Biggest Givers of 2012
Release Date:
03/04/2013
Melissa Berman, President & CEO of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, is quoted in this analysis of 2012's top donors. A forecasting outfit called Atlas of .....
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Sequestering the Sector
Release Date:
02/28/2013
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors President & CEO Melissa Berman discusses what the sequester ... and other religious figures still live sequestered lives, as will the former Pope Benedict XVI. In a radical...
The Transformative Power of Philanthropy
Release Date:
05/09/2013
The fourth in a series of Rockefeller Foundation President Judith Rodin’s reflections on the unique strengths and enduring lessons of 100 years of strategic philanthropy. Next...
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 ... philanthropy. Last week, I discussed role of philanthropy as risk-taker...
World Bank Looks to Leverage Partnerships With Foundations
Release Date:
06/02/2013
The World Bank is looking to increase the number of such partnerships — which include a recent effort with ... topic: climate change. Around the table: representatives of some of the world’s top...
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. Last fall in California, a broad coalition of community organizations, faith-based groups, advocates and ...
How to Determine If a Charity Is Effective
Release Date:
11/10/2013
... Director Bruce Boyd and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors President & CEO Melissa Berman are quoted in a Wall Street ...
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Passing the Baton: Reflections on the Past, Present, and Future of Family Philanthropy - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP
Thursday, December 12, 2019 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
... Center for Family Philanthropy will welcome Nick Tedesco as President and CEO and see the transition of founder and longtime President Ginny Esposito to the role ...
Soros' Support of Marijuana Legalization Leads Philanthropies to Increase Support for Opposition
Release Date:
10/14/2014
Soros' Support of Marijuana Legalization Leads Philanthropies to Increase ... for non-violent drug crimes. In a recent article in the Financial Times, Soros lambasted the federal “war on drugs” as...
JPMorgan and Citi-Backed Program is Bridge Between Youth Unemployment, Growing Skills Gap
Release Date:
08/21/2015
... high-growth employment sectors. According to the "State of St. Louis STEM Workforce 2014," a report created by St. ... Jobs receives private and public funding. The program has financial support from...
BofA, Rockefeller Noted for Adding Profit Incentives to Nonprofit Work
Release Date:
11/06/2015
... private funds to achieve social benefits along with financial returns—has been growing over the past five ... A government agency contracts with an intermediary—such as the nonprofit Social Finance US—which in...
Philanthropy Can Help Build a Thriving Democracy by Building Up Programs and Places That Fuel Civic Involvement
Release Date:
01/20/2022
... piece was originally published by The Chronicle of Philanthropy on January 6, 2021. In an alternate universe, ... The United States, Biden promised , “will serve as an example by investing in our own democracy...
COVID-19: Using a Racial Justice Lens Now to Transform Our Future
Release Date:
04/07/2020
... by Nonprofit Quarterly on March 30, 2020. For most of us, COVID-19 global pandemic’s breathtaking impact on ... health, education, gender and information inequities, as well as state violence...
Goldman Sachs Brings 10,000 Small Businesses Initiative to Detroit
Release Date:
12/01/2013
... in Detroit. Goldman Sachs has announced the launch of its 10,000 Small Businesses initiative in Detroit. In ... Community College, Wayne State University, and a variety of community-based organizations, the...
Morgan Stanley Launches Perspectives in Philanthropy, Vol. 13, 'The Advancement of Women and Girls'
Release Date:
08/26/2015
... Perspectives in Philanthropy, Vol. 13, 'The Advancement of Women and Girls' Morgan Stanley Wealth Management today announced the release of its latest issue of Perspectives in...
Rockefeller Foundation to Take Food-Waste Fight to Davos
Release Date:
01/21/2016
... Davos The World Economic Forum suffers from no shortage of lofty goals — its theme two years ago was no less than “reshaping the world” — and the gathering of global power players still lends itself to high-...
Rockefeller Partnership to Support Cities' Infrastructure Recovery
Release Date:
01/25/2016
... initiative designed to accelerate the economic recovery of cities in the aftermath of catastrophic natural disasters. Announced at the World ... will support cities around the globe in the areas of...
A Big STEM Gift from Simons Foundation Grabs Attention in the Field
Release Date:
08/24/2016
... One Backed By Hedge Fund Wealth Diversifying the pool of STEM students and workers across the country is an especially hot funding area of late, as we've covered often. In one recent...
Wallace Foundation Study Looks at Effects of Voluntary Summer Learning Programs on Low-Income Urban Youth
Release Date:
09/30/2016
Wallace Foundation Study Looks at Effects of Voluntary Summer Learning Programs on Low-Income Urban ... a report from the Wallace Foundation and the RAND Corporation finds. The report, Learning From Summer:...
Supported by Rockefeller, $10 Million Water Window Challenge Announces Winners
Release Date:
03/17/2017
... The Global Resilience Partnership (GRP), an initiative of the Rockefeller Foundation , USAID , and the Swedish ... Agency (SIDA), has announced the twelve winners of the Water Window Challenge , an...