Celebrating a Year of Progress on Expanded Learning Time
Release Date:
05/15/2013
An op-ed by Time to Succeed Coalition Co-Chair Chris Gabrieli and Ford Foundation President Luis Ubiñas.
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Affording Obamacare: New York's New Health Plan Rates
Release Date:
07/19/2013
A blog post from James Knickman, President and CEO of the New York State Health Foundation.
Bill Gates: 'Philanthropy Should Be Taking Bigger Risks Than Business'
Release Date:
09/25/2013
View video of Bill Gates at the Clinton Global Initiative.
Philanthropy: Beyond Business or Charity
Release Date:
11/01/2013
Lori Bezahler, President of the Edward W. Hazen Foundation, wrote about the problems with adopting a "business planning" model for philanthropy in the latest issue of NCRP's Responsive Philanthropy.
Scott Stringer Unveils Transition Team
Release Date:
11/18/2013
Ana Oliveira has been appointed as co-chair of Comptroller-elect Scott Stringer's transition team. Its members include Lisa Garcia Quiroz, Chief Diversity Officer and Senior Vice President for Corporate Responsibility at Time Warner Inc.
What Inequality Deniers Have In Common With Climate Change Skeptics
Release Date:
06/16/2014
Ford Foundation President Darren Walker writes in an op-ed that recent attempts to discredit Thomas Piketty's research into income inequality remind him of earlier efforts to deny that climate change is a real threat.
Effective Philanthropy Takes Time
Release Date:
06/26/2014
In "Making Change," a podcast of the Chronicle of Philanthropy, Phil Henderson, president, Surdna Foundation, discusses why effective philanthropy is about working toward a long-term goal.
Nineteen Ford-Funded Films Nominated for 2014 Emmys
Release Date:
07/17/2014
The nominees for the 35th Annual News and Documentary Emmys and the 66th Annual Primetime Emmys include 19 documentaries and film projects that have received support from the Ford Foundation's JustFilms initiative.
Target Hits $25 Million Goal For School Supply Donations
Release Date:
08/04/2014
Target Corp. announced that it hit its campaign goal to donate $25 million in school supplies to children in need based on purchases made in its stores nationwide from July 13 through Aug. 2.
UJA-Federation Awarded $4 Million Matching Grant for Teen Education
Release Date:
08/07/2014
UJA-Federation of New York will receive up to $4,403,119 as a 1:1 matching grant from the Jim Joseph Foundation for a new summer education initiative for NY area Jewish teens.
Viriginia "Ginnie" Sloane Remembered for Her Philanthropic Spirit
Release Date:
11/04/2014
Former Heckscher Foundation for Children president, Virginia Sloane, was active in the philanthropic community for several decades.
NYCT Awards Grants Totaling $9.1 Million
Release Date:
06/15/2015
The foundation has announced grants to 79 organizations.
Andrew W. Mellon Study Examines Demographic Composition of Museum Staff
Release Date:
08/05/2015
The study is thought to be the first of its kind to measure diversity in art museums around the U.S.
New York Community Trust Gives $8.7 Million to Nonprofits Across the City
Release Date:
10/05/2015
In all, 84 grants totaling $8.7 million were approved at the October board meeting.
Ford’s President Highlights Government’s Role in Reducing Inequality
Release Date:
10/30/2015
Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation, joined Chronicle of Philanthropy readers on Facebook to answer questions about what its new focus on reducing inequality means for the foundation and grantees.
Doris Duke Teams Up With Chicago's Stomping Grounds Dance Festival
Release Date:
04/29/2016
STOMPING GROUNDS is made possible by major support from the Chicago Free For All Fund atThe Chicago Community Trust, Engaging Dance Audiences funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, and Joyce Chelberg with additional funding from the...
Rockefeller, Bloomberg Drive New Approaches to Urban Development
Release Date:
05/03/2016
New collaboration models and citizen-inclusive governance approaches using new technologies and tools are being driven by private sector actors like the Rockefeller Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies and Vulcan Philanthropies.
At Rockefeller, Actor Robin Wright on Negotiating Equal Pay on ‘House of Cards’
Release Date:
05/18/2016
In an interview with the Rockefeller Foundation about closing the gender gap, Wright explained that she made the move after learning she was earning $420,000 an episode, compared to Spacey's $500,000.
Russell Sage-Supported Study Explores Effects of Education Level On Genetic Make-Up of US Population
Release Date:
05/31/2016
While the latter half of the 20th century showed a widening gap between the more and less educated with respect to marriage and fertility, this trend has not significantly altered the genetic makeup of subsequent generations.
Ford, Rockefeller, Mellon, Bank of America Are Just a Few of the Donors to New African American Museum
Release Date:
05/25/2016
... Among them are the Ford, Gates, Rockefeller and Mellon foundations , General Electric and Walmart, Oprah Winfrey and ...