President of Markle Foundation, Zoë Baird, on Gender Imbalance at WEF
Release Date:
01/26/2018
... to Davos 17 years ago. But she said that organizers could do much more to correct the gender imbalance. Baird said ...
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Schott Foundation Report Offers Framework Providing All Children Equal Opportunity To Succeed
Release Date:
03/01/2018
... to dominate the national dialogue, the Schott Foundation for Public Education released the Loving Cities Index , a ...
JPMorgan Chase Releases 2017 Corporate Responsibility Report
Release Date:
04/26/2018
... move up the economic ladder. Through our proven model for driving inclusive growth, we are taking a strategic, ... to expanding access to opportunity, applying its model for driving inclusive growth to help...
The Covenant Foundation Announces the 2018 Recipients of The Covenant Award
Release Date:
06/06/2018
... is engaged broadens the scope of Jewish life and learning for all of us,” said Cheryl Finkel, Chair of the Board of ... to both traditional and out-of-the-box learning spaces. It is a true privilege to honor...
Harriet and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Announces $12 Million Grant to Make Camps More Accessible
Release Date:
10/05/2018
... today announces a $12 million grant to the Foundation for Jewish Camp that will support a new initiative to increase accessibility for campers and staff with disabilities at Jewish summer day ... According to...
Weinberg Foundation Announces $1.2 Million in Emergency Grants in Response to Pittsburgh Synagogue Mass Shooting
Release Date:
11/01/2018
... Foundation Board Chair and Trustee. "While we grieve for the victims of this horrific hate crime, the Foundation is compelled to do what it can, as quickly as possible, to support those...
SIFMA Foundation Announces Winner of Fall 2018 InvestWrite Competition
Release Date:
02/21/2019
... much about stocks, bonds and mutual funds as her friends do about emojis and apps – and now she’s offering that ... Van Fleet recommended an investment portfolio for Yvon Chouinard, of Patagonia, that was so...
Study Supported by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Finds Antimicrobial Paints Have a Blind Spot
Release Date:
05/13/2019
... latex paints. Within 24 hours, all bacteria died except for Bacillus timonensis, a spore-forming bacterium. Most ... “Bacillus is typically innocuous, but by attacking it , you might prompt it...
New Interactive Data Tool from the Education Opportunity Project, Supported by William T. Grant Foundation, Finds that School Poverty - Not Racial Composition - Limited Educational Opportunity
Release Date:
09/23/2019
... make school districts more racially integrated, believing it would ease racial disparities in students’ educational ... – not the racial composition of schools – accounts for this effect. In other words,...
A Letter from Ronna Brown
Release Date:
05/28/2020
... we had to decide whether to continue programming virtually for the remainder of 2020. We will. To reiterate: ... decided that in-person events are not the right thing to do for ourselves or...
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The Underpinning Stories: Climate & Capacity - A Webinar Hosted by CLIMA Fund
Thursday, February 28, 2019 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
... Grassroots Climate Solutions Fund) is creating a space for transparent, deeper discussion about the underlying ... between Thousand Currents, Urgent Action Fund for Women's Rights, Grassroots...
New Grants Totaling $4.5 Million Approved by John A. Hartford Foundation Board of Trustees
Release Date:
06/11/2020
... Hartford Foundation Board of Trustees has approved funding for eight grants totaling $4,534,763 to address COVID-19 in ... and end-of-life care. Urgent Response Grants: Institute for Healthcare Improvement:...
Katherine Bleich Joins American Express as Corporate Philanthropy Intern
Release Date:
07/02/2012
... Rawls’ A Theory of Justice. With a longstanding passion for philanthropy as a driver of systemic change, she has ...
COF Briefing on the Hill: Opportunities to Encourage Charitable Giving
Release Date:
10/19/2015
The Council on Foundations will participate in a briefing on Capital Hill for the Philanthropy Caucuses in the House and Senate this week.
American Express Puts Nonprofit Leadership Programs Online
Release Date:
10/29/2015
... decade’s worth of work to offer professional development for ambitious, often young nonprofit staff members. Tim ... the site will serve as a centralized, one-stop location for a diverse range of courses...
Warren Buffet Pledges$2.9 Billion to NoVo Foundation and Others
Release Date:
07/15/2016
Warren Buffett has donated roughly $2.9 billion more Berkshire Hathaway Inc stock to five foundations, as part of the billionaire's plan to give away almost his entire fortune.
Russell Sage Teams Up With Robin Hood to Host First Poverty Solutions Conference
Release Date:
01/18/2017
On Monday, February 6, Robin Hood, New York's largest poverty-fighting organization, and the Russell Sage Foundation, the nation's premier foundation devoted to social science research, will host their first annual Poverty Solutions Conference.
Edwin Gould Foundation Accelerator's BEAM Addresses Equations & Inequality in NY Times Feature
Release Date:
02/17/2017
... housing, health care, policing — remains elusive. But it has become an increasing source of consternation for some mathematicians, educators and business leaders, who ... propel our society , they fear that...
Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Marine Microbial Ecology Request for Applications Opens
Release Date:
04/14/2017
... Fellowships in Marine Microbial Ecology Request for Applications Opens The Simons Foundation is now accepting applications for postdoctoral fellowships to support research on ... Fellowships in Marine...
MetLife Foundation Innovation Competition Recognizes Indian Entrepreneur
Release Date:
05/03/2017
In a competition that featured more than 100 innovative entries from all over India, the entrepreneur who won is creating an android-based illustrative money management tool to be used on low cost smartphones by sub-illiterate groups.