U.S. Cities Will Be Able to Compete for Funding From JPMorgan
Release Date:
09/12/2018
JPMorgan Chase & Co. plans to unveil a $500 million project Wednesday geared toward boosting economic growth in as many as 30 cities across the U.S.
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Newman's Own Foundation Launches New Website to Share the Common Good
Release Date:
09/12/2018
Newman's Own Foundation, announced today the launch of CommonGood.com - a new web platform dedicated to sharing uplifting stories to highlight the good works of people, communities, and organizations from around the world.
Brandee McHale, President of Citi Foundation, In Conversation with Denver Frederick
Release Date:
09/12/2018
Brandee McHale, President of the Citi Foundation and the Head of Corporate Citizenship at Citigroup , and Denver Frederick, Host of The Business of Giving on AM 970 The Answer in New York City.
New Report From Arabella Advisors says More Than $6 Trillion Pledged to Fossil Fuel Divestment
Release Date:
09/12/2018
The movement to divest from fossil fuels and invest in renewable energy alternative continues to accelerate, with commitments from nearly a thousand institutional investors, a report from DivestInvest and Arabella Advisors finds.
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Oct
2018
Comprehensive, Long-Term Supports for NYC Foster Youth: Part III of “Helping Foster Youth Succeed” Series
Wednesday, October 17, 2018 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
This is a follow-on session to last year's “ Helping Foster Care Youth Succeed: Skills and strategies that support the transition to adulthood " and " Helping Foster Care Youth Succeed, Part II ".
Overcoming Setbacks
Release Date:
09/11/2018
Stephen Heintz, President, Rockefeller Brothers Fund writes "In 2008, millions of Americans, including myself, were inspired by the campaign pledges of then-candidate Barack Obama, who promised not only to reform our policies, but to transform our...
Inside Philanthropy Looks at The Helmsley Charitable Trust Work to Improve Stroke Outcomes in Rural America
Release Date:
09/11/2018
The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust is one foundation that keeps the healthcare needs of rural communities in mind, particularly in the upper Midwest. A recent example is the three-year, $6.5 million grant out of its Rural Healthcare...
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Announces $20 Million Natural Climate Solutions Initiative
Release Date:
09/11/2018
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation today announced a $20 million commitment to support natural climate solutions – the protection, restoration and management of land to capture and store carbon and effectively mitigate climate change.
Zegar Family Foundation Funded Research Shows Urgent Need To Prepare Next Generation of Farmers for Climate Change
Release Date:
09/10/2018
Many of the world's future farmers will likely be farming oceans, as aquaculture - the cultivation of fish and other aquatic species - continues its expansion as the fastest growing food sector. New research shows that in order for this next...
Research Funded By Bloomberg Philanthropies Finds Climate Actions Can Create 14 Million Jobs by 2030
Release Date:
09/10/2018
Funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, the report examines a number of effective urban solutions to climate change, including energy efficiency retrofits in buildings, enhanced bus networks and district-scale renewable energy.
20
Sep
2018
Taking Stock and Gearing Up: Immigration Policy and the Role of Philanthropy in Building Stronger Communities - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR
Thursday, September 20, 2018 -
4:00pm to 5:00pm
Don’t miss GCIR’s first post-summer Monthly Immigration Policy Call , during which we will take stock of key immigration-related developments and explore questions that funders should be considering right now and in the year ahead.
Obituary: Rachel Cowan, Former Nathan Cummings Foundation Official
Release Date:
09/07/2018
Rabbi Rachel Cowan, a Mayflower descendant who converted to Judaism and became a prominent innovator in three nontraditional movements in that faith, died on Friday at her home in Manhattan.
Ford Foundation Supports Immigrant Artists Mentoring Program
Release Date:
09/07/2018
The program offers immigrant artists the opportunity to focus on their creative practice and gain support and exposure for their work while upholding their distinct cultural identities.
14
Nov
2018
*Postponed* Getting Through the Front Door: A Campaign to Make Public Schools Accessible
Wednesday, November 14, 2018 -
9:00am to 11:00am
In 2016, an investigation by the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York found that over 80% of the City’s elementary schools were not fully accessible.
United Philanthropy #ForumCon18 Highlights
Release Date:
09/07/2018
Watch videos from the Forum’s largest annual conference yet!
10
Oct
2018
Beyond Islamophobia: How American Stories Transform Communities
Wednesday, October 10, 2018 -
8:30am to 1:30pm
Beyond Islamophobia: How American Stories are Transforming Communities aims to highlight fresh thinking from artists and activists who disrupt the noxious, bigoted cultural narrative to advance cross-community understanding and social cohesion for...
The New York State Health Foundation Launches 2019 Special Projects Fund Request for Proposals
Release Date:
09/06/2018
The New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) 2019 Special Projects Fund Request for Proposals (RFP) is now available.
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Awards Grant to Critical Path Institute to Advance Therapies for Sickle Cell Disease
Release Date:
09/06/2018
In a continuing effort to spur advancements in treating and curing sickle cell anemia, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation today announced a grant to the Critical Path Institute (C-Path) to lay the groundwork for forming a collaboration of multiple...
New York City Contract Delays: The Facts
Release Date:
09/06/2018
John MacIntosh, Partner at SeaChange Capital Partners writes "Over the years, SeaChange Capital Partners has been approached by many nonprofits literally pushed to the brink – forced to stiff vendors..
New Report Sponsored in Part by the Carnegie Corporation Identifies Steps to Secure Americans’ Votes
Release Date:
09/06/2018
To protect the integrity and security of U.S. elections, all local, state, and federal elections should be conducted using human-readable paper ballots by the 2020 presidential election, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences,...