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Oct
2015
Funding Atrocity Prevention and Response in Iraq - Webinar
Thursday, October 8, 2015 -
12:00pm to 1:00pm
Join PSFG's Conflict and Atrocities Prevention Working Group for a call .....
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Weinberg Foundation Approves $500,000 in Emergency Funding to Those Affected by Hurricane Irma in Florida
Release Date:
09/27/2017
... for services supporting those affected by the Gaza conflict in 2014. In addition, the Foundation provided ...
Race to the Top: What Grantmakers Can Learn from the First Round
Publication date:
06/2010
The nation's foundation community has provided critical financial and technical support to states applying for the first round of the U.S. Department of Education's "Race to the Top" education reform competition. Yet according to this issue brief from the Foundation Center, created from interviews conducted in March and April 2010 with foundation staff, education consultants, and government leaders who had guided the first-round application process in nine states, the success of future collaborations will depend on government including grantmakers in the development of new policies and...
The NonProfit Times 2013 Power and Influence Top 50
Release Date:
08/20/2013
PNY members Kathy Calvin, CEO of the United Nations Foundation; Stephen Heintz, President of the ...
Next Gen Donors: Shaping the Future of Philanthropy
Publication date:
04/2013
GrantCraft partnered with 21/64 and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at Grand Valley State University in an analysis of their new research on next generation donors.
New Jersey Recovery Fund Awards $3.8 Million for Sandy Relief
Release Date:
08/07/2013
Created with a lead gift from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, and hosted by the Community Foundation of New Jersey, the fund is a collaborative effort of local and national foundations, New Jersey-based corporations and individuals committed to...
08
Nov
2012
Working Together For Common Purpose: Family Offices and Family Philanthropy
Thursday, November 8, 2012 -
7:45am to 11:00pm
Webinar
As the field of family philanthropy evolves, the options available to families for managing and making the most of their giving continue to keep pace. One option that a growing number of philanthropic families are considering is the creation of a...
Carnegie Corporation Awards $10 Million to Four School Districts
Release Date:
10/02/2013
Part of the foundation's multiyear, $28 million Opportunity by Design initiative, the grants will help the school districts (including the New York City Department of Education) design and open new high schools that support students in meeting the...
Domestic Workers Bill of Rights passes Legislature
Release Date:
09/12/2013
Bend the Arc was among the organizations mobilizing support in California on behalf of legislation requiring overtime pay for domestic employees, reports the San Francisco Chronicle.
Target, General Mills, McKnight foundations top list of Minnesota grantmakers
Release Date:
10/30/2013
The Target Foundation and Corporation topped the Minnesota Council on Foundations' Top 50 Minnesota Grantmakers report for 2012, reported the Star Tribune.
NY begins first statewide school-to-job project
Release Date:
11/03/2013
IBM's Stanley Litow was quoted in a Wall Street Journal article about a new statewide workforce development program for high school students.
Peggy Saika Named a 2014 North Star Award Honoree
Release Date:
04/15/2014
Peggy Saika, President and Executive Director of Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy has been named a 2014 North Star Award Honoree for her commitment and work in social justice.
JPMorgan to Commit $100-Million to Boost Detroit’s Recovery
Release Date:
05/21/2014
Wall Street giant JPMorgan Chase will commit $100-million in grants and loans over five years to aid Detroit’s revitalization effort as the city recovers from the country’s largest municipal bankruptcy, The New York Times and the Detroit Free Press...
Carnegie Corporation of New York Awards Grants Totaling $20 Million
Release Date:
06/26/2014
Carnegie Corporation of New York approved grants totaling $20,017,000 at its most recent board meeting earlier in June.
Target Hits $25 Million Goal For School Supply Donations
Release Date:
08/04/2014
Target Corp. announced that it hit its campaign goal to donate $25 million in school supplies to children in need based on purchases made in its stores nationwide from July 13 through Aug. 2.
The Commonwealth Fund Reports Annual Primary Care Visits Will Only Rise by 3.8% from ACA
Release Date:
02/25/2015
The average primary care physician will receive 70 additional visits per year.
Commonwealth Fund Weighs in on Health Tax Ruling
Release Date:
04/07/2015
A ruling for the plaintiffs in King v. Burwell could make health tax credits illegal, and women would suffer the most.
Lavelle Fund for the Blind Backs Program to Assist Blind and Visually Impaired College Students
Release Date:
08/17/2015
The new program will offer specialized curriculum and resources as well as student mentors, membership at no cost.
New NYSHealth Funding Opportunity: Sponsoring Conference Participation in Support of Healthy Communities
Release Date:
04/12/2016
Through this Request for Proposals (RFP), NYSHealth will sponsor community-based organizations, health departments, and other low-resource organizations to attend and present at local, State, and national conferences related to building healthy...
Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative Launches Research on Genes That Cause Autism
Release Date:
04/25/2016
A multi-year, national online research program on autism, believed to be the largest ever conducted in the United States, officially launched on April 21 with the goal of getting DNA from 50,000 individuals and their families, generating an enormous...