American Express Grant Supports Student Filmmaking
Release Date:
08/11/2017
American Express grant of $100,000 to Reel Works supports filmmaking aimed to inspire a younger and more diverse audience to explore roles in conservation.
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NY State Health Foundation: Kids Could Start a Ceasefire in Health Care Wars
Release Date:
08/14/2017
This next health care fork in the road is the pending reauthorization of the State Children’s Health Insurance program (SCHIP), writes NY State Health Foundation President and CEO David Sandman.
Sloan Foundation Supported Survey: Work Can Be Stressful, Dangerous And Sometimes Great
Release Date:
08/14/2017
If you think your job is more stressful than it should be, you're not alone. Americans work hard, and it takes a physical and mental toll, not to mention that it frequently cuts into personal time, according to a comprehensive survey on working...
Leon Levy Foundation Funds Civil War Brooklyn Historical Research via the BAM Online Archive
Release Date:
08/14/2017
It is always a cause for celebration when new archival history resources go online — especially for the enthusiastic digger of sometimes obscure history. Brooklyn history buffs have a new source of information (and distraction) thanks to the...
Goldman Givers: Seven Things To Know About Donors from Goldman Sachs
Release Date:
08/14/2017
In recent months, Inside Philanthropy has found quite a few funders who made their fortunes by rising to the top of a particular firm synonymous with Wall Street for nearly 150 years—Goldman Sachs.
Group Moves Toward Metrics to Ensure Impact Investments Really Have Impact
Release Date:
08/14/2017
As more investors seek to use their capital as a tool for social change, a group of asset managers and nonprofit leaders is working to spread the practice, and to ensure impact investing stays true to its roots as its popularity grows.
The Uncertain Road Ahead for Culture in New York City
Release Date:
08/14/2017
Michelle Coffey, Kerry McCarthy, and Michele Kumi Baer of the New York City Cultural Agenda Fund in The New York Community Trust ask how NYC plans to fulfill many of the important efforts identified in the City's recently unveiled Cultural Plan.
Helmsley-Supported Research Finds Pigments Made by Beets May Help Boost Resistance to Disease & Nutrition Value of Crops
Release Date:
08/15/2017
A new study conducted at the Weizmann Institute of Science, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, has now opened the way to numerous potential uses of betalains, the highly nutritious red-violet and yellow pigments...
UH Launches First U.S. Digital Humanities Research Center for Latina/o Studies with Funding from Mellon Foundation
Release Date:
08/15/2017
The University of Houston will soon be home to the country’s first Digital Humanities Research Center specializing in U.S. Latina/o Studies. A postdoctoral fellow will work on projects during her two-year fellowship, funded through a $167,700 grant...
Goldman Sachs and Bloomberg Philanthropies Make $10M Commitment for Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses in Baltimore
Release Date:
08/15/2017
Baltimore Mayor Catherine E. Pugh, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, Founder of Bloomberg L.P. and Bloomberg Philanthropies Michael R. Bloomberg and Goldman Sachs Chairman and CEO Lloyd C. Blankfein today announced a $10 million commitment to continue...
Brooklyn Community Foundation: Seeking Brooklyn Youth for Paid Leadership Programs
Release Date:
08/15/2017
We are currently seeking young people for two dynamic leadership programs at Brooklyn Community Foundation: Reproduction Justice Activists and Brooklyn Youth Fellowship.
Schott Welcomes Mark Paley and Roger Vann to the Board of Directors
Release Date:
08/15/2017
The Schott Foundation is proud to announce the addition of two new members to our Board of Directors.
Russell Sage Foundation - Funding Opportunities Announced
Release Date:
08/15/2017
Russell Sage Foundation announced two funding opportunities -- The Social, Economic, and Political Effects of the Affordable Care Act, and Immigration and Immigrant Integration.
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Two Sides of the Same Coin: Public-Private Partnerships and MIP - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP
Tuesday, August 22, 2017 -
3:00pm to 4:00pm
For decades, there’s been a push to insinuate special interests deeper into the fabric of our political process.
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The Pence-Kobach Commission's Potential Impact on Voting Rights - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP
Monday, September 11, 2017 -
3:00pm to 4:30pm
The Pence-Kobach Commission raises significant concerns that baseless allegations of millions of fraudulent votes in the 2016 election could be used to disenfranchise already marginalized communities and weaken the National Voter Registration Act...
Heads Up: These Tax Reform Proposals Could Help or Hurt Nonprofits
Release Date:
08/16/2017
After the failure to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, leaders of the U.S. House and Senate are even more determined to “win” with tax reform. If you thought the pressure was intense on House and Senate leaders to pass legislation that...
Sloan Foundation Among Funders of New Report Outlining Research Agenda for Microbiomes, Indoor Environments, And Human Health
Release Date:
08/16/2017
Even with a growing body of research on microorganisms and humans in indoor environments, many of their interconnections remain unknown, says a new report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
Rockefeller Foundation Helping Cities with Novel Financing for Climate Issues
Release Date:
08/16/2017
As climate change pushes U.S. cities to build protections against stronger storms and more frequent floods, the Rockefeller Foundation is helping cities with a novel kind of financing, one that transfers some of the risk of innovative projects from...
Grantmakers in the Arts Selects Edwin Torres as New CEO
Release Date:
08/16/2017
Edwin Torres, deputy commissioner of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, has been selected by the Grantmakers in the Arts (GIA) board of directors as the organization’s new president & CEO. Torres will become GIA’s third CEO after...
Dianne S. Harris Appointed Senior Program Officer at The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Release Date:
08/16/2017
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation announced the appointment of Dianne S. Harris as a senior program officer in Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities. Harris will join the Foundation on November 1.