Bloomberg, Sierra Club Direct $60 Million To Closing Half Of U.S. Coal Plants By 2017 Release Date: 04/10/2015The group’s previous goal, set in 2011, was to close a third of coal plants by 2020.Find More ByNews type Member NewsTopic(s) Philanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsFunding Area Environment and Climate ChangePhilanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsRelated Organizations Bloomberg Philanthropies
Ford Foundation Launches 'Art of Change' Fellowship Program Release Date: 04/10/2015The initiative is designed to explore the roles art and culture play in illuminating and addressing urgent issues of equity, opportunity, and justice.Find More ByNews type Member NewsTopic(s) Philanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsFunding Area ArtsPhilanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors
ASPCA President Seeks Harsher Punishment for Dog Fighting Release Date: 04/10/2015Matthew Bershadker pushes for a change in how local and national law enforcement view dog fighting in a HuffPost editorial.Find More ByNews type Member NewsTopic(s) Philanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsFunding Area Animal WelfarePhilanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsRelated Organizations ASPCA
FEGS: Canary in the Coal Mine? Release Date: 04/10/2015Patricia Swann and Michelle Jackson take a deep dive into the Federation Employment and Guidance Service.Find More ByNews type InsightsTopic(s) Philanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsFunding Area Philanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsWorkforce DevelopmentRelated Organizations Human Services Council of NYCThe New York Community Trust
Rockefeller's Rodin Weighs in on What Nonprofits Will Look for in Potential Employees in 2020 Release Date: 04/09/2015A 2012 study by researchers at Johns Hopkins University found that the U.S. nonprofit sector grew an average of 2.1% between 2000 and 2010.Find More ByNews type Member NewsTopic(s) Philanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsFunding Area Philanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsWorkforce DevelopmentRelated Organizations The Rockefeller Foundation
Arcus Develops Action Plan to Save Great Apes in Africa Release Date: 04/08/2015The initiative is a collaboration between the foundation, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Grate Apes Survival Partnership.Find More ByNews type Member NewsTopic(s) Philanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsFunding Area Animal WelfarePhilanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsRelated Organizations Arcus Foundation
Brooklyn Community Foundation, OSF and New York Foundation Tapped for 2015 NCRP Impact Awards Release Date: 04/07/2015The National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy annually honors funders for their high-impact grantmaking.Find More ByNews type Member NewsTopic(s) Philanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsFunding Area Philanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsRelated Organizations Open Society FoundationsNew York FoundationBrooklyn Org
ALA Unveils Shortlist for 2015 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence Release Date: 04/06/2015The American Library Associaiton has announced the six books in the running for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction.Find More ByNews type Member NewsTopic(s) Philanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsFunding Area ArtsPhilanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsRelated Organizations Carnegie Corporation of New York
Bloomberg Philanthropies to Invest $30 Million in Arts and Cultural Organizations Release Date: 04/03/2015The program was piloted in New York City and will expand to six additional cities nationwide.Find More ByNews type Member NewsTopic(s) Philanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsFunding Area ArtsPhilanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsRelated Organizations Bloomberg Philanthropies
Rita Allen Foundation Wants to Solve the Problem of 'Reader Alienation' Release Date: 04/03/2015The goal of the initiative is to build civic literacy and engagement.Find More ByNews type Member NewsTopic(s) Philanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsFunding Area EducationPhilanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsTechnologyRelated Organizations Rita Allen Foundation