Ford Foundation Announces Three New Concentration Areas
Release Date:
01/18/2018
A message from Darren Walker on Ford Foundation's focus for the future.
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How The Funders Youth Collaborative Sees the Prospects for Youth Organizing
Release Date:
01/18/2018
When a working group of progressive foundations came together in the late 1990s to launch what would become the Funders’ Collaborative on Youth Organizing (FCYO), youth organizing was having a moment in the sun. Leading the charge were funders like...
How Surdna Foundation Is Using its Grantmaking to Champion Impact Investing
Release Date:
01/18/2018
The funder just announced $650,000 in grants to organizations that strengthen the field by providing resources and otherwise helping institutions that want to take the plunge.
NYS Health Foundation and The Laurie M. Tisch Center for Food, Education & Policy, Release New Reports on Strengthening Nutrition Education for New Yorkers
Release Date:
01/17/2018
The reports provide a roadmap to improve the systems that help New Yorkers eat well throughout their lives.
New Report Funded by The Leona M. And Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Highlights Challenges of Rural Health Care Delivery and Offers Solutions
Release Date:
01/17/2018
Today, the Bipartisan Policy Center releases a new report which highlights the challenges of health care delivery in rural areas of the Upper Midwest and identifies key areas for reform that could apply nationally to all rural communities.
Bloomberg’s What Works Cities Program Hits 100-City Goal
Release Date:
01/17/2018
Reaching its 100-city goal, the network focused on improving data-driven management practices in mid-size municipalities is continuing to foster “sustainability of practice” in city halls.
Mayor De Blasio and The Rockefeller and Pinkerton Foundations Launch 'CareerLift'
Release Date:
01/17/2018
$1.5 million public-private partnership to help formerly out-of-work and out-of-school young adults improve job retention
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Service for Impact – Strategies to Elevate Your Internal Communications
Thursday, February 8, 2018 -
9:00am to 11:00am
The Service for Impact Working Group, rooted in the principles of Reimagining Service , provides an opportunity for both corporate grantmakers and corporate volunteer leaders to foster a peer network, share successes and challenges, brainstorm on...
Westchester Community Foundation Names New Board Chair, Members
Release Date:
01/16/2018
The Westchester Community Foundation has elected Dale Akinla, II, CFP® financial advisor and wealth management professional, as Chair of the Foundation’s Board. Mr. Akinla has been a member of the Board since 2012. Mr. Akinla has held a number of...
John A. Hartford Foundation Grantee Releases Medicare Advocacy Toolkit
Release Date:
01/16/2018
A John A. Hartford grantee provides information to help Medicare beneficiaries respond to Medicare denials.
The Donors' Education Collaborative in The New York Community Trust Gives $740,000
Release Date:
01/16/2018
The $740,000 in new nonprofit grants by the Donors' Education Collaborative in The New York Community Trust will help kick off education advocacy campaigns statewide.
Toshiba America Foundation Announces $110,000 for 11 Innovative Classroom STEM Projects
Release Date:
01/16/2018
The Toshiba America Foundation (TAF) today announced nearly $110,000 in grants for 11 innovative classroom STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematic) projects in grades 6-12.
North Star Fund Announces 9 Catalyst Grants
Release Date:
01/16/2018
North Star Fund has awarded nine Catalyst Grants totaling $65,000.
Research Funded By The Russell Sage Foundation Shows Why Paid Family Leave Laws Could Hurt SNF Census
Release Date:
01/11/2018
Research shows that statewide paid family leave laws have a slew of benefits for both employees and employers across industries, from higher worker morale to health improvements among children.
Surdna Foundation Announces Over $600,000 in Impact Investing Grants
Release Date:
01/11/2018
Five national organizations awarded grants, advancing the Foundation's $100 million commitment to impact investing
Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces 5 Winners of Annual Spark Prize
Release Date:
01/11/2018
The Brooklyn Community Foundation announced the five Brooklyn nonprofit organizations selected to receive its annual Spark Prize, the only honor of its kind celebrating excellence and impact in the borough's thriving nonprofit sector.
Ins and Outs of Forming Early Childhood Education Research-to-Practice and Policy Partnerships
Release Date:
01/11/2018
Sara Vecchiotti, Chief Program Officer, Foundation for Child Development outlines key strategies for ECE and K-12 Funders.
Points of Pride from 2017
Release Date:
01/10/2018
Before we get too far from last year, we thought it would be a good idea to draw your attention to some PNY highlights from 2017.
New Tax Law Might Force Newman's Own to Put Itself up for Sale
Release Date:
01/10/2018
Newman's Own, the popular purveyor of philanthropic pasta sauce, will be forced to put itself up for sale or pay crushing fines this year due to an obscure provision in the tax code.
New Report Funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies Details Macro-Economic Benefits of Reducing Road Traffic Crashes
Release Date:
01/10/2018
Cutting road traffic deaths and injuries by half could boost the economy and result in substantial long-term income gains in developing countries -- potentially adding 7 to 22 percent to GDP per capita over 24 years in some – as well as greatly...