Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Is Major Funder in the Fight Against Blindness
Release Date:
03/03/2017
... Worldwide, a range of efforts have sought to bring poor countries affordable cataract surgery. Cataracts are the main ...
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Laura Walker Elected to Commonwealth Fund Board of Directors
Release Date:
03/28/2017
Laura Walker, president and CEO of New York Public Radio, has been elected to The Commonwealth Fund’s Board of Directors, effective April 2017.
Thousands of People With Autism Join Simons Foundation's SPARK Initiative
Release Date:
04/04/2017
SPARK is proud to announce it has expanded the research collaborative this year to include four new sites: the Geisinger Clinic of Pennsylvania, Maine Medical Center, Medical University of South Carolina, and the University of Iowa.
With Wallace Foundation Support, New Study Finds Principal Development Pipelines Both Beneficial and Affordable
Release Date:
07/10/2017
The Wallace Foundation continues its big push for school districts to develop better systems for recruiting, training and evaluating principals. We look at the latest encouraging news here.
Unbound Philanthropy is Laser-Focused on Immigration. Have You Heard of It?
Release Date:
07/17/2017
How can philanthropy support immigrants in a country that elected a blatantly anti-immigrant president? That’s a question lots of funders have been asking themselves since last November. Interestingly, though, there are very few funders around that...
Ms. Foundation Returns to Martha’s Vineyard
Release Date:
08/07/2017
The Ms. Foundation for Women, the country’s first women’s fund, returns to Martha’s Vineyard for its fourth annual summer celebration of feminism.
Editorial: Unemployment in Black and White
Release Date:
08/30/2017
The recent finding by The New York Times that black students are still vastly underrepresented at the nation’s top colleges and universities is one sign of how little the country has managed to do to close racial gaps.
Newman's Own Pops The Champagne - Salad Dressing - That Is
Release Date:
08/30/2017
... date, benefiting more than 7,500 charities in more than 75 countries , with more than 300 products — ranging from salad ...
Opinion: Small Charities Should Lead by Example in Paid Parental Leave
Release Date:
08/29/2017
... far too long languishing at the bottom of the list of countries that provide comprehensive maternity- or ...
The Fall’s Most Fascinating Art Show? The Met Trying to Fix Itself
Release Date:
09/06/2017
Metropolitan Museum of Art is trying to right itself after several years of staff unrest, financial mismanagement and overreach.
For Teachers Working Through DACA, a Bittersweet Start to the School Year
Release Date:
09/07/2017
Jaime Ballesteros tried to contain his tears on Tuesday while teaching Brooklyn sixth graders about liquids, gases and solids. In between science classes at a charter school in East New York, he broke down at his desk.
The World's Soaring CO2 Levels Visualized as Skyscrapers
Release Date:
09/22/2017
... Agreement, an ambitious effort to limit warming that 200 countries signed onto in 2015. (President Donald Trump still ...
Back-and-Forth on DACA Leaves Young Immigrants ‘Just Dangling’
Release Date:
09/25/2017
Recipients of DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, program have felt a whiplash of emotions since Sept. 5, when, after months of uncertainty, the Trump administration announced it would be ending the program.
Commentary from The Century Foundation: Women’s Underrepresentation in Politics: No, It’s Not Just an Ambition Gap
Release Date:
09/25/2017
... the right to vote, it clocks in behind ninety-eight other countries with regard to women’s participation as ...
Applying Social Enterprise to Refugee Settings
Release Date:
09/28/2017
Humanitarian assistance relies on a charity model of providing immediate relief in emergency situations. But once the emergency has passed, other approaches might better deliver services in a market-driven, customer-centric way.
Is Online Fundraising a Bad Idea?
Release Date:
09/29/2017
Many nonprofits embrace online giving because it makes asking for gifts, processing payments, and thanking donors easier and less costly. Some organizations are investing heavily in online fundraising platforms like Razoo or CauseVox, or improving...
Obesity Was Rising as Ghana Embraced Fast Food. Then Came KFC.
Release Date:
10/02/2017
The growing popularity of fried chicken and pizza in parts of Africa underscores how fast food is changing habits and expanding waistlines.
Immigration Agents Arrest Hundreds in Sweep of Sanctuary Cities
Release Date:
10/03/2017
... Cities Federal agents arrested 498 people from 42 countries in a four-day nationwide operation targeting cities ...
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation: Our Compelling Interests
Release Date:
10/03/2017
In this video, Our Compelling Interests series co-editors Nancy Cantor and Earl Lewis ask: What is at stake if America does not embrace diversity?
Lincoln Center Scraps a $500 Million Geffen Hall Renovation
Release Date:
10/04/2017
The new leaders of Lincoln Center and the New York Philharmonic announced they were scuttling a half-billion-dollar plan for a gut renovation of David Geffen Hall and seeking simpler ways to improve the lackluster theater.