The Rockefeller Foundation plans to announce at Davos that it is kicking off a $130 million initiative to reduce food waste around the world. The wide-ranging plan will stretch from thrown-out crops to excess food at the dinner table.
The John A. Hartford Foundation has awarded the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) a $3 million grant to establish a Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program Coordinating Center. The center will serve as a strategic resource for 44 organizations...
In an NPR article, Michael Peterson, CEO of the anti-debt Peter G. Peterson Foundation, is quoted, saying that the CBO figures show "we remain on a dangerous debt path."
The National League of Cities announced a diverse cohort of eight cities competitively selected to participate in the Financial Inclusion Systems and City Leadership (FISCL) project.
Jobs for the Future, National Wildlife Federation, Bank of America and education leaders all across North America have released Greenprint: A Plan to Prepare Community College Students for Careers in the Clean Economy.
The New York Life Foundation has committed $1.25 million to forty-two bereavement organizations serving grieving children across the country. The foundation works with the National Alliance for Grieving Children to support grief providers' efforts.
Rauch Foundation's Imagine Awards celebrate those who work to create a community where everyone belongs on behalf of people with disabilities in our community.
Residents of two Bronx neighborhoods — Crotona Park East and Morrisania — are more likely to be spending the night behind bars than people who live in any other part of the city, according to an analysis using DATA2GO.NYC, a new free mapping and...
Rani Snyder, MPA, will join The John A. Hartford Foundation as its new Program Director in March, bringing experience in philanthropy, aging, geriatrics, health care financing, and education.
Low-income students who transfer from community colleges to four-year colleges are less likely to get a degree than their wealthier peers, a new report shows.
Ultra-rich philanthropists and their foundations have increasing influence on decision-making and are setting the global health and agriculture agenda in developing countries, according to a major study.
The Center for Effective Philanthropy announced Grace Nicolette’s promotion to vice president, programming and external relations. She previously served as a manager on CEP’s assessment and advisory services team and, most recently, as director of...
The Futures of Work, a groundbreaking new report from Foresight Alliance, a Washington DC-based foresight consultancy, says workers everywhere will be impacted by accelerating distruptions to the world of work.
Attendees of The New York Community Trust’s 2015 Nonprofit Excellence Awards Best Practices Workshop and Awards Presentation learned about ways to improve the management of their organizations, while supporting their missions.
Carlie Steen, Program Manager at Stonewall Community Foundation, calls on funders to focus on dismantling gender norms to reduce teen girl suicide. WATCH the 2 minute clip!
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA), one of the world’s leading nonprofit philanthropy services, announced today that five new members have been elected to its Board of Directors.
Some 1,128 children gathered on Tuesday afternoon for a “Kids Mega Challah Bake” event, which took place at the New York Hilton in Midtown Manhattan and sought to break a world record in challah baking.