Research to Prevent Blindness-Funded Study Finds Possible New Target for Glaucoma Therapy
Release Date:
09/11/2015
... common form of glaucoma, affecting more than 3 million Americans , primarily after the age of 50. Pressure inside the ...
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John A. Hartford Foundation: 'Hospital at Home' Prevents Complications
Release Date:
10/13/2015
... philanthropy working to improve the health of older Americans . "They commonly experience things like functional .....
MetLife Foundation Partners with Duke University on CommonCents Lab
Release Date:
12/08/2015
... economics to identify new ways to help millions of Americans improve their saving and spending habits. The ...
Guardian: Are Gates and Rockefeller Using Their Influence to Set Agenda in Poor States?
Release Date:
01/19/2016
Ultra-rich philanthropists and their foundations have increasing influence on decision-making and are setting the global health and agriculture agenda in developing countries, according to a major study.
Peterson Quoted on Congress Not Cutting Government Deficits
Release Date:
01/21/2016
... Not Cutting Government Deficits For six straight years, Americans watched their government's borrowing shrink. .....
NYS Health Foundation Releases Report on Uninsured Immigrants & Insurance Coverage
Release Date:
02/01/2016
... New York's leadership in providing a welcome home for new Americans . NYS Health Foundation Releases Report on Uninsured .....
An Outspoken Force to Give Food Workers a Seat at the Table (Ford Foundation)
Release Date:
02/22/2016
Saru Jayaraman, a vocal leader in the food labor movement and founder of Restaurant Opportunities Center United (ROC), has been supported by the Ford Foundation for more than a decade. The New York Times profiles her efforts for restaurant workers.
Arabella Advisors Noted in NPR Report: Solutions that Could Help The U.S. Slash Food Waste
Release Date:
03/16/2016
... U.S. Slash Food Waste By now, you probably know that Americans waste a lot of food. Each year, an estimated 133 ...
Century Foundation Report Recommends Universal Child Allowance
Release Date:
03/17/2016
The child poverty rate in the United States is stubbornly high, with more than 12 million American children—16.5 percent of all children—currently living in poverty and a Century Foundation report says a universal child allowance could change it.
Commonwealth Research Cited by NYTimes on Reducing Bounce Between Health Plans
Release Date:
03/23/2016
... on Reducing Bounce Between Health Plans Millions of Americans are finding Obamacare to be unstable ground. ...
CEO Writes Op-Ed on Why JPMorgan Chase & Co. Is Giving Employees a Raise
Release Date:
07/12/2016
... Issues like these have led approximately two-thirds of Americans to believe that the next generation will be worse ...
Mellon Backs Creation of Newly Created Role at GWU Musuem and Textile Museum
Release Date:
09/28/2016
The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum announces the appointment of Camille Ann Brewer as the museum’s first full-time curator of contemporary textile art.
Ford Sponsors Memorial to Confront South's Troubled History of Lynchings
Release Date:
09/29/2016
The aim is to help "change the landscape" of American racial discourse by openly acknowledging a painful past, much as Germany has Holocaust memorials and South Africa a museum on its past state-sanctioned segregation - apartheid.
Atlantic's Chuck Feeney Tops Forbes List of 'Most Generous' Givers
Release Date:
10/07/2016
... philanthropists, Forbes calculated which of the wealthy Americans on its annual Top 50 Givers list gave the most over ...
Carnegie Corporation of New York Funds Primer to Guide Students on College Choices
Release Date:
10/17/2016
The Commission on the Future of Undergraduate Education at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences received $2.2 million from Carnegie Corporation of New York for this initiative.
Bloomberg Philanthropies Supports Effort to Enroll More Low-Income Students at Top Universities
Release Date:
12/13/2016
A group of 30 top colleges and universities wants to enroll more low-income students, but critics question whether the focus should be elsewhere.
Century Foundation Fellow: Will Trump’s ACA Order Reduce Burden or Shift It to Patients?
Release Date:
01/25/2017
... action cannot, for example, set lower deductibles for Americans , or rescind taxes on the health industry; such ...
MetLife Foundation Sponsors Ballet Hispánico Tour
Release Date:
02/21/2017
Ballet Hispánico en Familia is a 90-minute, fun-filled journey through Latin American dance and culture featuring Ballet Hispánico Artistic Director & CEO Eduardo Vilaro as host, excerpts from Ballet Hispánico's diverse repertory and a Q&A...
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Is Major Funder in the Fight Against Blindness
Release Date:
03/03/2017
... degenerative diseases that affect more than 10 million Americans . Worldwide, a range of efforts have sought to bring ...
Rockefeller Foundation Joins Effort to Curb Hotel Food Waste
Release Date:
03/24/2017
Food waste is increasingly garnering attention from governments, businesses and private individuals as its impact on both environmental health, food security as well as bottom lines — companies that invest in reducing food waste can expect a 14:1...