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African Philanthropy Forum to Promote Transformation of the Continent 'From Within'
Release Date:
04/22/2013
The Global Philanthropy Forum has announced the formation of the African Philanthropy Forum to support the expansion of strategic philanthropy on the African continent; the Tony ... Philanthropy Forum (GPF)...
79 percent in neighborhoods hardest hit by Sandy say rebuild even in face of risk
Release Date:
07/30/2013
... following Superstorm Sandy (and funded by the Rockefeller Foundation ) also found that about 1 in 4 Americans believe ... live in an area extremely at risk in the next five years of being hit with a disaster. A...
Sandy support from institutions underwhelms
Release Date:
10/25/2013
... foundations and corporations gave $297 million for victims of Super storm Sandy as of earlier this month, according to report by Philanthropy ... although the nonprofit said the total for...
Bloomberg Lured Donors for New York Programs
Release Date:
11/29/2013
... financing for NYC programs over the past 12 years. (Ford Foundation President Darren Walker is also quoted in this New ... gaps in the city’s resources, whether spending millions of dollars to renovate Gracie...
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Mayor must focus on city's resiliency
Release Date:
01/03/2014
In an op-ed for Crain's New York Business, Rockefeller Foundation President Judith Rodin says that the de Blasio ... de Blasio can accomplish both. Resilience is the ability of people, communities and...
Bloomberg Spins Off Group That Spurs Volunteerism in Cities
Release Date:
01/30/2014
The Chronicle of Philanthropy reports that Bloomberg Philanthropies will ... efforts. Michael Bloomberg is spinning off one of his foundation ’s programs into a stand-alone nonprofit that .....
New Gifts Offer Clues on Bloomberg’s Philanthropic Direction
Release Date:
02/27/2014
... efforts will focus next, reports The Chronicle of Philanthropy. Recent grants by Michael Bloomberg’s foundation as well as his annual letter on philanthropy provide insight...
Billionaires With Big Ideas Are Privatizing American Science
Release Date:
03/15/2014
Bloomberg Philanthropies and Simons Foundation profiled in New York Times article on billionaires ... research. Last April, President Obama assembled some of the nation’s most august scientific dignitaries in the...
Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing Opens in Berkeley
Release Date:
04/16/2014
The Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing, housed on the campus of the University of ... institute, established in 2012 by a grant from the Simons Foundation , brings...
Racial Equity Resource Guide
Publication date:
05/2014
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation offers an online racial equity resource guide. The ... and data on racial inequities, their impact on communities of color and the process for healing racial wounds so that communities can work together across differences. As part of WKKF’s America Healing effort, the resource ...
Major Research Groups Are Given Low Marks on Disclosing Donors
Release Date:
05/06/2014
... based in Washington, are polar opposites in terms of political leanings. But according to a first- of -its-kind survey of the world’s most prominent research ... along with other major players...
Flood-Resistant Neighborhood Would Be 80 Years in the Making
Release Date:
05/22/2014
[Rockefeller Foundation ] Study Predicts Building in East River Could Pay for Itself and Then Some A team of architects and consultants is proposing to build a new ... towers and office buildings on landfill in the...
Ending Child Marriage in a Generation: What Research is Needed?
Release Date:
05/13/2014
... they reach age 18—the age the world has agreed upon as the beginning of adulthood under the UN Convention on the Rights of the ... independence are the same. Produced with support from the...
NYC Council members rip Walmart’s charity of ‘dangerous dollars’
Release Date:
06/04/2014
NYC Council members rip Walmart’s charity of ‘dangerous dollars’ More than half the members of the City Council have fired off a letter to Walmart ... here, including $1 million to the New York Women’s ...
Why Do Banks Care About Youth Career Readiness in New York?
Release Date:
06/03/2014
... ever: a $250 million initiative to bolster the skills of workers, with a big focus on young people. Then, just three months later, the Citi Foundation announced its biggest initiative ever: a $50 ...
New York Botanical Garden Humanities Institute To Explore Social Impact of Gardens
Release Date:
06/19/2014
... Garden Humanities Institute To Explore Social Impact of Gardens The newly formed New York Botanical Garden's ... possible by a $635,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation , holds its first public...
Heintz and Wayne Pay Tribute To Richard Rockefeller Who Died in Plane Crash
Release Date:
06/20/2014
... Valerie Rockefeller Wayne pay tribute in a message on the foundation 's website to Dr. Richard Rockefeller, advisory ... write: "Richard was an exceptional human being—a person of great intellect and...