Where Have Conrad Hilton Foundation's Global Grants Been Going Lately?
Release Date:
12/22/2016
The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, with assets of $2.5 billion, is one of the biggest private U.S. funders giving for global health and development.
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Release Date:
12/22/2016
Many funders want to ensure college access for disadvantaged and first-generation college students, but fewer focus on ensuring such access to the nation’s top institutions of higher education.
Inside Pinkerton, a Low Profile Anti-Poverty Foundation
Release Date:
12/21/2016
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Release Date:
12/21/2016
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Carnegie Teams Up With City, Other Local Foundations to Help New Yorkers
Release Date:
12/21/2016
While it isn’t an uncommon example of the partnerships between government and philanthropy, it’s a suitable template for how government’s ability to collect data and deliver services at scale can align with funders’ ability to provide money and...
Kress Foundation Accepting Proposals for Conservation Grants
Release Date:
12/21/2016
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UJA-Federation of New York Supports $50 Million Arts Campus in Jerusalem
Release Date:
12/21/2016
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Mellon Foundation Supports Humanities through Open Access, Open Source and Not-for-Profit
Release Date:
12/21/2016
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Carnegie Corporation Seeking Research on Emerging Technology Threats to Nuclear Stability
Release Date:
12/21/2016
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Commonwealth Fund Study Finds Uninsured Rates Have Dropped in All States
Release Date:
12/21/2016
Between 2013 and 2015, uninsured rates for adults ages 19 to 64 declined in all states and by at least 3 percentage points in 48 states and the District of Columbia.
11
May
2017
Balancing Family Privacy and Public Trust: Transparency in Family Philanthropy - Webinar
Thursday, May 11, 2017 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
While transparency is an important value in principle, what do you do when your foundation’s privacy is also your family’s privacy? How do we balance the need for public accountability with a family’s right to privacy?
Commonwealth Fund Releases Report on Insuring Younger Adults Through the ACA’s Marketplaces
Release Date:
12/20/2016
The future of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is highly uncertain. Yet whether or not the law is repealed, having young adults participate in the individual health insurance market remains critical to achieving affordable premiums.
Supported by Rockefeller, Study Finds Gig Economy Media Reporting Disconnected from Worker Reality
Release Date:
12/20/2016
Media coverage of America's independent workers leans more positively than the conversation that actual workers have on social media, a new media analysis by Cision has found.
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Supports Workshop To Further Innovation And Sustainability in New Jersey
Release Date:
12/20/2016
From finding ways to better engage the city’s youth to empowering the disenfranchised, a new collaborative group is working to establish solutions to keep the city moving forward.
Doris Duke Supports Legacy Leaders of Color Video Project
Release Date:
12/20/2016
Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for theatre, launches the Legacy Leaders of Color Video Project (LLCVP).
PhilTV: Partner Buy-In Is More Likely When a Funder’s Long-term Commitment is Clear
Release Date:
12/21/2016
Kaberi Banerjee Murthy explains how transparency with the organization’s board and leadership led to Brooklyn Community Foundation’s commitment to support systemic change in NYC public schools.
28
Feb
2017
BBB Charity Effectiveness Symposium XI: Driving Mission Through Changing Times
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 -
8:00am to 12:00pm
Join the Education and Research Foundation of the Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan New York as they present the "BBB Charity Effectiveness Symposium XI: Driving Mission Through Changing Times - Nonprofit Leadership Voices, Purposes and...
05
Jan
2017
Resistance and Resilience Strategy of the Climate Movement - Webinar
Thursday, January 5, 2017 -
2:00pm to 3:00pm
The political landscape nationally and in many states appears increasingly hostile to action on climate change. All indications are that we will be faced with attempts to roll back progress on climate change and clean energy. Given that communities...
Westchester Community Foundation Supports Westchester Green Business Program in New York State
Release Date:
12/19/2016
Westchester Green Business was awarded funding through The Cleaner, Greener Communities initiative (CGC), a statewide program, to incorporate sustainability goals and principles into local decision-making, and leading to a reduction of greenhouse...
It’s Time to Define Our New Normal
Release Date:
12/19/2016
Donita Volkwijn of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors writes that philanthropy could support organizations that are advocating for criminal justice reform and accountable journalism.