Oxford Researchers Look to Tackle Multidimensional Poverty
The Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) researchers launched a multidimensional poverty index, the Business Multidimensional Poverty Index (bMPI). OPHI decided to spin out...more

HHS awards more than $3 Million to Michigan health centers to help treat substance use
Opioids are a dangerous and addictive substance. There are millions of people here in the use who use opioids (heroin and prescription drugs alike). Thankfully the U.S. Department of Health and Human...more

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Supports the Needy
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has an age-old tradition of extending help to the poor, the needy and the less-fortunate. This tradition was appropriately manifested when a Saudi cargo plane loaded...more

Darren Walker Addresses Staff in New Role as Ford Foundation President
Foundation: Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation
Ford Foundation welcomes Darren Walker as its incoming president. Walker addresses the staff with a speech of gratitude. He says, \"The first time I walked into our iconic headquarters as an...more

MIT PhD Candidate Contributes Mathematics Books to Turkish Library
MIT holder of doctorate, Derya Akkaynak Yellin, has bestowed a stack of mathematical documents such as books and journals to Nesin Mathematics Village\'s new library in Şirince, Turkey. A...more

A Look Back at Philanthropy in 2014
Foundation: Cleveland Foundation
Cleveland has witnessed a very philanthropic 2014, where The Cleveland Foundation has been instrumental in making the city more vibrant and its residents more charitable through its giving back...more

How Can Philanthropy Make A Difference In The Lives Of Unaccompanied Child Refugees?
To protect and counsel unaccompanied immigrant child refugees on sexual violence they have experienced, philanthropy can play a key role by supporting nonprofit legal service providers and the...more

National Science Foundation's CAREER Awards
The National Science Foundation has recently awarded CAREER Awards to two Polytechnic Institute of New York University faculty members in the names of Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer...more

Budget Cuts Impact Health and Well-Being of Communities of Color
The National Science Foundation has recently awarded CAREER Awards to two Polytechnic Institute of New York University faculty members in the names of Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer...more

A Capital Campaign to Restore Historic City Hall
Foundation: Community Foundation of St. Clair County
The Historical Society of Marine City and Friends of City Hall will be kick starting a fundraising committee for the restoration of Marine City hall. The Marine City Historic District Restoration...more