New MIF/Hewlett Foundation Webinars Explore How Funders Can Fight Misinformation
Release Date:
09/27/2017
Media Impact Funders are planning a three-part webinar series: The Future of Truth: Can Philanthropy Help Mitigate Misinformation?
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Navigating Uncertain Terrain and International Barriers to Giving
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... are often working in areas where laws and conditions for grantmaking are challenging to navigate. Recent times ... terrain with experts from the International Center for Not- for -Profit Law...
Rockefeller Brothers Fund President Stephen Heintz to Receive Council on Foundations Distinguished Service Award
Release Date:
11/08/2018
Stephen Heintz, president of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and a prominent voice on democratic institutions and civil society development, will receive philanthropy’s highest honor, the Distinguished Service Award, and deliver an address on the...
Modern Dance Groups to Get Hurricane Sandy Aid
Release Date:
12/25/2012
... to Hurricane Sandy. Among the huge outpouring of relief for damages from Hurricane Sandy nearly two months after it hit, a modest effort is on the horizon for the shoestring but vibrant world of modern dance...
$15 Million Gift and New Name for Community College
Release Date:
04/29/2013
... New Community College, one of the largest donations ever for a public two-year college. The foundation is giving an ... community colleges of the City University of New York. For prestigious private colleges,...
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Awards $1.3 Million in Support of Jazz, Contemporary Dance, Theatre Fields
Release Date:
10/09/2013
... arts organizations were awarded through DDCF's Fund for National Projects and are designed to strengthen the ... jazz, presenting and theatre fields and improve conditions for performing artists across...
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Commits $136 Million to Create Youth Job Opportunities in Greece
Release Date:
10/07/2013
... a call to action to help create new opportunities for Greece’s younger generations, which are severely ... €100 million towards this effort. The unemployment rate for young people in Greece is more than 60%,...
Carnegie Corporation Awards $10 Million to Four School Districts
Release Date:
10/02/2013
Part of the foundation's multiyear, $28 million Opportunity by Design initiative, the grants will help the school districts (including the New York City Department of Education) design and open new high schools that support students in meeting the...
Funders Launch National Conversation on A ‘Common Purpose’
Release Date:
10/01/2013
At Independent Sector’s annual conference, Stephen Heintz, President of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, revealed that RBF and six other major foundations — including the Rockefeller Foundation, the Open Society Foundations and the Carnegie...
Foundations Aim to Save Pensions in Detroit Crisis
Release Date:
01/13/2014
The New York Times reports that a group of national and local philanthropic foundations, including the Ford Foundation, have pledged $330 million to help save Detroit's art collection.
JPMorgan to Commit $100-Million to Boost Detroit’s Recovery
Release Date:
05/21/2014
Wall Street giant JPMorgan Chase will commit $100-million in grants and loans over five years to aid Detroit’s revitalization effort as the city recovers from the country’s largest municipal bankruptcy, The New York Times and the Detroit Free Press...
Detroit Institute of Arts Hits Its Grand Bargain Goal
Release Date:
01/08/2015
Supporters include JPMorgan Chase and Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
After-School Enrollment Up, but Still Shy of Lofty de Blasio Goals
Release Date:
01/16/2015
... managed to boost enrollment in after-school programs for middle-schoolers this year — but still fell short of ... boasted that enrollment had reached “121 percent” for the 75,000 city-funded after-school seats...
ASPCA President Seeks Harsher Punishment for Dog Fighting
Release Date:
04/10/2015
ASPCA President Seeks Harsher Punishment for Dog Fighting There's no question dog fighting is a ... in locations that range from rural towns to dense cities across the country. By our estimate, there are tens...
ASPCA Grants Nearly $1 Million for Initiatives to Encourage Pet Adoptions
Release Date:
09/04/2015
ASPCA Grants Nearly $1 Million for Initiatives to Encourage Pet Adoptions An animal ... The funding, which was offered by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), will ... L.A. Animal...
Sloan Foundation Awards Honor 7 NYC Teachers for their Creativity in Science, Math Instruction
Release Date:
12/02/2015
Sloan Foundation Awards Honor 7 NYC Teachers for their Creativity in Science, Math Instruction Going by the book isn’t enough for a select group of city teachers being honored Wednesday with the annual Sloan...
Tenants Take the Hit as New York Fails to Police Huge Housing Tax Break
Release Date:
12/07/2015
... flouted laws requiring rent stabilization in exchange for a large property tax break it received. . . Tenants ...
NY Women's Foundation, Pfizer Among "Above & Beyond" Honorees
Release Date:
03/02/2016
... its 2016 "Above & Beyond" award honorees, a recognition for 25 New York women of "public and civic mind." Ana ... be honored. The New York Women’s Foundation is a voice for women and a...
Guttman Community College to Move to UWS
Release Date:
04/05/2016
Stella and Charles Guttman Community College, the City University of New York’s newest institution, will relocate from its Midtown home to much larger digs in a CUNY-owned building on the Upper West Side.
Rockefeller Foundation Grants 'Hamilton' Tix to Bronx Theatre High School Students
Release Date:
04/07/2016
‘Hamilton’ Tickets for Students and Wisdom From Its Creator Lin-Manuel ...