Though Enrolling More Poor Students, 2-Year Colleges Get Less of Federal Pie
Release Date:
05/22/2013
A review of the findings from The Century Foundation’s report on the nation’s community colleges.
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Donor Collaborations: Size Matters Less Than You Think
Release Date:
05/24/2013
SeaChange Capital Partners’ John MacIntosh responds to a recent SSIR article on high stakes donor collaborations, using the New York Merger, Acquisition, and Collaboration Fund (NYMAC) as a case study.
Scathing Report Highlights Forgotten Role of Community Colleges
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05/26/2013
Century Foundation Trustee Melissa Harris-Perry and Senior Fellow Richard Kahlenberg discuss the findings from the foundation’s new report.
Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program Releases Final Report
Release Date:
05/28/2013
The foundation’s $340 million graduate-level fellowship initiative has, over the past twelve years, helped more than 4300 social justice leaders from 22 countries advance their education and bring new knowledge and skills back to their home...
Teagle Foundation Awards More Than $1.5 Million
Release Date:
05/29/2013
Most of the eleven grants were awarded through the foundation's Larger Vision for Student Learning: Education for Civic and Moral Responsibility initiative.
RE.invest Initiative to Partner With Eight Cities to Develop Resilient Stormwater Systems
Release Date:
05/29/2013
The Rockefeller Foundation-funded initiative is a two-year effort to help municipalities rethink the way they design, plan, implement and finance infrastructure.
Red Cross gives $1.25M grant to Brooklyn Community Foundation
Release Date:
05/30/2013
The grant from the American Red Cross in Greater New York will support long-term recovery efforts for people affected by Superstorm Sandy.
The $2.7 Trillion Medical Bill
Release Date:
06/01/2013
The Commonwealth Fund’s recent report on health care spending in 13 industrialized nations helps demonstrate that the U.S. spends more on health care than any other country. (Fund President Dr. David Blumenthal is also quoted in this article.)
World Bank Looks to Leverage Partnerships With Foundations
Release Date:
06/02/2013
The World Bank is looking to increase the number of such partnerships — which include a recent effort with the Ford and Open Society foundations — to help reduce global poverty and boost incomes for the bottom 40 percent in developing countries by...
Breadth, lack of checks distinguish NSA surveillance
Release Date:
06/10/2013
In this video Century Foundation Senior Fellow Barton Gellman discussed his reporting on PRISM, the NSA’s data collection program that sweeps up information from major Internet sources.
Continued discussion about the NSA Leaks
Release Date:
06/11/2013
In this video Century Foundation Senior Fellow Barton Gellman is part of this panel discussion on Edward Snowden and the National Security Agency leaks.
Six Winners to Receive Help Setting Up Social Impact Bond Projects
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06/12/2013
The Rockefeller Foundation and the Social Impact Bond Technical Assistance Lab at the Harvard Kennedy School have announced the six winners of a national competition to provide technical assistance to state and local governments looking to develop "...
2013 Black Male Achievement Fellows Announced
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06/12/2013
The Open Society Foundations, in partnership with Echoing Green, have announced the 2013 class of Black Male Achievement Fellows.
Open Society Announces Fund to Support New Nonprofit Leaders
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06/14/2013
Open Society Foundations has established a $2-million fund to help new nonprofit chief executives put their ideas to work quickly.
Our Schools, Cut Off From the Web
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06/16/2013
An op-ed on the need for all people to have access to a fast and open Internet by Ford Foundation President Luis Ubiñas.
More Children in Greece Are Going Hungry
Release Date:
04/17/2013
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation's support of a school lunch program to help combat child hunger in Greece is mentioned in this article.
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Announces Participants of 'Untraditional' Artist Residency Program
Release Date:
04/17/2013
The Doris Duke Building Demand for the Arts program supports partnerships between artists and organizations to create and pilot methods for reaching the public and developing individuals' interest in and access to the performing arts.
Philanthropy Is the Go-To Partner for Risk
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04/18/2013
The first in a series of Rockefeller Foundation President Judith Rodin’s reflections on the unique strengths and enduring lessons of 100 years of strategic philanthropy.
Ford’s Next Leader Needs Grass-Roots Experience and Entrepreneurial Spirit, Say Nonprofits
Release Date:
04/21/2013
Several nonprofit leaders and experts weigh in on which qualities and experiences the successor to current Ford Foundation President Luis Ubiñas should possess.
African Philanthropy Forum to Promote Transformation of the Continent 'From Within'
Release Date:
04/22/2013
The Global Philanthropy Forum has announced the formation of the African Philanthropy Forum to support the expansion of strategic philanthropy on the African continent; the Tony Elumelu, MasterCard, Equity Group and Rockefeller foundations have...