Simons Family 'Giving Big' on Climate Change
Release Date:
08/21/2017
... Simons clan is best known for his math chops and science philanthropy . But heirs Nat and Liz Simons are taking the ...
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What Now? From Outrage to Action
Release Date:
08/28/2017
... and thrive. As a philanthropic intermediary, we know that philanthropy must be on guard against our field's tendency to ... of our duty. As such, we call on our friends and allies in philanthropy and...
Can Business Save The World from Climate Change?
Release Date:
09/06/2017
"We are still in." On June 5, with these four words a group of U.S. businesses and investors with a combined annual revenue of $1.4 trillion sent a powerful message to the world: U.S. President Donald Trump may have withdrawn from the Paris...
Growing Number of Companies Opt for Locally Driven Hurricane Relief Efforts, Reports GlobalGiving
Release Date:
09/08/2017
... and in the future, according to “The Future of Disaster Philanthropy ,” a research paper produced by GlobalGiving ...
After So Many Disasters, Nonprofit Relief Organizations Struggle Against ‘Donor Fatigue’
Release Date:
09/25/2017
... Ottenhoff is president and CEO of the Center for Disaster Philanthropy , a Washington-based nonprofit group that ...
Giving Away $100 Million: A Peek Behind the Curtain At Macarthur Foundation
Release Date:
09/27/2017
... as our president Julia Stasch has said, “ philanthropy is best positioned to provide society’s ...
Toward Liberation: A Staunch Social Justice Funder Puts Women of Color Up Front
Release Date:
09/29/2017
... Up Front We hear a lot about the lack of diversity in philanthropy ’s upper leadership, and also about the lack of ...
A Spectrum of Change: Why Is An Art Foundation Tackling Mass Incarceration?
Release Date:
10/06/2017
... in the evolving and red-hot field of "artist as activist" philanthropy , launching its Artist as Activist program in .....
Helmsley Charitable Trust Commits $5 Million to JDRF T1D Fund
Release Date:
10/27/2017
... $5 Million to JDRF T1D Fund The JDRF T1D Fund, a venture philanthropy fund focused on developing life-changing ...
The Rockefeller Foundation, the Open Society Foundation, and the Ford Foundation Working With Rebuild by Design In Puerto Rico
Release Date:
11/30/2017
The “Resilient Puerto Rico Advisory Commission”—announced on November 16, 2017—will be an independent and inclusive body led by Puerto Ricans and designed to offer recommendations for how to use private, philanthropic, local government, and federal...
Ford Foundation Partners with Other Funders to Increase Educational Attainment in the Rio Grande Valley
Release Date:
05/03/2018
RGV FOCUS leaders recently unveiled the organization’s 2017 Annual Report showing that Rio Grande Valley students now match or outperform their Texas peers in nine out of 11 key indicators – from high school graduation rates, to FAFSA financial aid...
Stavros Niarchos Foundation is a Proud Supporter of the Special Olympics
Release Date:
10/29/2018
... with representatives from the worlds of sport, business, philanthropy , and government. Supported by the SNF and ...
11
Dec
2018
In Mixed Company: People of Color in White Spaces - A Food for Thought Conversation
Tuesday, December 11, 2018 -
12:00pm to 2:00pm
... space specifically for mixed company? Is there a role that philanthropy can play to create and protect mixed space? ... hosted by the Committee for Equitable and Inclusive Philanthropy for PNY members to...
Bloomberg Awards $10 Million to Address Opioid Crisis in Michigan
Release Date:
03/17/2019
Bloomberg Philanthropies has announced a $10 million commitment in support of efforts in Michigan to address the large number of opioid overdose deaths in the state. Michigan is the second state (after Pennsylvania) selected to participate in a...
Two Distinct Types of NY Funders are Gearing Up for Redistricting, Here’s Why
Release Date:
03/03/2021
... Why By: Patricia A. Swann, Steering Committee Chair, New York State Census Equity Fund (NYSCEF) and Michael Hamill ... of government resources. A whole lot of funders across New York State came together around...
Vision and Purpose for Long-Life Foundations
Release Date:
03/12/2014
... to clarify their thinking and address this core issue in philanthropy today. All three of the leaders on this panel ...
How the Art For Justice Fund Hopes to Reduce Mass Incarceration
Release Date:
08/16/2018
... Incarceration Last year, the Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, and collector and philanthropist Agnes ...
10
Dec
2019
Understanding Identity, Privilege and Power in Philanthropic Practice
Tuesday, December 10, 2019 -
9:00am to 11:30am
... justice and anti-oppression practice more deeply into philanthropy and grantmaking work, through participants’ ... approach to identity and power into your current work in philanthropy Presenter Felicia...
16
Oct
2019
Reimagining the Council on Foundations: A Visioning Session With Kathleen Enright
Wednesday, October 16, 2019 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
What is the highest and best role for philanthropy ? And how can the Council on Foundations support ... How a reimagined Council can best support the field of philanthropy Early ideas for how the Council can act in...
29
Oct
2020
From Detention to Liberation - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR
Thursday, October 29, 2020 -
1:00pm to 2:30pm
... perhaps the most consequential election in recent memory, philanthropy finds itself grappling with the challenge of ... rights leaders are advancing liberatory frameworks What philanthropy can do to support...