Smart Donors Are Putting Nonprofits Back in Charge
Release Date:
07/20/2015
Chronicle of Philanthropy editorial examines Ford's move to double unrestricted grants for operating support.
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Release Date:
07/15/2015
The funding will be held as the Prime Minister of India investigates foreign donors.
Ford, Arcus, Palette Fund and Johnson Family Foundation Release Comprehensive Data on LGBTQ Community
Release Date:
07/14/2015
The Our Tomorrow initiative will provide new data to better engage LGBTQ individuals across the country.
Ford and RPA Work to Foster Sustainable Development in Ghana
Release Date:
07/09/2015
The Post-2015 Partnership Platform for Philanthropy was launched in November 2014 to help grantmakers better understand the opportunities for engaging in global development goal processes.
Ford's Walker Explores the Value of Civil Society in Recent Report
Release Date:
07/09/2015
Ford Foundation President, Darren Walker, outlines the importance of increasing and improving funder relationships with civil society institutions.
Ford's VP of Communications Responds to WSJ OpEd
Release Date:
07/08/2015
Alfred Ironside draws connections between capitalism and philanthropy.
Philanthropy's Difficult Dance With Inequality
Release Date:
07/08/2015
Foundation Center President, Brad Smith, examines how funders like Nathan Cummings, F.B Heron , Ford and Carnegie use the term "inequality."
Survey Shows Afterschool Participation Grows but Unmet Demand Nears 20 Million Children
Release Date:
07/07/2015
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Studio Museum in Harlem Unveils Design for Expansion
Release Date:
07/06/2015
Ford Foundation is one of the key backers of the expansion.
Ford and RBF Lead Charge to Publicize Diversity Data
Release Date:
07/01/2015
Six major foundations have called on their peers to share the racial and gender make-up of their boards and staff.
Ford's Walker Addresses a Solution for Inequality in CNN OpEd
Release Date:
06/18/2015
The Ford Foundation president believes you need to attack inequality at the root.
09
Sep
2015
Celebrating the Films of Frederick Wiseman: A Special Retrospective
Wednesday, September 9, 2015 -
5:00pm to 7:30pm
Widely regarded as one of our greatest living documentary filmmakers, Frederick Wiseman has spent his nearly 50-year career making films that capture the drama and nuance of American institutions.
Ford Foundation Board Making Rare Detroit Visit
Release Date:
06/15/2015
It's the foundation's first Detroit board meeting in 67 years.
Ford Shifts Grant Making to Focus Entirely on Inequality
Release Date:
06/12/2015
The Ford Foundation also aims to double the total amount it grants out for general operating support.
Ford and MetLife Work to Measure Impact of Community Investing
Release Date:
06/09/2015
The foundations will work with the Global Impact Investing Network.
25
Jun
2015
Nailing It: Building A National Movement of Nail Salon Workers
Thursday, June 25, 2015 -
2:45pm to 5:00pm
On virtually every street corner in the city sits a nail salon, a burgeoning industry that glamorizes the fingertips of half the City’s residents. And behind the glam are women who most often are paid less than the cost of the bottle of nail polish...
U.S.-Cuba Thaw Reverberating Through Nonprofits
Release Date:
06/04/2015
Ford Foundation and other international funders have received inquiries about working in Cuba.
Ford Backs Initiative to Fight AIDS in the Deep South
Release Date:
05/29/2015
The South makes up 49 percent of all new HIV diagnoses.
Time Magazine Spotlights Walker's UT Austin Commencement Speech
Release Date:
05/27/2015
Ford Foundation President Darren Walker gave this year's commencement speech at University of Texas at Austin.
Ford Foundation Provides $500 Thousand for Relief Efforts in Nepal
Release Date:
04/30/2015
Immediate grants will go to Save the Children, The Asia Foundation and the TEWA Foundation.