Philip Li, President & CEO of the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation Joins the Board of Directors at GEO
Release Date:
02/21/2018
GEO announced the addition of three new members to their board of directors.
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Bloomberg Philanthropies Selects Top 35 Innovative Urban Ideas as Finalists in 2018 Mayors Challenge
Release Date:
02/21/2018
As Part of the Bloomberg American Cities Initiative, Challenge Will Invest $17.5 Million in Grants and Technical Assistance to Discover Innovative Solutions to Urgent Local Issues
New Video From Chasing The Dream, Supported By The JPB and Ford Foundations
Release Date:
02/21/2018
Detroit-based LUCK stands for Learning Under Correct Knowledge , helping returning citizens, those newly released from prison.
Research Funded By Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Leads to a Method to Safely Charge a Smartphone Wirelessly Using a Laser
Release Date:
02/21/2018
Although mobile devices such as tablets and smartphones let us communicate, work and access information wirelessly, their batteries must still be charged by plugging them into an outlet. But engineers at the University of Washington have for the...
Fast Company Names Ford Foundation As One of the World's Most Innovative Companies
Release Date:
02/21/2018
The 2018 edition of the World's Most Innovative Companies spans more than 350 enterprises across 36 categories, from the world's most valuable firm and its continuing transformation of consumer electronics to a small outfit selling natural gum to...
Equalizing the Power Dynamic in Philanthropy
Release Date:
03/01/2018
Ana Oliveira, President & CEO, The New York Women’s Foundation writes about the importance of participatory grantmaking.
Making the Most of Interesting Times – and Achieving the Global Goals
Release Date:
02/22/2018
Michael Bzdak Executive Director, Global Community Impact, Johnson & Johnson reflects on the turning point of Larry Fink’s ‘BlackRock Letter’ to business leaders and the urgent need to embrace large-scale collaboration to meet each of the 17...
Annie E. Casey, Conrad N. Hilton, Ford and JPB Foundations Join FHO to Pledge $4.9 Million in New Affordable Housing Initiative
Release Date:
02/20/2018
The Funders for Housing and Opportunity (FHO) will make “catalytic investments in activities that ensure stable housing in thriving communities,” pledging to invest $4.9 million to provide more affordable housing over three years.
Surdna Foundation and Andrus Family Show Commitment to Next Generation of Progressive Philanthropists
Release Date:
02/20/2018
This month, the Surdna Foundation and the Andrus Family Fund pledged $800,000 to 21 organizations representing “next-generation social justice philanthropy.”
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and The New York Community Trust, Commissioned A Report on what Cultural Institutions of Color Need to Thrive
Release Date:
02/20/2018
Jointly commissioned by Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and The New York Community Trust, a report by Yancey Consulting shapes a conversation on how to do targeting funding for ALAANA-led organizations and questions whether sustainability is a...
Federal Judge Sides With TCF Against DeVos's Education Department
Release Date:
02/20/2018
A federal judge granted The Century Foundation's request for a temporary restraining order against the Department of Education — what is thought to be the first order of its kind against Secretary Betsy DeVos.
Four Ways to Incorporate a Gender Lens in Your Measurement and Evaluation Efforts
Release Date:
02/20/2018
Aditi Srinivasan, a consultant at FSG, on how to incorporate a gender lens into your work.
"Risk Is a Fact of Life." A Conversation with Stephen Heintz of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Release Date:
02/16/2018
Stephen Heintz has led the Rockefeller Brothers Fund since 2001. He is among the nearly 50 social sector leaders that Vivien Hoexter and Linda C. Hartley interviewed for their new book, Big Impact: Insights & Stories from America’s Non-Profit...
Toshiba America Foundation Awards High School Students Grant to Support Yeast Experiment
Release Date:
02/16/2018
A science experiment by Stamford High School students is getting ready to launch into space.
26
Feb
2018
What Happens After the “Win”? - Lessons Learned from State and Local Money in Politics Campaigns - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP
Monday, February 26, 2018 -
3:00pm to 4:00pm
Funders and stakeholders alike can be so focused on the policy or advocacy campaign “win” that planning for steps after the campaign can take a backseat. And yet, we know that getting a ballot measure or piece of legislation passed is just one step...
08
Mar
2018
Immigrant Families in America Today: How Fear and Toxic Stress Are Affecting Daily Life, Well-Being, and Health - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR
Thursday, March 8, 2018 -
1:00pm to 2:30pm
New restrictions on immigration and increased immigration enforcement under the Trump Administration are having a profound impact on our nation, reaching from the dinner table to the board room, from courtrooms to classrooms. Few groups are facing...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Supported Research Yields Promising Results for Genetic Weapons Against Malaria
Release Date:
02/16/2018
In separate studies, researchers test bacteria that suppresses development of malaria parasite, genetic modification that boosts mosquito immune systems
Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges & Universities
Release Date:
02/15/2018
The story of black colleges and universities. A documentary film by director Stanley Nelson.
23
May
2018
Social Impact Exchange: 2018 Conference on Scaling Impact Together
Wednesday, May 23, 2018 - 8:30am to Thursday, May 24, 2018 - 2:45pm
The Social Impact Exchange 2018 conference theme is How Philanthropy Can Help Lead an Era of Cross-Sector Collaboration . Responding to the urgent need for cross-sector collaboration for exponential impact, this year’s convening...
05
Mar
2018
Rethinking Democracy Through Electoral Reform - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP
Monday, March 5, 2018 -
3:00pm to 4:00pm
Our current elections require systemic reforms to increase voter participation, counter racial and partisan gerrymandering, overcome zero-sum polarization, and advance a reflective and representative democracy.