Simons Foundation Expanding Its Space
Release Date:
05/09/2016
... The Simons Foundation, founded by mathematician and hedge- fund billionaire James Simons and his wife, Marilyn, is ...
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Carnegie, Helmsley Release Study On Building a Successful Transfer Program
Release Date:
05/17/2016
A new 60-page guidebook on effective transfer practices is geared to help two- and four-year institutions better serve students who often get stuck in the quagmire of process and policies.
Commonwealth Study Inspires App to Connect People to Doctors Faster
Release Date:
06/01/2016
... to timely access to a family doctor." The Commonwealth Fund conducted an international health policy study in 2010 .....
Novo Foundation Plans to Spend $90M to Improve the Lives of Young Women of Color
Release Date:
05/23/2016
Nolo today announced the publication of a new, fully updated edition of the book that has guided thousands of businesswomen through the journey of entrepreneurship.
Three Ways Ford Foundation's Shift To Inequality Will Affect Nonprofits Everywhere
Release Date:
05/24/2016
Three nonprofit executives from Forbes Nonprofit Council discuss what Ford Foundation’s public shift to inequality means for the nonprofit world as well as how it will affect their own organizations.
Research to Prevent Blindness Announces Low Vision Research Awardees
Release Date:
06/13/2016
... and treating low vision. Separate awards will fund researchers working on ways to improve the brain’s ...
NoVo Foundation to Support Food Sovereignty Assessments in Native American Communities
Release Date:
06/23/2016
... has received a $480,000 grant from the NoVo Foundation Fund at the Tides Foundation for an 18-month project aimed at ...
Mastercard Foundation Celebrates 10th Anniversary By Donating Close To $700K To Canadian Organizations
Release Date:
06/28/2016
The MasterCard Foundation announced today that it would be committing nearly CDN $700,000 in funding to non-profit Canadian organizations.
With Surdna and Open Society Support, Equitable Economic Development Fellowship Launches
Release Date:
06/29/2016
Six cities were chosen to participate in the inaugural year of the fellowship: Boston, Charlotte, Houston, Memphis, Milwaukee, and Minneapolis.
Guttman Foundation Leads Funder Collaborative All About Child Care in New York City
Release Date:
07/25/2016
A funder collaborative led by the New York City-based Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation has emerged onto the child care funding scene in a big way.
U.S. News Article Cites Wallace Report on School Leadership
Release Date:
08/16/2016
Principals in small districts receive much less support on leadership in teaching and learning than those in larger districts.
Carnegie's Kim Lew Voices Concerns on Low-Return Environments for Foundation Endowments
Release Date:
08/24/2016
Kim Lew, chief investment officer of the Carnegie Corporation, raised another concern in the low-return environment: the move by endowments into riskier assets.
Century Foundation Senior Fellow Weighs in: What Kids Should Know by the Time They're Done With School
Release Date:
08/30/2016
The Atlantic asked prominent voices in education—from policy makers and teachers to activists and parents—to look beyond laws, politics, and funding and imagine a utopian system of learning.
JPB, Rockefeller Support New Initiative, 'Reimagining the Civic Commons'
Release Date:
09/08/2016
... the Civic Commons' Four foundations will join forces to fund civic projects in four cities for a full $40 million. .....
Applications Invited for Soros Justice Fellowships in Advocacy and Media
Release Date:
09/21/2016
... effort by the Open Society Foundations' Criminal Justice Fund to reduce the destructive impact of current criminal .....
Supported by Rockefeller, MIT Competition Finalist Provides A Solution For India’s Farmers
Release Date:
09/26/2016
As a first-of-its-kind human-digital platform, eKutir Global has reached 70,000 farmers through a network of licensed community agents by connecting them to tools, finance and buyers.
Co-Authored by Arabella Advisors, Article Tracks A Foundation’s 15-Year Journey In Impact Investing
Release Date:
10/11/2016
How could a small foundation be impactful when hundreds of billions of dollars are needed to achieve large-scale environmental problems mission globally?
Food Bank of South Jersey Receives $50,000 Child Hunger Impact Grant from Morgan Stanley Foundation
Release Date:
10/13/2016
The Food Bank of South Jersey (FBSJ) announced today that it has been awarded a $50,000 Child Hunger Impact Grant from the Morgan Stanley Foundation.
Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Research Alliance Now Accepting Applications for the 2017 Prize for Young Investigators in Cancer Research
Release Date:
10/03/2016
The Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Research Alliance (PSSCRA) today announced the opening of applications for its Prize for Young Investigators in Cancer Research.
Zegar Family Foundation Supports 'Sunday in the Park' Starring Jake Gyllenhaal at City Center
Release Date:
10/04/2016
City Center thanks Gala Performance Underwriters Luigi Caiola and Sean McGill and is grateful for additional support from the Zegar Family Foundation.