Billionaires Wield Greater Power Through Charitable and Political Donations
Release Date:
05/18/2014
... philanthropists are moving beyond traditional charitable causes and tackling policy-oriented issues like climate ...
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Simons Foundation Funds Groundbreaking Autism Research
Release Date:
12/15/2014
New study links brain inflammation to autistic spectrum disorder.
Carnegie Praised for Preserving the Spirit of Philanthropy
Release Date:
04/13/2015
... to medical research and other religious and educational causes .... Carnegie Praised for Preserving the Spirit of ...
Carnegie President Credited In Co-Creation of Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity
Release Date:
04/29/2016
... impact on preserving human life and advancing humanitarian causes . The Selection Committee, including George Clooney, ...
U.S. Trust Study Says the Rich Feel Strongly About Giving to Improve Society
Release Date:
05/23/2016
... With nearly three-quarters giving money to nonprofits and causes and 61 percent volunteering their time, skills, or ...
Simons Foundation Provides Funding for Autism Family Biobank
Release Date:
09/16/2016
New York City-based Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative is providing funding to support Kaiser Permanente's Northern California Division of Research in building the Autism Family Biobank, a study surrounding the cause and new treatments for...
Supported by Simons Foundation, Scientists Discover Clues To Altered Brain Wiring In Autism
Release Date:
11/15/2016
Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have discovered that mutations in PTEN affect the assembly of connections between two brain areas important for the processing of social cues.
Helmsley Charitable Trust Supports Analytical Tools to Map Health Variables in NYC
Release Date:
01/25/2017
... counties are moving as never before to address the root causes of illnesses that disproportionately affect their ...
Open Society Foundations Hosts Artistic Activism: Connecting Social Activism and Artistic Practice
Release Date:
04/07/2017
... communications efforts to attract public interest to their causes , to varying degrees of success. More recently, ...
To Sell Themselves to Donors, Nonprofits Are Turning to the Pros
Release Date:
09/13/2017
The Colon Cancer Alliance is one of a surging number of nonprofits that are turning to marketing experts for help.
As Wealthy Millennials Take Control Of Family Fortunes, Impact Investing Is Set For A Big Boost
Release Date:
09/18/2017
... families are increasingly investing their money in good causes , giving a boost to the growing, if still challenged, ...
In Canada, Climate Change Could Open New Farmland To The Plow
Release Date:
09/25/2017
As global warming intensifies droughts and floods, causing crop failures, Canada may see something different: a farming expansion.
73% of Donors Worldwide Are Women, and Most Like to Give Online, Study Says
Release Date:
09/27/2017
... worldwide prefer to give and interact with their favorite causes and charities, was based on responses from 4,084 ...
Obituary: Rachel Cowan, Former Nathan Cummings Foundation Official
Release Date:
09/07/2018
Rabbi Rachel Cowan, a Mayflower descendant who converted to Judaism and became a prominent innovator in three nontraditional movements in that faith, died on Friday at her home in Manhattan.
Park Foundation Welcomes New Executive Director: Rachel Leon
Release Date:
09/23/2020
... accomplished leader, an idea person, and a fighter for the causes that our Foundation represents. Her philosophy and ... Director. Hunger Action Network addresses the root causes of hunger and poverty and...
UHF Honors 73 NY-Area Quality Improvement Champions at Annual Tribute to Excellence in Health Care
Release Date:
05/03/2021
... infrastructure, new treatment protocols and processes, infection control, vaccination programs, and the teamwork ...
Research to Prevent Blindness Funds Research for Eye Implant
Release Date:
07/09/2018
... implant could make it easier to prevent one of the leading causes of blindness. “By bringing together novel packaging ... the eyes of patients with glaucoma, a disease that causes gradual loss of vision,...
New York Nonprofits in the Aftermath of FEGS: A Call to Action
Publication date:
02/2016
The state Commission to Examine Nonprofit Human Services Organizations Closures published this report, New York Nonprofits in the Aftermath of FEGS: A Call to Action. The Human Services Council (HSC) convened the commission to examine the systemic problems contributing to the instability of so many nonprofit human services organizations, and we brought together stakeholders from philanthropy, academia, direct service, nonprofit coalitions, and others with nonprofit expertise to reflect on the sector in an effort to deliver thoughtful and succinct recommendations through a nine-month process...
10/20/2015 - More Than Giving: Theory of the Foundation - Recording and Presentation
Publication date:
10/2015
View materials and the live stream recording of the program, "More Than Giving: Theory of the Foundation."