JPB Foundation Plays a Role in Improving a Blighted Park in Baltimore
Release Date:
08/09/2016
The Great Urban Parks Campaign aims to improve environmental and social outcomes in underserved communities through “green infrastructure” projects.
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Why Ford Foundation Is Underwriting Black Lives Matter
Release Date:
08/08/2016
The Ford Foundation is planning on studying and underwriting what it calls a “new and dynamic form of social justice leadership and infrastructure,” by investing in the Black-Led Movement Fund.
Doris Duke Environmental Program Director Comments on Global Poo Menace
Release Date:
08/08/2016
When ivermectin knocks down the population of dung beetles in a cattle field, an extra 312 pounds of dung can pile up on every acre every year.
Poll Supported by Ford Foundation Finds Young Adults Back New Efforts to Curb Gun Violence
Release Date:
08/08/2016
The first-of-its-kind poll pays special attention to the voices of young adults of color, highlighting how race and ethnicity shape the opinions of a new generation.
16
Sep
2016
Philanthropy and the Sustainable Development Goals: Funding at Home and Abroad
Friday, September 16, 2016 -
9:00am to 11:00am
In September 2015, world leaders from all 193 United Nations member countries universally ratified the Sustainable Development Goals, representing a historic global consensus about the shared responsibility that all nations have in achieving global...
Jonathan E. Gold Elected to Board of Directors of FJC – A Foundation of Philanthropic Funds
Release Date:
08/05/2016
A Foundation of Philanthropic Funds announced today that Jonathan E. Gold of New York, a prominent investment manager, has been elected to its Board of Directors.
Partially Funded by Mertz Gilmore, Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts Announces 'World of Dance' Series
Release Date:
08/05/2016
Since its inception in 1966, this series has showcased new works by more than 175 regional, national, and international companies.
Supported by Sloan, Rita Allen, New Understanding of Thirst Emerges from Brain Study
Release Date:
08/05/2016
The results stand in stark contrast to current views of thirst regulation, which hold that the brain signals for drinking to stop when it detects liquid-induced changes in blood concentration or volume.
Originally Funded by Open Society Foundations, ACLU Shifts Gears in Campaign to Cut Jail Population
Release Date:
08/04/2016
Originally Funded by Open Society Foundations, ACLU Shifts Gears in Campaign to Cut Jail Population The American Civil Liberties Union is retooling an ambitious, donor-funded effort to reduce incarceration across the country,...
Funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, Sierra Club's Beyond Coal Campaign Makes Progress in El Paso
Release Date:
08/04/2016
Since 2010, 238 coal-fired power plants nationwide have been announced to retire.
Century Foundation Senior Fellow Is Writing Snowden Biography
Release Date:
08/04/2016
Barton Gellman, currently a senior fellow at The Century Foundation, was a key figure in The Washington Post’s Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage of Snowden-leaked documents in 2013.
Every Experience Builds Expertise
Release Date:
08/16/2016
Tatianna Scott, Philanthropy New York Public Policy Intern, writes about the insights she gained on the job market, her new professional network and the new philanthropic terms she learned this summer.
NY Juvenile Justice Initiative Chair Penny Willgerodt Passes Baton to Julie Peterson and Kaberi Banerjee Murthy
Release Date:
08/04/2016
As a believer in leadership rotation and power sharing, NY Juvenile Justice Initiative (NYJJI) Chair Penny Willgerodt has stepped down to make way for new co-chairs Julie Peterson and Kaberi Banerjee Murthy.
For Funders Focusing on Developing Countries, Impact Bonds Present Fresh Opportunities
Release Date:
08/04/2016
Emily Gustafsson-Wright and Sophie Gardiner of The Brookings Institution encourage philanthropic actors to consider the high potential impact of contributing outcome funds to supplement government funding.
Rockefeller Family & Brothers Fund, Green Groups Subpoenaed on ‘Coordinated’ Climate Efforts
Release Date:
08/03/2016
The eight green groups subject to the committee’s inquiries include the Union of Concerned Scientists, Greenpeace, 350.org, the Climate Accountability Institute, the Climate Reality Project, the Rockefeller Family Fund, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund...
Doris Duke Earmarks $2M to Address Climate Change in Hudson Valley
Release Date:
08/03/2016
Preserving the ecosystems in the Hudson Valley is critical for the entire state.
New York Community Trust Announces Semifinalists for 2016 Nonprofit Excellence Awards
Release Date:
08/03/2016
Eleven nonprofit organizations in the city and Westchester have been chosen as semifinalists for $60,000 in prizes and prestigious scholarships.
02
Nov
2016
End the Sexual-Abuse-to-Prison Pipeline
Wednesday, November 2, 2016 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
In a discussion developed by Philanthropy New York's Funders of Women and Girls, members will explore the ways in which we criminalize the responses of girls — especially girls of color — who have been sexually and physically abused, and what we can...
Doris Duke Grant Makes Community-Centered Production of 'Dreamgirls' Possible
Release Date:
08/02/2016
This project – as part of a Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Grant – was intended to mostly involve non-professional community members.
20
Sep
2016
New York Grantmakers in the Arts - Fall Meeting
Tuesday, September 20, 2016 -
9:00am to 11:00am
Arts and Culture funders, come together to discuss what we see as the pressing issues in the field so as to inform our subsequent discussions for the next 12 months.