Surviving COVID-19: 6 Recommendations for Nonprofits and Funders
Release Date:
03/17/2020
We are in the midst of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and our lives are evolving on an almost daily basis.
Economic Security
Responding to Coronavirus with National Paid Sick Leave
Release Date:
03/13/2020
With confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States, it’s time for a quick and immediate response.
The Rockefeller Foundation Announces $65 Million Investment in America’s Working Families
Release Date:
02/25/2020
Aims to Widen the Pathway to Prosperity for More than 10 Million Low-Wage Workers and their Families; Launches New U.S. Initiative to Leverage Over $1 Billion in Private Capital by 2025
2020 Open Society Fellows Developing Approaches to Counter Economic Inequality
Release Date:
02/06/2020
Responding to growing global agitation over the effects of concentrated wealth, the Open Society Foundations announced today that 16 fellows will take part in a collaborative effort to combat economic inequality.
JPMorgan Chase Commits $2.3 Million to NPower to Prepare More than 700 Veterans for High-Quality Technology Jobs
Release Date:
11/11/2019
JPMorgan Chase today announced a $2.3 million, two-year commitment to NPower to provide technology-focused job training to more than 700 veterans in San Jose, CA, Jersey City, NJ and Dallas, TX.
Making NY Fairer for Black Families: New York Community Trust grants back school, health, and housing reforms
Release Date:
11/06/2019
Compared to their white peers, black New Yorkers are more likely to receive poor maternal health care, get suspended or arrested at school, and face obstacles to inheriting wealth.
Ford Foundation, Citi and OPIC Launch Scaling Enterprise, a $100MM Financing Partnership to Support Social Enterprises
Release Date:
10/23/2019
Citi Inclusive Finance, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) and the Ford Foundation today introduced Scaling Enterprise, a $100 million loan guarantee facility.
The Rockefeller Foundation and Mastercard Announce Grants to Streamline Access to Benefits for 5 Million People Living in Poverty
Release Date:
10/21/2019
The Rockefeller Foundation and Mastercard announced today they are awarding transformative grants to Benefits Data Trust (BDT) totaling $7.5 million to improve health and economic mobility for at least 5 million low-income people in the United...
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.
University of San Diego Chosen for The Rockefeller Foundation-Acumen Student Social Innovation Challenge
Release Date:
09/19/2019
The University of San Diego's Fowler Global Social Innovation Challenge announced today that it has been selected to be part of The Rockefeller Foundation-Acumen Student Social Innovation Challenge. The other participants are Big Ideas at Berkeley,...
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