Ford Foundation Appoints Michele Moore As Vice President of Global Communications
Release Date:
12/06/2019
The Ford Foundation today announced the appointment of Michele Moore as vice president of Global Communications.
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Release Date:
12/10/2019
It was a proud moment for New York City when its public school system began implementing universal free school lunch on the first day of the school year in 2017.
What Funders Need to Know About the Next Big Democracy Challenge
Release Date:
12/06/2019
Nonprofit work on redistricting is NOT partisan, and, to achieve truly fair representation, foundation support is crucial to executing deep engagement that establishes community-defined, non-gerrymandered lines that demarcate authentic neighborhood...
New York State Census Equity Fund Awards $1.4 Million to Community Organizations for 2020 Census Outreach
Release Date:
12/05/2019
Second round of grants from a New York Community Trust funder collaboration focuses on organizations closest to hard-to-count communities across New York State.
The New York Women’s Foundation Invests in Six Transgender, Gender Nonconforming and Non-Binary (TGNCNB) Organizations in Recognition of Transgender Day of Remembrance
Release Date:
12/05/2019
In recognition of Transgender Day of Remembrance, The Foundation is awarding $180,000 to six transgender, gender nonconforming, and non-binary (TGNCNB) organizations.
New York Life Foundation Awards Grief Reach Grant to Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, MA
Release Date:
12/03/2019
Mount Auburn Hospital, part of Beth Israel Lahey Health, announced recently that it has received a $100,000 Grief Reach grant from the New York Life Foundation.
How Foundations Can Grapple With the Reality That Their Wealth Was Accumulated Unjustly
Release Date:
12/05/2019
Recent critiques of philanthropy strike at a fundamental question: How can an institution built on the unjust accumulation of wealth serve as a vehicle for justice?
Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Surdna Foundation, and the Scherman Foundation's Rosin Fund Provide Anchor Funding for Creative Capital's 20th Anniversary Fund
Release Date:
11/20/2019
Creative Capital Announces Move to New Three-Year, $15 Million Fundraising Model, $10 Million Pledged. Will Support Newly Expanded Annual Award Cycle
State-by-State Impact of Opioid Epidemic on Children - New Report from the United Hospital Fund
Release Date:
11/13/2019
An estimated 2.2 million children nationwide were affected by the opioid crisis as of 2017; West Virginia had highest rate of children affected; California had the highest number of children.
Long Island Community Foundation Issues RFP for the Long Island Sound Stewardship Fund
Release Date:
12/04/2019
The Long Island Sound Stewardship Fund (LISSF) is a competitive grant program seeking proposals to restore and protect the health and living resources of Long Island Sound.
The Rockefeller Foundation Appoints Two Esteemed Leaders to Board of Trustees
Release Date:
11/21/2019
Dr. Agnes Binagwaho is the Vice Chancellor of the University of Global Health Equity, Rwanda, an initiative of Partners In Health. Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Sahel Consulting: Agriculture & Nutrition Ltd.,...
William T. Grant Foundation Opens Applications for Two Research Grants Programs: Improving the Use of Research Evidence and Reducing Inequality
Release Date:
11/21/2019
The online application will open on November 14, 2019. The next deadline for letters of inquiry is January 9, 2020 at 3:00 pm EST.
Us Too: Building Cultures of Consent and Safety in Social Justice Organizations
Release Date:
11/20/2019
A few days before the site visit, we received news that the director of a new applicant organization had allegations of sexual harassment in his past. We considered how to address it in the upcoming site visit.
Making NY Fairer for Black Families: New York Community Trust grants back school, health, and housing reforms
Release Date:
11/06/2019
Compared to their white peers, black New Yorkers are more likely to receive poor maternal health care, get suspended or arrested at school, and face obstacles to inheriting wealth.
Open Society Foundations, Foundation for a Just Society, Wellspring Philanthropic Fund and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Create Group Initiative to Support Women's Funds
Release Date:
11/20/2019
The initiative will help women’s funds invest in their own organizations—strengthening infrastructure, leadership, communications, fundraising, learning, and other efforts—to help them maximize their impact and achieve their goals.
The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America Names Andrew McMahon President
Release Date:
11/14/2019
The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America announced today that Andrew McMahon, an industry veteran and head of the company's largest business, has been elected President by its Board of Directors.
ASPCA Takes on The Right Horse Initiative to Increase Equine Adoption Efforts Nationwide
Release Date:
11/18/2019
The ASPCA recently announced that it is expanding its equine welfare efforts by welcoming The Right Horse Initiative as an official program of the organization.
Open Society Pledges Support for African Cultural Heritage Restitution
Release Date:
11/12/2019
The Open Society Foundations today announced a $15 million initiative to strengthen efforts to restore cultural objects looted from the African continent. Over four years, the initiative will support networks and organizations working to return...
The Century Foundation Releases Report: How Robots Are Beginning to Affect Workers and Their Wages
Release Date:
10/17/2019
Much has been written about the rise of robots and the potential impacts of automation on the economy. Yet most analysis tends to be prospective in nature, and estimates of future impacts on employment vary widely, with some studies predicting that...
Morehouse College, Prairie View A&M University & Spelman College Receive Grants from Carnegie, Mellon and Rockefeller Foundations to Support Faculty Development
Release Date:
11/19/2019
Morehouse College, Prairie View A&M University and Spelman College announced today that they are the recipients of $3 million in grants from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, The Rockefeller Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to...