Robert Smith III Joins the Surdna Foundation as Program Officer, Thriving Cultures
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02/06/2019
The Surdna Foundation is pleased to announce its hire of Robert Smith III as Program Officer of the Thriving Cultures program.
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J.M. Kaplan Fund Announces Open Call for Applications to 2019 Innovation Prize
Release Date:
02/06/2019
New York City – On January 29, The J.M. Kaplan Fund announced an open call for ideas and first-round applications to the J.M.K. Innovation Prize, which will award up to ten prizes of $175,000 each to catalytic social change organizations across the...
Rahima Nasa, Named First FRONTLINE Fellow of Tow Foundation Journalism Program
Release Date:
02/06/2019
Rahima Nasa, an alum from the Class of 2017, has been selected as the first Newmark J-School fellow for FRONTLINE, PBS’s flagship investigative documentary series. The new year-long journalism fellowship program is funded by The Tow Foundation,...
New York Foundation's New Installment of “In Their Own Words” Focuses on Mekong NYC
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02/06/2019
In this installment of In Their Own Words, we sit down with Chhaya Chhoum, executive director of Mekong NYC. The organization aims to improve the quality of life of the Southeast Asian community in the Bronx and throughout New York City by achieving...
NYSHealth Funding Opportunity: Sponsoring Conference Participation in Support of Healthy Communities, Consumer Empowerment, and Veterans' Health
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02/06/2019
Funding is now available through a New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) Request for Proposals (RFP): Sponsoring Conference Participation in Support of Healthy Communities, Consumer Empowerment, and Veterans' Health.
Silicon Valley Community Foundation Begins a New Chapter
Release Date:
02/06/2019
It’s a new day at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation with new CEO Nicole Taylor a few weeks into her job. The nonprofit veteran says her biggest goal in this time of transition is to listen. She’s been meeting with staff members, board members...
Centering Disability Justice
Release Date:
02/06/2019
Two years ago, the President of the Ford Foundation, Darren Walker, penned a blog entitled, “Ignorance is the enemy within: On the power of our privilege, and the privilege of our power” committing the Ford Foundation to consider the voices and...
Weinberg Foundation Partners with Major Donors in Groundbreaking $25M National Initiative to Increase Mobility from Poverty
Release Date:
02/04/2019
A pioneering $25 million, four-year initiative to spur the development of new solutions to sustainably lift families out of poverty, and to promote dynamic leaders who will aim to change the national conversation around social and economic mobility...
Ford Foundation Appoints Maria Torres-Springer As Next Vice President for US Programs
Release Date:
02/01/2019
The Ford Foundation today announced the appointment of Maria Torres-Springer as its next vice president for US programs. She will join the foundation in May, succeeding Xavier de Souza Briggs, who has served as vice president for five years and...
Rockefeller Foundation, Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth to Invest $50 Million on Social Impact Data
Release Date:
01/29/2019
The Rockefeller Foundation and the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth will invest $50 million over five years to build the field of data science for social impact, starting with a $20-million investment in DataKind.
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