Century Foundation Releases Report on NYC Universal Pre-K
Release Date:
05/13/2015
... Universal Pre-K Expansion: How a Focus on Diversity Could Make It Even Better is a study in two parts. The first ...
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Markle Foundation President Calls for Revamp of U.S. Higher Education System
Release Date:
06/03/2015
... optimism points at the defining challenge of our time: to make sure that all Americans will be included in this ...
Sloan Foundation Backs Digital Public Library of America's Push to Serve All 50 States by 2017
Release Date:
06/29/2015
The Alfred P. Sloan and James L. Knight Foundations have announced a $3.4 million investment in the initiative.
NYC Social Impact Investment Fails to Meet Goal
Release Date:
07/06/2015
The country's first social impact bond program was initially funded by Bloomberg and Goldman Sachs.
Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City Cannot Accept Donations for World Cup Parade
Release Date:
07/10/2015
... the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City with calls to make donations, a city government insider said.... Mayor's .....
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Facilitates Clinical Research with $8.7 Million in Grants
Release Date:
07/14/2015
... $8.7 million to help eighteen physician-scientists make the transition to clinical research. The foundation's .....
Bloomberg Philanthropies Announces First Cities Selected to Join What Works Cities Initiative
Release Date:
08/05/2015
Over 100 cities applied to the initiative, which will help city halls use data and evidence to deliver better results for residents.
What We Learned from the Failure of the Rikers Island Social Impact Bond
Release Date:
08/10/2015
... to taxpayers—to test to see which innovative ideas can make a dent in intractable social problems.... What We ...
Tiffany & Co. Foundation Opens Public Garden in The Battery
Release Date:
08/25/2015
The gardens are part of an effort to revitalize downtown New York City.
Google Partners with Rockefeller Foundation to Streamline Nairobi Public Transport
Release Date:
08/27/2015
The service will map out all gazetted bus stops in Nairobi, amid efforts to streamline public transport in the city.
PIMCO Foundation Director Explores Impact of Corporate Giving
Release Date:
08/31/2015
... the biggest impact we could have? What do people need to make their lives better and are we giving it to them? If not, ...
MetLife Releases 2014 Corporate Responsibility Report
Release Date:
09/23/2015
MetLife Foundation provided more than $27 million in financial inclusion grants in year two of its $200 million, five-year commitment.
Tiffany & Co.’s Costa on Huffington Post: Oceans Face Dire Threats
Release Date:
10/16/2015
... explorer Sylvia Earle titled her book The World Is Blue to make a point: Without our oceans, there is no life. "No blue, .....
Carnegie: How America’s Immigrant Source has Changed
Release Date:
10/22/2015
New report from Carnegie shows today's volume of immigrants. Nearly 59 million immigrants have arrived in the United States since 1965, making this nation the world’s top destination for people moving from one country to another.
Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation, to Participate in Facebook QA
Release Date:
10/26/2015
On Wednesday, October 28, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm (ET), Ford Foundation president Darren Walker will answer your questions in a Facebook Q&A hosted by the Chronicle of Philanthropy.
Success Metrics Questioned in School Program Funded by Goldman
Release Date:
11/05/2015
A preschool program funded by Goldman Sachs is under scrutiny for its methods of measuring success for the students.
Wallace Foundation Supports New Professional Standards For Educational Leaders
Release Date:
11/30/2015
The Council of Chief State School Officers has released the long-awaited set of professional standards for educational leaders.
Mellon, Ford and NYCT Support WNYC Series on Gentrification
Release Date:
03/03/2016
... will allow them to “revitalize” neighborhoods, and make a few bucks in the process. But to many tenants and ...
Newly-Named Soros Fellows for 2016 Include Six Indian Americans
Release Date:
04/14/2016
... in 1997, honors 30 people each year for their potential to make significant contributions to U.S. society, culture or ...
Ford Foundation"s Darren Walker Participates in Discussion on the Influence of Impact Investing on Philanthropy
Release Date:
05/12/2016
... behaviors and old ways of doing things will continue to make us relevant and important, then we are kidding ...