John A. Hartford Foundation’s Rachael Watman Named VP of Programs at Rita & Alex Hillman Foundation
Release Date:
05/03/2016
In this newly created position, she will help to oversee the Foundation's Innovation and Education portfolios.
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Brooklyn Community Foundation Spark Prize Application is Now Open
Release Date:
05/03/2016
The Spark Prize provides annual recognition and meaningful support to organizations with a strong track record of addressing critical challenges and opportunities in Brooklyn.
10
Jun
2016
Leadership Matters: A Breakfast Conversation with Philip Li
Friday, June 10, 2016 -
8:45am to 10:30am
Leadership — we are all trying to bottle that secret sauce, the right mix of basic ingredients spiced up in individual formulas. Articles are written every day distilling its critical elements. With accomplished, confident leaders at the helm,...
Clark Foundation Illustrates Grantmaking for a Rainy Day
Release Date:
05/02/2016
Following the 2008 financial crisis, Clark identified working capital as a much more critical need for the nonprofits in its portfolio.
JPB Foundation Research Finds Advanced Energy Driving Job Growth in Renewables, Smart Buildings
Release Date:
05/02/2016
Building on a state's strengths in advanced energy technology can maximize job growth and give a state a competitive economic edge, according to research from the American Jobs Project.
This Teen Pregnancy Program’s Tight Focus Is a Success
Release Date:
05/02/2016
Lola Adedokun of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation says teen pregnancy rates in the United States are in decline.
Peterson Foundation President Has OpEd in Time Magazine on Millenials and National Debt
Release Date:
04/29/2016
America’s national debt is at its highest level since 1950 and is on a path to grow rapidly in the coming decades. While there are many dangerous consequences of America’s fiscal outlook, absent a solution, no one will feel more pain than the next...
New York Community Trust Brings Reading Instruction Program to the Bronx
Release Date:
04/29/2016
Thanks to a $600,000 grant from the New York Community Trust Brooke Astor Fund for New York City Education, Teaching Matters brought its program to improve reading instruction in early grades to eight high-poverty schools in the Bronx, including P.S...
Rockefeller Foundation Spearheads Resilience Strategy in Colorado
Release Date:
04/29/2016
The resilience strategy is a new approach to city planning spearheaded by the Rockefeller Foundation. Michael Berkowitz, who heads up the 100 Resilient Cities Project, said there are opportunities to leverage dollars spent on climate action plans to...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Funds Youth Crime Prevention Program
Release Date:
04/29/2016
A three-year Bloomberg Philanthropies grant provided the funding for Memphis Gun Down, which was tasked with looking at economic development and crime concerns, specifically youth gun violence.
Bloomberg Philanthropies Poll Finds Broad Support For Clean Power Plan
Release Date:
04/28/2016
Bloomberg Philanthropies released the results of a poll that examined the attitudes of voters toward the Clean Power Plan (CPP) in four key states: Florida, Michigan, Missouri, and Wisconsin. In each of these states, attorneys general have sued the...
Rockefeller Foundation Launches Conversation-for-Action Series, Insight Dialogues
Release Date:
04/28/2016
Insight Dialogues, a live event and digital content series focused on sparking global conversations and action around the most pressing issues of our time will facilitate an exchange of ideas and inform the Foundation's ongoing work to improve the...
The Daphne Foundation Appoints Yvonne Moore to Its Board of Trustees
Release Date:
04/28/2016
The Daphne Foundation has announced the election of Yvonne Moore to its Board of Trustees. A private family foundation founded in 1991 by Abigail E. Disney & Pierre N. Hauser, The Daphne Foundation focuses its investments in organizations that...
New York Community Trust Helps Mexican Students with Resident-Led Advocacy and Organizing
Release Date:
04/28/2016
The Mexican American Student Association (Masa), a New York Community Trust grantee and small grassroots organization that works closely with its South Bronx and Mott Haven communities on education and immigrant issues, engages families through...
Sloan Foundation Supports Science on Screen Film Series
Release Date:
04/28/2016
Funded by the Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, BFS is one of only 23 independent non-profit cinemas from across the country awarded SoS grants to expand film and scientific literacy by creatively pairing...
Mellon Grant Aims to Leverage Linked Data for Enhanced Information Access
Release Date:
04/28/2016
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded Stanford a $1.5 million grant to support library initiatives that develop and advance the use of linked open data.
PhilTV: Funder Advocacy Is Powerful in Conversation on NP Sector Sustainability
Release Date:
05/24/2016
Fred J. Ali, president and chief executive officer at the Weingart Foundation (L), and Doug Bauer, executive director of The Clark Foundation, discuss that which strikes fear into the hearts of many funders, from LA to NY: "The Big A Word."
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation President Says Jersey Water Works Initiative is a Powerful Collaboration
Release Date:
04/27/2016
Jersey Water Works, the cross-sector collaborative formed to address the problems of New Jersey’s aging urban water infrastructure, today released its workplan for 2016. Focus areas include improving water system efficiency and engaging community...
07
Jun
2016
The Importance of Cultivating Youth Leadership in Community Based Programs
Tuesday, June 7, 2016 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
This session will explore best strategies to cultivate the leadership skills of our middle and high school youth. Join leaders from outstanding NYC organizations which employ youth leadership training as they lead our discussion. We will start off...
Ms. Foundation Partners with Ebony.com on Making Black Men Feminists
Release Date:
04/27/2016
In collaboration with the Ms. Foundation for Women and EBONY.com, thought leaders are sharing stories and visuals of Black men engaging with ideas of feminism and gender equality.