Seven Cities Join Bloomberg Philanthropies' Innovation Teams Program
Release Date:
01/17/2017
... The program is designed to make it easier for mayors to fund in-house innovation teams ("i-teams") and task them with .....
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Family Values: Behind Arcus Foundation's Gift for Racial Justice
Release Date:
01/24/2017
... Rebekah Mercer working as a team with her hedge fund father, Robert. Jon and Pat Stryker are also examples ...
Episcopal Health Foundation Tells Angel’s Story on Healthy Homes to Treat Asthma
Release Date:
01/31/2017
Angel's Story looks at the early success of a home-visit program at Northwest Assistance Ministries children's clinic in Houston funded by the Episcopal Health Foundation (EHF).
New York Community Trust Weighs in on Distribution of Post-Trump Donations to Nonprofits
Release Date:
02/06/2017
... Community Trust, issued a call for proposals for a new fund addressing “hate crimes and New York City residents’ ...
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Is Major Funder in the Fight Against Blindness
Release Date:
03/03/2017
... George Gund in 1971—has raised over $600 million to fund research advances to prevent and cure retinal ...
ASPCA Supports Farm Animal Welfare Certification Guide
Release Date:
03/16/2017
The ASPCA and Vermont Law School’s Center for Agriculture and Food Systems (CAFS) are doing their part to help farmers raising animals—as well as food companies, restaurant owners and chefs sourcing animal products - understand welfare certification...
Aetna Foundation Looks Beyond the Doctor's Office in a Quest for Better Health
Release Date:
03/17/2017
As the philanthropic arm of an insurance company, the Aetna Foundation has a special appreciation of what happens when the underlying causes of poor health go unaddressed—namely, all of society gets hit with higher healthcare costs.
Rockefeller Foundation Joins Effort to Curb Hotel Food Waste
Release Date:
03/24/2017
... Now, a new pilot project initiated by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) with support from the American Hotel & Lodging ...
'Inside Philanthropy' Analyzes Doris Duke's Bet on the Arts to Counter Islamophobia
Release Date:
04/12/2017
Through its Building Bridges grants program, the DDCF is committed to finding common ground between American Muslims and non-Muslims through the arts.
Supported by Capital One, Bloomberg and Other Funders, Apache Recognizes Innovations Integral to Panama Papers Investigation
Release Date:
04/17/2017
The Apache Software Foundation (ASF), the all-volunteer developers, stewards, and incubators of more than 350 Open Source projects and initiatives, announced today the role played by several Apache projects in the investigation of the Panama Papers.
Complete This Survey on Foundation Openness and Shared Insights
Release Date:
04/19/2017
... Associations of Grantmakers is partnering with the Fund for Shared Insight to support foundation openness ...
Lisa Green Hall Joins Nathan Cummings Foundation's Investment Committee
Release Date:
04/24/2017
... public profile and market presence for the Skopos Impact Fund . Lisa joins John Levy (Chair), Myra Drucker and William ...
Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program Awards Research Fellowships to 35 Scholars for Important Work in the Social Sciences and Humanities
Release Date:
04/26/2017
Carnegie Corporation of New York today announced 35 recipients of the 2017 Andrew Carnegie fellowships, with awards totaling $7 million.
Schott Honors Rev. Dr. William Barber II, Kavitha Mediratta and Landmark Education Campaign at 25th Anniversary Awards Gala
Release Date:
05/12/2017
On May 11, 2017, the Schott Foundation for Public Education marked 25 years of fighting to end educational inequities in America’s public schools by honoring grassroots, community and philanthropy figures who have led the charge for education...
Top Science Foundation, Simons, Latest Endeavor is its Most Ambitious Project Yet
Release Date:
05/15/2017
New ideas could form as computer scientists and researchers from a variety of fields hold meetings, chat over lunch, or just run into each other in the hallways. That’s the kind of research environment the Simons Foundation is trying to cultivate...
Russell Sage Foundation Publishes "Places in Need: The Changing Geography of Poverty"
Release Date:
06/01/2017
Americans think of suburbs as prosperous areas that are relatively free from poverty and unemployment. Yet, today more poor people live in the suburbs than in cities themselves.
Soros Hits Back at Hungary’s PM for Attempting to Shutter a Soros-Founded School
Release Date:
06/01/2017
Investor George Soros hit back Thursday against Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban over the leader’s attempts to shut down a Budapest university which Soros founded after the fall of communism.
Bloomberg, Gates, Others Pledge $1.2 Billion to Eradicate Polio
Release Date:
06/13/2017
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative has announced public and private pledges totaling $1.2 billion in support of efforts to eradicate polio, including $450 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
F.B. Heron: Charitable Giving Is Only a Small Part of What Foundations Do With Their Money
Release Date:
06/30/2017
Most of their capital doesn’t wind up in grants, but in investments. Is the latter the key to maximum impact?
With Wallace Foundation Support, New Study Finds Principal Development Pipelines Both Beneficial and Affordable
Release Date:
07/10/2017
The Wallace Foundation continues its big push for school districts to develop better systems for recruiting, training and evaluating principals. We look at the latest encouraging news here.