Atlantic's Chuck Feeney Tops Forbes List of 'Most Generous' Givers
Release Date:
10/07/2016
... has given a total of $7.46 billion to philanthropic causes since 1984, or 373,000 percent of his current net ...
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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Is Major Funder in the Fight Against Blindness
Release Date:
03/03/2017
If ever there were a problem that might seem tailor-made for philanthropy, it's fighting blindness. Losing sight is a horrifying fate for anyone to contemplate, and it's not surprising that blindness has motivated some deep-pocketed donors for at...
Simons Foundation Awards $24.7 Million for Autism Research
Release Date:
03/21/2017
The University of Edinburgh has announced a £20 million ($24.5 million) grant from the Simons Foundation in support of pioneering studies into the biological mechanisms that underpin changes in brain development associated with autism.
Helmsley Trust Awards $5 Million for Study of Crohn's Disease in Asia
Release Date:
04/03/2017
The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust has announced grants totaling $5.2 million to the Australasian Gastro Intestinal Research Foundation and the Chinese University of Hong Kong to study environmental factors that influence the...
Century Foundation Fellow Comments on the Fate of Student Debt Forgiveness
Release Date:
04/05/2017
... says "the retroactive aspect of this filing reasonably causes people to be nervous." Century Foundation Fellow .....
SeaChange Capital Partners Writes "Coming Back from Bankruptcy: How We Fixed Healing Arts Initiative"
Release Date:
06/06/2017
When Healing Arts Initiative, formerly Hospital Audiences Inc., declared bankruptcy a year ago, it was the last in a series of tragic events that was seemingly the death knell for the 47-year-old nonprofit.
NY Community Trust Urges Mega-Donors Can Offset Their Clout By Empowering Community Funders
Release Date:
06/22/2017
In a letter published in the New York Times , Lorie Slutsky—who runs the New York Community Trust—emphasized the role of community foundations in the context of Jeff Bezos' request for ideas to guide his philanthropy.
Clark Foundation Emphasizes Access to Higher Ed for City Students
Release Date:
06/27/2017
Douglas Bauer, the executive director of the Clark Foundation said, “We think in silos, and we operate in silos. We don’t think like a system. . .and the result is that some well-deserving students from underserved neighborhoods in this great city...
F.B. Heron: Charitable Giving Is Only a Small Part of What Foundations Do With Their Money
Release Date:
06/30/2017
... at least five percent of their net assets to charitable causes every year. That often leaves 95 percent of their ...
Rockefeller: How to Halve Death and Disability from Pollution
Release Date:
07/20/2017
Senior representatives from 19 international agencies gathered this spring in Italy, hosted by the Global Alliance on Health and Pollution at The Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center. They came together to brainstorm how to halve death and...
Ford Foundation: On Privilege - Why Discomfort Is A Sign Of Progress
Release Date:
07/31/2017
I could not stop thinking about my initial discomfort. It nagged at me. What had caused this feeling of displacement? This was not my first time in an elite space. And I'm actually accustomed to feeling like I don’t fit in with those kinds of...
How To Choose The Right Nonprofit To Donate Your Time To
Release Date:
08/23/2017
Considering factors such as mission, time dedication, and skills before choosing the right non-profit organization to volunteer at
Newman's Own Pops The Champagne - Salad Dressing - That Is
Release Date:
08/30/2017
Newman’s Own marks its 35th anniversary this month. It was on Aug. 25, 1982, that the philanthropic company shipped its first bottles of olive oil and vinegar salad dressing.
Here's What's In Bernie Sanders' 'Medicare For All' Bill
Release Date:
09/14/2017
... to push single-payer health care, long one of his favorite causes . In a Wednesday op-ed in the New York Times, the ...
Bloomberg and Gates Back A $225 Million Effort to Save 100 Million Lives Over Five Years
Release Date:
09/26/2017
The question now is whether more global health funders will turn their attention to helping spread these strategies of prevention to poorer countries.
Disparities in Health of NYC Latino Populations
Release Date:
09/28/2017
... mortality rate than non-Latinos. Within the top leading causes of death—heart disease, cancer and flu—Latinos, as ...
Name-Dropping: Donors Get Tired. Models Do, Too
Release Date:
09/28/2017
Marketers know their house files — even their lapsed donor files — are among the most valuable sources of names for their campaigns.
In Hurricanes’ Wake, Nonprofits Worry About Fundraising Impact
Release Date:
10/10/2017
Many nonprofits in disaster-stricken areas are pondering -- although most believe that supporters and grant makers will come through, they still wonder how long the hurricanes will affect local giving, when there will be future bills to pay.
Rockefeller Foundation Research Shows Connection Between Watershed Quality and Disease in Children
Release Date:
10/10/2017
A University of Vermont-led study of 300,000 children in 35 nations says kids whose watersheds have greater tree cover are less likely to experience diarrheal disease, the second leading cause of death for children under the age of five.
Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Issues Consensus Report On Diabetes In Association With The ADA
Release Date:
11/22/2017
American Diabetes Association Issues Consensus Report to Standardize Definitions and Outcome Measures Beyond HbA1C for Type 1 Diabetes in Special Diabetes Care Section