The Importance of Criticizing Philanthropy
Release Date:
05/12/2014
The Importance of Criticizing Philanthropy, an article featuring the Rockefeller Foundation in The Atlantic. Last month, readers of the Chronicle of Philanthropy, the trade...
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Strategic Philanthropy for a Complex World: A Response
Release Date:
05/23/2014
[Ford Foundation ] - President Darren Walker: Strategic philanthropy ... philanthropies should, and do, deploy a multiplicity of methods in both our work and our assessment of its impact. This...
Digital Storytelling for Social Impact
Release Date:
06/02/2014
Digital Storytelling for Social Impact The ubiquity of digital technology and the explosion of content on the Internet have made it increasingly ... this intersection of story and technology, The...
Report Details Employment Challenges Facing Latino Youth
Release Date:
06/13/2014
... Facing Latino Youth A study supported by the Rockefeller Foundation finds that Latinos, the youngest and fastest-growing segment of the American labor force, face considerable challenges ... Them An Edge ,...
Warren Buffett Honors His Hero, The Billionaire Who Secretly Gave It All Away
Release Date:
06/18/2014
... Gave It All Away Warren Buffett and Bill Gates, two of the most iconic philanthropists in the world, say their role model is Chuck Feeney, founder of The Atlantic Philanthropies, and a former billionaire who...
Evaluation Shows How Program Related Investments Are Generating Positive Social Returns
Release Date:
06/19/2014
... Returns An evaluation has found that The Rockefeller Foundation 's Program Related Investments (PRIs) have contributed to the financial sustainability of its investees and are helping them accomplish...
When It Comes To Building Resilient Cities, Everyone Wants In
Release Date:
06/24/2014
... Building Resilient Cities, Everyone Wants In The idea of building a resilient city is not limited to a handful of people, but from workshops being conducted as part of the Rockefeller...
Report Shows Link Between Children's Outcomes and Mothers' Educational Attainment
Release Date:
07/10/2014
... education and health outcomes, compared with children of better educated mothers, according to a report from the Foundation for Child Development. Mother’s Education and ...
Hunger-Relief Programs Receive Morgan Stanley Support To Feed More Children
Release Date:
07/09/2014
... Support To Feed More Children The Morgan Stanley Foundation is awarding more than $1 million in grants to ... in 27 cities and 17 states. The grants are part of a $13 million Morgan Stanley commitment to...
Bloomberg Says His Work Is About "Saving Lives"
Release Date:
07/14/2014
... save lives." Adds Bloomberg: "Particularly, I want the foundation to focus on things that other people aren't ... Gates is really the spearhead, but we've given him a lot of money. Malaria...
Barnard Receives Mellon Grant for Digital Access Initiative
Release Date:
07/09/2014
... College has received $800,000 from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for a major new academic initiative: Barnard ... and digital design training at the International Center of Photography (ICP), Barnard’s...
Wealthy Should Be Encouraged To Start Giving Sooner
Release Date:
07/18/2014
... Atlantic Philanthropies. In an op-ed in the Chronicle of Philanthropy, Oechsli, writes, that "age should not be the ... effective giving." In keeping with the intent of Atlantic's founder Chuck...
Community Revitalization Works Better When A "Quarterback" Is In Charge
Release Date:
07/22/2014
... neighborhoods, write Nancy O. Andrews, president and CEO of the Low Income Investment Fund, and Brandee McHale, COO at the Citi Foundation , in a post on the SSIR blog. Under the ...
Prescription For Making Healthcare Enrollment More Customer-Friendly
Release Date:
08/01/2014
... James R. Knickman President & CEO, New York State Health Foundation , in the Huffington Post. As the state moves ahead ... it easy to compare plans. Reduce the overwhelming number of nearly-identical...
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... conversation about the options and added benefits of the impact investing approach? What are some of the best ways to get started with impact investing, and ... Presenter John Hawkins , Consultant; Board...
Atlantic Philanthropies Awards €14.7 Million For Dementia Care
Release Date:
08/14/2014
... $20 million) to improve the care and well-being of people suffering with dementia in the Republic of Ireland. Christopher G. Oechsli, president and CEO of the Atlantic Philanthrophies, said...
Improving Education May Come Down to Changing Principals
Release Date:
09/08/2014
... their kids get the best ones? But what if, in the interest of educational improvement, we paused to examine the role of one person who rarely gets talked about, but who just ... too — what and how students are...
Open Society’s Soros among Brookings Top Politically Influential Global Billionaires List
Release Date:
09/16/2014
... Global Billionaires Political Power Index is a ranking of the top global billionaires in terms of overall political power. There are a number of existing rankings that rate the net worth...
Russell Sage Study Shows Average Americans Get Poorer as Per Capita Wealth Reaches New High
Release Date:
10/01/2014
... whole is getting wealthier, the average American’s share of those assets is declining. Despite a near doubling of total wealth in America over the past ten years, the ... at the University of...
SIFMA Funded Programs Provide Financial Literacy to Millions of Students
Release Date:
10/02/2014
... Funded Programs Provide Financial Literacy to Millions of Students While several factors contributed to the financial crisis of 2008, a lack of financial literacy among the general ... about...