Talking Optimism and Opportunity With New Ford Foundation Head
Release Date:
08/08/2013
A profile of Darren Walker as he prepares to assume the role of President of the Ford Foundation.
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Release Date:
05/20/2013
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Release Date:
05/28/2013
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Release Date:
06/16/2013
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Release Date:
04/21/2013
Several nonprofit leaders and experts weigh in on which qualities and experiences the successor to current Ford Foundation President Luis Ubiñas should possess.
Ford Foundation’s President to Depart in September
Release Date:
03/06/2013
An examination of Luis Ubiñas' tenure as President.
Ford Foundation President to Step Down
Release Date:
03/06/2013
President Luis Ubiñas has announced that he will leave his position in September of this year.
Relinquishing Purse Strings: Orlando Bagwell Leaves Ford Foundation’s JustFilms
Release Date:
02/15/2013
Mr. Bagwell, a director and producer of some of the most influential documentaries about the civil rights movement and the black American experience, will leave the foundation in June to make his own documentaries once again.
Grantmakers Play an Important Role in Comprehensive Immigration Reform Efforts
Release Date:
02/20/2013
The Carnegie Corporation of New York’s Geri Mannion is quoted in this article examining the work of funders (including the Open Society Foundations and the Ford Foundation) supporting immigration reform.
Ford Foundation Awards $2.7 Million to Artspace for Creative Placemaking
Release Date:
01/14/2013
Minneapolis-based Artspace Projects, Inc. has announced a $2.7 million grant from the Ford Foundation in support of efforts designed to revitalize communities through the arts.
Lorelei Williams Joins The Sister Fund as Interim Executive Director
Release Date:
08/22/2013
Lorelei Williams has been named the Interim Executive Director of The Sister Fund. Williams has over fifteen years of experience in the non-profit and philanthropic sectors of the United States, South Africa and Brazil.
Ford Foundation Announces New President
Release Date:
08/22/2013
Darren Walker, who emerged from small-town Texas to an international career in law and finance before becoming a leader in the nonprofit and philanthropic worlds, will become the 10th President of the Ford Foundation this September, succeeding Luis...
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Release Date:
06/30/2011
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A Funders Conversation with Mayor Mitch Landrieu
Release Date:
01/10/2011
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Release Date:
06/25/2013
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Ford Foundation Appoints Noha El-Mikawy to Lead Its Middle East and North Africa Office
Release Date:
01/02/2012
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Ford Foundation Appoints Kavita N. Ramdas as Representative in New Delhi
Release Date:
06/04/2012
The Ford Foundation has announced the appointment of Kavita N. Ramdas as Representative in its New Delhi office, serving India, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Ramdas will assume the leadership from Steven Solnick, Representative since 2008, who was recently...
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Nancy Feller Joins The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust as General Counsel
Release Date:
09/03/2012
The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust has appointed Nancy Feller as General Counsel of the Trust, effective August 2, 2012.
Ford Foundation Appoints Innocent Chukwuma to Lead Its West Africa Office
Release Date:
01/01/2013
The Ford Foundation has announced the appointment of Innocent Chukwuma as Representative for West Africa, serving Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, The Gambia, Mali, Guinea and Sierra Leone. Chukwuma will be based in the Ford Foundation’s office in Lagos and...