQ Women-Identified Students
Release Date:
03/01/2017
Founded by Peggy Traub and Phyllis Dicker, the Traub-Dicker Rainbow Scholarship is awarded to LGBTQ woman-identified students across the country who demonstrate their dedication to making a difference through their aspirations and actions.
Giving Circles in Cross-Cultural Context
Release Date:
11/14/2013
... creative and fun ways to do what they can to get more resources to those in our community who need it.” So ... to do the work,” as former Vice President of Donor Resources Patricia Evert puts it — the...
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From Hurricane Sandy to Hurricane Maria: Can Disaster Philanthropy Be More Strategic?
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... however, philanthropists are better able to coordinate and make strategic decisions, ultimately resulting in more ... How foundations can use State of Disaster Philanthropy tools to be more effective...
New Center Aids Torture Survivors
Release Date:
06/18/2014
... made possible by a $250,000 grant from the New York State Health Foundation, will help torture survivors who have ... between the case management we all provide and the mental health system, which isn’t always...
Report Shows Link Between Children's Outcomes and Mothers' Educational Attainment
Release Date:
07/10/2014
... graduated from high school lag on economic, education and health outcomes, compared with children of better educated ... well-paid work, and additional public services—such as health , nutrition, food, and...
Bloomberg Funds Road Safety in World Cities
Release Date:
09/29/2014
Bloomberg Funds Road Safety in World Cities The World Health Organization estimates that traffic incidents will be ... which funds programs to address other global public health concerns such as tobacco use, has...
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Accepting Grant Proposals to Strengthen Performing Arts
Release Date:
10/30/2014
... field, including research projects assessing the national health of professional nonprofit arts groups or of individual ... priority will be given to projects that improve the health of the foundation's...
Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund Backs Food Studies Program at Hostos College
Release Date:
01/29/2015
... overview of food policy, social justice, environment, health , science and business. It aims to prepare them for ... the Bronx, the city’s poorest borough, faces a growing health crisis from diabetes and...
Long Island Community Foundation Supports Treatment for Military Veterans and Their Families
Release Date:
05/19/2015
... Many of these veterans are experiencing serious mental health concerns including substance use disorders (SUD) ... work towards removing the stigma associated with mental health needs in the military. Of the...
Jewish Board Inherits $75 Million in Deals from FEGS
Release Date:
06/03/2015
... February that it would close. With the new behavioral health programs transferred from FEGS on June 1, JBFCS will ... approximately $250 million. The state Office of Mental Health and UJA-Federation of New...
New York Botanical Garden Partners with MetLife Foundation for Healthy Families Program
Release Date:
09/21/2015
... focus on helping visitors improve their cardiovascular health . Visitors can enjoy cooking demonstrations using ... select Wednesdays of each month, visitors may receive free health -related screenings offered...
Mortality Rates for Middle-Aged Whites Not Just About Drugs, Suicide, Says Commonwealth Fund
Release Date:
02/01/2016
... middle-aged whites reported worsening self-reported health status, greater levels of pain, increased difficulty ... with activities of daily living, and more mental health problems. In January 2016, the New...
DNAinfo Highlights Senior Profiles Supported by New York Community Trust
Release Date:
02/04/2016
... Center at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and led by journalist Dorian Block and Ruth Finkelstein, an anthropologist and health policy expert. The project, which profiles 20 .....