It’s Time to Face the Long-Term-Care Dilemma
Release Date:
06/09/2014
... But Medicare doesn’t cover what can be the largest cost to seniors–long-term services and supports...For many ...
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Weinberg Foundation To Make $700,000 in Emergency Grants to Nonprofits in Israel
Release Date:
07/29/2014
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation announced today it will donate $700,000 to support many of its active grantees that have provided crucial social services to those affected by rocket attacks on cities in Israel.
Smaller High Schools and Outside Funding Increase Graduation Rates, Test Scores and College Enrollment
Release Date:
10/17/2014
... student's chances of enrolling in college, but it may also cost less per graduate. These small schools shared some .....
Improving Health Care Is Billionaire Peterson’s Next Mission
Release Date:
11/24/2014
Peterson Center on Healthcare will be an offshoot of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
WSJ Seeks PNY Comment on Geffen $100 Million Gift to Lincoln Center
Release Date:
03/04/2015
... Philharmonic, is slated for a major overhaul expected to cost about $500 million. Construction is set to begin in ...
Red States Have the Most to Lose from Supreme Court Obamacare Ruling
Release Date:
03/12/2015
Citing Commonwealth Fund research DailyKos says people living in Republican-led states will suffer the most if the Supreme Court strikes down subsidies to people buying insurance on the federal exchange.
Sloan Foundation Awards $3 Million for Minority PhDs in STEM Fields
Release Date:
03/27/2015
The main goal of the initiative is to increase the diversity of graduate education in the sciences, mathematics and engineering.
Johnson & Johnson Makes $30 Million Commitment to USAID to Fight Tuberculosis
Release Date:
04/01/2015
... over 100 low and middle income countries at little or no cost . Incidentally, after receiving a fast-track designation, ...
New Prudential Foundation Initiative Will Assist Job Seekers with Disabilities
Release Date:
04/27/2015
The foundation awards $1 million to the National Organization on Disability to start Bridges to a Better Workforce.
Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces First Cohort of Incubator Project
Release Date:
06/29/2015
Three nonprofit organizations were selected to take advantage of one year of free co-working space and a $5,000 stipend for start-up costs.
What We Learned from the Failure of the Rikers Island Social Impact Bond
Release Date:
08/10/2015
... Proponents argue that SIBs should be used— at no cost to taxpayers—to test to see which innovative ideas can ...
Helmsley Charitable Trust-Backed Program Explores DNA Damage Response to Find New Cancer Treatments
Release Date:
08/28/2015
Researchers show how DNA repair proteins sound the alarm to threats, pointing to a novel cancer therapy.
Commonwealth Fund Supported Study on Task-Shifting from Physicians to Nurses in Europe, U.S., Other Countries
Release Date:
10/27/2015
Faced with physician shortages, long wait times for patients, and high costs, health systems around the world are increasingly reassigning certain procedures normally performed by physicians to nurses with advanced training.
Rockefeller Brothers Supported Report: Wind Energy Could Get Cheaper
Release Date:
03/18/2016
The University of Delaware released a report showing offshore wind energy in New England would be far less costly under projects that are newer and bigger than Cape Wind.
Rockefeller Assists Global Resilience Partnership With New Ideas In Flood Risk Management
Release Date:
05/24/2016
To encourage new ideas and actions in flood risk management, Zurich Insurance Group has teamed up with the Global Resilience Partnership, a public-private initiative spearheaded by the Rockefeller Foundation, the United States Agency for...
Commonwealth Fund Study Finds Obamacare Is Helping Millions Get Needed Healthcare
Release Date:
05/25/2016
... are broadly satisfied with the new coverage, despite some cost challenges and an ongoing Republican campaign to ...
Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Launched First Program to Accelerate Reforms in Education For Health Professionals
Release Date:
06/30/2016
Rarely do we hear of funders bankrolling innovation of education and curricula for future nurses, doctors and other health workers.
Research Travel Grant on Offer: David Clarke Social Innovation Fellowships
Release Date:
07/13/2016
Non-profit CEOs are invited to apply for a $US20,000 grant to visit and research best practice social innovation internationally.
Carnegie-Funded Commission Finds Most People Want A College Degree, But That Goal Remains A Challenge
Release Date:
09/22/2016
... with race and ethnicity, income level, and gender. And cost and debt remain concerns. The commission, comprising ...
Simons, Gates Foundations, HHMI Announce Faculty Scholars
Release Date:
09/26/2016
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Simons Foundation, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have announced the selection of eighty-four faculty scholars, early-career scientists at forty-three institutions who have great potential to...