Time Warner Cable Commits $100 Million to Science, Math Education
Using its media assets, Time Warner Cable will work to build awareness of the need for better science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education while inspiring students by connecting them with hands-on afterschool learning opportunities....
Consumer Confidence in Health Care Rose Sharply in October, Survey Finds
The monthly report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found that Americans' confidence in their coverage and access to health care jumped in October amid signs of economic recovery and congressional momentum on healthcare reform....
Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Receives $10 Million Pledge for Immunotherapy Research
The pledge from Jeff and Jackie Bezos will be used to advance the field of immunotherapy research in order to develop new therapies in the treatment of solid-tumor cancers....
Silicon Valley Tech Millionaires Cut Back on Giving Through Donor-Advised Funds
Although some Silicon Valley donors have maintained their giving this year, in part because of multiyear charitable commitments or out of a sense of obligation, others are giving more selectively, at least for now....
Penn Graduate School of Education, Milken Foundation Launch Business Plan Competition
The Milken-Penn GSE Prize for Business Plans in Education program will offer a first-place prize of $25,000 and a second-place prize of $15,000 for innovative solutions designed to boost student achievement and strengthen school effectiveness....
In the latest column in our SSIR series, housing activist Sheela Patel challenges the risk-management, outcome-tracking approach currently popular among grantmaking institutions....
Blumenthal, director of social media strategy at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, argues that social media tools can make foundations more effective....
Mehta, president and executive director of the New York Philharmonic, spoke with PND about the challenges of running a world-class arts organization in a recession-plagued economy....
The center fights Alzheimer's disease by funding research that addresses the causes of the disease, patient care, and a possible cure....
The center's Web site is an inter- active portal to the Smithsonian Ameri- can Art Museum's collection and offers a range of activities for children and young adults....
On the blog, we share Jim Collins' top "to-dos" for people under 30; Mitch reports on Bill Gates' recent appearance at the 92nd Street Y; and Regina checks in with a new link roundup....
