After So Many Disasters, Nonprofit Relief Organizations Struggle Against ‘Donor Fatigue’
Release Date:
09/25/2017
... incredibly generous.When they hear about disasters. They want to help. He predicts the amount of money donated for the ...
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Skoll, Ford and Others Work with Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors on How to Listen More to Nonprofits & Speak Less
Release Date:
09/26/2017
Over the past year, the Skoll, Draper Richards Kaplan, Ford, and Porticus Foundations, working with Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, have partnered to investigate how to more effectively apply their resources toward large societal problems like...
Advancing The Mental Health And Well-Being Movement Through Grant Making: Engaged Philanthropy
Release Date:
10/02/2017
... on what they are trying to effect, the direction they want to go with their investment, and how to accomplish their ...
Nonprofits Initiate Recall as Mayor Cuts Their Funding
Release Date:
10/05/2017
A coalition of nonprofit leaders and community activists have launched a recall campaign against the new mayor of Fitchburg, Wisconsin, a suburb of some 25,000 residents just outside of Madison.
United Hospital Fund Study Doubts Utility of Quality Performance Websites
Release Date:
01/03/2018
... often fail to deliver information that consumers actually want and can readily assimilate, according to a new report ...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Sponsored Research Reveals How Cities Can Embrace Innovation Without Sacrificing Public Health and Safety
Release Date:
01/05/2018
... flexibility, interaction, and iteration, and governments want to be seen as responsive to new ideas and services. On ...
Funded by The Charles H. Revson Foundation, New York Library Lends Out Ties, Briefcases, Handbags for Job Interviews
Release Date:
09/24/2018
... "They can use it for a school performance, or prom if they want a tie," said young adult librarian Michelle Lee, who .....
Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Working to Gather 20,000 Teen Opinions Across Western New York & Southeast Michigan
Release Date:
11/29/2018
... this sentence: "Where I live or work, one thing teens want when they are not in school is ...". Teen Opinions .....
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... effective philanthropy and build stronger communities. We achieve this through close collaboration with our members, ... criminal legal reform, health, and environment. We monitor and address policy and...
Woodruff Foundation Reflects on Its First Decade
Release Date:
02/11/2016
... Friday, January 29, was Bob Woodruff's 10th Alive Day . As we reflect on the day that a roadside bomb nearly took Bob's life in Iraq, we celebrate the impact that moment has had over the last .....
Why Are Foundations Often Absent From Major Policy Shifts?
Release Date:
08/13/2009
... the long-term funding of these programs. Finally, we ’ve known for some time that trillion-dollar-plus fiscal ... this tendency, since yesterday’s issues are the ones we know best. When funding has to go...
Carnegie Corporation of New York Announces the 2022 Class of Andrew Carnegie Fellows
Release Date:
04/26/2022
... the findings to a broad audience. “In recent years, as we have looked to respond to our world's most complex ... and inspired by the caliber of the research proposals. We believe that this year’s fellows...
The Charles H. Revson Foundation Awards $3.3 Million in Grants to Ten Recipients
Release Date:
11/30/2022
Grants were distributed within the Program Areas of “Education,” “Jewish Life,” and “Urban Affairs” program areas.
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to Support Facebook Research Initiative to Study Social Media Impact on Elections
Release Date:
04/09/2018
... internal efforts related to elections and source input from the academic community to determine the most ...
Toward a New Gospel of Wealth
Release Date:
10/01/2015
... helm, I am reminded of how privileged I am—and we all are—to serve this institution. For my colleagues ... about this privilege and broad exploration of how we can harness and direct it to advance our mission...
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... identities. (The Microaggressions Project). Are we aware of our own behavior and attitudes? Join us for a ... Members: To register yourself and/or a colleague at your organization, please log in and click the...
United Way of New York City Establishes the COVID-19 Community Fund
Release Date:
03/26/2020
... OUTBREAK.” —SHEENA WRIGHT, PRESIDENT & CEO, UWNYC We are monitoring developments of this global pandemic, and ... across hospitals, offices, schools, and homes, we are reminded of our most basic shared...
There’s a New Reason to Try Out This Exceptionally Easy-to-Use Data Resource
Release Date:
01/13/2016
... economic security for themselves and their families. We set out to develop the Program with a highly data-driven ... wide variety of factors that may influence that topic. So we sought to sponsor the creation...
Ford Foundation appoints Catherine Chinedum Aniagolu-Okoye as regional director for West Africa
Release Date:
10/07/2021
... director for West Africa LAGOS, NIGERIA - October 7, 2021 - The Ford Foundation announced today the appointment of ... Chukwuma who served as regional director from 2013 to 2021 and helped the foundation to...
Ford Foundation and Open Society Initiative for West Africa Launch New Fund to End Sexual Violence in West Africa
Release Date:
12/02/2021
... Sexual Violence in West Africa Lagos, Nigeria (December 2, 2021 ) —Today, the Ford Foundation and Open Society ...