Research Funded By The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Leads To Passwords In Clothing
Release Date:
11/02/2017
... Computer scientists from the University of Washington can make it so. A research team led by UW’s Shyam Gollakota has ...
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Civil Conversations in Uncivil Times - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP
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... foundations? What are the biggest mistakes that funders make when trying to provide a forum for these types of ...
OSF Denounces Hungarian Government's Attacks Against Soros
Release Date:
11/27/2017
Hungarian-American financier and philanthropist George Soros has denounced a Hungarian government campaign against him as "distortions and lies" designed "to create an outside enemy to distract citizens."
The Rockefeller Foundation, the Open Society Foundation, and the Ford Foundation Working With Rebuild by Design In Puerto Rico
Release Date:
11/30/2017
The “Resilient Puerto Rico Advisory Commission”—announced on November 16, 2017—will be an independent and inclusive body led by Puerto Ricans and designed to offer recommendations for how to use private, philanthropic, local government, and federal...
Report Funded by The Clark Foundation Urges de Blasio to Prioritize Boosting Community College Graduation Rates in Second Term
Release Date:
12/11/2017
... by The Clark Foundation, urges Mayor Bill de Blasio to make boosting community college graduation rates a key part ...
As Youth Giving Since 2001 Totals $19M, Brooklyn Community Foundation CEO Reiterates the Importance of a Youth-Led Strategy
Release Date:
12/11/2017
Philanthropists under the age of 30 have given a total of more than $19 million since 2001 through youth grantmaking programs, a study from YouthGiving.org, an initiative of Foundation Center, finds.
JPMorgan Chase Announces $20 Billion Investment in Employees, Branch Expansion and Local Economic Growth
Release Date:
01/23/2018
... increase wages and benefits for hourly U.S. employees, make increased small business and mortgage lending ...
President of Markle Foundation, Zoë Baird, on Gender Imbalance at WEF
Release Date:
01/26/2018
... Foundation, Zoë Baird, on Gender Imbalance at WEF Women make up just 21% of attendees at the World Economic Forum, an ...
Eight Programs Receive Grants for Equitable Bike Share and Related Research Funded by the JPB Foundation
Release Date:
03/12/2018
... partners are eager for best practices and support to make bicycling and bike share more accessible and available ...
Open Society Foundations Along with Collaboration of Funders Highlight Immigrants’ Vital Role in Ohio Communities
Release Date:
03/16/2018
Open Society Foundations, in partnership with a group of other philanthropy organizations, funded a Cleveland State University report, Our Pathway to a Brighter Future: Ohio's New Americans, which highlights the crucial role immigrants play in Ohio'...
New York Foundation Releases New Video in the Ongoing Series "In Their Own Words"
Release Date:
03/29/2018
In this installment, New York Foundation sits down with Quardean Lewis-Allen, founder and CEO of Made in Brownsville
Nina Stack Joins Champlain Foundation as Executive Director
Release Date:
04/17/2018
The next executive director of the Champlin Foundation will be Nina Stack, the nonprofit agency announced Monday.
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funds 20 Years of Sky Observations
Release Date:
05/11/2018
... of the sky simultaneously. Astronomers have used it to make an enormous, highly-detailed map - a map which covers ...
Alisha Williams to Join Arcus as Program Officer of Social Justice Program
Release Date:
06/19/2018
... Williams will work in partnership with Arcus grantees to make progressive change through base-building, movement ...
Rockefeller Foundation, FAO Supporting Africa to Halve Food Loss
Release Date:
06/21/2018
... with The Rockefeller Foundation and the African Union to make food supply chains more efficient will benefit the ...
Johnson Family Foundation Welcomes New Executive Director
Release Date:
08/06/2018
After a nation-wide search, the Johnson Family Foundation (JFF) is pleased to welcome Frank Baiocchi as its next Executive Director.
With Support from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Plans Underway to Preserve Blue Mountain Wildlife Refuge
Release Date:
11/26/2018
The land, which runs along the Blue Mountain's Kittatinny Ridge, is being acquired from Pennsylvania American Water and will eventually be turned over to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for public use.
The Rockefeller Foundation Announces the Communities Thrive Challenge Grantees
Release Date:
12/05/2018
Today, we are thrilled to share the names of the 10 organizations that will each receive a $1 million grant as part of the Communities Thrive Challenge, a joint funding opportunity from The Rockefeller Foundation and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. Each...
Rini Banerjee Welcomed as New President of The Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation
Release Date:
12/10/2018
The Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation is pleased to announce that Rini Banerjee will join the Foundation as its fourth president and first woman to lead the foundation. Banerjee’s appointment concludes an extensive nationwide search that began last...
Atlantic Philanthropies Releases Publication on Operating for Limited Life
Release Date:
12/11/2018
... culminating phase was conceived as a building up to make a lasting difference in the fields and regions where it ...