Site Search

- resource provided by the Forum Network Knowledgebase.
Search Tip: Search with " " to find exact matches.

The Rockefeller Foundation Commits to Divesting from Fossil Fuels

Release Date:

12/18/2020

The Rockefeller Foundation Commits to Divesting from Fossil Fuels NEW YORK | December 18, 2020 – The Rockefeller Foundation announces a commitment to divesting its $5 billion endowment .....

Find More By

News type

Member News

Topic(s)

Finance & Asset Management

Funding Area

Environment and Climate Change

Related Organizations

The Rockefeller Foundation

Rockefeller Foundation Launches New Climate and Resilience Initiative

Release Date:

07/08/2019

Rockefeller Foundation Launches New Climate and Resilience Initiative ROTTERDAM, July 8, 2019 – The Rockefeller Foundation today announced a new Climate and Resilience ... to plan these efforts, and has committed...

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Environment and Climate Change

Related Organizations

The Rockefeller Foundation

The Century Foundation Adds Senior Fellow Barton Gellman

Release Date:

04/01/2013

The Century Foundation , one of the nation’s oldest think tanks, ... team), the George Polk Award and Harvard's Goldsmith Prize for investigative reporting. His bestselling book, Angler: ... on national...

Find More By

News type

Appointments & Transitions

Related Organizations

The Century Foundation

Margaret Hoover Joins the Board of The Markle Foundation

Release Date:

03/31/2021

Margaret Hoover Joins the Board of The Markle Foundation New York, NY – The Markle Foundation is pleased to announce today that Margaret Hoover ... economic recovery that opens opportunities to good jobs ...

Find More By

News type

Appointments & Transitions

Related Organizations

John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

Heckscher Foundation Congratulates Heather Sutton on New Role

Release Date:

10/25/2017

... an exciting new venture this fall with support from the Foundation . We are delighted to announce the 2018 launch of ... encourage you to visit www.genARISE.com and to stay tuned for further details on the...

Find More By

News type

Appointments & Transitions

Related Organizations

The Heckscher Foundation for Children

Novo Foundation's Push For Bottom-Up Power

Release Date:

06/26/2018

Novo Foundation 's Push For Bottom-Up Power We keep a close eye on the NoVo Foundation , both for the deep pockets of the Buffett family to which it’s .....

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Related Organizations

NoVo Foundation

Janet Mock Joins Arcus Foundation Board of Directors

Release Date:

06/03/2013

The Arcus Foundation has announced that Janet Mock, a prominent writer and social justice activist, has joined the Foundation 's Board of Directors. "Janet brings a tremendous ... participation in guiding...

Find More By

News type

Appointments & Transitions

Related Organizations

Arcus Foundation

The Century Foundation Adds New Senior Fellow

Release Date:

03/01/2013

The Century Foundation has announced the addition of Michael Likosky as ... York University, and was Senior Fellow at the Institute for Public Knowledge. “We are thrilled to have Michael ... our team,” said Janice...

Find More By

News type

Appointments & Transitions

Related Organizations

The Century Foundation

Dr. Christopher Howard Joins the Board of the Markle Foundation

Release Date:

12/10/2020

Dr. Christopher Howard Joins the Board of the Markle Foundation New York, NY – The Markle Foundation is pleased to announce today that Dr. Christopher ... as both a helicopter pilot and an intelligence officer...

Find More By

News type

Appointments & Transitions

Related Organizations

John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

Gilman Louie Joins the Board of the Markle Foundation

Release Date:

12/03/2012

The Markle Foundation has announced that Gilman Louie has joined its ... group. Louie is a member of the National Commission for Review of Research and Development Programs of the United ... on Technology, Insight...

Find More By

News type

Appointments & Transitions

Related Organizations

John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

What Does It Mean to Do Policy Work in a Foundation?

Release Date:

03/27/2014

... Austin Senior Counsel and Corporate Secretary, The Wallace Foundation For years, The Wallace Foundation has worked for beneficial ... areas of interest: school leadership,...

Find More By

News type

Audience

Topic(s)

Funding Area

Related Organizations

The Wallace Foundation

Yifei Li Joins The Rockefeller Foundation Board of Trustees

Release Date:

11/01/2013

The Rockefeller Foundation , celebrating 100 years of global innovation, has ... Yifei Li to its Board of Trustees. Li is Country Chair for Man Group in China, one of the world's largest hedge fund ... Li...

Find More By

News type

Appointments & Transitions

Related Organizations

The Rockefeller Foundation

Ford Foundation Appoints Samantha Power to Board of Trustees

Release Date:

10/19/2020

Ford Foundation Appoints Samantha Power to Board of Trustees NEW YORK (October 19, 2020) — The Ford Foundation announced today the election of Samantha Power to ... as special assistant to the President and senior...

Find More By

News type

Appointments & Transitions

Related Organizations

Ford Foundation

Ford Foundation Appoints Ursula Burns to Board of Trustees

Release Date:

02/20/2015

Ford Foundation Appoints Ursula Burns to Board of Trustees The Ford Foundation announced today the election of Ursula Burns to ... educational, and nonprofit organizations, including FIRST ( For...

Find More By

News type

Appointments & Transitions

Funding Area

Community Development

Education

Health

Gender Justice

Related Organizations

Ford Foundation

Nathan Cummings Foundation Fellowship Shows Successes

Release Date:

10/16/2015

Nathan Cummings Foundation Fellowship Shows Successes After Only Two Years NEW YORK – As the Nathan Cummings Foundation Fellows program announced its third class of ... address implicit bias through mindfulness,...

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Community Development

Health

Social Justice

Related Organizations

The Nathan Cummings Foundation

Justin Garrett Moore Named Inaugural Program Officer for The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation's Effort to Bring More Voices into Public Spaces

Release Date:

12/03/2020

Justin Garrett Moore Named Inaugural Program Officer for The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation 's Effort to Bring More Voices into Public Spaces ... NEW YORK, NY, DECEMBER 3, 2020 – The Andrew W. Mellon ...

Find More By

News type

Appointments & Transitions

Related Organizations

Mellon Foundation

Dodge Foundation Provides Travel Stipends to Jersey Water Works Delegation

Release Date:

05/26/2016

Dodge Foundation Provides Travel Stipends to Jersey Water Works ... members of Jersey Water Works. Three of the delegates — Andy Kricun, Drew Curtis and Margaret Waldock — will also ... of water infrastructure in...

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Environment and Climate Change

Related Organizations

Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

Foundations and Peer Review: Time to Reconsider the Process?

Release Date:

05/02/2017

... the Process? By Betsy Myers, Ph.D., Program Director for Medical Research at the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Funders of biomedical research, such as our ... panels of experts at each stage. It turns out...

Find More By

News type

Insights

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Related Organizations

Doris Duke Foundation

Surdna Foundation Commits $100 Million to Impact Investing

Release Date:

02/06/2017

Surdna Foundation Commits $100 Million to Impact Investing The Surdna Foundation today made the first of its centennial year ... at the Surdna Foundation . "Leveraging our endowment ...

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Corporate Social Responsibility

Related Organizations

Surdna Foundation

Simons Foundation Provides Annual Grants to Scientists in Ukraine

Release Date:

01/25/2023

Simons Foundation Provides Annual Grants to Scientists in Ukraine ... zone. But as a department head at the Bogolyubov Institute for Theoretical Physics in Kyiv, responsible for a staff of .....