Benchmarking Foundation Governance
On a typical foundation board, what are its members’ most common areas of expertise? How ... There are lots of questions out there about foundation governance. Yet there has been little data about ...
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17
Sep
2015
How U.S. Funders Can Respond to the Current Global Refugee Crisis - Webinar
Thursday, September 17, 2015 -
4:00pm to 5:30pm
... scale. Join this webinar to learn how philanthropy can respond—in the U.S. and internationally—to address ... and indirect impacts of this crisis on the United States What philanthropy is doing and ...
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Funds First-Ever Center for Empathy and the Visual Arts
Release Date:
12/15/2017
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Funds First-Ever Center for Empathy and the Visual Arts The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded the ... meaningful aspects of this encounter is the awareness it...
Ford, Carnegie, Bronfman and Others Support New Forum on Philanthropy and the Public Good at Boston College
Release Date:
10/21/2015
Boston College Law School Launches the Forum on Philanthropy and the Public Good CHESTNUT HILL, ... With support from organizations including the Ford Foundation and Carnegie Corporation, professors Ray Madoff...
NY's Joan Mitchell Foundation Invests $20 Million For New Orleans Arts Center
Release Date:
06/12/2014
NY's Joan Mitchell Foundation Invests $20 Million For New Orleans Arts Center The Joan Mitchell Foundation came to New ... new construction. With that investment on top of what...
08
Jul
2024
Fearless Fund Next Steps: PSOs, Advocacy & Action - A Virtual Meeting Hosted by United Philanthropy Forum and ABFE
Monday, July 8, 2024 -
2:00pm to 3:00pm
... program is hosted by our partners, United Philanthropy Forum and ABFE, who have extended an invitation to PNY ... for vibrant, healthy, and equitable communities. What will you learn? Opportunities for PSOs to...
What World Do You Want to Live In?
Release Date:
05/21/2015
by Frederick James Frelow, Senior Program Officer, Ford Foundation This piece is an excerpt from a commencement ... my doctorate, asked me a question. “Fred,” he said, “ what world do you want to live in?” It’s a...
04
May
2021
What's the Role for International Grantmakers in Decolonizing Philanthropy?
Tuesday, May 4, 2021 -
2:00pm to 3:30pm
What is meant when we talk about decolonizing philanthropy? Why is this idea gaining traction? What can it look like? What does it mean for international ...
16
May
2012
UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues: Donors Breakfast
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 -
8:00am to 10:00am
Beekman Tower Hotel, 3 Mitchell Place, NYC
To coincide with the 11th Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues , First Peoples Worldwide is ... Designed for All interested funders. UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues: Donors Breakfast ...
21
Jul
2022
Many Philanthropic Professionals Will Erase All Student Debt This Year: Can You?- A Webinar Hosted by the NYC Capacity Building Collaborative
Thursday, July 21, 2022 -
3:30pm to 4:30pm
... and combat the racial inequities present in the field. What will you learn? Importance of creating Public Service ... Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) and its availability for students Ways and efforts by city...
Four Philanthropy Leaders Join Forum's Board of Directors
Release Date:
07/26/2017
Four Philanthropy Leaders Join Forum 's Board of Directors Four philanthropy leaders from ... Vice President, External Affairs, Annie E. Casey Foundation ; Andreason Brown, Chief Operating Officer, ... Nick...
Deutsche Bank Supports Transgender Economic Empowerment Forum
Release Date:
12/10/2015
Deutsche Bank Supports Transgender Economic Empowerment Forum Transgender and gender non-conforming New Yorkers ... to make that happen, activists and bankers said at a forum Tuesday night. Actress Laverne Cox,...
Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Flamboyan Arts Fund Partner on Arts Innovation and Management Training Program in Puerto Rico
Release Date:
10/21/2020
Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Flamboyan Arts Fund Partner on Arts Innovation and Management Training ... The Flamboyan Arts Fund is a partnership between Flamboyan Foundation...
Mellon Foundation Launches New Initiative to Support 1,500 Artists and Small Arts Organizations as COVID-19 Crisis Continues
Release Date:
08/27/2020
Mellon Foundation Launches New Initiative to Support 1,500 Artists and Small Arts Organizations as COVID-19 Crisis Continues NEW YORK, ... deserves the beauty, transcendence, and freedom that can...
What It Takes: Supporting New BIPOC Executives
Release Date:
05/19/2021
What It Takes: Supporting New BIPOC Executives By: Bipasha ... new leaders step in, major funders have to step up to offer responsible financial and other support. In December, I ... are a normal part of...
What a Tax Overhaul Could Mean for Students And Schools
Release Date:
12/07/2017
Research Funded by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Offers New, Solar-Powered Technology that Collects and Cleans Water from Air
Release Date:
03/18/2019
Research Funded by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Offers New, Solar-Powered Technology that Collects ... by engineers at The University of Texas at Austin may offer a new solution through solar-powered technology that...
Banks that Actually Serve Communities, What a Novel Idea
Release Date:
07/08/2014
... Roosevelt Institute; former Fellow, Nathan Cummings Foundation I had the privilege of speaking on Philanthropy ... and excitement. The basic idea is that a city (or state) can establish its own bank that will...
Mellon, Ford, Getty, and Terra Foundations Announce New $5M Initiative Designed to Advance Latinx Art in Museums
Release Date:
02/13/2023
... said Elizabeth Alexander, president of the Mellon Foundation . “Through ALAM we are proud to help expand ... upholding the centrality of this work in our museums and arts organizations.” “We need to invest more...
What DAFs are Learning from the Community Development Sector
Release Date:
08/05/2019
What DAFs are Learning from the Community Development Sector By Sam Marks, Chief Executive Officer, FJC – A Foundation of Philanthropic Funds Donor Advised Funds have ... donors are pushing the boundaries of...