Helmsley Charitable Trust and Sloan Foundation Back Data Science Collaboration Release Date: 07/08/2015The $6 million grant will go towards developing interactive, open-source data sharing software.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area EducationTechnologyRelated Organizations Alfred P. Sloan FoundationThe Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust
Philanthropy's Difficult Dance With Inequality Release Date: 07/08/2015Foundation Center President, Brad Smith, examines how funders like Nathan Cummings, F.B Heron , Ford and Carnegie use the term "inequality."Find More ByNews type Member NewsTopic(s) Impact InvestingPhilanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsFunding Area Community DevelopmentPhilanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsRelated Organizations The Nathan Cummings FoundationFord FoundationF.B. Heron FoundationCarnegie Corporation of New York
New York Women's Foundation-Backed Report Sees Aging Immigrant Women as the 'Invisible Population' Release Date: 07/08/2015Older immigrant women, lacking retirement income and/or savings, usually keep working past retirement age or become family caretakers.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area AgingGender JusticeRelated Organizations The New York Women's Foundation
Proteus Fund and Proteus Action League Elect Three New Board Members Release Date: 07/08/2015The Proteus Fund and its sister c4 organization the Proteus Action League (PAL) are delighted to announce the election of two new members of the Proteus Board and one new member of the PAL Board.Find More ByNews type Appointments & TransitionsFunding Area Community DevelopmentHuman ServicesLGBTQRelated Organizations Proteus Fund (NYC Office)
Ford's VP of Communications Responds to WSJ OpEd Release Date: 07/08/2015Alfred Ironside draws connections between capitalism and philanthropy.Find More ByNews type Member NewsTopic(s) Philanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsFunding Area Philanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsRelated Organizations Ford Foundation
New York City Takes Steps to Increase the Safety of Employees at Homeless Shelters Release Date: 07/07/2015Following the death of Ana Charle prompted the city to take additional safety measures.Find More ByFunding Area Housing and HomelessnessChildren, Youth and Families
Survey Shows Afterschool Participation Grows but Unmet Demand Nears 20 Million Children Release Date: 07/07/2015The America After 3 PM survey was funded by Wallace, Ford, and The Robert Bowne Foundation, among others.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area Children, Youth and FamiliesRelated Organizations Robert Bowne FoundationThe Wallace FoundationFord Foundation
Building a Bigger Tent for Effective Philanthropy Release Date: 07/07/2015Bessemer Trust Director of Philanthropy Advisory Services, Paul Connolly, examines outcomes-oriented philanthropy.Find More ByNews type InsightsTopic(s) Legal IssuesPhilanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsFunding Area Philanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsRelated Organizations Bessemer Trust
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Grants $4.1 Million to 41 Theater Programs Release Date: 07/06/2015Each grant ranged between $10,000 and $160,000 and will be used toward operating support over the next two years.Find More ByNews type Member NewsTopic(s) Philanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsFunding Area ArtsPhilanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsRelated Organizations Mellon Foundation
NYC Social Impact Investment Fails to Meet Goal Release Date: 07/06/2015The country's first social impact bond program was initially funded by Bloomberg and Goldman Sachs.Find More ByNews type Member NewsTopic(s) Impact InvestingPhilanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsFunding Area Philanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsRelated Organizations Bloomberg PhilanthropiesGoldman Sachs