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November 7, 2011 -
From the field
MacArthur and The New York Community Trust Support Hive Digital Media Learning Fund
They create and plan their social lives digitally and can find the right app for anything. But for all their perceived savvy, many teenagers haven’t begun to explore technology’s vast potential for learning. Read More
June 22, 2007 -
Speech
“Philanthropy in Virtual Worlds,” Remarks by Jonathan Fanton in Second Life
MacArthur President Jonathan Fanton urges foundations to assist and invest in organizations that address social issues within virutal worlds and to encourage in-world philathropy discussions in places like Second Life. Read More
October 19, 2006 -
Speech
Remarks by Jonathan Fanton at the Launch of MacArthur's Digital Media and Learning Initiative, New York, NY
MacArthur President Jonathan Fanton announces a 5-year, $50 million initiative to investigate the role and impact of digital technology in the lives of young people. Read More
June 12, 2006 -
Press release
MacArthur Awards 16 Grants for Biodiversity Conservation in the Lower Mekong
MacArthur announced 16 grants totaling nearly $4.5 million for efforts to protect the biodiversity of the Lower Mekong region, which stretches from central Vietnam, through Laos and Cambodia, to the Mekong river delta. Read More
November 8, 2005 -
Press release
Nearly $4 Million for Biodiversity Conservation in Southern Andes
MacArthur announced 18 grants totaling nearly $4 million for efforts to preserve the biological diversity of the Southern Andes region of Peru and Bolivia. Read More
January 27, 2004 -
Press release
Protecting the Biodiversity of Madagascar
MacArthur has announced four grants totaling $1.6 million in support of conservation and sustainable development efforts in Madagascar. Read More