Research Yields Game Changer for Improving Understanding of Ebola
Release Date:
09/19/2014
... the use of fecal samples from wild great apes to identify populations likely to have been exposed to the virus. This ...
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Carnegie President Praises Efforts to Amplify World Humanitarian Initiatives
Release Date:
08/19/2015
... to have one of the world's largest internally displaced populations . We must act with solidarity to reverse this .....
Bloomberg-funded WHO Report: Dramatic Increase in Life-Saving Tobacco Control Policies In Last Decade
Release Date:
07/20/2017
The latest WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic finds that more countries have implemented tobacco control policies, ranging from graphic pack warnings and advertising bans to no smoking areas. About 4.7 billion people – 63% of the world’s...
High-Level UN Dialogue on Harnessing Africa's Demographic Dividend
Release Date:
09/22/2017
At the United Nations, His Excellency Prof. Alpha Condé, President of Guinea and Chairperson of the African Union, convened a high-level meeting to strengthen the partnership with the private sector and discuss opportunities created by Africa’s...
Initiative Launched to Improve Accountability of Climate Change Adaptation Finance
Release Date:
12/12/2012
... by Oxfam, the Overseas Development Institute and the World Resources Institute to increase the transparency and ... Oxfam, the Overseas Development Institute, and the World Resources Institute with funding...
What Does It Take to Spend Down Successfully?
Publication date:
08/2015
... they intend to give away all of their philanthropic resources within a specific, limited timeframe and then close ... their grantmaking. But most hope that by exhausting their resources in relatively short order, they will be able to ...
4 Organizations Team On Mapping Tool For U.N. Sustainable Development Goals
Release Date:
09/20/2017
In a collaborative partnership, Global Impact, Blackbaud, the Council on Foundations and the Foundation Center have developed and launched a resource to support organizations in aligning and tracking charitable giving to the United Nations (U.N.)...
Rico Blancaflor
... filmmaker exploring the diaspora, power and identity for immigrant communities in the United States. Rico Blancaflor ...
NYCT Backs Legal Aid Program for Young Migrants
Release Date:
09/23/2014
... and other services to some 1,000 unaccompanied immigrant children facing possible deportation under a new ... that provide free screenings and legal representation to immigrant children in coordination with...
NY Women’s Foundation’s Oliveira Offers Blueprint for Investing in Vulnerable Young Girls
Release Date:
02/28/2017
... challenges faced by low-income girls, particularly immigrant girls and girls of color, and the critical need to ... Fully three-quarters live in communities of color or immigrant communities. As many as 40%...
17
May
2018
Family Separation Policies and Access to Justice in Detention Systems - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR
Thursday, May 17, 2018 -
4:00pm to 5:00pm
... has engaged in a wide range of policies that are causing immigrant and refugee families to be separated. The detention ... recent surprising policy reversal Policies that separate immigrant and refugee...
10
Oct
2019
Uniting US: Challenging Fear and Standing Up for Humanity
Thursday, October 10, 2019 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
It is physically and emotionally taxing to keep up with the Administration’s near daily and inhumane actions targeting asylum seekers at our southern border. These political stunts whether on social media or through executive action have dire...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches Data Initiatives for Cities
Release Date:
04/21/2015
... What Works Cities initiative is open to U.S. cities with populations between 100,000 and 1 million people. Former New ...
U.S. Education Secretary Addresses Century Foundation Forum
Release Date:
04/19/2016
The intersection of decades of education, housing, and transportation policy has left the nation's schools at a crossroads, U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. said Tuesday.
U.S. Trust Surveys 1,435 U.S. High Net Worth Households on Attitudes Toward Giving
Release Date:
11/21/2016
Eighty-three percent of wealthy individuals plan to give as much (or more) over the next three years as they have in the past. These percentages are even higher among women, African-Americans and individuals age 50 or younger.
MAC AIDS Fund Contributes $1 Million to New HIV Treatment Effort in Washington, DC
Release Date:
12/01/2016
District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser is set to announce a new effort to fight HIV and AIDS.
Director of Public Health Program at Bloomberg Philanthropies Applauds Finland’s Tobacco-Free Goal
Release Date:
01/26/2017
The Finnish government has set an ambitious goal for residents in a bid to benefit their health — and their bank balances.
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Feb
2022
Haitians and Afghans in Crisis: Lessons for Rapid Resettlement
Wednesday, February 16, 2022 -
2:00pm to 3:30pm
... of Afghans, making it a natural destination for both populations . Join us for a discussion of how advocacy groups ... for Afghan Women Camille J. Mackler , Executive Director, Immigrant ARC Ninaj Raoul , Co-...
Hartford Foundation Awards $6.7M for Monitoring the Healthcare Landscape
Release Date:
03/17/2016
... for large-scale change that will result in better care and better lives for all older adults. One of the ... of the University of Washington’s Cambia Palliative Care Center of Excellence , that brings together...
Atlantic Philanthropies Funds New “Leadership In Action” Program to Improve Healthcare for the Most Vulnerable
Release Date:
08/01/2017
... leaders who have spent their careers working in the health care field. The collaborations will enhance the advocates’ ... strategic relationships with key stakeholders in health care and strengthen Center-...