At Age 100, Rockefeller Targets Africa's Growing Cities
Release Date:
10/15/2014
... of congestion, infrastructure, service delivery, security , vulnerability and growth of slums. 100 Resilient ...
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MasterCard Commits $25 Million to Expand UN Capital Development Fund’s Mobile Money for the Poor (MM4P) Program
Release Date:
11/10/2014
MasterCard Foundation is investing in small businesses in developing countries.
Ford Foundation Backs New Associate's Degree Program at New York State Prison
Release Date:
03/02/2015
... According to the university, credits earned at the medium- security prison in liberal arts, or future introductory ...
The Mayor's Fund to Advance New York Launches Relief Effort to Support Victims of Earthquake in Nepal
Release Date:
05/13/2015
The Fund has already collected $50,000 in initial support.
MetLife Foundation Partners with Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors to Help Financial Service Providers Better Serve Low-Income Clients
Release Date:
06/05/2015
The initiative enable practitioners to implement strategies and products that are scalable and sustainable to better serve the needs of low-income customers around the world.
New York Women's Foundation-Backed Report Sees Aging Immigrant Women as the 'Invisible Population'
Release Date:
07/08/2015
... For many women in their 60s and older, Social Security checks are the all-important means of survival. ...
NoVo Foundation Looks to Girls As Change Agents
Release Date:
07/10/2015
... made important gains in education, health and economic security in recent years. There is cause to celebrate ...
OSF to Continue Grantmaking in Russia
Release Date:
08/10/2015
... Federation, the defense capability of the country, or the security of the state." Two other organizations on the list .....
Simons Foundation Partners with Kennedy Krieger’s Interactive Autism Network, Provides $2.18 Million in Funding
Release Date:
08/27/2015
The funding will support expansion of the nation's largest online autism research initiative.
Carnegie Corporation Awards $39.5 Million in Grants
Release Date:
10/02/2015
... $500,000 over two years to the Center for a New American Security to assess the impact of disruptive technologies on ...
Land Rights: From Awareness to Action; Ford Recognized For Long Support of Sustainable Development
Release Date:
12/14/2015
... three others—focused on ending poverty, achieving food security , and advancing women’s rights—that include land ...
Bloomberg Cited by NYTimes as Driver of Gun Control Progress Nationwide
Release Date:
01/04/2016
With tens of millions of dollars to spend thanks to backers like Michael R. Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York, gun control groups have secured a number of surprising recent successes in Connecticut, Delaware and elsewhere.
NYS Health Foundation Releases Report on Uninsured Immigrants & Insurance Coverage
Release Date:
02/01/2016
As many as 457,000 unauthorized, uninsured immigrant New Yorkers remain ineligible for health care coverage, a new report from the NYS Health Foundation finds.
NY Women's Foundation and NoVo Foundation Noted for Investments Supporting Women
Release Date:
03/29/2016
As Women's History Month 2016 draws to a close, some might be tempted to think that our work is done – it is not. The work of gender equity continues. NY Women's and Novo foundations are noted for philanthropic investment in programs for women and...
Ford Foundation Appoints John Irons as Director of Inclusive Economies
Release Date:
05/19/2016
... will oversee two lines of work: 'Quality Work and Economic Security ' and 'Impact Investing.' As director, he will .....
How to Fund in the Fog of War
Release Date:
06/02/2016
... a wide-ranging assessment carried out by the Peace and Security Funders Group revealed a major lack of funding ... Middle East and North Africa , just 10% of all peace and security funding surveyed...
Robin Hood Issues Call for Applications for New Grant-Ready Insights and Training Project (GRIT)
Release Date:
08/10/2016
GRIT applications, which can be found at www.robinhood.org/grit , are due on August 11.
A Big STEM Gift from Simons Foundation Grabs Attention in the Field
Release Date:
08/24/2016
Morehouse College in Atlanta recently secured $2.5 million from Jim and Marilyn Simons towards educating math and science students.
Ms. Foundation Releases New Report on Forging a More Robust and Equitable Childcare System in America
Release Date:
09/15/2016
... at how barriers to child care affect women’s economic security and contribute to gender inequities in the ...
Funders Need Good Data to Evaluate Programs That Decriminalize Drug Addiction
Release Date:
09/20/2016
Insha Rahman, Senior Planner at the Vera Institute, comments on the recent PNY Program, "Intersections of Health and Justice: A Conversation on LEAD and New York’s Opioid Epidemic."