Open Society Foundations Announce 2020 Leadership in Government Fellows
Release Date:
03/02/2020
The Open Society Foundations are pleased to announce the 2020 recipients of the Leadership in Government Fellowship.
Civic Engagement
Bloomberg Philanthropies Doubles Support To Prevent Global Road Traffic Deaths
Release Date:
02/18/2020
Six-year plan seeks to save 600,000 more lives and prevent up to 22 million injuries. Bloomberg Philanthropies also announces new Road Safety Awards competition to spotlight country and city successes.
What Funders Need to Know About the Next Big Democracy Challenge
Release Date:
12/06/2019
Nonprofit work on redistricting is NOT partisan, and, to achieve truly fair representation, foundation support is crucial to executing deep engagement that establishes community-defined, non-gerrymandered lines that demarcate authentic neighborhood...
You Can't Count if You're Not Counted: Exhibition Explores Census in NYC, Supported by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Release Date:
11/06/2019
As the 2020 census approaches, a timely exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York considers the history and meaning of America’s decennial head count.
Carnegie Corporation of New York Launches New Voting Rights Report, Philanthropy’s Role in Protecting and Strengthening American Democracy
Release Date:
11/01/2019
As Americans face troubling new barriers to vote, is philanthropy ready to help?
Open Society Foundations Announce Young Feminist Leaders Fellows
Release Date:
10/28/2019
The Open Society Foundations announced today the 2019 cohort of the Young Feminist Leaders Fellows, a new initiative to support emerging feminist leaders between the ages of 22 and 30. The six fellows will receive grants to carry out projects that...
New York Community Trust Awards Grants to 56 Organizations in All Five Boroughs
Release Date:
10/15/2019
City’s community foundation addresses maternal morbidity among African-American women in New York hospitals, helps start a museum program for families using food assistance, and much more.
AAPI Civic Engagement Fund and Groundswell Fund Collaborate on a Groundbreaking New Report - Ahead of the Majority: Foregrounding Women of Color
Release Date:
08/13/2019
Joint report by AAPI Civic Engagement Fund and Groundswell Fund reveals unprecedented mobilization by women of color in 2018 Midterms; demonstrates women of color’s influential role in setting nation’s policy agenda
Elon University Joins Multi-campus Collaborative Initiative Funded by Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Release Date:
06/20/2019
Elon University has been selected to participate in a collaborative, community-based humanities and civic engagement initiative launched by the Bringing Theory to Practice project.
Open Society Foundations Commits $5 Million for Accountable Governance
Release Date:
06/02/2019
The Open Society Foundations has announced a $5 million challenge grant to the Open Government Partnership in support of accountable, responsive, and inclusive governance initiatives.
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