Spending a Week on Food Stamps Taught Me a Lesson That Could Aid All Grant Makers
Release Date:
04/07/2013
An op-ed by Simon Greer, CEO of the Nathan Cummings Foundation.
Economic Security
A New Way to Sustain the Campaign — BMAFunders.org
Release Date:
03/28/2013
Five years ago, the Open Society Foundations created its Campaign for Black Male Achievement to address the economic, political, social and educational exclusion of black men and boys from American society.
4 Foundations Recognized for Aiding the Needy and Minorities
Release Date:
03/26/2013
The NoVo Foundation, the Levi Strauss Foundation, the Woods Fund of Chicago and the California Community Foundation received the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy’s inaugural Impact Awards for creativity and leadership in giving.
Providence Wins Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Cities Challenge
Release Date:
03/13/2013
The Providence Talks project, which will help low-income parents improve their kids’ language skills, secured the $5 million top prize for Providence, R.I., in Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Mayor’s Challenge.
Infusion Bolsters Nonprofit
Release Date:
03/11/2013
Community Preservation Corp., a 38-year-old nonprofit lender, has received a $250 million infusion of capital from Citigroup to revive the organization and allow it to refocus on its core mission of rehabilitating affordable housing in lower-income...
Morgan Stanley, Kresge Foundation, LISC Launch $100 Million Investment Fund For Health Care, Affordable Housing
Release Date:
01/14/2013
Called the Healthy Futures Fund, the project is in part a response to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the 20 million new health care consumers that the legislation is likely to create.
Kiva City Launches in Washington, D.C.
Release Date:
01/11/2013
Kiva, the Latino Economic Development Center and Capital One Bank have announced the launch of Kiva City D.C., a website that will provide small business owners in the greater Washington, D.C., area with access to crowdfunded microloans.
Responding to Crisis/Opportunity: The F.B. Heron Foundation’s Opportunity Fund
Release Date:
03/22/2010
Like many funders, the F.B. Heron Foundation experienced a decline in its charitable assets during the past two years.
Chief Executive Officer
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Chief Executive Officer
“We put the potential of philanthropy in the hands of community leaders. We support early-stage, community-rooted organizations with funds, knowledge, and access to not just decision makers but decision making. Forging funding partnerships with donors who share our values and goals, we create...
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Program Officer, Learning & Impact
Position:
Program Officer, Learning & Impact
The Opportunity
The Learning & Impact Officer is a strategic leader who will help guide learning initiatives and strengthen Surdna’s organizational capacity to learn from our grantmaking, apply lessons to improve effectiveness, and share our experiences to inform the field. This role...
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