Ford Foundation Taps Elizabeth Alexander as Director of the Creativity and Free Expression Program
Release Date:
10/07/2015
Elizabeth Alexander is an award-winning poet, essayist and playwright.
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19
Oct
2015
Learning From Transformational Women Leaders: Leymah Gbowee & Sophia Bracy Harris
Monday, October 19, 2015 -
2:45pm to 5:00pm
Join us for an exciting public dialogue between two extraordinary black women leaders who will share their groundbreaking work to organize grassroots women into a force for peace and equity in their respective communities.
Hostos Food Studies Program is Creating Opportunities in the Bronx
Release Date:
10/07/2015
Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund Executive Director, Rick Luftglass, outlines the foundation's commitment to food security through their support of the Hostos Community College Food Studies program.
27
Oct
2015
Service for Impact
Tuesday, October 27, 2015 -
8:30am to 11:00am
Strategic volunteerism is a critical component of how corporations harness the time and talent of employees at all levels to support nonprofit partners and meet true community needs.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Helps Expand Cornell's Prison Education Program
Release Date:
10/06/2015
The $1 million grant will establish the program at two additional correctional facilities by 2017.
Bank of America and Habitat for Humanity Launch Second Global Build
Release Date:
10/06/2015
The initiative will feature blitz build in New York City and will revitalize neighborhoods in the U.S., U.K., Canada, China, Australia, Indonesia, Philippines and India.
Citi Announces Donations to Four New York City Area Community Organizations Through the 2015 Citi Community Home Runs Program
Release Date:
10/06/2015
Citi today announced a total donation of $190,000 to four community partners – City Harvest, United Neighborhood Houses, USO of Metro New York and New York City’s YMCA.
American Express Awards $2.5 Million to Five Innovative Principal Leadership Programs
Release Date:
10/05/2015
The winners were selected from over 70 applicants.
Rockefeller Foundation Recognizes Pioneers for Innovations in Sustainable Agriculture in Rwanda
Release Date:
10/05/2015
The Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research is awarded by the World Food Prize Foundation and endowed by the Rockefeller Foundation.
New York Community Trust Gives $8.7 Million to Nonprofits Across the City
Release Date:
10/05/2015
In all, 84 grants totaling $8.7 million were approved at the October board meeting.
Carnegie Corporation Awards $39.5 Million in Grants
Release Date:
10/02/2015
The grants were awarded during the third quarter of 2015.
Arcus and Other Organizations Shift Focus to Stop LGBTQ Violence and Intolerance
Release Date:
10/02/2015
As same-sex marriage legalization come to the forefront, organizations have shifted away from fighting for marriage equality legislation.
Noyes Foundation Launches New Funding Initiative: Building Power Across Movements
Release Date:
10/02/2015
Building Power Across Movements grantees use the four strategies of the Noyes Foundation’s Movement Building Functions: (1) Engaging Affected People; (2) Exerting Strong Voices; (3) Expanding Influence; and (4) Intervening for Systemic Change.
Toward a New Gospel of Wealth
Release Date:
10/01/2015
Ford Foundation President, Darren Walker, remarks on his first two years at the foundation and the impetus behind the organization's new direction.
Helmsley Charitable Trust Grants Over $2 Million for Medical Research in Israel
Release Date:
10/01/2015
Since the Trust began awarding grants to Israel-related projects in 2010, it has committed more than $152 million to a wide range of charitable organizations in Israel.
Carnegie VP Named One of the Top 50 People Shaping the Future of K-12 Education
Release Date:
10/01/2015
LaVerne Evans Srinivasan serves as Carnegie Corporation of New York's Vice President, National Program and Program Director of Education.
Rebuild By Design Joins Rockefeller's 100 Resilient Cities Initiative
Release Date:
10/01/2015
The partnership will bring resilience, best practices and solutions to cities around the world.
Daphne Foundation President Receives Top Honors from the International Women's Media Foundation
Release Date:
09/30/2015
Abigail Disney, Co-Founder and President of Daphne Foundation, will be presented with the Leadership Honor Award on October 21.
20
Oct
2015
Funding Women’s Groups to Prevent Conflict - Webinar
Tuesday, October 20, 2015 -
10:30am to 11:30am
This webinar will highlight the importance of core, flexible and long-term funding to women’s groups to prevent and solve conflict with examples from Indonesia, South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
08
Oct
2015
Funding Atrocity Prevention and Response in Iraq - Webinar
Thursday, October 8, 2015 -
12:00pm to 1:00pm
Join PSFG's Conflict and Atrocities Prevention Working Group for a call to discuss the current response to ISIS funding landscape in Iraq.