Brooklyn Community Foundation Launches Resident-Led Grantmaking Program in Crown Heights Release Date: 08/03/2015The foundation seeks to invest $100,000 in Crown Heights—and local residents are deciding where the funds will go.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area Housing and HomelessnessChildren, Youth and FamiliesCommunity DevelopmentRelated Organizations Brooklyn Org
Ford Foundation to Fund Projects That Help Fight Violent Extremism Release Date: 08/03/2015The foundation will address inequality by limiting rights to access and use of natural resources to generate wealth.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area Community DevelopmentEnvironment and Climate ChangeInternational/Foreign AffairsRelated Organizations Ford Foundation
Carnegie and American Library Association Seek Nominees for I Love My Librarian Award Release Date: 07/31/2015Up to ten winners will be selected to receive a $5,000 cash award, a plaque, and a $500 travel stipend to attend the awards reception.Find More ByNews type Member NewsTopic(s) Philanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsFunding Area Children, Youth and FamiliesPhilanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsRelated Organizations Carnegie Corporation of New York
United Hospital Fund Explores the Struggles of Family Caregiving Release Date: 07/31/2015AARP reports caregivers devote an average of 18 hours per week to medical needs and the work is worth $470 billion annually.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area HealthRelated Organizations United Hospital Fund
Are Too Many Seniors Taking Antidepressants? Release Date: 07/31/2015The study was funded by AFAR, the John A. Hartford Foundation, the Atlantic Philanthropies, and the Beeson Career Development Award Program.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area HealthRelated Organizations The John A. Hartford FoundationThe Atlantic Philanthropies
Clark Foundation and Clark Sports Center Featured in NYTimes Release Date: 07/30/2015Jane Forbes Clark, Chairman of the Baseball Hall of Fame, outlines some of the foundation's work in Cooperstown.Find More ByNews type Member NewsTopic(s) Philanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsFunding Area Philanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsRelated Organizations The Clark Foundation
Wall Street Not Giving Up On U.S. Social Impact Bonds Release Date: 07/30/2015Though Goldman Sachs and Bloomberg lost money from a recent Rikers Island recidivism reduction program, they still plan to explore social impact bonds in the future.Find More ByNews type Member NewsTopic(s) Impact InvestingPhilanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsFunding Area Philanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsRelated Organizations Goldman SachsBloomberg Philanthropies
Morgan Stanley Helps Address Housing, Health and Employment Needs in Washington D.C. Release Date: 07/30/2015Morgan Stanley is among the financial supporters of the $34 million initiative facilitated by the Healthy Futures Fund.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area Community DevelopmentHealthWorkforce DevelopmentRelated Organizations Morgan StanleyMorgan Stanley [Corporate]
NYC's Action on School Discipline Moves Closer to Just Education Release Date: 07/30/2015Atlantic Philanthropies' Kavitha Mediratta examines the evolution of school discipline policies in New York City.Find More ByNews type InsightsFunding Area Children, Youth and FamiliesEducationRelated Organizations The Atlantic Philanthropies
Anisa Kamadoli Costa of Tiffany & Co. Praised in GreenBiz for Sustainability Initiatives Release Date: 07/29/2015The profile outlines the work Costa has done in increasing accountability for mining operations.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area Corporate Social ResponsibilityEnvironment and Climate ChangeRelated Organizations The Tiffany & Co. Foundation