Food Funders Working Group
... philanthropic organizing project that supports the growth of an equitable, ecologically sound, and economically robust ... Star Fund and is led by a steering committee comprised of grantmakers from ten...
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Philanthropic Assistants and Coordinators Network (PACNET)
... quarterly and seeks to develop a community for the purpose of sharing questions, experience and resources among peers in ... Steering Committee The network is guided by the leadership of a steering committee,...
11
Feb
2013
Money and Power in Post-Election America: Where is Philanthropy?
Monday, February 11, 2013 - 4:00pm to Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - 4:00pm
Kimmel Center, 60 Washington Square South, NYC
At this conference post-2012 election, foundation executives, individual donors and civic leaders ... with public policy and government means in the context of the rapidly changing political scene. Participants...
09
May
2013
Over the River and Through the Woods: Geographic Dispersion in Family Philanthropy
Thursday, May 9, 2013 -
12:00pm to 1:00pm
Webinar
... family? How are families balancing the commitment to the foundation 's "hometown" and their growing concern for their ... Using their stories, this webinar will offer examples of how families...
13
Jun
2013
Disaster Grantmaking and Preparedness: The Role of Family Philanthropy
Thursday, June 13, 2013 -
2:30pm to 4:00pm
Webinar
... bring out the best in people. Donations to charities surge as television coverage increases. Government agencies work ... experience that both coordination and effective spending of donor dollars is a...
Goldman Sachs, Buying Redemption
Release Date:
10/26/2013
... Times' DealBook section examined the philanthropic giving of Goldman Sachs and its foundation , while PND reported on Goldman's new $250 million ... With the same calculation that earned it a...
Goldman Sachs Brings 10,000 Small Businesses Initiative to Detroit
Release Date:
12/01/2013
... in Detroit. Goldman Sachs has announced the launch of its 10,000 Small Businesses initiative in Detroit. In ... Community College, Wayne State University, and a variety of community-based organizations, the...
The Post-Bloomberg Plunge
Release Date:
04/10/2014
As Mayor Michael Bloomberg's money goes global, NYC nonprofits miss their biggest patron. No other leader of New York City has run the place from his own pocket the ... giving for the former mayor, is the...
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 ... regarding his partisan sympathies (smeared, for...
Strategic Philanthropy for a Complex World: A Response
Release Date:
05/23/2014
[Ford Foundation ] - President Darren Walker: Strategic philanthropy ... because it is difficult to understand and predict. As John Kania, Mark Kramer, and Patty Russell’s provocative ... philanthropies should, and...
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...
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 ... to well-paid work, and additional...
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 ... quarterback model, a "...