A Peek into Bloomberg Philanthropies’ New Public Health Initiative
Release Date:
06/23/2017
... month, just before the 70th World Health Assembly. The program will see Bloomberg Philanthropies investing up to ...
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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.
Rockefeller: How to Halve Death and Disability from Pollution
Release Date:
07/20/2017
... Commission, World Health Organization, UN Development Program , UN Environment, and UN Industrial Development ...
Overbrook Foundation: A Small Family Funder Trying to Cure What Ails Environmentalism
Release Date:
08/01/2017
... commercial office building and accompanying green building program . Or Heron’s unparalleled commitment to impact ...
Sparks For Change: Open Society Fellows Have Tested New Ideas For Baltimore For 20 Years
Release Date:
08/09/2017
... them an easier path forward. The OSI community fellowships program allowed Carpenter to test his idea and build a ...
Charlie Parker Jazz Festival Kicks Off Next Week, Supported by Capital One Bank, Doris Duke and Gilman Foundations
Release Date:
08/17/2017
... "In honor of this milestone we have expanded the program to 5 days, partnered with local institutions on .....
Sloan, Skoll Foundations & Carnegie Support PBS NewsHour Exploratiopn of Future of Higher Education
Release Date:
08/23/2017
PBS NewsHour with Judy Woodruffwill air its annual special 5-part “Rethinking College” series, profiling five innovative programs designed to make college more affordable and provide non-traditional students the higher education they need to compete...
No Room on a Bike Rack? Not a Problem for These Smart Bikes
Release Date:
08/29/2017
It promised a new way of bike riding in New York City — GPS-tracked smart bikes that would rent for as little as $1 and did not have to be picked up or returned to fixed locations.
As Harvey Hammers Texas, Oddo Says Lessons Of Sandy Are Ignored
Release Date:
08/29/2017
... Oddo added. The Build It Back homeowner rebuilding program is nearing completion, but work still remains to be ...
With Trump Moving to End DACA, New York City Leaders Pledge Support for Students and Teachers
Release Date:
09/06/2017
... more than 30,000 New York City residents already in the program . But Mayor Bill de Blasio and schools Chancellor ...
Yes, It Can Be Done: A Philanthropist on Transforming Rural Communities Through the Arts
Release Date:
09/06/2017
In 1998, the couple founded the Hunter, New York-based Catskill Mountain Foundation (CMF), an organization committed to transforming rural communities through the arts. Over the next five years, the foundation plans to inject $20 million—in addition...
From the Ground Up
Release Date:
09/08/2017
Top-down development doesn't work. What's needed is a "pull model" created by locals, funders, and government agencies working together as equals.
US States Embrace Baby Boxes
Release Date:
09/08/2017
... New Jersey, Ohio, Texas, and Colorado are using the program instead as an opportunity to educate parents about ...
Will New Rockefeller Foundation President Break or Reinforce its Mold?
Release Date:
09/08/2017
... Foundation, hopes so. He outlined his vision at a recent program at the Overseas Development Institute amid “a ...
Trump Denies He Made A Deal With Democrats On DREAMer Protections
Release Date:
09/14/2017
... when the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program is scheduled to end in March. "No deal was made last .....
Sustainability Starts Within: Meet NYC’s Green City Force
Release Date:
09/14/2017
... how McKay transformed her future by participating in a program called Green City Force, which empowers young adults ...
Data-Driven Gender Equality
Release Date:
09/15/2017
Closing the gender gap in agriculture, meanwhile, could have an even more profound impact on families and productivity in the developing world.
How The Rockefeller Foundation Is Bringing Electricity To Hundreds Of Villages Across India
Release Date:
09/18/2017
... “energy poverty” their priority with the launch of a program called Smart Power for Rural Development, a $75 ...
City Council Examines Effectiveness of Domestic Violence Courts
Release Date:
09/19/2017
... to New York’s Integrated Domestic Violence Courts, a program designed to increase accountability and ...