Guggenheim Foundation Announces 2016 Fellows
Release Date:
04/08/2016
... have no academic affiliation or hold an adjunct or part- time position at a university. As in past years, the Leon ...
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Morgan Stanley/ANHD Community Development Fellowship Graduate Class Selected
Release Date:
05/23/2016
... project, and receives a $20,000 stipend to serve in a half- time , year-long fellowship with a host group. This is the 5th ...
Helmsley-Supported Research Discovers Protein That Controls Strength of Body’s Circadian Rhythms
Release Date:
05/27/2016
At noon every day, levels of genes and proteins throughout your body are drastically different than they are at midnight.
Commonwealth Study Inspires App to Connect People to Doctors Faster
Release Date:
06/01/2016
The creators of a new mobile app called Akira hope to make healthcare more accessible by connecting people directly with a certified doctor through text or video chat.
Funded by the New York Community Trust, Redford Center Establishes Filmmaker Grants
Release Date:
06/22/2016
The pilot program will focus on environmental projects.
Mastercard Foundation Celebrates 10th Anniversary By Donating Close To $700K To Canadian Organizations
Release Date:
06/28/2016
... through a special Giving Campaign. Each of its 68 full- time , permanent employees has been invited to ...
Ford Foundation Appoints Gabrielle Sulzberger to Board of Trustees
Release Date:
07/08/2016
... a valuable perspective to the foundation’s board at a time of visionary change. “I'm thrilled to announce the .....
Co-Sponsored by Simmons Foundation, New Report Examines Immigrants, Refugees and the Future of Texas
Release Date:
07/11/2016
One in three children in Texas—most of whom are U.S. citizens—has a foreign-born parent.
NYS Health Foundation President & CEO Wonders if NY Can End the AIDS Epidemic
Release Date:
07/18/2016
From 1981 to 2013, an estimated 1,194,039 people in the United States had been diagnosed with AIDS. Of those, 658,507 have died.
Ford Program Officers on Why Black Lives Matter to Philanthropy
Release Date:
07/25/2016
These events have the potential to either deepen empathy and understanding among Americans, or divide us even more sharply along lines of race, ethnicity, and gender.
Following Ford's Lead, Another Foundation Goes All In on Equity
Release Date:
08/17/2016
... by Ford Foundation President Darren Walker at the time talked about not only the “what and why” of this ...
Simons Foundation Contributes to Research Outlining Cellular Communication Processes
Release Date:
08/30/2016
... to hit a home run – function properly most of the time , and in some scenarios quite remarkably. The findings ...
Darren Walker: Using Privilege to Fight Privilege
Release Date:
08/31/2016
... there’s another reason for Walker’s success. The man Time Magazine named as one of its “100 Most Influential ...
Mellon Foundation Gives $1M to University of Michigan to Endow Postdoctoral Humanities Positions
Release Date:
09/12/2016
... providing the opportunity for recent Ph.D.'s with the time and financial support to prepare the major publication .....
Bloomberg Philanthropies Contributes Funds for Online Tool to Reveal Commercial Fishing Activity Worldwide
Release Date:
09/15/2016
... world’s largest commercial fishing vessels in near real- time . By providing the first free global view of commercial ...
Carnegie-Funded Commission Finds Most People Want A College Degree, But That Goal Remains A Challenge
Release Date:
09/22/2016
... Almost 90 percent of high school graduates spend some time in college, but only 40 percent of those students ...
Markle Foundation Study Finds Women in Sweet Spot of U.S. Economy
Release Date:
10/07/2016
... adjusted for inflation and apply to people working full- time , year-round... Markle Foundation Study Finds Women in ...
Dodge Foundation’s Daggett in NYTimes: Auction of Airwaves Could Transform Media
Release Date:
11/28/2016
... number of customers who rely on antenna reception at a time when most people use cable, satellite or streaming ...
The Latest Nutrition Grantmaking From Newman's Own
Release Date:
11/28/2016
... From Newman's Own Paul Newman was a man ahead of his time . While everyone now grasps the idea of social enterprise .....
How Judith Rodin Created A New Model For Philanthropic Funding At The Rockefeller Foundation
Release Date:
12/07/2016
During her tenure, the outgoing president has created innovative ways to use philanthropic dollars to unlock corporate donations, because—while philanthropy has a lot of money—it's not enough to solve the world's problems on its own.