Paula Moreno To Join Ford Foundation Board of Trustees; Kofi Appenteng Elected as Board Chair
Release Date:
06/23/2014
Paula Moreno has been named to the Ford Foundation's board of trustees and Kofi Appenteng has been elected as its 11th chair.
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Release Date:
06/20/2014
City workers and pensioners will decide the fate of Detroit's "Grand Bargain," an effort to save the Detroit Institute of Art’s collection from the auction block—and to which the Ford Foundation has pledged $120 million and Andrew W. Mellon...
Investment in Light Rail Program Helps Create Jobs, Stimulate Economy
Release Date:
06/17/2014
A new light rail line that connects the downtowns of Saint Paul and Minneapolis for the first time in decades is being hailed by the Ford Foundation as an example of how strategic public investments in transit and transit-oriented development can...
Funders Teaming Up to Strengthen Voices of LGBTQ People of Color
Release Date:
06/16/2014
The Ford Foundation is teaming with the Arcus Foundation and the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice, along with an anonymous donor, to create the first LGBTQ Racial Justice Fund to support new voices and leaders in communities of color.
What Inequality Deniers Have In Common With Climate Change Skeptics
Release Date:
06/16/2014
Ford Foundation President Darren Walker writes in an op-ed that recent attempts to discredit Thomas Piketty's research into income inequality remind him of earlier efforts to deny that climate change is a real threat.
Ford Foundation's Darren Walker On His First Six Months
Release Date:
06/09/2014
Six months into his job as president of the Ford Foundation, Darren Walker spoke to Alliance Magazine about philanthropy’s role in solving social problems, institution building and his vision for the future of the foundation.
Group of 11 Leading Philanthropies Announce Steps to Expand Opportunities for Young Men of Color
Release Date:
06/05/2014
[The Atlantic Philanthropies, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Ford Foundation, Nathan Cummings Foundation, Open Society Foundations] Eleven of the nation’s leading philanthropies have announced a bold plan of action to maximize the potential of the...
11 Leading Philanthropies Respond to White House Report on Young Men of Color
Release Date:
05/30/2014
[Open Society Foundations, Atlantic Philanthropies, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Ford Foundation, Nathan Cummings Foundation] The White House’s My Brother’s Keeper Task Force today released a report on policies, regulations, and programs that have the...
Ending Child Marriage in a Generation: What Research is Needed?
Release Date:
05/13/2014
Each year, some 10 million girls are compelled to marry before they reach age 18—the age the world has agreed upon as the beginning of adulthood under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Strategic Philanthropy for a Complex World: A Response
Release Date:
05/23/2014
[Ford Foundation] - President Darren Walker: Strategic philanthropy too often minimizes or ignores complexity because it is difficult to understand and predict.
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2014
The Future of Finance: Shifting Power and Wealth from Wall Street to Main Street
Wednesday, June 25, 2014 -
2:45pm to 5:00pm
The financialization of our economy is a driving force behind growing inequality in our country, and precipitated the financial crash of 2007. The financial downturn led to the worst recession since the Great Depression, leaving working families...
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Jun
2014
Cesar's Last Fast - Philanthropy New York's Documentary Film Series
Thursday, June 5, 2014 -
5:30pm to 8:30pm
Join us for a wine-and-cheese reception, followed by a screening of the documentary Cesar's Last Fast and a brief panel discussion.
Annual Meeting Program Booklet - "Full Participation" with Sec. Hillary Rodham Clinton
Publication date:
05/2014
Our Annual Meeting Program Booklet with the full program of events, including breakout sessions, speaker bios, etc.
Clinton, Roberts and Three Other Amazing Women Leaders at PNY’s Annual Meeting
Release Date:
05/21/2014
In conversation with Robin Roberts, Sec. Clinton discussed the No Ceilings initiative, #BringBackOurGirls, education, presidential politics and strategies to full equality. Philanthropy New York’s 35th Annual Meeting also featured Anu Bhagwati,...
Hillary Rodham Clinton to Address Philanthropists on Women and Girls Issues
Release Date:
05/05/2014
In conversation with Robin Roberts, Sec. Clinton will discuss the No Ceilings initiative, gender and LGBT issues, international economic development and other topics. Philanthropy New York’s 35th Annual Meeting also features Anu Bhagwati, Farhana...
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2014
Building Assets Through the Tax Code: Proposals for Reform
Wednesday, May 21, 2014 -
2:00pm to 3:00pm
In the context of current national debates over the federal budget and deficit reduction, deliberations about ways to reform the tax code - including discussions about the cost and benefits of various tax expenditures - are underway in Congress...
Ford Foundation Announces Four Promotions
Release Date:
04/03/2014
The Ford Foundation has appointed four team members- Fred Frelow, Alex Irwan, Anna Wadia and Lourdes Rivera- to the role of senior program officer.
For Jobseekers: What is a foundation?
Publication date:
04/2014
Foundations are just one type of nonprofit organization that make up a portion of the total nonprofit "sector" (which is composed of an estimated 1.4 million organizations and entities with nonprofit status), but they do much to fund the work of other nonprofits providing services for the common good.
Ford Foundation's Hilary Pennington Appointed to The Center for Effective Philanthropy's Board
Release Date:
03/16/2014
Hilary Pennington, Vice President of the Ford Foundation's Education, Creativity and Free Expression program has been appointed to The Center for Effective Philanthropy's Board.
Best Practices in Disaster Grantmaking: Lessons from the Gulf Coast
Publication date:
04/2008
This comprehensive report shares the experiences of donors that provided funding following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and offers a blueprint for future philanthropic intervention following such disasters.