Philanthropy 50—No. 39: Jon Stryker
Release Date:
02/10/2013
Mr. Stryker made the Chronicle’s list of the top 50 donors of 2012 with the $30.1 million he gave to the Arcus Foundation, which he founded 13 years ago.
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As National Momentum Grows, Advocates’ Voices Ring Out On Capitol Hill
Release Date:
12/19/2012
In this post reprinted from the blog of the National Opportunity to Learn Campaign, Edward W. Hazen Foundation President and Philanthropy New York Board member Lori Bezahler reports from the first-ever Congressional public hearing on ending the...
President, Again, Attacks Charitable Deduction
Release Date:
04/11/2013
This examination of President Obama’s federal budget proposal includes comments from Michael Peterson, President of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
What It Means To Be A Philanthropist -- Gen Xers and Millennials Weigh In
Release Date:
04/01/2013
21/64 Managing Director Sharna Goldseker and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy’s Michael Moody discuss their recent report on the philanthropic vision of the next generation of donors.
Bloomberg Philanthropies Unveils Web Site and Priorities
Release Date:
04/30/2013
Bloomberg Philanthropies unveiled its first website, which provides detailed information about its areas of focus, a letter from Mayor Bloomberg and an annual report on the foundation’s activities.
Philanthropy as Field Builder
Release Date:
04/25/2013
The second in a series of Rockefeller Foundation President Judith Rodin’s reflections on the unique strengths and enduring lessons of 100 years of strategic philanthropy.
Komen Cancels 2014 Fundraising Events in Seven Cities
Release Date:
06/07/2013
Susan G. Komen for the Cure has cancelled the Race for the Cure events due to economic uncertainty and competition from other nonprofits.
Though Enrolling More Poor Students, 2-Year Colleges Get Less of Federal Pie
Release Date:
05/22/2013
A review of the findings from The Century Foundation’s report on the nation’s community colleges.
COF 2.0: Is This What The Field of Philanthropy Really Needs?
Release Date:
08/21/2013
An op-ed by Doug Bauer, Executive Director of The Clark Foundation, in NCRP’s Summer 2013 issue of Responsive Philanthropy.
Underwater Mortgages, Drowning Cities, and Rogue Financiers
Release Date:
08/06/2013
A blog post by Robert C. Hockett, Fellow at The Century Foundation.
Businesses With a Social Conscience Reach a Tipping Point
Release Date:
08/01/2013
An op-ed by Phillip Henderson, President of the Surdna Foundation.
Schools Rake In Private Funds
Release Date:
07/28/2013
This article on the record $47 million in pledges that the fundraising arm of the New York City public-school system received this past year quotes Rick Smith, president of the Pinkerton Foundation, which helped fund the Summer Quest academic summer...
Peter Buffett Takes to Twitter to Advance Critique of Philanthropy
Release Date:
09/19/2013
In this episode of the Social Good podcast, the NoVo Foundation Co-Chair discusses why he decided to write his New York Times op-ed and how social media are helping to spread a thoughtful debate about the future of philanthropy.
Will California Choose Prisons Over Schools—Again?
Release Date:
09/18/2013
An op-ed by Lori Bezahler, President of the Edward W. Hazen Foundation.
The Mismeasure of Poverty
Release Date:
09/17/2013
Russell Sage Foundation President Sheldon Danziger talks about the flaws in the ways that the U.S. measures poverty in an op-ed for The New York Times.
Giving Circles: More Impact to Go Around
Release Date:
11/07/2013
Ana L. Oliveira, President of the New York Women's Foundation, is quoted in a New York Times examination of the rise of giving circles.
Edgar M. Bronfman, Who Built a Bigger, More Elegant Seagram, Dies at 84
Release Date:
12/22/2013
The New York Times examined the life of Edgar M. Bronfman, President of The Samuel Bronfman Foundation.
Doug Bauer Named to the Board of Directors of the National Council of Nonprofits.
Release Date:
04/15/2014
Doug Bauer, Executive Director of The Clark Foundation, has been named to the Board of Directors of the National Council of Nonprofits.
Robin Hood Gala Brings in $60-Million for Antipoverty Groups
Release Date:
05/14/2014
New York’s Robin Hood Foundation raised $60-million for poverty-fighting efforts Monday night at its annual gala, the biggest event on the city’s philanthropic social circuit, writes The Wall Street Journal
Investing for Real and Permanent Good
Release Date:
06/06/2014
Interviewed for a Harvard Business School podcast, Carnegie Corporation of New York's co-Chief Investment Officers Kim Lew and Meredith Jenkins discuss how they got into foundation investing and explain why the field makes sense for parents seeking...