Leadership Accelerated – The Pinkerton Foundation Supports Program for Leaders of Color
Release Date:
12/17/2020
The Pinkerton Foundation has launched a new program to support leaders of color in the youth service field.
Workforce Development
WES Mariam Assefa Fund Announces First Impact Investments to Support the Success of Immigrant and Refugee Workers
Release Date:
12/15/2020
The investments will ensure that immigrants and refugees in the United States have access to the tools and capital they need to acquire digital and other job-related skills, establish credit, increase their earning potential, and start businesses of...
How COVID-19 Sent Women’s Workforce Progress Backward: Congress’ $64.5 Billion Mistake - Report from The Century Foundation
Release Date:
10/29/2020
Four times as many women as men dropped out of the labor force in September, roughly 865,000 women compared with 216,000 men.
Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Flamboyan Arts Fund Partner on Arts Innovation and Management Training Program in Puerto Rico
Release Date:
10/21/2020
Program to provide two-year management training in strategic planning, fundraising, digital marketing, and resilience planning to 10 Puerto Rico-based arts organizations
Morgan Stanley Launches Program to Provide 60 Students with Full-Four Year Scholarships to Howard University, Morehouse College and Spelman College
Release Date:
10/21/2020
The scholarship will cover the tuition and living costs to eliminate financial barriers to higher education for Black college students. Morgan Stanley will also provide support for career skills and readiness.
JPMorgan Chase Commits $30 Billion to Advance Racial Equity
Release Date:
10/08/2020
New commitments and public policy efforts will address key drivers of the racial wealth divide, reduce systemic racism against Black and Latinx people, and support employees
Citi and Citi Foundation Expand Global Job Skills-Building Initiative to Improve Employability and Economic Opportunity for Underserved Communities
Release Date:
09/17/2020
Pathways to Progress to cumulatively support over a million youth globally through employment skills and entrepreneurship programs
Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, Bloomberg Philanthropies Commits $100 Million to Help Increase Number of Black Doctors in the U.S.
Release Date:
09/03/2020
Largest-ever individual philanthropic gift to historically Black medical schools will ease debt burden of their students
The New York Forward Loan Fund Receives Philanthropic Commitment from Citi, Ford, and Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundations
Release Date:
08/05/2020
More than $2.3 million has been awarded to support 61 businesses and residential landlords with COVID-19 related costs and expenses through the New York Forward Loan Fund.
Three Actions Philanthropic Funders Can Take to Advance Equity for Immigrant and Refugee Workers
Release Date:
07/30/2020
When the WES Mariam Assefa Fund launched last year, we knew our mission of supporting economic mobility for immigrants and refugees—particularly those in low-wage jobs—was vital, and in need of more philanthropic capital.
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