New York Community Trust Ranked Number Three In Total Assets
Release Date:
07/15/2014
A new report that ranks community foundations by asset size finds that The New York Community Trust is number three in the nation with $2.4 billion.
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Gifts From Buffett Include $150 Million For NoVo Foundation
Release Date:
07/15/2014
Warren Buffett topped his previous personal giving record by donating $2.8 billion to several foundations earlier this week, including $150 million to the NoVo Foundation, where his son Peter serves as co-president.
Advocacy Group Supporting NYC Pre-K Expansion Raised $1.76 Million
Release Date:
07/15/2014
An advocacy group that helped NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio's push for expanded pre-kindergarten received its largest donations from unions, a political action committee and the Rockefeller Family Fund.
In A Shift In Giving, JPMorgan Chase Focusing On Economic Growth
Release Date:
07/13/2014
A major shift is taking place at the JPMorgan Chase Foundation as it moves away from "broad-based giving" to a focus on "economic growth," according to Bruce McNamer, chief executive.
Robertson Foundation Executive Director Phoebe Boyer To Become CEO Of Children's Aid Society
Release Date:
07/15/2014
The Children's Aid Society has named Phoebe Boyer president and chief executive officer, and the first woman to serve in these roles.
Gilbert To Join Ford Foundation as Vice President, Talent and Human Resources
Release Date:
07/15/2014
Samantha Gilbert, a global leader in the field of human resources, has been named the Ford Foundation's first-ever vice president, talent and human resources.
Partnership Aims To Boost Service Positions For Young People, Increase Adult Volunteers
Release Date:
07/14/2014
United Way of New York City and NYC Service have announced a partnership with The Franklin Project at the Aspen Institute that seeks to increase service corps positions for young New Yorkers and to double the number of adults in the city who...
Ford Foundation's Tellado Named CEO of Consumer Reports
Release Date:
07/15/2014
Marta Lourdes Tellado, vice president for global communications at the Ford Foundation, has been named president and chief executive officer of Consumer Reports.
Eight Cities Receive Grants To Reduce Number of Uninsured Children and Families
Release Date:
07/14/2014
Eight cities received grants of up to $260,000 each from the National League of Cities (NLC) under a program funded by The Atlantic Philanthropies that seeks to enroll more children and families in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance...
Bloomberg Says His Work Is About "Saving Lives"
Release Date:
07/14/2014
In an interview with Rolling Stone, former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says the work that he and Bloomberg Philanthropies are doing is about "trying to save lives."
City's Green Cart Initiative Judged An "Extraordinary Success"
Release Date:
07/13/2014
Evaluators are calling an "extraordinary success" an initiative launched in NYC in 2008, with support from the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund, to make more fresh fruits and vegetables available in low-income neighborhoods.
Bloggers Falsely Accuse JPMorgan Chase of Employee "LGBT Loyalty Test"
Release Date:
07/07/2014
JPMorgan Chase appears to be the victim of right wing bloggers who have been making erroneous posts alleging the bank requires its employees to take an "LGBT loyalty" test.
Springboard for the Arts Receives $750,000 From Surdna Foundation
Release Date:
07/08/2014
Springboard for the Arts has received a three-year, $750,000 grant from the Surdna foundation to support its community development programs.
Open Society Foundations Award $5 Million Challenge Grant To Strengthen Innocence Project
Release Date:
07/09/2014
A $5 million challenge grant from The Open Society Foundations will help the Innocence Project's efforts to establish a $20 million reserve fund.
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2014
Busting the Business of Trafficking Women and Children
Wednesday, October 15, 2014 -
8:45am to 11:00am
Human trafficking is often approached as a women and children’s human rights and social justice issue. Rightly so considering the U.S. State Department estimates 600,000 to 800,000 people are trafficked across international borders every year with...
On Agenda For New Ms. Foundation Head: Diversity and Safeguarding Reproductive Rights
Release Date:
07/10/2014
Among the goals Teresa Younger has set for herself as the new chief executive of the Ms. Foundation for Women is to "diversify our grant making and what philanthropy looks like."
Critic Calls Grants Aligned With Government Programs "Crony Philanthropy"
Release Date:
07/07/2014
Writing in Forbes, Howard Husock, vice president for policy research at the Manhattan Institute, says that a $10 million commitment from UBS to help underserved students attain a college education is an example of corporate leaders using...
Hunger-Relief Programs Receive Morgan Stanley Support To Feed More Children
Release Date:
07/09/2014
The Morgan Stanley Foundation is awarding more than $1 million in grants to local food banks and their hunger-relief programs that deliver nutritious meals to children and families in 27 cities and 17 states.
Report Shows Link Between Children's Outcomes and Mothers' Educational Attainment
Release Date:
07/10/2014
Children whose mothers have not graduated from high school lag on economic, education and health outcomes, compared with children of better educated mothers, according to a report from the Foundation for Child Development.
Lincoln Center Partnership To Train and Place Arts Teachers In NYC Schools
Release Date:
07/07/2014
An initiative supported by a $1.5 million grant from the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund will help educate, certify and fast-track the placement of music, dance, theater and visual art teachers in up to 120 NYC public schools currently without...