"Risk Is a Fact of Life." A Conversation with Stephen Heintz of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Release Date:
02/16/2018
... not going to lose money, but sometimes we do. In grant- making , we’re taking risks too. Because we’re betting on ...
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The Pfizer Foundation Announces $5 Million in Grants to Support Women and Families
Release Date:
05/30/2018
... support of this innovative approach to family planning, making it easier for underserved women to access family ... and the proportion of women with the highest unmet need was in Sub-Saharan Africa (21 percent...
The Pfizer Foundation Announces $5 Million in Grants to Support Women and Families
Release Date:
05/30/2018
... support of this innovative approach to family planning, making it easier for underserved women to access family ... and the proportion of women with the highest unmet need was in Sub-Saharan Africa (21 percent...
New York Foundation and New York Community Trust Create New Fund Aimed At Supporting A Fair and Accurate Census
Release Date:
07/02/2018
... and research and evaluation. The group’s formation was announced by Patricia Swann, senior program officer at ...
Research to Prevent Blindness Funds Research for Eye Implant
Release Date:
07/09/2018
Researchers at Caltech have developed an implantable pressure sensor that can reside in the human eye for years at a time while wirelessly sending data about the eye’s health to the patient or medical professionals. The implant could make it easier...
ascena Foundation Honors Winners of the 2018 Roslyn S. Jaffe Awards
Release Date:
10/19/2018
... financial support to grassroots organizations who are making a meaningful difference in the lives of women and ...
Silicon Valley Community Foundation Official Sees Opportunity Zone Program Role
Release Date:
11/02/2018
The top investment official of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation says foundations could provide loans to make new funds attractive for investors.
New Study Sponsored by the Carnegie Corporation Shows Investigation and Design Can Improve Student Learning in Science and Engineering
Release Date:
11/13/2018
Centering science instruction around investigation and design can improve learning in middle and high schools and help students make sense of phenomena in the world around them. Current approaches to science in many classrooms do not reflect this...
09
Apr
2019
Service for Impact - Effective Strategies in Aligning Employee Engagement and Business Priorities
Tuesday, April 9, 2019 -
8:45am to 11:00am
The Service for Impact Working Group, rooted in the principles of Reimagining Service , provides an opportunity for both corporate grantmakers and corporate volunteer leaders to foster a peer network, share successes and challenges, brainstorm on...
William T. Grant Announce Winners of 2019 Institutional Challenge Grant Competition
Release Date:
04/05/2019
... Denver Public Schools. The Institutional Challenge Grant was created to encourage research institutions to build and ... organization to use evidence from research in its decision making . Adam Gamoran,...
Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund Brings Art to the Public Hospital System
Release Date:
07/19/2019
... the city’s public hospital network is starting by making the centers more interesting to look at. To do so, ... and facilitate greater neighborhood wellness that was first started in the 1930s. The program...
Next Antibiotic May Come From Dirt Bacteria, Work Funded by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Finds
Release Date:
08/02/2019
... and biopesticides to support plant systems capable of making enough food to feed the 9.6 billion people projected ...
The Rockefeller Foundation and Mastercard Announce Grants to Streamline Access to Benefits for 5 Million People Living in Poverty
Release Date:
10/21/2019
... in poverty and struggle to meet their most basic needs. Making it easier for them to tap essential benefits such as ...
You Can't Count if You're Not Counted: Exhibition Explores Census in NYC, Supported by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Release Date:
11/06/2019
... decennial count had not yet become an explosive, headline- making political issue. But for Joe Salvo, New York’s ... the importance of getting a full and fair count “ was already weighing very heavily on his...
15
Jan
2020
FCCP Census Operations Series: Part 8 – Counting in the Wake of Natural Disasters & Counting on College/University Campuses - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP
Wednesday, January 15, 2020 -
1:00pm to 2:00pm
This installation of the Census operations webinar series will cover natural disaster scenarios and how Census Bureau updates population.
10
Mar
2021
New York City Workforce Funders’ 2021 Strategy Discussion
Wednesday, March 10, 2021 -
10:00am to 11:00am
... of the Workforce Funders’ network have adapted grant- making approaches to meet the field’s current needs, and ... to help New Yorkers get back to work Peer funders’ grant- making pivots and plans for the year...
09
Feb
2023
The Essentials of Good Governance - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP
Thursday, February 9, 2023 -
12:00pm to 1:15pm
... for how to build an effective board and decision- making framework The core roles and responsibilities of board ...
08
Jun
2023
Managing Family Dynamics in Governance - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP
Thursday, June 8, 2023 -
12:00pm to 1:15pm
... consensus is difficult, particularly during a decision- making moment that will have a real impact on your ... for family connection, and facilitate group decision- making . How do you sign up? Members: To...
07
Jun
2023
Leading Without the Title (PEAK Northeast, Midwest, Southeast, Southern California, and Philanthropy New York)
Wednesday, June 7, 2023 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
... If you’ve ever wondered how to affect decision- making without official decision- making authority, how to lead effectively without being a ...
Ford Foundation Appoints Achmat Dangor to Lead Its South Africa Office
Release Date:
04/01/2013
... to joining the Nelson Mandela Foundation in 2007, Dangor was Director of Advocacy, Communications and Leadership at UNAIDS. Prior to that, he was Interim Director of the World AIDS Campaign and Chief .....