Heintz Named To NonProfit Times Power & Influence Top 50 List
Release Date:
08/01/2014
Stephen Heintz, president of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, has been named as one of this year's Nonprofit Times Power & Influence Top 50.
Environment and Climate Change
Nathan Cummings Foundation Names Ernest Tollerson Interim CEO
Release Date:
07/31/2014
Ernest Tollerson has been named interim CEO of the Nathan Cummings Foundation.
Three Named Winners For Best Green Business Ideas In Western Balkans
Release Date:
07/31/2014
The Rockefeller Brothers Fund has announced the 2014 winners of the Philanthropy for Green Ideas competition, a program it co-sponsors to encourage business ideas that will contribute to a better, more sustainable life for people in the Western...
William Simon President Questions Motives of "Liberal" Foundations Working To Advance Democracy
Release Date:
07/23/2014
Citing efforts dating back to the 1960s, the president of the William E. Simon Foundation argues that major foundations--including Carnegie, Ford and Rockefeller--have pursued "an obvious, politically liberal, ideological agenda" in the name of...
Dodge Foundation Awards $4.4 Million In Grants For Arts, Education, Environment, Media
Release Date:
07/16/2014
The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation recently approved $4.4 million in 90 grants to arts, education, environment and media nonprofit organizations throughout New Jersey.
What's Keeping Bloomberg Busy These Days
Release Date:
07/03/2014
Since he left office six months ago, former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg, along with Bloomberg Philanthropies, has been focusing on issues ranging from climate change to gun violence to boosting fish populations in the Philippines, Chile and Brazil.
Rockefeller Brothers Fund Joins Impact Investment Efforts
Release Date:
06/25/2014
At a White House event earlier this week, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund announced plans to dedicate 10 percent of its $840 million endowment to targeted impact investments.
Bipartisan Report Warns of Extreme Threat to Economy From Global Warming
Release Date:
06/24/2014
A new report, "Risky Business," funded in part by Bloomberg Philanthropies, warns that more than a million homes and businesses along the nation’s coasts could flood repeatedly before ultimately being destroyed.
When It Comes To Building Resilient Cities, Everyone Wants In
Release Date:
06/24/2014
The idea of building a resilient city is not limited to a handful of people, but from workshops being conducted as part of the Rockefeller Foundation's 100 Resilient Cities Challenge, people from all walks of life want to be part of the effort.
A Rockefeller Known Not for Wealth but for His Efforts to Help
Release Date:
06/23/2014
In a New York Times article, Richard Rockefeller, advisory trustee to the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, who died in a plane crash earlier this month, is remembered for his commitment to environmental and humanitarian causes.
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