Can Business Save The World from Climate Change?
Release Date:
09/06/2017
... large collective of organizations including World Wildlife Fund , Rocky Mountain Institute, Climate Mayors, Ceres and ...
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Growing Number of Companies Opt for Locally Driven Hurricane Relief Efforts, Reports GlobalGiving
Release Date:
09/08/2017
In response to Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, a growing number of companies are choosing to support locally driven relief and recovery efforts.
From the Ground Up
Release Date:
09/08/2017
Top-down development doesn't work. What's needed is a "pull model" created by locals, funders, and government agencies working together as equals.
A Smarter Response: The Center for Disaster Philanthropy Looks to Leverage Donor Dollars
Release Date:
09/11/2017
Many of you may have seen the prompts from Google and Facebook to donate to Hurricane Harvey recovery. What you may not have noticed is that the recipient of those funds was a small nonprofit based in Washington, D.C., called the Center for Disaster...
NYS Health Foundation Unveils Health Care Cost Transparency Website
Release Date:
09/12/2017
NYS Health-funded website by FAIR Health offers easy-to-use, reliable information on health care costs, allowing consumers to plan financially for commonly performed health care services.
Trump Denies He Made A Deal With Democrats On DREAMer Protections
Release Date:
09/14/2017
... said they would work on legislation with the president to fund security on the U.S. border with Mexico that excludes ...
New Push to Replace Obamacare Reflects High Stakes For Republicans
Release Date:
09/19/2017
A final GOP effort to dismantle the Affordable Care Act burst into view this week in the Senate, where leaders began pressuring rank-and-file Republicans with the hope of voting on the package by the end of the month.
Insurers Come Out Swinging Against New Republican Health Care Bill
Release Date:
09/21/2017
The health insurance industry, after cautiously watching Republican health care efforts for months, came out forcefully against the Senate’s latest bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act, suggesting that its state-by-state block grants could create...
In Diller Island’s Demise, a Cautionary Tale of Donor Influence
Release Date:
09/21/2017
Just like that, Pier 55, a $250 million floating park (cultural island? entertainment center? performing arts pier?) to be built over a dilapidated pier on the Hudson River, is no more.
Bemoaning Budget Cuts, Health Care Navigators Say Feds Don't Get It
Release Date:
09/22/2017
The Trump administration says many of the organizations that help people enroll in health plans on the federal insurance marketplaces don't provide enough bang for the buck, sometimes costing thousands of dollars to sign up each customer.
Opinion: Powered by Women - Philanthropy in the Age of Trump Needs to Address Gender
Release Date:
09/25/2017
Attacks on women and gender identity have been central to the policies coming out of the Trump White House. To respond effectively, the philanthropic sector, too, must make gender justice, in addition to economic and racial justice, a core principle.
Skoll, Ford and Others Work with Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors on How to Listen More to Nonprofits & Speak Less
Release Date:
09/26/2017
... solutions, but too often their structures, the way they fund , and their relationship with grantees make those goals a ...
Opinion: A Cash Guarantee for All Has Philanthropy Buzzing
Release Date:
09/27/2017
... In the 1970s, for instance, Alaska started a Permanent Fund to share oil wealth. But the pace of experimentation has ...
Open Society, Ford Foundation, Unbound Philanthropy Support Delivering on the Dream Initiative
Release Date:
09/27/2017
... years ago we reported on the creation of TheDream.US, a fund that provides scholarships for immigrant youth going to ...
Johnson & Johnson Brings Better Sanitation to Homes in India
Release Date:
10/06/2017
Johnson & Johnson's CaringCrowd's platform is dedicated to crowdfunding to improve global public health. Its latest project will introduce sanitation facilities to improve the health of families with young children.
Towards a Fine-Free Future: JPB Foundation Tackles a Barrier to Public Library Engagement
Release Date:
10/27/2017
By funding the library system's surprisingly costly amnesty program, JPB calls to light a problematic and age-old obstacle to public library engagement: library fines.
Open Society Foundations, Ford and the Rockefeller Foundation Pledge Initial $5M For Battered Puerto Rico
Release Date:
11/16/2017
Three major U.S.-based foundations on Wednesday pledged an initial $5 million to help Puerto Rico recover from Hurricane Maria, including the creation of an advisory commission to help guide reconstruction efforts.
Route Fifty Recognizes Bloomberg Philanthropies’ What Works Cities at Second Annual Navigator Awards
Release Date:
11/17/2017
What Works Cities, a Bloomberg Philanthropies-funded program begun in April 2015, was named a 2017 Navigator Award recipient for demonstrable results in performance management, transparency, access to data and the adoption of best practices and data...
Rockefeller Foundation Grant Helps Create Racial-Justice ETF Backed by the NAACP
Release Date:
11/28/2017
Socially conscious investors can look forward to two new exchange-traded funds that aim to direct capital to companies that do well by minorities and women.
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Partners with Lumina Foundation to Address Racism on College Campuses
Release Date:
12/11/2017
The Lumina Foundation has announced grants totaling $2.5 million in support of community-building efforts designed to promote understanding, tolerance, and healing on college and university campuses. The foundation also will partner with Rockefeller...