The Arcus Foundation made grants to 27 organizations to support groups in which LGBTQ youth are leading their peers on issues such as race, immigration, safe schools and reproductive rights.
Lyle Matthew Kan of Funders for LGBT Issues on why Pride Month is a great opportunity for the LGBTQ community to reflect on just how far it has come in a relatively short period of time.
Under the leadership of Earl Lewis, who was named president in March 2013, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is reviewing how it presents itself to the world and positions itself in public debates.
In an interview with Shelterforce, Surdna President Phillip Henderson talks about aligning program with mission, cross-pollination between programs and the foundation's recent launch into the impact investing world.
The New York Stem Cell Foundation's cutting-edge research and pioneering efforts to prevent the transmission of mitochondrial diseases from mother to child is explored in depth in a cover story in the current New York Times Sunday Magazine.
In "Making Change," a podcast of the Chronicle of Philanthropy, Phil Henderson, president, Surdna Foundation, discusses why effective philanthropy is about working toward a long-term goal.
Grants totaling $663,000 from The New York Community Trust to boost digital media learning will provide NYC teens the opportunity to remix music on wired steel drums, play a Hunger Games-inspired video game and create digital maps and videos of...
Internet and broadband technologies already play a critical role for the LGBT community in all aspects of life and according to a new report, they can do more.
At a White House event earlier this week, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund announced plans to dedicate 10 percent of its $840 million endowment to targeted impact investments.
Join us to explore critical issues related to youth organizations that serve “off-the-radar” communities in need - such as Far Rockaway, Stapleton (SI), Coney Island, and Red Hook. This dynamic and diverse group of panelists and funders will speak...
On Wednesday, July 16, Philanthropy New York members can hear directly from leaders of New York State of Health, the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and from key nonprofit partners in the program "Healthcare Reform Update: Are Your...
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation has awarded $100,000 to ArtPlace America to help two New Jersey arts organizations enhance their contributions to their local communities.
A Commonwealth Fund analysis finds that 19 states may be in violation of laws requiring them to assist consumers understand their insurance options under the Affordable Health Care Act.
After 20 months of supporting and working closely with community-based organizations in neighborhoods most heavily impacted by Hurricane Sandy, North Star Fund published: "From The Edge Of Disaster: How Activists and Insiders Can Use the Lessons of...
A group of 33 African Diaspora scholars have been selected to collaborate with higher education institutions in Africa on curriculum co-development, research, graduate teaching, training and mentoring activities, as part of a fellowship funded by...