William T. Grant-Funded Study Explores Effect of Financial Distress on Academically Prepared Minority Students
Release Date:
09/10/2015
The study looked at more than 500 Black and Latino college students who entered college in the fall of 2013.
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Foundation for Child Development-Backed Research Examines the Effects of Discrimination on the Children of Immigrants
Release Date:
09/10/2015
The Migration Policy Institute’s National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy's study will look at the effects of discrimination on the children of immigrants, whether they are themselves immigrants or were born in the United States to immigrant...
MetLife Foundation and The Wall Street Journal Raise Awareness about Financial Inclusion
Release Date:
09/10/2015
The Financial Inclusion Challenge recognized four organizations for their innovative approach to financial inclusion.
Surdna Foundation Invites LOIs for Environmental Infrastructure Programs
Release Date:
09/10/2015
Surdna seeks nonprofits that improve urban infrastructure systems that maximize positive impact while minimizing negative consequences.
For Americans Seeking Good Jobs, Four Values are Key
Release Date:
09/10/2015
Rockefeller Foundation's Laura Gordon takes a deeper dive into the Workshift: #GoodJobsForAll campaign.
17
Sep
2015
How U.S. Funders Can Respond to the Current Global Refugee Crisis - Webinar
Thursday, September 17, 2015 -
4:00pm to 5:30pm
Wars and violence in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Central America, and elsewhere across the globe have driven a record-high 60 million people from their homes.
Jane Beyer Named Program Officer at Center for Evidence-based Policy and Milbank Memorial Fund
Release Date:
09/09/2015
Jane Beyer will join the Center for Evidence-based Policy (CEbP) and the Milbank Memorial Fund (MMF) as Program Officer on October 5, 2015.
Prudential Seeks New York's Top Youth Volunteers of 2016
Release Date:
09/09/2015
This program year marks The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards’ 21st year of honoring youth volunteers.
New York Community Trust to Collaborate with NCRP's Philamplify to Assess Community Foundations
Release Date:
09/09/2015
After nine comprehensive assessments of private, independent grantmakers from across the country, Philamplify will deliver honest feedback to community foundations.
Ms. Foundation Helps Film Lab Fight Elder Abuse Through Film
Release Date:
09/09/2015
The film, titled “The Opposite of a Fairy Tale,” addresses elder abuse through a fictional narrative designed to increase awareness of a widespread societal problem.
The Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation Seeks Applicants for Arts & Culture Grants Program
Release Date:
09/08/2015
The Foundation supports arts and cultural organizations through grants to catalyze collective action.
Ford Foundation Head in India Moves On, Hints at Discord with Government
Release Date:
09/08/2015
The foundation has had its funding frozen after the government announced a probe into a $250,000 grant it had given to a vocal critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation to Receive National Medal of Arts
Release Date:
09/08/2015
President Obama will present the award in conjunction with the National Humanities Medals.
19
Nov
2015
Education Reform in Newark: Lessons for Philanthropy
Thursday, November 19, 2015 -
8:45am to 11:00am
On September 24, 2010, when Mark Zuckerberg joined Newark Mayor Cory Booker and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on the stage of “The Oprah Winfrey Show” to announce his unprecedented gift of $100 million to transform Newark’s public schools, the...
Ford and Atlantic Back Education Policy Think Tank
Release Date:
09/04/2015
Linda Darling-Hammond will lead the new program, which will employ 30 researchers.
Arcus Director Examines the Story Behind LGBT History Month
Release Date:
09/04/2015
Kevin Jennings and other academic leaders describe how LGBT History Month was launched, amid stiff resistance, more than two decades ago.
06
Oct
2015
PPC-NYC: Talk. Think. Drink. II
Tuesday, October 6, 2015 -
6:00pm to 8:00pm
We are back for a second round! If you work in communications for a think tank, nonprofit or foundation, care about a cause, talk a lot about policy and want to share stories over a drink or two, come along to the “Talk. Think. Drink. II”, a happy...
Newman's Own Strives to Improve Military Quality of Life
Release Date:
09/03/2015
Six military nonprofit organizations were awarded $200,000 to fund programs that will benefit service men and women.
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Awards More Than $1.5 Million to 11 Arts Organizations
Release Date:
09/03/2015
Each project will receive grants up to $225,000 to strengthen the national infrastructure of contemporary dance, jazz, theatre and presenting fields.
'Everything is Not Fine.' Inside NoVo's Funding Push on Girls and Young Women of Color
Release Date:
09/02/2015
In recent years, there have been few new efforts aimed at improving the lives of girls and young women of color.