Donzelina Barroso Named as Director, Global Philanthropy, for Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
Release Date:
09/28/2016
A seasoned philanthropic expert, Barroso will lead RPA’s London office.
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Wallace Video Series Shows How Illinois Revamped Requirements for Preparation of Principals
Release Date:
10/18/2016
The four-part video series, "A Bold Move to Better Prepare Principals: The Illinois Story," begins with the tale of how the state of Illinois and its partners, including universities, districts and teachers' unions, accomplished this change.
Carnegie's July Fourth Tribute Honors 38 Distinguished Immigrants
Release Date:
06/30/2017
Carnegie Corporation of New York, established by Scottish immigrant Andrew Carnegie, thanks naturalized citizens who make America strong.
Meet the New Jerome Staff
Release Date:
07/10/2017
The Jerome Foundation is excited to announce updates to its staff in Program, Administration, and Finance.
Heckscher Foundation Congratulates Heather Sutton on New Role
Release Date:
10/25/2017
... paths to independent lives. I encourage you to visit www .genARISE.com and to stay tuned for further details on the ...
Carnegie Corp. Reviews Callahan’s The Givers
Release Date:
12/04/2017
They Mean Well, by Adrienne Faraci for Carnegie Reporter magazine is a review of David Callahan’s book, The Givers.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Funds Digitization Of 19th Century Navy Deck Logs
Release Date:
01/29/2018
A grant recently awarded to the University of Washington will allow the digitization of National Archives holdings including logbooks, muster rolls and related materials from U.S. naval vessels focusing on the period from 1861 to 1879.
How The New York Community Trust Is Shaping K-12 Education in New York
Release Date:
02/13/2018
The oldest collaborative fund housed at NYCT is a fund called the Donors’ Education Collaborative. Founded in 1995, it's dedicated to improving New York City's public schools through policy reform. We've written about it before, describing it as a...
New Report From the Silicon Valley Community Foundation Probes Tech Use Among Young Kids in Silicon Valley
Release Date:
03/06/2018
Even in Silicon Valley, the epicenter of online innovation, families with young children are experiencing a digital divide. Hispanic families, in particular, saying that they experience slower connections, more data limits, and more broken computers...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches Stopping Tobacco Organizations and Products (STOP)
Release Date:
03/07/2018
Michael R. Bloomberg and Bloomberg Philanthropies today announced it would provide $20 million in funding to launch Stopping Tobacco Organizations and Products (STOP), a new global watchdog that will aggressively monitor deceptive tobacco industry...
Study Supported By The Helmsley Charitable Trust Reveals Path to Normalize Blood Pressure Following Spinal Cord Injury
Release Date:
03/19/2018
Patients with severe spinal cord injury (SCI) often experience chronically low blood pressure that negatively affects their health, their quality of life and their ability to engage in rehabilitative therapy.
Jessie Smith Noyes Report Finds Gaps, Opportunities in Impact Investment Field
Release Date:
06/26/2018
The report, Building Power Across the Impact Investment Field (29 pages, PDF), highlights findings from the foundation's seven-month-long search for a mission-driven investment advisor as part of an effort to better align its endowment with its...
ASPCA, Part of Collective Collaborating to Provide Critical Funding for Local Agencies Assisting Animals Impacted by Hurricane Florence
Release Date:
09/25/2018
... grant application through a centralized website — http:// www .animaldisasterfunding. org / — which will be reviewed jointly by the five ...
Robert Sterling Clark Foundation Launches New Blog Series on Trust-Based Philanthropy
Release Date:
10/17/2018
The new blog series, to be published biweekly throughout the fall, explores the trust-based philanthropy approach Robert Sterling Clark Foundation takes in itswork.
DDCF Creates Doris Duke Physician Scientist Fellowship
Release Date:
03/12/2019
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF) today announced the creation of the Doris Duke Physician Scientist Fellowship, an inaugural program which will open for application in April 2019 to clinical investigators currently engaged in subspecialty...
If Elite Colleges Want to Address the College Admissions Bribery Scandal — Accept More Low- and Middle-Income Strivers
Release Date:
03/18/2019
The admission scandal is a stain on the reputation of our top universities. If these institutions want to change their admission policies, they should double down on their outreach to Strivers. I am referring to America’s Strivers — the talented and...
New Report from United Hospital Fund Finds Wrong choice in nursing home can cause ‘devastating consequences,’
Release Date:
03/14/2019
Enhancing transparency and improving the planning process before hospital discharge are among recommendations in a new report on improving post-acute care transitions. “Pathways to Progress on Difficult Decisions in Post-Acute Care” by the United...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Partners with EdVestors to Bring Arts Internship Program to Boston High School Students
Release Date:
03/13/2019
EdVestors , a school improvement nonprofit in Boston, today announced a new partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies to bring the Bloomberg Arts Internship program to Boston. Twenty-five rising high school seniors will have paid internships this...
The Rockefeller Foundation Awards Grants to Fuel Plans for Equitable Investment in Opportunity Zones in Washington, DC, Oakland, Dallas, and St. Louis
Release Date:
09/05/2019
The Rockefeller Foundation today announced $3.7 million in grants that will benefit four U.S. cities to help drive responsible private investment in Opportunity Zones.
Did Exxon Deceive Its Investors on Climate Change? - Lee Wasserman, Director of the Rockefeller Family Fund, Featured in The New York Times
Release Date:
10/21/2019
New York’s attorney general is about to square off against the oil giant in court.