Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center Director Examines Link Between Art and Economic Development Release Date: 08/18/2015The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center is scheduled to open in 2016.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area ArtsCommunity DevelopmentRelated Organizations Stavros Niarchos Foundation
North Star's Hogan Calls for de Blasio to Give Acitivists a Bigger Role in Policymaking Release Date: 08/14/2015North Star Fund Executive Director Hugh Hogan questions de Blasio's claims of grassroots governance.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area Community DevelopmentPublic PolicyRelated Organizations North Star Fund
OSF and Ford Help Address the 'Accountability Gap' Release Date: 08/13/2015The accountability gap is defined as the disconnect between what citizens expect and what governments do.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area Community DevelopmentEconomic SecurityInternational/Foreign AffairsRelated Organizations Ford FoundationOpen Society Foundations
Century Foundation Explores the 'Double Burden' of Poverty Release Date: 08/12/2015The report examines racial disparity in concentrated poverty.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area Community DevelopmentEconomic SecurityRelated Organizations The Century Foundation
Bank of America and JPMorgan Work to Find Social Enterprise Solutions to Break Down Employment Barriers Release Date: 08/11/2015Independent research shows that every $1 social enterprises spend returns $2.23 in benefits to society.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area Community DevelopmentWorkforce DevelopmentRelated Organizations JPMorgan Chase & Co.Bank of America [Corporate]Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Bloomberg Philanthropies Announces First Cities Selected to Join What Works Cities Initiative Release Date: 08/05/2015Over 100 cities applied to the initiative, which will help city halls use data and evidence to deliver better results for residents.Find More ByNews type Member NewsTopic(s) Philanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsFunding Area Community DevelopmentPhilanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsRelated Organizations Bloomberg Philanthropies
Social Innovation Fund Awards $11.3 Million Grant to LISC to Expand Education, Career Services for Low-Income Individuals Release Date: 08/04/2015Citi Foundation, MetLife Foundation, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Capital One are funders of the initiative.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area Community DevelopmentEducationWorkforce DevelopmentRelated Organizations Bank of America [Corporate]JPMorgan Chase & Co.MetLifeCapital One FoundationCiti
Newman's Own Foundation Launches Fellowship Program Release Date: 08/04/2015The Fellows were selected based on demonstrated leadership skills, as well as commitment to social issues and community development.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area Community DevelopmentEducationWorkforce DevelopmentRelated Organizations Newman's Own Foundation
Brooklyn Community Foundation Launches Resident-Led Grantmaking Program in Crown Heights Release Date: 08/03/2015The foundation seeks to invest $100,000 in Crown Heights—and local residents are deciding where the funds will go.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area Housing and HomelessnessChildren, Youth and FamiliesCommunity DevelopmentRelated Organizations Brooklyn Org
Ford Foundation to Fund Projects That Help Fight Violent Extremism Release Date: 08/03/2015The foundation will address inequality by limiting rights to access and use of natural resources to generate wealth.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area Community DevelopmentEnvironment and Climate ChangeInternational/Foreign AffairsRelated Organizations Ford Foundation