Winners Announced for the 2018 Levitt AMP [Your City] Grant Awards
Release Date:
01/03/2018
Matching grants will bring free outdoor concerts to 15 small- to mid-sized towns and cities across America
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5 Legal Rules Every Foundation Should Know for the 2018 Elections - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP
Monday, January 8, 2018 -
3:00pm to 4:00pm
Whether a seasoned advocate or at a foundation determined to step into the civic engagement realm for the first time, start the new year with a refresher on the breadth of activities foundations can legally engage in and fund while remaining...
Congress’ Tax Bill Message to Charitable Nonprofits: “We Don’t Care – You’re on Your Own”
Release Date:
12/21/2017
Tim Delaney, President and CEO of the National Council of Nonprofits, Responds to the Approved Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
Ms. Foundation President and CEO Teresa C. Younger on MSNBC
Release Date:
12/21/2017
She spoke to the importance of addressing sexual harassment and assault at all levels -- and holding people accountable when they don’t treat all women with respect.
Russell Sage Foundation Trustee Hiro Yoshikawa and Former Visiting Scholar J. Lawrence Aber Win MacArthur Foundation Grant
Release Date:
12/21/2017
The MacArthur Foundation has awarded a grant of $100 million to the Sesame Workshop and International Rescue Committee (IRC) to develop evidence-based, early education interventions for children displaced by conflict and persecution in the Middle...
Sam Adler-Bell, Policy Associate at the Century Foundation, Spoke With WNYC About the Ongoing J20 Case
Release Date:
12/21/2017
Government Case Against Trump Protesters Could Set New Precedent
David Blumenthal, President of The Commonwealth Fund On How the New U.S. Tax Plan Will Affect Health Care
Release Date:
12/21/2017
The new Republican tax bill, which the House passed and the Senate approved, is complex, but what it will mean for health in the United States is simple: less.
“Arabella Advisors Partners with Fannie Mae to Announce Sustainable Communities Innovation Challenge”
Release Date:
12/20/2017
“Arabella Advisors Partners with Fannie Mae to Announce Sustainable Communities Innovation Challenge” Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTC) today announced the launch of its Sustainable Communities Innovation Challenge (The Challenge). The company...
Wallace Foundation President Explains Foundation’s “Unified Approach”
Release Date:
12/20/2017
In an interview with the Funder’s Forum, Wallace Foundation President Will Miller explains the “unified approach” that underlies the foundation’s initiatives and describes how a focus on continuous improvement fits into this.
Rockefeller Releases Findings from Intergenerational Conference
Release Date:
12/20/2017
In the summer of 2017, The Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center brought together a group of residents around the theme of “Youth as Agents of Transformative Change.” Participants hailed from eight different countries, representing academia, the...
With Support from Bank of America, a City Takes on Inequality
Release Date:
12/20/2017
This month, Bank of America pledged $1.5 million over three years to the Leading on Opportunity Council, a successor group to the task force composed of mostly different people.
Supported By The New York State Health Foundation, IMPAQ Health Launches NYPlanCosts Calculator
Release Date:
12/19/2017
Designed to help New Yorkers make more informed health plan selections, the NYPlanCosts Calculator is an easy-to-use website that provides out-of-pocket cost estimates by health plan for people with any of the 10 chronic conditions and life events...
A New Map, Funded By The New York Community Trust Lets You Search Every NYC Landmark
Release Date:
12/19/2017
Today the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) launched an enhanced version of its popular interactive landmarks map. If you’ve ever wondered whether the protected building you’re standing in front sports Richardsonian Romanesque or...
With Support from Gerstner and Heckscher Foundations, SUNY Announces Emergency Aid to Support Degree Completion Among Students
Release Date:
12/19/2017
Starting next year, University at Albany students who are at risk of dropping out due to sudden financial hardship or some other emergency situation could be eligible to apply for emergency aid.
Barbara Raab and Farai Chideya of the Ford Foundation Noted As Women Who Shall Lead In The News Industry
Release Date:
12/18/2017
Women in news philanthropy will help reimagine news in local communities. In cities like Detroit, Jennifer Preston and Katy Locker of the Knight Foundation, Barbara Raab and Farai Chideya of the Ford Foundation, and Mariam Noland and Katie Brisson...
With Funding From The JPB Foundation, Cities Connecting Children to Nature, Engages Second Cohort of Cities in 2017-2020 Phase
Release Date:
12/18/2017
The Lates phase initiative from 2017-2020 will engage a second cohort of cities in 2.75 years of technical assistance to develop and implement strategies that equitably connect children to nature, with support of $75,000 in planning and...
SeaChange Capital Partners to Help Facilitate Merger of Chicago Non-Profits
Release Date:
12/18/2017
The two groups’ merger centers on combining their hands-on and skilled volunteer networks. Much of the work will involve consolidating their massive databases, an initiative funded by Forefront and SeaChange Capital Partners, two of the few entities...
The Wallace Foundation Announces Promotions of Five Staff Members to Senior Program Officer
Release Date:
12/18/2017
The Wallace Foundation is pleased to announce the promotions of five of its staff members to Senior Program Officer.
Simons Investigators Awarded 2018 Breakthrough Prize, New Horizons Prize
Release Date:
12/15/2017
Three Simons Investigators were honored at the sixth annual Breakthrough Prizes, which recognize top achievements in Life Sciences, Fundamental Physics and Mathematics.
Capital One Invests $3 Million to Fund Machine Learning Research at University of Maryland
Release Date:
12/15/2017
A $3 million gift and partnership with Capitol One is allowing the university to pursue research in data analytics, machine learning and cybersecurity.