A Better Gala—Here's How Pershing Square Marked a Key Milestone
Release Date:
06/19/2017
The Pershing Square Foundation stands out by backing some truly innovative grantees—and it highlighted social innovators through two panels.
Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors
Ford Foundation Appoints Ai-jen Poo to Board of Trustees
Release Date:
06/19/2017
The Ford Foundation announced the appointment of Ai-jen Poo to serve as a member of its Board of Trustees. As a well-established advocate for women, immigrants, and low-wage workers, Poo is currently the director of the National Domestic Workers...
Former Arcus Foundation E.D. Named Tenement Museum President
Release Date:
06/15/2017
Kevin Jennings, a history teacher turned nonprofit leader who is also a former Obama official, has been named the next president of the Tenement Museum in Manhattan.
Lata Reddy Elevated to Chair of The Prudential Foundation
Release Date:
06/14/2017
Prudential Financial, Inc. has strengthened its longstanding commitment to address societal needs and champion financial security by moving its office of Corporate Social Responsibility to the C-Suite, reporting directly to Vice Chairman Mark Grier.
Furthering Conflict with George Soros, Hungary Tightens Rules on Foreign-Funded NGOs
Release Date:
06/13/2017
Hungary's parliament approved on Tuesday strict new rules for non-government organisations with foreign funding in a further escalation of the government's conflict with Hungarian-American billionaire George Soros.
Legacy Foundations and Risk-Taking: Different Approaches to Empowered Philanthropy
Release Date:
06/07/2017
Dara Major, philanthropic and social sector advisor, challenges funders to "embrace the power of philanthropic diversity, and work together toward more empowered philanthropy."
Ford, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur and Rockefeller Foundations’ Impact Investing Highlighted
Release Date:
06/07/2017
Instead of just using the stock market, more and more foundations putting their endowments into projects that help the world–including hitting the Sustainable Development Goals
New York City's Community Foundation Carries Out Charitable Legacies of Brooke Astor and Many Others
Release Date:
06/07/2017
The New York Community Trust recently approved more than $12.3 million in grants to support 65 nonprofits that will help domestic violence victims find housing, strengthen arts groups, feed the hungry, and more.
Participation and Double Entendre
Release Date:
06/07/2017
Philanthropy New York’s 38 th Annual Meeting next week won’t be all business. When we named the program “The Power of Participation,” we knew it had double meaning. This year’s annual meeting has even more time for networking than last year.
SeaChange Capital Partners Writes "Coming Back from Bankruptcy: How We Fixed Healing Arts Initiative"
Release Date:
06/06/2017
When Healing Arts Initiative, formerly Hospital Audiences Inc., declared bankruptcy a year ago, it was the last in a series of tragic events that was seemingly the death knell for the 47-year-old nonprofit.
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