The Rockefeller Brothers Fund: A 19th Century Fortune Tackles 21st Century Problems
Release Date:
05/17/2017
... the RBF, as it’s called, has been better known for its investments than for its grant-making. In 2014, RBF made ...
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Dana K. Bezerra Named President of Heron Foundation
Release Date:
11/20/2017
... Heron’s “toolbox” (including grants, program related investments , and market-rate mission related investments ). Prior to joining Heron, Bezerra was with ...
"Risk Is a Fact of Life." A Conversation with Stephen Heintz of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Release Date:
02/16/2018
Stephen Heintz has led the Rockefeller Brothers Fund since 2001. He is among the nearly 50 social sector leaders that Vivien Hoexter and Linda C. Hartley interviewed for their new book, Big Impact: Insights & Stories from America’s Non-Profit...
Prudential Foundation Joins Donors Pool $40 Million to Light a Fire Under Pay-for-Success Programs
Release Date:
05/14/2018
The Community Outcomes Fund was started by $20 million in cash from former Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer and his wife, Connie, and $10 million from Prudential Financial. The Kresge Foundation will provide up to $10 million to shield...
Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Supports Play in Michigan Schools
Release Date:
08/22/2018
Playworks , the leading national nonprofit leveraging the power of play to transform children's social and emotional health, recently announced a multiyear grant of $4,590,371 from the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation.
Salesforce.org Announces $18 Million in Grants Towards Bay Area Education, Homelessness and Cleanliness at Dreamforce 2018
Release Date:
09/25/2018
The $18 million includes $15.5 million in grants to San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) and Oakland Unified School District (OUSD), $2 million dollars in grants to address homelessness and hunger in the Bay Area, and a $500,000 grant to...
Rockefeller Foundation, Prudential Launch New OZ Initiative in Newark
Release Date:
05/28/2019
... U.S. cities, including Newark , reap the benefits from investments in federally-approved Opportunity Zones, ...
With Support from Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Nature Conservancy Invites Applications for Natural Climate Solutions Accelerator Grant
Release Date:
06/11/2019
... U.S. cars and trucks from the road. While significant investments are now being made in renewable energy and other ...
Carnegie Corporation of New York Launches New Voting Rights Report, Philanthropy’s Role in Protecting and Strengthening American Democracy
Release Date:
11/01/2019
... and strengthen U.S. democracy by providing badly needed investments in the country’s voting infrastructure, paying ...
New York Life Foundation Awards Grief Reach Grant to Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, MA
Release Date:
12/03/2019
Mount Auburn Hospital, part of Beth Israel Lahey Health, announced recently that it has received a $100,000 Grief Reach grant from the New York Life Foundation.
Joan Mitchell Foundation Adds Finance Veteran Marc Chennault to Its Board
Release Date:
06/23/2020
The Joan Mitchell Foundation announced the appointment of Marc Chennault to its Board of Directors for a three-year term.
Mary Grecco Named Vice President of Finance and Administration at the Foundation for Child Development
Release Date:
05/04/2023
... is a passionate leader with vast experience in finance, investments , administration, and philanthropy,” said Tseng. ...
Nathan Cummings Foundation Names Artealia Gilliard as its First Director of Communications
Release Date:
03/23/2017
In this role, Gilliard will be a key member of the leadership team supporting the Foundation and the work of NCF grantees and Fellows to advance innovative and visionary solutions to the two most challenging problems of our time – the climate crisis...
2017 NoVo Social Emotional Learning Innovation Fund Award Winners Announced
Release Date:
07/17/2017
... practices focused on improving competencies such as resilience , learning mindsets, compassion, self-management ...
Philanthropy New York Members Listed in Crain's New York Business 2021 Notable in Nonprofits and Philanthropy
Release Date:
04/14/2021
... has the sector and its supporters so robustly demonstrated resilience and purpose. During the 12 months dominated by ...
The Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund announces inaugural grants in new Arts & Mental Health Program to serve communities impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic
Release Date:
01/11/2022
... programs that can help alleviate their suffering and build resilience .” The COVID-19 pandemic has glaringly exposed ...
Census 2020 Working Group
The Philanthropy New York 2020 Census Funders Group is an ad hoc group of regional philanthropic ... – as well as our upstate sister organization New York Funders Alliance and its members. There are about two...
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Mar
2015
Beyond Gender Equity: How Philanthropy is Taking Gender Norms into Account
Wednesday, March 25, 2015 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
... for ourselves and our organizations. Join your fellow funders for an open, engaging discussion of the importance of ... The Overbrook Foundation Designed for All interested funders . Registration 2:45 -3:00 PM...
Animal Groups Unite to Improve Post-Disaster Philanthropy
Release Date:
04/17/2015
... field of philanthropy, there is a growing movement among funders towards working more collaboratively to improve the ... among like-minded grantmakers can be a helpful way for funders to maximize the impact of...
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Jan
2017
Built to Scale: How and When to Help Grantees Replicate Their Work
Tuesday, January 31, 2017 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
... Join us to learn how two different youth-focused funders —The Wallace Foundation and the Hive Digital Media ... Strategist, Mozilla Foundation Designed for All interested funders . Registration 2:45 - 3:00 PM...