Edna McConnell Clark and Other Powerful Funders Stand Behind At-Risk Students
Release Date:
11/23/2016
Communities in Schools is a federated network of about 165 separate 501(c)(3) in 25 states and the District of Columbia.
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Bloomberg Philanthropies 'What Works Cities Initiative' Issues Data Management Platform Request for Info
Release Date:
11/22/2016
Launched by Bloomberg Philanthropies in April 2015, What Works Cities (WWC) is a national initiative to help a hundred-plus mid-sized American cities enhance their use of data and evidence. The initiative is administered by Results for America (RfA).
Rockefeller Continues to Fight Exxon Mobil on Climate Change
Release Date:
11/22/2016
Exxon Mobile, which has been accused of scheming to pay surrogates to deny the threat of climate change, is trying to turn the tables by calling its opponents the real conspirators.
Salk Institute Awarded $25 Million Grant From Helmsley Charitable Trust
Release Date:
11/22/2016
The grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust extends the historic $42 million Helmsley gift made to the Salk Institute in 2013.
The New York Women’s Foundation and the YWCA of the City of New York Partner for Girls IGNITE! Grantmaking Fellowship
Release Date:
11/22/2016
Unique grantmaking initiative allows young women to become funders.
Invest in Your Brand Endowment for Exponential Returns
Release Date:
11/22/2016
Neill Coleman of Rockefeller and Stonewall Community Foundation says your organization's name, reputation, networks, connections and convening power can magnify the impact of your grant-making.
Sheena Wright of the United Way of NYC Talks About Removing Silos and Saving Lives
Release Date:
11/22/2016
Sheena Wright is the first woman to lead the United Way of NYC, one of the oldest and largest United Ways in the country.
As Funders of Equity and Education, Connect Research to Action for School Integration
Release Date:
11/21/2016
Gisela Alvarez, Esq., Coordinator, Donors’ Education Collaborative in The New York Community Trust, says funders who believe in equity and the power of education must support the choir that is preaching about school integration.
U.S. Trust Surveys 1,435 U.S. High Net Worth Households on Attitudes Toward Giving
Release Date:
11/21/2016
Eighty-three percent of wealthy individuals plan to give as much (or more) over the next three years as they have in the past. These percentages are even higher among women, African-Americans and individuals age 50 or younger.
Community Garden at Doris Duke’s Former NJ Estate Donates Tons of Organic Produce
Release Date:
11/21/2016
Duke Farms, the 2,700-acre former estate of globe-trotting philanthropist Doris Duke, is one of the largest preserved properties in the state of New Jersey.
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