At Age 100, Rockefeller Targets Africa's Growing Cities
Release Date:
10/15/2014
Rockefeller Foundation Managing Director for Africa, Mamadou Biteye, discusses why now is the perfect time for the foundation to support development in Africa.
NY PhilanthroPost: International/Foreign Affairs
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Carnegie and MasterCard Foundation Headline African Higher Education Summit
Release Date:
10/06/2014
Carnegie Corporation and MasterCard Foundation join other philanthropies to improve higher education in Africa.
Five Cities Selected as Winners in Bloomberg Philanthropies 2014 Mayors Challenge
Release Date:
09/17/2014
Barcelona, Spain; Athens, Greece, Kirklees in Yorkshire, UK, Stockholm, Sweden; and Warsaw, Poland were honored in the 2014 Mayors Challenge.
Penny Abeywardena Joins the de Blasio Administration as the Head of the Office of International Affairs
Release Date:
09/16/2014
Penny Abeywardena will depart Clinton Global Initiative to join the de Blasio administration as the head of the Office of International Affairs.
Ford Foundation President Refocuses Grant Outreach
Release Date:
09/02/2014
Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation, plans to refocus grant distribution to sectors the foundation is not currently funding, but has supported in the past.
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Adds New Team Members in New York and San Francisco
Release Date:
08/26/2014
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors expands team to focus on global philanthropy growth.
Weinberg Foundation To Make $700,000 in Emergency Grants to Nonprofits in Israel
Release Date:
07/29/2014
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation announced today it will donate $700,000 to support many of its active grantees that have provided crucial social services to those affected by rocket attacks on cities in Israel.
Gilbert To Join Ford Foundation as Vice President, Talent and Human Resources
Release Date:
07/15/2014
Samantha Gilbert, a global leader in the field of human resources, has been named the Ford Foundation's first-ever vice president, talent and human resources.
Carnegie Corporation of New York Awards Grants Totaling $20 Million
Release Date:
06/26/2014
Carnegie Corporation of New York approved grants totaling $20,017,000 at its most recent board meeting earlier in June.
Rockefeller Brothers Fund Joins Impact Investment Efforts
Release Date:
06/25/2014
At a White House event earlier this week, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund announced plans to dedicate 10 percent of its $840 million endowment to targeted impact investments.
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