Ford’s Walker Named to Independent Sector Board
Release Date:
11/18/2014
Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation, has been appointed to Independent Sector's Board of Directors.
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11/17/2014
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Four Freedoms Fund Names New Director
Release Date:
11/14/2014
Anita Khashu has been appointed Director of Four Freedoms Fund.
Taking the Time to Learn in Transition: How the Ford Foundation Board Revamped the Traditional CEO Search
Release Date:
11/13/2014
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Foundation to Move Funds to Detroit Pensions
Release Date:
11/12/2014
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Ford Foundation Heads Group of Philanthropic Leaders to Save Detroit
Release Date:
11/10/2014
The funds will help rescue Detroit from bankruptcy.
Ford Foundation Appoints John W. Bernstein as Chief Operating Officer
Release Date:
11/07/2014
Leon Levy Foundation president, John W. Bernstein, will join Ford Foundation as its new COO in January 2015.
Donors to Gay Causes Consider Their Next Steps
Release Date:
11/03/2014
Arcus Foundation, Johnson Family Foundation, Overbrook Foundation and Ford Foundation explore the future of the LGBTQ movement.
Ford Foundation Selects Nicolette Naylor to Lead its Southern Africa Office
Release Date:
10/28/2014
Senior Program Officer, Nicolette Naylor, will become head of Ford Foundation's South Africa office.
Ford Foundation Appoints Rakesh Rajani as the New Director of Democratic Participation and Governance
Release Date:
10/21/2014
Rakesh Rajani will join Ford Foundation from Twaweza, an organization based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Ford Foundation Funds Expansion of REACT to Film Educationl Programs
Release Date:
10/08/2014
The Ford Foundation grant will help REACT to Film expand programs for middle and high school students.
Arcus and Ford Named as Top Funders who Champion Marriage Equality
Release Date:
10/07/2014
Arcus Foundation and Ford Foundation have been featured as two of the top eight funders who made marriage equality happen.
Ford Foundation Partners with Mozilla to Draw Young Engineers into Nonprofit Sector
Release Date:
09/30/2014
Ford Foundation is partnering with Mozilla to create a fellowship program so young engineers can affect tech policy.
PNY Members Fund Youth Slam Poetry
Release Date:
09/24/2014
Over the next seven years, Ford, Surdna and others will support nonprofits that work with teenagers in writing and performance.
We're at a Tipping Point Over Climate Change
Release Date:
09/23/2014
Ford Foundation President, Darren Walker, explores the enormous impact of climate change and how immediate action needs to be taken.
PNY Members Among Top Ten Funders of LGBTQ Education and Safe Schools Work
Release Date:
09/18/2014
Ford, Open Society and Arcus are among the top funders for LGBTQ education and safe school works.
Catholic Publication Calls Funders ‘Clever’ for Funding Faith-Based Groups Supporting LGBT Rights
Release Date:
09/17/2014
Ford, Arcus, Open Society and others were highlighted by Catholic San Francisco for distributing millions of dollars to faith-based groups that support LGBT rights.
NYCT, American Express, Ford Support Launch of Caribbean Cultural Center
Release Date:
09/17/2014
PNY member support the Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute renovation to bring a cultural center to East Harlem.
Student Debt and Social Justice: Five Things You Should Know
Release Date:
09/10/2014
The Ford Foundation's Amy Brown outlines the disproportionate nature of student debt in the United States.