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Giving Like a Rockefeller, Even if You’re Not Super-Rich
Release Date:
03/31/2017
Few families, of course, are as wealthy as the Rockefellers. But their example offers lessons for families without famous last names, philanthropic resources and numerous plaques in their honor.
Brooklyn Community Foundation to Award $600,000 to Outstanding Local Organizations
Release Date:
03/31/2017
Eligible organizations are invited to apply online at www.SparkPrize.org starting Monday, April 10 through Friday, May 12.
NYSHealth Foundation Hosts A Conversation With Sean Cavanaugh on the Future of Medicare
Release Date:
03/31/2017
On March 28, 2017, NYSHealth hosted a conversation with Sean Cavanaugh, one of the nation's leading experts on Medicare, to discuss what is in store for Medicare in this rapidly changing health care landscape.
Bank of America Charitable Foundation Representatives Tour Renovated Labs at University of Miami
Release Date:
03/31/2017
In the hopes of making a difference for critically ill, premature babies and their families, the local leadership of the Bank of America recently toured the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Division of Neonatology, where unit...
Carnegie and Ford Plan to Foot Entire Bill for Cuomo's Public-Private Legal Defense Fund For Immigrants
Release Date:
03/30/2017
At present, there will be no large public funds directed exclusively towards the program—the “public-private” set-up refers to the fact that the foundation money will be administered by the state’s Office for New Americans.
Edna McConnell Clark's Nancy Roob Gives Tedx Talk About Re-Imagining Philanthropy
Release Date:
03/30/2017
At this year's TEDxPennAve in Washington DC, Nancy Roob shared how a life-changing experience encouraged her and EMCF to re-imagine the way philanthropists collaborate to help meet our nation’s most pressing challenges.
Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art Awards More Than $1.7 Million to Fight Bias Against Muslims
Release Date:
03/30/2017
It is readily apparent that the need for such work is more urgent than ever before: A February 2017 report from the Southern Poverty Law Center cites a 197 percent surge in anti-Muslim hate groups in 2016.
Mellon Foundation Gives $1.02 Million to New Critical Theory Initiative
Release Date:
03/30/2017
Using a $1.02 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Northwestern will collaborate with worldwide professionals to develop a curriculum on critical theory, a stream of philosophy that critiques the ways culture is formed and discussed.
Request for Proposals to Support City-Based Advocacy Coalitions Using Culture as a Strategy to Advance Policy
Release Date:
03/30/2017
New York City Cultural Agenda Fund in The New York Community Trust is now seeking proposals to support City-based advocacy coalitions using culture as a strategy to advance policy.