Ford Foundation Appoints David Barth as Director of Youth Opportunity and Learning
Release Date:
10/19/2015
The Ford Foundation today announced the appointment of David Barth as director of its Youth Opportunity and Learning program.
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Survey from Thomson Reuters Foundation and Rockefeller: Can You Have Children and a Career?
Release Date:
10/19/2015
A poll by the Thomson Reuters Foundation and The Rockefeller Foundation found 47 percent of more than 9 500 women from around the world were confident of having a family without hurting their career.
COF Briefing on the Hill: Opportunities to Encourage Charitable Giving
Release Date:
10/19/2015
The Council on Foundations will participate in a briefing on Capital Hill for the Philanthropy Caucuses in the House and Senate this week.
New York Community Trust Adds Funds to the QueensWay Plan
Release Date:
10/16/2015
The QueensWay gets greener even as the leaves on the trees growing along the abandoned Rockaway Beach Rail Line turn orange and red.
Overdeck Family Foundation Funded Research on ‘Bedtime Math’ Featured in the Journal Science
Release Date:
10/16/2015
The Overdeck Family Foundation supported research showing a marked increase in math achievement for children using a program called Bedtime Math. The research appeared in the Oct. 9 edition of Science.
Tiffany & Co.’s Costa on Huffington Post: Oceans Face Dire Threats
Release Date:
10/16/2015
Anisa Kamadoli Costa, of The Tiffany & Co. Foundation, writes about the need to protect the oceans. The foundation has invested more than $10 million in organizations like Mission Blue, the Pew Environment Group's Global Ocean Legacy, and the...
Nathan Cummings Foundation Attempts Murdoch Ouster at News Corp. Annual Meeting
Release Date:
10/16/2015
Laura Shaffer Campos, of the Nathan Cummings Foundation, failed to lead a shareholder revolt to diminish the Murdoch family's control on News Corp.
Rockefeller Brothers Fund and Others Make $1.1M Grants to CEP and GEO
Release Date:
10/16/2015
The Rockefeller Brothers Fund along with the Ford, Hewlett, Kresge, Packard, and Robert Wood Johnson foundations awarded surprise $1.1-million unsolicited grants to two organizations that help grantmakers -- the Center for Effective Philanthropy and...
Nathan Cummings Foundation Fellowship Shows Successes
Release Date:
10/16/2015
$100,000 fellowship has seeded groundbreaking innovation in private/non-profit partnerships, municipal financing, faith-based organizing and a new class of Fellows was announced.
Reader's Digest Partners for Sight Foundation Welcomes New Board Member: Janice O’Connor
Release Date:
10/15/2015
Reader’s Digest Partners for Sight Foundation is pleased to announce that Janice O’Connor has joined the Board of Directors.
Brooklyn Community Foundation Awards Grants to Nonprofits to Partner with Schools for 4-Year Pilot Initiative
Release Date:
10/15/2015
Brooklyn Community Foundation announces grants to four expert restorative justice providers to launch full-time, in-school programs in four Brooklyn public schools.
5 Questions for. . .Judith Rodin, President, Rockefeller Foundation
Release Date:
10/15/2015
The New York City-based Rockefeller Foundation was one of the first philanthropic organizations to respond to the devastation caused by Katrina. Rockefeller President Judith Rodin answers questions about Katrinia recovery and urban resilience in the...
Carnegie, Helmsley, Wallace and Gates Support Newsgathering Partnership of EdWeek and PBS NewsHour
Release Date:
10/15/2015
A new content partnership will involve Education Week contributing story segments to PBS NewsHour.
Playwright, Novelist and Songwriter Suzan-Lori Parks to Receive the Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize: JP Morgan Private Bank
Release Date:
10/15/2015
The Gish Prize Trust announced that playwright, novelist and songwriter Suzan-Lori Parks has been selected to receive the 22nd Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize, given annually to recognize highly accomplished artists from all disciplines.
Video: MetLife Foundation's Financial Inclusion Challenge Winners and Projects Profiled
Release Date:
10/15/2015
MetLife Foundation's Financial Inclusion Challenge celebrates winners and their projects.
Pfizer and UICC Award 20 Grants Totaling $760,000 to Address the Needs of Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients
Release Date:
10/14/2015
Grants awarded for a first-of-its-kind initiative to address the unique challenges facing women with metastatic breast cancer worldwide. In total, 20 organizations from 18 countries have been selected to receive grants.
Hartford and Atlantic Funded Study Finds Four in Ten Older Adults Have Trouble Managing Health Needs
Release Date:
10/14/2015
Nearly four in 10 older adults say that managing their health care needs is difficult for them or their families, a new research study found.
NJ Residents Concerned About Doris Duke Mansion Demolition
Release Date:
10/14/2015
Local residents are protesting the proposed demolition of the Doris Duke mansion that has been requested by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
Sunday New York Times Arts and Leisure Feature on Cultural Philanthropy Quotes Buff Kavelman on Donor Privacy Issues
Release Date:
10/14/2015
In the section entitled "Donors: Why They Do It", Kavelman speaks to why some donors prefer to give anonymously.
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Nov
2015
Policing Reform: Building on NYC Successes for a National Reform Movement
Wednesday, November 18, 2015 -
1:45pm to 3:30pm
In the past two years, Communities United for Policing Reform (CPR) has played a critical role in leading a campaign to pass landmark police accountability legislation in New York City and partnering with families of New Yorkers killed by police to...