How Foundations Can Make a Difference After Puerto Rico’s Latest Natural Disaster
Release Date:
02/26/2020
Soon after the New Year, Puerto Ricans woke up to a new reality: The earth had shaken so hard it pushed most of us out of bed.
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Paul Ramírez Jonas Joins Board of the Joan Mitchell Foundation
Release Date:
02/18/2020
We are pleased to announce that artist and educator Paul Ramírez Jonas has been appointed to the Joan Mitchell Foundation's Board of Directors for a three-year term.
Atlantic Philanthropies Shares Four New Reports that Examine Their Grantmaking Successes, Failures and Lessons
Release Date:
02/26/2020
Christopher G. Oechsli, President and CEO of Atlantic Philanthropies, has shared a note and four reports on the foundation's successes, failures and lessons learned as the foundation prepares to close it's doors in October.
Leaders in Nonprofit Innovation Show How Power Dynamics in Philanthropy Are Shifting
Release Date:
02/19/2020
If you want to know where philanthropy is headed, look to the social innovators taking on tough issues in unexpected ways and get to know what makes them tick.
Guardian Life Insurance of America Supports Dental Lifeline Network's Volunteer Dentist Recruitment Efforts
Release Date:
02/17/2020
The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America has awarded a $400,000 grant to Dental Lifeline Network, which will help the national charitable organization extend its volunteer dentist recruitment efforts, expand coordinated care, and support the...
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Supports University of Chicago's Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture
Release Date:
02/14/2020
The University of Chicago’s Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture is one of four universities that will share a $4 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Helmsley Charitable Trust and Health Care System Partners Aim to Increase Cardiac Arrest Survival Rates
Release Date:
02/18/2020
Today, the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust and health care systems across the Twin Cities, announce the creation of the Minnesota Mobile Resuscitation Consortium and its mobile extracorporeal...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Doubles Support To Prevent Global Road Traffic Deaths
Release Date:
02/18/2020
Six-year plan seeks to save 600,000 more lives and prevent up to 22 million injuries. Bloomberg Philanthropies also announces new Road Safety Awards competition to spotlight country and city successes.
Study Supported by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Finds Genetic Link to Extinct Relative of Humans in Four Modern West African Populations
Release Date:
02/13/2020
UCLA computational biologists have discovered that four populations in West Africa can trace about 8% of their genetic ancestry to an archaic hominin, an extinct relative of humans that branched off from the hominid evolutionary tree more than 600,...
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Apr
2020
Overlooked and Underserved: Confronting the Reality of Student Homelessness during a Pandemic - A Webinar
Tuesday, April 28, 2020 -
2:30pm to 4:30pm
We invite you to join funders, service providers, city officials and advocates to discuss the critical needs of homeless students during this pandemic, examine current policies and approaches and opportunities to better serve them and their families...
14
May
2020
**POSTPONED** In-laws in Family Philanthropy- A Webinar Hosted by NCFP
Thursday, May 14, 2020 -
12:00pm to 1:15pm
Hear from foundation leaders who have joined their family’s philanthropy as in-laws and how they have grown their own role and enjoyed working with their family, as well as navigated intergenerational dynamics and family legacy.
Ed Henry to Step Down from Doris Duke Charitable Foundation at Year End
Release Date:
02/12/2020
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation announced today that after 15 years with the foundation, and 12 years as President and CEO, Ed Henry will step down in December 2020.
American Express and The New York Women's Foundation Partner Together on The Ambition Project
Release Date:
02/11/2020
An open letter from the six women of the American Express Executive Committee reflects on the company’s progress, shares new commitments and programs and calls on leaders everywhere to proudly back women’s ambition.
2020 Open Society Fellows Developing Approaches to Counter Economic Inequality
Release Date:
02/06/2020
Responding to growing global agitation over the effects of concentrated wealth, the Open Society Foundations announced today that 16 fellows will take part in a collaborative effort to combat economic inequality.
Casey Family Programs Announces 2020 Casey Excellence for Children Awards
Release Date:
01/13/2020
Casey Family Programs is pleased to announce the recipients of 2020 Casey Excellence for Children Awards. The awards recognize outstanding individuals for their distinguished work, exceptional leadership and tireless dedication to improving the...
Judy Miner Joins Silicon Valley Community Foundation’s Board of Directors
Release Date:
01/24/2020
Silicon Valley Community Foundation announced today that Judy Miner has been appointed to the organization’s board of directors.
Building Trust and Following the Field
Release Date:
02/11/2020
One of the primary ways the staff at the Jacob & Valeria Langeloth Foundation would describe ourselves and how we work is that we “follow the field.”
Cynthia Rivera Weissblum, CEO of Edwin Gould Foundation, Announced in New Class of Leaders for Pahara-Aspen Fellowship
Release Date:
01/22/2020
he Pahara Institute, together with the Aspen Institute, announced today the Spring 2020 cohort of the highly selective Pahara-Aspen Education Fellowship. These 24 individuals join the Pahara community of leaders, which is designed to support and...
The New York Community Trust Gives Levinson Arts Achievement Award to Rachel Rossin
Release Date:
02/05/2020
An independent committee selected by The New York Community Trust has awarded Brooklyn-based artist Rachel Rossin, 33, a $50,000 grant made possible by Robert A. Levinson and Patricia S. Levinson.
16
Sep
2020
Ray Madoff vs. Daniel Hemel: Should DAFs Be Reined In?
Wednesday, September 16, 2020 -
9:00am to 10:15am
Some see the flexibility afforded by DAFs to be a boon to philanthropy. Others see a need for more regulatory oversight. Please join us for a debate between two leading thinkers in this area as they lead us in considering the question: Should DAFs...