Atlantic Philanthropies Releases Two New Books on Advocacy and Government Partnerships
Release Date:
03/16/2018
Atlantic Philanthropies releases new books exploring how philanthropy can partner with government and support advocacy campaigns.
Civic Engagement
Open Society Foundations Announce 2018 Leadership in Government Fellows
Release Date:
03/05/2018
The program, now in its second year, is intended to help fellows build on their time in the public sector to develop ideas and strategies that advance the values of an open society.
Rita Allen Foundation Supported Research Details Consequences of Kansas’ Lifetime Property Tax Exemptions on Local School Districts
Release Date:
03/02/2018
Deemed one of the top six journalism collaborations of 2017 by MediaShift, an investigation by Flatland (Kansas City public TV station KCPT’s digital magazine) and the Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting shed light on the consequences of...
North Star Fund Announces 9 Catalyst Grants
Release Date:
01/16/2018
North Star Fund has awarded nine Catalyst Grants totaling $65,000.
Surdna Foundation Funds Exhibit Mapping 150 Years of Activism in New Orleans
Release Date:
01/05/2018
Points on a large "resistance map" in the Albert and Tina Small Center for Collaborative Design show the locations of more than 300 rallies, demonstrations and marches across New Orleans.
With Funding From The JPB Foundation, Cities Connecting Children to Nature, Engages Second Cohort of Cities in 2017-2020 Phase
Release Date:
12/18/2017
The Lates phase initiative from 2017-2020 will engage a second cohort of cities in 2.75 years of technical assistance to develop and implement strategies that equitably connect children to nature, with support of $75,000 in planning and...
How Propel Capital is Charting New Paths For Venture Philanthropy in Progressive Organizing
Release Date:
12/12/2017
Last week, the fund launched Propel Democracy, a new $5 million effort that seeks 'to catalyze investment in local organizing strategies that build progressive political power in states of critical electoral importance.'
Route Fifty Recognizes Bloomberg Philanthropies’ What Works Cities at Second Annual Navigator Awards
Release Date:
11/17/2017
What Works Cities, a Bloomberg Philanthropies-funded program begun in April 2015, was named a 2017 Navigator Award recipient for demonstrable results in performance management, transparency, access to data and the adoption of best practices and data...
The J.M. Kaplan Fund Announces 2017 J.M.K. Innovation Prize Winners
Release Date:
11/17/2017
Early this year, The J.M. Kaplan Fund put out a call to anyone in the United States with a promising solution to a social problem. The J.M. Kaplan Fund sought to identify and celebrate innovation in the fields of heritage conservation, social...
New York Community Trust's Patricia Swann On Looking Past 'Get Out The Vote'
Release Date:
11/08/2017
More New Yorkers watched the World Series than voted in yesterday’s election. Solving the turnout problem requires a new approach.
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