Listen: An Interview with Lukas Haynes, Executive Director of The David Rockefeller Fund
Release Date:
04/06/2018
Lukas Hayne's talks about The David Rockefeller Fund multi-generational stewardship and its program approach and impact.
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Pete Peterson and Our Chaotic National Debates
Release Date:
04/06/2018
Pete Peterson played large on the national stage, in business, politics, and policy. In recent years, he focused much of his energy—and his money—on the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
The Aetna Foundation Launches Healthiest Cities & Counties Challenge to Empower Local Group Efforts
Release Date:
04/06/2018
The Aetna Foundation, together with the American Public Health Association and the National Association of Counties, has launched the Healthiest Cities & Counties Challenge – an ambitious nationwide effort that empowers local groups to tackle...
Ford Foundation and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Launch a Writing Fellowship Focused on Mass Incarceration through Art for Justice Fund
Release Date:
04/06/2018
Last November, the Art for Justice Fund, launched by collector Agnes Gund with the Ford Foundation and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors to address issues related to mass incarceration, announced its first round of grant recipients.
Gun Violence, Advocacy, and Leadership
Release Date:
04/05/2018
Christopher F. Koller, President, Milbank Memorial Fund writes " The far greater impact of advocates like my sister and the articulate students now speaking up is to create space for previously impossible legislative and campaign discussions."
Hilton Foundation's Quest to Bring Safe Water to All
Release Date:
04/05/2018
In Ghana and elsewhere, Hilton is working on district-based programs to bring multiple disciplines together. The goal is simple: to “get the job done" and promote water-service delivery that can withstand time and regional political infighting and...
The Rockefeller Foundation has Announced the Launch of The Communities Thrive Challenge
Release Date:
04/05/2018
The Rockefeller Foundation, in partnership with the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, has announced the launch of the Communities Thrive Challenge, a $10 million initiative to identify and support successful community-driven approaches to expanding...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Publishes Results of Largest Survey of American Mayors
Release Date:
04/05/2018
Bloomberg Philanthropies today released the results of its 2018 American Mayors Survey, the largest and most comprehensive survey of mayors to date.
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A Guide to the New 'Public Charge' Rules: What is Public Charge and How Can Organizations and Funders Respond to Support Family and Child Well-Being - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR
Thursday, April 19, 2018 -
4:00pm to 5:30pm
A young mother who receives food through WIC. An ailing grandfather who gets government support to pay his heating bill. A couple whose children receive vital medical care via the Affordable Care Act. These are just a few of the countless foreign-...
Our Member-Supported Public Policy Fellowship Program Is Bearing Fruit
Release Date:
04/04/2018
Spring is the time of year when we think about planting seeds, nurturing growth and recognizing the resources we have set aside to create a bountiful future. This awareness is reinforced for us when we review the impressive applications we receive...
Morgan Stanley Sponsored Video Highlights Brooklyn Navy Yard Development
Release Date:
04/04/2018
A group of funders recently had a very productive site visit to the Brooklyn Navy Yard—this video, sponsored by Morgan Stanley highlights the progress being made there.
How to Improve Health Care for Veterans - Letter to the NYT Editor from New York State Health Foundation's David Sandman
Release Date:
04/04/2018
The former Veterans Affairs secretary, David J. Shulkin, lays out a number of compelling reasons it’s a bad idea to privatize medical services for veterans. One more obvious reason is that veterans themselves don’t want it.
Report Supported by Research to Prevent Blindness Finds That Post-Ebola Cataract Surgery Can Safely Restore Vision
Release Date:
04/04/2018
Cataract surgery can be safely performed on Ebola virus disease survivors with impaired vision, Emory Eye Center ophthalmologists and 40 colleagues around the world report.
Novo and Surdna Foundations Key Backers in Push to Build Community Wealth
Release Date:
04/04/2018
The NoVo Foundation, Surdna Foundation, and Kendeda Fund are key backers BALLE’s flagship program, the Local Economy Fellowship
New Online Tool Created With Support from OSF Helps Immigrants Make a Plan
Release Date:
04/04/2018
"Make a Plan," on immi.org provides basic information to help individuals and families prepare for potential detention or deportation.
Rockefeller Foundation Focuses on How to Prevent Food Waste at Events
Release Date:
04/03/2018
As Americans, we waste enough food annually to feed the planet’s malnourished several times over, according to The Rockefeller Foundation. The average American household spends an estimated $1,500 to $2,000 a year on food never eaten. Businesses,...
Open Society Foundation Creates $10 Million Fund for Rohingya
Release Date:
04/03/2018
On the eve of the South Asian monsoon season, the Open Society Foundations have announced the creation of a $10 million emergency assistance fund to help Rohingya people displaced from Myanmar and their host communities in Bangladesh.
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funded Research Makes Water Purification Breakthrough
Release Date:
04/03/2018
The ability to create clean, safe drinking water using only natural levels of sunlight and inexpensive gel technology could be at hand, thanks to an innovation in water purification.
Simons Foundation Announces 2018 Simons Fellows in Mathematics and Theoretical Physics
Release Date:
04/02/2018
The Simons Foundation congratulates the 52 outstanding mathematicians and theoretical physicists who have been awarded Simons Fellowships in 2018.
Salesforce, Johnson & Johnson, and New York Women’s Foundation Harnessing Talent To Remake Workplace Giving
Release Date:
04/02/2018
Corporate philanthropy is a rapidly evolving space these days. Companies are getting more creative and strategic, backing causes that utilize corporate assets and line up nicely with the quest for profit . Peeking under the hood, some of these...