One-Third of New Yorkers Don’t Have Internet Access. That Is an Issue for Funders
Release Date:
05/26/2021
What if we didn’t have access to Zoom? Or to the internet at all?
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Release Date:
05/26/2021
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Denise Arzola Named Director of Clinical-Community Partnerships at the United Hospital Fund
Release Date:
05/17/2021
Denise Arzola is an experienced leader of community-based organizations focused on health
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Awards $1.5 Million to Organizations Building an Inclusive Conservation Movement
Release Date:
04/13/2021
The Foundation Will Provide $300,000 Grants to Five Black, Indigenous and People of Color-led Conservation Organizations Working Toward Positive Outcomes for Biodiversity, Nature and People
The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Releases a Research and Policy In Brief, Mass Shootings: Causes and Prevention
Release Date:
04/21/2021
In the week this research synthesis was released by HFG, CNN reported that 45 mass shootings had occurred in the U.S. in the previous month.
Helmsley Charitable Trust Awards Support to the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Service Automatic Defibrillator Devices
Release Date:
05/17/2021
This grant builds on the previously awarded $5.9 million grant that distributed mechanical CPR devices to Nebraska EMS services and hospitals.
Open Society Foundations Announce 2021 Leadership in Government Fellows
Release Date:
05/21/2021
The Open Society Foundations are pleased to announce the 2021 recipients of the Leadership in Government Fellowship.
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Tuesday, June 15, 2021 -
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Like many inequities exposed by the pandemic, small businesses owned by people of color have struggled and failed at far higher rates than those of their white peers during the last 12 months. Please join Next Street, Philanthropy New York and Asset...
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Championing Colombia’s LGBTI Movement: Latest Report from the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice
Release Date:
02/18/2021
The LGBTI Movement’s Spiral Trajectory: From Peace Processes to Legal and Juridical Gains and Back Again, a case study of Colombia’s LGBTI movement.
In Partnership with the Ford Foundation, Coalition of 18 Financial Institutions Commits to Measurable Plan to Improve Economic and Racial Equity
Release Date:
05/18/2021
Four new commitments to improve economic and racial equity in the financial services industry and the economy at large have been announced.
Rockefeller Foundation Releases Report: The Road Ahead for Smart Covid-19 Testing and Tracing in India
Release Date:
05/20/2021
The report can serve as a catalytic tool to support policymakers in their efforts to strengthen the country’s pandemic response.
Mellon and the Flamboyan Foundation’s Arts Fund Announce Letras Boricuas - A New Fellowship Aimed at Supporting Puerto Rican Writers Across Genres
Release Date:
05/12/2021
Newly created fellowship provides $25,000 unrestricted grant to emerging and established writers In Puerto Rico and across the US diaspora.
Dr. Renée Boynton-Jarrett Joins the Burke Foundation Board
Release Date:
05/20/2021
Dr. Boynton-Jarrett brings tremendous talent and expertise to the Board.
FORE Releases Request for Proposals Focused on Bringing Innovative Solutions to the Opioid Crisis
Release Date:
05/19/2021
We continue to be faced with a national crisis of opioid-related addiction which has been further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
What It Takes: Supporting New BIPOC Executives
Release Date:
05/19/2021
By: Bipasha Ray, New Executives Fund Project Director, Open Society Fellowship Program, Open Society Foundations
Kiki Louya, "Top Chef" Contestant, Announced as First-Ever Executive Director of the Restaurant Worker's Community Foundation
Release Date:
05/18/2021
After a year of tremendous growth and a five-month national search, Restaurant Workers’ Community Foundation says Louya has the perfect background to lead.
Ford Foundation Appoints Javier Valdés as U.S. Director of Civic Engagement and Government
Release Date:
05/04/2021
Valdés will assume the New York-based role in August 2021.