'Docu-Ad’ Exposes Hardship of Those Without Bank Access
Release Date:
06/03/2014
A new commercial from American Express, presented like an investigative nonfiction film, exposes the high costs of living outside the traditional financial system.
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Sam Goldman Named 2014 Winner of Charles Bronfman Prize
Release Date:
06/03/2014
Sam Goldman, founder and chief customer officer of the solar products company d.light design, was named the winner of The Charles Bronfman Prize, which comes with a $100,000 award.
New York Community Trust's HIVE Grants to Boost Digital Media Learning
Release Date:
06/02/2014
Teens will record residents' stories to make a multimedia map of the Bronx; make, play, and remix wired steel drums; and use a rock camp, audio lab, and planetarium to learn about the science of sound-with grants from the Hive Digital Media Learning...
Citi Foundation Awards $2.1 Million for Student Mentoring Initiatives
Release Date:
06/02/2014
The Citi Foundation has announced two grants totaling $2.1 million in support of initiatives designed to connect high-potential students from low-income households with mentoring and career counseling provided by early- to mid-career professionals.
Change Captial Fund Launches Initiative to Support Community Development
Release Date:
06/02/2014
[Altman Foundation; Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ; Brooklyn Community Foundation; Capital One; Citi Foundation; Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation; F.B. Heron Foundation; Goldman Sachs; Mizuho Bank USA; M & T Bank; New York Community Trust; New...
The Value of Rigorous Evaluation
Release Date:
06/02/2014
[Edna McConnell Clark Foundation] Unless we invest more resources in our capacity to measure the performance and evaluate the impact of programs, how can funders and nonprofits be confident that they are making a real difference in people’s lives?
Digital Storytelling for Social Impact
Release Date:
06/02/2014
The Rockefeller Foundation teamed up with Hattaway Communications to explore the role that digital technology can play in elevating the practice of storytelling to improve the well-being of the poor and vulnerable around the world.
Pinkerton Foundation Launches Literacy Initiative in Queens
Release Date:
06/01/2014
The Pinkerton Foundation has announced the launch of a neighborhood literacy initiative in South Jamaica, Queens, and awarded nearly $1.2 million in grants in support of the community-based program.
11 Leading Philanthropies Respond to White House Report on Young Men of Color
Release Date:
05/30/2014
[Open Society Foundations, Atlantic Philanthropies, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Ford Foundation, Nathan Cummings Foundation] The White House’s My Brother’s Keeper Task Force today released a report on policies, regulations, and programs that have the...
Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare, Sigma Theta Tau International Partner on New Global Health Initiatives
Release Date:
05/29/2014
The Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare (Jonas Center) today announced a partnership with the preeminent nursing honor society, Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI), to co-fund doctoral nursing students and establish new educational...
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