Turning Brooklyn Cachet Into Cash
Release Date:
03/10/2014
... Foundation is looking to press the reset button. The $60 million foundation, which focuses its grant -making in Brooklyn, was intended to grow in influence ... really soared...
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New Gifts Offer Clues on Bloomberg’s Philanthropic Direction
Release Date:
02/27/2014
... annual letter and its recent grants - including a $10 million initiative to prevent child drowning deaths in Bangladesh - indicate where the former mayor's ... efforts will focus next, reports The...
Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Backs Community Development in Baltimore
Release Date:
05/11/2015
... grants to thirty-one Baltimore nonprofits as part of a joint $1.5 million Summer Youth Initiative that brings together three of ... behavior, and enhance academic achievement. All of...
Trinity Church Appoints Neill Coleman as New Chief Philanthropy Officer
Release Date:
05/25/2018
... for the lower Manhattan church, which awards more than $10 million a year in grants. He previously served as vice president of global communication at The Rockefeller Foundation as well ...
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Announces New Chief Investment Officer, Leena Bhutta
Release Date:
07/29/2021
... today announced that Jeffrey Heil will retire at the end of 2021 after serving for 18 years as the foundation’s ... chief investment officer, will immediately succeed him in the role. “Jeff has been as...
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Healing from and Preventing Conflict: The Unique Power of the Arts
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... or past - defines them. For others, conflict occurs in pockets, affecting people and groups unequally. The effects of conflict on social cohesion create divides that threaten ... Westermann , Executive Vice...
No Stories Without Numbers; No Numbers Without Stories
Release Date:
08/04/2014
By Paul Connolly, Director of Philanthropic Advisory Services, Bessemer Trust As ... wealth management firm that supervises over $96 billion in assets for 2200 client families, over $4 billion of...
For Funders Focusing on Developing Countries, Impact Bonds Present Fresh Opportunities
Release Date:
08/04/2016
... about the potential and challenges that come with engaging in social impact bonds (SIBs) or pay for success (PFS) ... for an open discussion on the current and potential role of philanthropy in...
Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Names Daniel F. Wilhelm President
Release Date:
06/05/2017
... Guggenheim Foundation today announced the appointment of Daniel F. Wilhelm as its eighth President. Mr. Wilhelm, ... assumed his position June 1. The Foundation, created in 1929 by eminent businessman and...
PNY Signs Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy's (AAPIP) Open Letter to Philanthropy: The Cure to Viral Racism Is Within Our Hands
Release Date:
04/08/2020
... Within Our Hands This joint statement was included as part of an article " Asian American Grant Makers Call on Philanthropy to End Violence and Bias on ... harm’s way, including children. There are more...
Why New Yorkers should be proud of the 2020 Census Results
Release Date:
05/06/2021
Why New Yorkers should be proud of the 2020 Census Results By: Patricia A. Swann, Co-Chair, ... through the New York State Census Equity Fund (NYSCEF) in The New York Community Trust--as well as our allies...
Capacity Building Across Borders: Philanthropy New York’s International Grantmakers Network
Release Date:
02/07/2012
... Philanthropy Advisors On January 25th, the experiences of funders and grantees in Africa were used as a lens on funding organizational ... grants. A third tactic was to provide general operating ...
It’s Time Responsible Business Became Business as Usual
Release Date:
03/22/2016
... here with permission. by Paula Luff, founder and CEO of Viso Strategies Corporation I recently had the opportunity ... Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and my own career in social impact. The discussion...
New York Community Trust Names David Marcus as Director of Communications and Marketing
Release Date:
07/01/2013
... Marcus has joined The New York Community Trust as Director of Communications and Marketing. Marcus will oversee the ... thousands of projects, from after-school chess programs in Harlem to...
Century Foundation Fellow Weighs in on UT Affirmative Action Case
Release Date:
12/11/2015
Century Foundation Fellow Weighs in on UT Affirmative Action Case In an awkward exchange in ... well” than to go to a highly selective college, like the University of...
The Daphne Foundation Appoints Yvonne Moore to Its Board of Trustees
Release Date:
04/28/2016
The Daphne Foundation Appoints Yvonne Moore to Its Board of Trustees The Daphne Foundation has announced the election ... its Board of Trustees. A private family foundation founded in 1991 by...
Paula Luff Named New Director of Sustainability & Impact at the Inherent Group
Release Date:
03/07/2017
Paula Luff Named New Director of Sustainability & Impact at the Inherent Group Philanthropy ... Inherent Group as Director of Sustainability & Impact in March 2017. Inherent Group...
An Interview With Kavitha Mediratta, Executive Director of the Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity Initiative Launched by Atlantic Philanthropies
Release Date:
02/14/2018
An Interview With Kavitha Mediratta, Executive Director of the Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity Initiative Launched ... of Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity , a ten-year, $60 million...
Sir Alok Sharma Joins The Rockefeller Foundation to Advance Global Development and Climate Action Goals
Release Date:
05/22/2023
... today that the Rt Hon Sir Alok Sharma, current Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom and former President of ... has joined as Climate and Finance Fellow. In this role...
Reflections on Launching a Philanthropic Fund in Six Months
Release Date:
09/19/2019
... Earlier this month, the WES Mariam Assefa Fund , a $30 million philanthropic initiative of World Education Services (WES), awarded over $1.2 million ... progress in the...