NYC Among First Group of Cities Chosen for Rockefeller Resiliency Challenge
Release Date:
12/11/2013
The Rockefeller Foundation has announced the first group of cities chosen for its 100 Resilient Cities Centennial Challenge.
Community Development
JPMorgan Plans to Unveil a Program for Job Skills
Release Date:
12/11/2013
JPMorgan Chase's new $250 million initiative aims to close the "skills gap in in some of the largest United States and European job markets, reports The New York Times.
Goldman Sachs Brings 10,000 Small Businesses Initiative to Detroit
Release Date:
12/01/2013
PND reported that Goldman Sachs has launched its 10,000 Small Businesses initiative in Detroit.
Bloomberg Lured Donors for New York Programs
Release Date:
11/29/2013
According to a report commissioned by Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Bloomberg Administration has attracted $1.4 billion in noncity financing for NYC programs over the past 12 years. (Ford Foundation President Darren Walker is also quoted in this New...
New York City’s Community Foundation Announces $6.5 Million in Grants to 81 Nonprofits
Release Date:
10/16/2013
New York City’s Community Foundation awards $6.5 Million in grants to 81 New York City nonprofits.
Rockefeller Foundation Announces Winners of 2013 Jane Jacobs Medal
Release Date:
10/14/2013
The Medal is awarded annually to individuals whose work creates new ways of seeing and understanding New York City.
Pat Jenny To Oversee Grants at The New York Community Trust
Release Date:
09/06/2013
Pat Jenny, a leading expert in grantmaking, has been named Vice President for Grants at The New York Community Trust. Jenny, who had been serving as Acting Vice President, took over this month overseeing annual grants of more than $130 million to...
How Should Philanthropy Respond to Obama’s Speech on Black Men and Boys?
Release Date:
08/15/2013
We’re pleased to have Shawn Dove, Manager of the Open Society Foundations’ Campaign for Black Male Achievement, discuss the effect of President Obama’s comments after the Trayvon Martin verdict and the steps philanthropy can take to address the...
Dodge Foundation Awards Grants Totaling $4 Million to New Jersey Nonprofits
Release Date:
07/19/2013
The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation has announced ninety-four grants to nonprofits in New Jersey working in the areas of education, media, the arts and the environment.
Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces New President Cecilia Clarke
Release Date:
07/01/2013
Alan Fishman, Chair of the Board of Directors of the Brooklyn Community Foundation, announced that Cecilia Clarke will join the Foundation as its new President and CEO. Ms. Clarke succeeds Marilyn Gelber, who stepped down from the post on June 30,...
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