Group of 11 Leading Philanthropies Announce Steps to Expand Opportunities for Young Men of Color
Release Date:
06/05/2014
... nation’s leading philanthropies have announced a bold plan of action to maximize the potential of the private ...
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Ford Foundation's Darren Walker On His First Six Months
Release Date:
06/09/2014
Six months into his job as president of the Ford Foundation, Darren Walker spoke to Alliance Magazine about philanthropy’s role in solving social problems, institution building and his vision for the future of the foundation.
Arcus Foundation Funds Exhibits, Walking Tour On Christopher Street’s Role In Gay Movement
Release Date:
06/12/2014
... the Stonewall riots in NYC, shops along Christopher Street plan to honor the local history with a walking tour and ...
NYC Preparing To Expand Restorative Justice Programs in Schools
Release Date:
06/20/2014
... been meeting monthly with the safety office to create a plan that would begin in January 2015, according to Elana ...
Rockefeller Brothers Fund Joins Impact Investment Efforts
Release Date:
06/25/2014
At a White House event earlier this week, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund announced plans to dedicate 10 percent of its $840 million endowment to targeted impact investments.
New Komen Head Says Organization's Mission is To Save Lives
Release Date:
07/18/2014
The new head of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure says the organization is singly focused these days on its mission of saving lives from breast cancer and the controversy that engulfed the group 2 1/2 years ago when it stopped funding Planned...
Private-Public Partnership Commits $350 Million For Affordable NYC Housing
Release Date:
07/30/2014
... capital was critical to making good on his $41 billion plan to create or preserve 200,000 units of affordable ...
The Rockefeller Foundation and USAID Launch $100 Million Partnership
Release Date:
08/04/2014
The Rockefeller Foundation and the U.S. Agency for International Development have announced a $100 million partnership to build resilience to chronic stresses and increasing climate shocks in communities across Africa and Asia.
McConnell Says Wife Won't Resign From Bloomberg Over Coal Policy Stance
Release Date:
08/14/2014
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said his wife, former U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao, has no plans to leave the Bloomberg Philanthropies board, despite the foundation's support for efforts to reduce coal use in the U.S.
Rockefeller Foundation Partners with HUD for National Disaster Resilience Competition
Release Date:
09/18/2014
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will award $1 billion to help communities that have been devastated by natural disasters.
Bloomberg Funds Road Safety in World Cities
Release Date:
09/29/2014
Bloomberg Philanthropies will distribute $125 million over the next five years to reduce traffic deaths and injuries in 10 cities in low- and middle-income countries.
NoVo Co-President Peter Buffett Uses New Notoriety to Champion Women and Girls Around the World
Release Date:
10/10/2014
Washington Post examines Buffett's rise from anonymous musician to one of the world's leading philanthropists.
William T. Grant Foundation Announces Scholars Finalists
Release Date:
11/09/2014
The William T. Grant Scholars Program awards early-career researchers in social, behavioral and health sciences.
Fund for Shared Insight Announces First Round of Grants Totaling $5.26 Million
Release Date:
11/21/2014
Ford and JPB Foundation are among funders participating in this initiative.
Milbank Memorial Fund Releases Value-Based Payment Report
Release Date:
02/18/2015
The report studied payment delivery systems in Arkansas, Minnesota, Oregon and Vermont.
Ford Foundation Joins Bipartisan Coalition to Change Criminal Justice System
Release Date:
02/20/2015
Other partners include Koch Industries, ACLU, Americans for Tax Reform and FreedomWorks.
RPA, Ford and MasterCard Support Bogata Convening on World Philanthropy
Release Date:
03/12/2015
An exploratory workshop will take place in Bogota, Colombia.
UJA Federation Charities Scramble to Address FEGS Closure
Release Date:
03/16/2015
FEGS currently runs hundreds of city and state social-service programs.
Helmsley Charitable Trust Backs Global Type 1 Diabetes Prevention Initiative
Release Date:
04/28/2015
... children across the U.S., Europe and Australia; design a plan to analyze the massive quantity of data that chart the ...
Resilience: Nature’s Lessons for Surviving Its Worst Moods
Release Date:
06/02/2015
In the wake of recent disasters, the Rockefeller Foundation elaborates on the need for broad scale resilience.