Foundation to Move Funds to Detroit Pensions
Release Date:
11/12/2014
Foundation to Move Funds to Detroit Pensions Exactly how will millions in private ...
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Foundations Should Push for Disclosure of Corporate ‘Welfare’ Deals
Release Date:
12/18/2014
... is proposing that state and local governments report how much revenue they lose to business tax breaks granted in the name of economic ... foundations and nonprofits might not think this matters to...
Ford Foundation Bets on Slow Food Movement to Help Global Poor
Release Date:
01/23/2015
Ford Foundation Bets on Slow Food Movement to Help Global Poor Mention "slow food" and it's hard not to think of a more affluent crowd of foodies and hipsters who ... have the luxury to...
TCC Group Exlpores a New Approach to Capacity Building
Release Date:
02/03/2015
TCC Group Exlpores a New Approach to Capacity Building The way a funder defines a problem, a ... and mocked as a placebo. But the discussion often fails to make a fundamental distinction between capacity (skills...
The Commonwealth Fund Ranks Health Care Systems for All 50 States
Release Date:
03/27/2015
... others. Look up rankings of health providers and consider how well you'll be taken care of in your old age wherever you .....
New JPB-Backed Collaborative Aims to Make Affordable Housing Healthier
Release Date:
05/21/2015
New JPB-Backed Collaborative Aims to Make Affordable Housing Healthier Co-founded by The New ... sits at Parsons Design Lab, and will actively influence how building practice is taught to...
Rockefeller Foundation-Funded Research Examines the Dearth of Youth Employment Opportunities
Release Date:
05/28/2015
... released yesterday that examines youth employment and how to prepare your organization for the future. “Youth Hold ...
ASPCA-Backed Program Uses Dogs to Help Teach NYC Students About Animal Welfare
Release Date:
06/01/2015
ASPCA-Backed Program Uses Dogs to Help Teach NYC Students About Animal Welfare Some ... is more than puppy therapy. The youngsters are learning how to promote compassion for animals while...
North Star's Hogan Calls for de Blasio to Give Acitivists a Bigger Role in Policymaking
Release Date:
08/14/2015
North Star's Hogan Calls for de Blasio to Give Acitivists a Bigger Role in Policymaking There’s ... “grass roots” – it’s reliable shorthand, a way to show they grasp the concerns of everyday people, and...
Wallace Foundation Releases Reports on Successful Audience-Building Efforts
Release Date:
08/14/2015
... – The Clay Studio and Fleisher Art Memorial – to reach and engage audiences new to those organizations. The reports explore how the two organizations attracted new audiences: young ...
Ms. Foundation Releases New Data on Women's Equality
Release Date:
08/27/2015
... holiday commemorating passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the Ms. Foundation for women ... the “feminist” label, and a fresh understanding of how the public feels about community problems...
Wallace Foundation Releases Report on Creating Effective School Principals
Release Date:
10/07/2015
... three major state policies that are necessary in order to create the most effective principals for public schools. According to the report, it is the first study of its kind to examine...
Tisch Education Center at Whitney Museum Profiled in Education Update
Release Date:
12/01/2015
... gem of the Whitney Education Department” and explains how it has embraced its new location to expand its programming while maintaining an inclusive space. The Tisch Center strives to create a...
Chronicle of Social Change Profiles Hilton Foundation and Its Massive Growth
Release Date:
01/22/2016
... is a significant funder in this arena, and definitely one to keep a close eye on if you are wondering about their ... and develops “long-term projects and partnerships to help us deliver maximum impact.” Its...
Commission: US Lacks Strategies to Lower Child Abuse Deaths (Casey Family Programs)
Release Date:
03/18/2016
Commission: US Lacks Strategies to Lower Child Abuse Deaths (Casey Family Programs) The ... years of sometimes divisive deliberations. According to federal data, the number of such deaths has hovered at .....
Century Foundation Report: Speeding the Recovery of Unemployment Insurance
Release Date:
03/30/2016
... Unemployment insurance (UI) is America's first responder to economic distress. But according to Speeding the Recovery of Unemployment Insurance, a new ... Stettner outlines a pathway to...
Doris Duke Performing Artist Awards Provide Financial Literacy Workshops to Individual Artists
Release Date:
04/08/2016
... Artist Awards Provide Financial Literacy Workshops to Individual Artists Winners of the 2016 Whiting Awards , given annually to up-and-coming authors of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and drama, were learning...
Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences Publishes New Volume: 'Higher Education Effectiveness'
Release Date:
04/08/2016
... "Effectiveness" and "efficiency" are dirty words to some people in academe, often promoted by government ... or by those who believe higher education can be reduced to measurable outcomes...
Century Foundation Senior Fellow Publishes Report Calling for Improved Oversight of Colleges
Release Date:
04/13/2016
... by the colleges are too narrowly focused on the minutia of how financial aid is disbursed at the expense of broader and ... such as whether a college is misrepresenting information to students... Century...
Ford, Rockefeller and Others Supporting NFF Knowledge-Dissemination Effort on Impact Investing
Release Date:
04/14/2016
... Reserve Bank of San Francisco on a collaborative effort to examine how results-based funding could revolutionize America's approach to entrenched social issues. The project addresses the...