Tart, Goodwin Win Carnegie Writing Awards
Release Date:
06/30/2014
... Carnegie Corporation of New York, Donna Tartt won an award for fiction and Doris Kearns Goodwin won for nonfiction. Tartt won the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in...
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More Technology Investment Needed To Boost Outcomes of Social Change Groups
Release Date:
07/25/2014
... Corporation of New York, along with three co-authors, in an op-ed the Chronicle of Philanthropy. The four -- ...
Longtime Carnegie Associate Awarded Top Mathematics Medal
Release Date:
08/14/2014
... of Mathematics and former Director of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, and a longtime associate of the Carnegie ... Chern Medal, one of the world’s most prestigious prizes in...
Arcus and Ford Named as Top Funders who Champion Marriage Equality
Release Date:
10/07/2014
... It's always hard to pinpoint the role of philanthropy in bringing about big changes in society and, to be sure, ... and strategic philanthropy that got results, this is it. For nearly 15...
Atlantic Philanthropies is Down to its Last Billion Dollars
Release Date:
11/03/2014
... making good on its promise to give away all of its money in the next two years. But unlike the early days of the ... wants to go out with a bang when it makes its last grant in 2016. While the so-called spend-...
Microsoft Is Teaching Cybersecurity to Cities Around the World—For Free
Release Date:
01/16/2015
... Is Teaching Cybersecurity to Cities Around the World— For Free Cybersecurity isn’t just an issue for the feds and big companies like Google and Facebook. ... by the Rockefeller Foundation. “We’ll lead...
Ford Foundation Bets on Slow Food Movement to Help Global Poor
Release Date:
01/23/2015
... crowd of foodies and hipsters who have the luxury to think in highly intentional ways about how and what they eat. In fact, though, that's an unfair stereotype and this is a ... Ford Foundation. The...
Rita Allen Foundation Study Addresses Impact of Political Advertising
Release Date:
03/20/2015
... political issues by a ratio of 45:1. The study — paid for , in part, by the Democracy Fund and the Rita Allen Foundation, ... — examined newscasts in the Philadelphia viewing area for...
Simons Foundation Initiative Provides Support for Early Career Scientists
Release Date:
03/25/2015
Simons Foundation Initiative Provides Support for Early Career Scientists They will award up to 70 ... based on several factors, including the amount of external funding the scientist has at the time of the grant...
Brooklyn Community Foundation, OSF and New York Foundation Accept National Impact Awards
Release Date:
05/20/2015
... watchdog of foundations, NCRP inaugurated the awards in 2013 to honor foundations that embody the ideals of ...
'Investment Club' of Foundations Pays Off for Nonprofits
Release Date:
06/05/2015
'Investment Club' of Foundations Pays Off for Nonprofits The first investment by a group of New York ... last fall isn't likely to generate much cash. But for the residents of the Port Morris...
Ford Foundation Board Making Rare Detroit Visit
Release Date:
06/15/2015
... Board Making Rare Detroit Visit There are also plans for a "grand bargain" reunion during the three-day visit, a gathering of top leaders in national and local philanthropy who collaborated to create...
Ford and RBF Lead Charge to Publicize Diversity Data
Release Date:
07/01/2015
... donor organizations, and Green 2.0, a group that advocates for increased diversity at environmental groups on the ...
NYC Social Impact Investment Fails to Meet Goal
Release Date:
07/06/2015
... and as a result the city will not have to foot the bill for it, the Bond Buyer reports. The nation's first social ... — a pay- for -performance vehicle that leverages private funding to...
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Works to Build a Better South Bronx
Release Date:
07/10/2015
... quality of life and deliver measurable health benefits for South Bronx residents with parks, tree-lined streets, ... access. Known as the Haven Project, the new vision for the South Bronx neighborhoods of Mott...
Bank of America Provides Light to 500 Schools in the Developing World
Release Date:
08/13/2015
Bank of America Provides Light to 500 Schools in the Developing World GivePower Foundation—a ... goal to provide light to a school in a developing country for each megawatt of solar power it...
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Strives to Provide Free Psychiatric Evaluations to 10,000 NYC Kids
Release Date:
08/21/2015
... Free Psychiatric Evaluations to 10,000 NYC Kids One in every five American children and adolescents -- or 17.1 ...
NoVo Foundation’s Peter Buffett Talks about ‘Philanthropic Colonialism
Release Date:
11/02/2015
... especially from people already doing the work well. In a wide-ranging interview with WMUK's Earlene McMichael, .....
HSBC Cuts Links With Big Muslim Aid Charity
Release Date:
01/04/2016
... over concerns that the nonprofit's funds could end up in the hands of terrorist groups, Economic Times writes, ... previously disclosed, stemmed from Islamic Relief's work in conflict zones such as...
Chronicle of Social Change Profiles Hilton Foundation and Its Massive Growth
Release Date:
01/22/2016
... Hilton Foundation and Its Massive Growth As I discussed in my post last week on funders helping foster youth age out ... a close eye on if you are wondering about their future funding for...