Rita Allen Foundation Passionate About Funding Breakthrough Solutions to Significant Problems
Release Date:
08/26/2015
Foundation President, Elizabeth Good Christopherson offers insight on the organization's funding priorities.
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Research to Prevent Blindess Finds New Clues to Vision Loss in Macular Degeneration
Release Date:
09/02/2015
... causes of blindness in industrialized countries and offers potential targets for treating the disease. The ...
ASPCA Grants Nearly $1 Million for Initiatives to Encourage Pet Adoptions
Release Date:
09/04/2015
The funds will cover adoption and "make-ready" fees for specific breeds of cats and dogs.
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Appoints Jane Mendillo and L. Rafael Reif to its Board of Trustees
Release Date:
04/11/2016
Ms. Mendillo and President Reif will offer wise leadership, grounded in deep and broad experience, as well as steadfast commitment to the Foundation's core constituencies in the humanities, arts, higher education, and cultural organizations," said...
William T. Grant Foundation Invites Proposals for New York City Youth Service Improvement Grants
Release Date:
07/25/2016
The William T. Grant Foundation seeks to improve the lives of youth by supporting small to medium-size organizations that have already had some success but lack the funds to make needed improvements.
Mellon Foundation Awards St. Lawrence University $800,000 to Support Sophomore-Year Experience
Release Date:
10/21/2016
This new program will offer a new series of second-year student seminars and courses that are linked to experiential learning opportunities, including internships, community outreach and summer research fellowships.
Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities (TFN) Announces Applications for 2017 Class
Release Date:
10/27/2016
This year-long fellowship program will offer coaching, tools, knowledge, and best practices to professionals in philanthropy that can enhance funder grantmaking decisions in ways that are responsive to the needs and assets of low-income...
Wallace Foundation Supports a Transgender Story Told Through Opera
Release Date:
11/11/2016
... conversation. Based in part on true events, As One offers a narrative that's both specific, as well as .....
Wallace Foundation Supports Alvin Ailey Program to Inspire Young New Yorkers
Release Date:
12/01/2016
... of 21 - 30 through a series of special events and ticket offers ... Wallace Foundation Supports Alvin Ailey Program to ...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Supports GallopNYC Acquisition of Horse Stables in Queens
Release Date:
01/09/2017
GallopNYC had acquired the horse stables near Forest Park, Queens, operated for many years as Lynne's Riding School, in Forest Hills, N.Y. The stable will be known as GallopNYC (Forest Hills).
Capital One Hosts Discussion at SXSW on How to Really Diversify Tech
Release Date:
03/27/2017
... famous blues nightclub Antone’s, and turned it into the Capital One House at SXSW. The company held a series ...
Bloomberg Launches Smart City Certification
Release Date:
04/11/2017
Two years after its inception, Bloomberg Philanthropies' What Works Cities program announced an initiative that will direct cities on how to use data to improve their smart infrastructure.
MetLife Foundation and Special Olympics Announce International Partnership
Release Date:
04/28/2017
... skills, such as running, kicking and throwing. It also offers families, teachers, caregivers and people from the ...
De Blasio Names Members Of Commission That Will Review Statues, Plaques Across NYC
Release Date:
09/11/2017
We now know who will help decide the fate of the statue of Christopher Columbus in Columbus Circle.
To Sell Themselves to Donors, Nonprofits Are Turning to the Pros
Release Date:
09/13/2017
The Colon Cancer Alliance is one of a surging number of nonprofits that are turning to marketing experts for help.
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, The JPB Foundation and Others Fund Brain Circuitry Research
Release Date:
05/03/2018
... Fund Brain Circuitry Research Observational learning, offers a major evolutionary advantage, says Kay Tye, an MIT ...
Bank of America Issues $2.25 Billion Green Bond
Release Date:
05/23/2018
Bank of America has issued a $2.25 billion green bond aimed at increasing renewable energy generation.
Mertz Gilmore Foundation and Others Support DANCE NOW FESTIVAL 2018
Release Date:
06/08/2018
... and festival newcomers. The annual DANCE NOW Festival offers a unique challenge for artists: to create a clear and ...
It’s Time Responsible Business Became Business as Usual
Release Date:
03/22/2016
... many of us watched the live webcam footage of oil pouring into the Gulf of Mexico during the Deepwater Horizon oil ... Legal compliance is necessary, but no longer sufficient. A report recently published by...
14
Nov
2016
International Grantmakers Network: Brown Bag Lunch
Monday, November 14, 2016 -
12:00pm to 2:00pm
Philanthropy New York, 1500 Broadway, 7th Floor, NYC
The International Grantmakers Network invites all funders with interest in international grantmaking to an informal brown-bag lunch (bring your own lunch!) for networking and conversation.