Opinion: Nonprofits Aren’t Doing What It Takes to Protect Civil Society in the Trump Era
Release Date:
09/07/2017
... past few months, I’ve spoken to dozens of nonprofit and corporate leaders, philanthropists, foundation chiefs, and ...
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How Much Did These 90 Companies Add to Global Warming and Sea Level Rise?
Release Date:
09/11/2017
A new study connects climate change impacts to the emissions from Exxon, Chevron and other large oil, gas and cement companies and their products.
Google Bows out of the “Bidding for Addicts” Business
Release Date:
09/15/2017
Google Bows out of the “Bidding for Addicts” Business As addiction has grown, so have for-profit rehab centers, from those sponsored by massive corporations to little fly-by-night endeavors. Many of them, to judge by recent...
Billionaires, Bruised Egos and the Death of a Grand Project
Release Date:
09/25/2017
For Barry Diller, the turning point came at a Sept. 5 settlement meeting with the small band of opponents who had tied up his plans for a $250 million park and cultural center in the Hudson River for more than two years.
The GOP Tax Plan: Tough Choices With Limited Room to Maneuver
Release Date:
09/26/2017
... to complete. The plan will call for driving down the corporate tax rate into the low 20% range, from 35%, ...
High-Paying Jobs Alone Won't Save Big Cities
Release Date:
09/28/2017
... the 2016 presidential election created conditions for a corporate hero to swoop in and make America great again. ...
Salesforce Launches $50 Million Initiative To Fuel Social Impact Startups
Release Date:
10/03/2017
... CEO, Marc Benioff, have been trailblazers in redefining " corporate social responsibility," with philanthropy baked .....
Salesforce Launches $50 Million Impact Fund to Invest in Social Change Startup
Release Date:
10/05/2017
... CEO, Marc Benioff, have been trailblazers in redefining " corporate social responsibility," with philanthropy baked .....
Community Development Lenders Go Where Amazon Goes When It Needs Cash
Release Date:
10/06/2017
Nonprofit lenders in the U.S. with a mission to make capital meet the needs of poor communities have a foothold in the bond market.
JPMorgan Chase, Ford Foundation and Kresge Foundation Back Development in Detroit's North End and Grandmont-Rosedale Neighborhoods
Release Date:
05/11/2018
Develop Detroit will build or rehab or build 70 new homes in the North End and Grandmont-Rosedale neighborhoods.
New York Life Foundation Announces New National Initiative to Help Schools Support Students Who Have Lost a Parent or Loved One
Release Date:
10/11/2018
... or Loved One The New York Life Foundation, the largest corporate sponsor of childhood bereavement support, today ...
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...
Euan Robertson Joins Simons Foundation As Chief Operating Officer
Release Date:
04/01/2019
The Simons Foundation is pleased to announce that in April Euan Robertson joined its leadership team as the foundation’s first chief operating officer (COO).
Ingrid Rasmussen Joins Unbound Philanthropy as Chief Operating Officer
Release Date:
06/05/2019
Ingrid Rasmussen is Chief Operating Officer at Unbound Philanthropy, where she oversees Finance and Operations, HR and IT, and Grants Management.
22
Oct
2020
Lunch Discussion on the State of Youth Service Providers During COVID-19
Thursday, October 22, 2020 -
12:00pm to 1:15pm
You are invited to a members-only brown bag discussion where members of the Neighborhood Family Services Roundtable will share what is happening to youth service providers across the city during the pandemic. United Neighborhood Houses (UNH) leads...
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Backs Panel to Explore Ways to Keep Women in STEM Fields
Release Date:
03/23/2015
... has developed a seven-point plan for achieving gender equity in so-called STEM fields: science, technology, ...
Ford, Atlantic Philanthropies Bring U.C.L.A. Center on Police-Community Ties to John Jay College
Release Date:
03/22/2016
... Phillip Atiba Goff established the Center for Policing Equity at the University of California, Los Angeles, a decade ...
Century Foundation Researcher Says It's Up to Schools to Ensure Teachers Are Aware of Their Own Biases
Release Date:
06/07/2016
... Century Foundation who researches issues such as preschool equity , charter schools, and school integration. Potter said ...
Ford Foundation Appoints Gabrielle Sulzberger to Board of Trustees
Release Date:
07/08/2016
... manager of Rustic Canyon/Fontis Partners, L.P., a private equity fund based in Pasadena. With over 20 years of ...
Most Foundations Neglect Rural America. Helmsley Charitable Trust Doesn't
Release Date:
11/02/2016
... rural America has long been lamented by advocates of more equity in philanthropy. These are some of the poorest regions ...