Jonas Center Advisory Board Welcomes New Members
Release Date:
05/10/2017
The Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare announced updates to its national Advisory Board, including three new members.
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20
Jul
2017
Federal Policy Update and Q&A - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR
Thursday, July 20, 2017 -
4:00pm to 5:00pm
Federal immigration policy is being reshaped from top to bottom.
Wallace Foundation: New Report Sheds Light on How Effective Nonprofits Expand Their Reach Through Partnerships
Release Date:
09/19/2017
In successfully scaling up social programs through partnerships, 45 diverse nonprofits faced three key choices: their partner, their approach to spreading their work, and their call on the balance between fidelity and flexibility at the expansion...
Arabella Advisors Produces Issue Brief On How Donors Can Support Women’s Mental Health
Release Date:
10/11/2017
The Hope & Grace Fund recently hired Arabella Advisors to conduct independent research into opportunities in women’s mental health and produce an issue brief on how to support women’s mental health and wellbeing.
Markle Foundation's Rework America Task Force Is Bridging The Tech Skill Gap
Release Date:
10/23/2017
A recent report by the National Bureau of Economic Research estimates that hundreds of thousands of employees have been replaced by technology or robotics in the past 20 years. And an Oxford University study says 47% of American jobs could be at...
New York Community Trust's Patricia Swann On Looking Past 'Get Out The Vote'
Release Date:
11/08/2017
More New Yorkers watched the World Series than voted in yesterday’s election. Solving the turnout problem requires a new approach.
30
Jan
2018
Exchanges, Scholarships, and Fellowships: Examining a Century of Foundation Funding of Individuals
Tuesday, January 30, 2018 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
For over a hundred years, foundations have embraced giving to individuals via fellowships, scholarships, and exchanges. Funders have long recognized the value this type of giving brings: to connect individuals and their ideas across national,...
The University of Washington Commits to Recruiting and Retaining Low-Income Students Through Bloomberg Philanthropies-Funded American Talent Initiative
Release Date:
01/09/2018
Guerra and Hall were excited that the UW announced its commitment to graduate an additional 125 low-income students per cohort by 2025 through the American Talent Initiative (ATI). Funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, the ATI brings together a group...
New Report Funded by Foundation for Child Development Focuses On Restructuring the Financing of Early Care and Education
Release Date:
02/22/2018
High-quality early care and education (ECE) is critical to positive child development and has the potential to generate economic returns, but the current financing structure of ECE leaves many children without access to high-quality services and...
New Report From the Silicon Valley Community Foundation Probes Tech Use Among Young Kids in Silicon Valley
Release Date:
03/06/2018
Even in Silicon Valley, the epicenter of online innovation, families with young children are experiencing a digital divide. Hispanic families, in particular, saying that they experience slower connections, more data limits, and more broken computers...
Ms. Foundation for Women to Honor Ava Duvernay Elaine Welteroth at 30th Annual Gloria Awards
Release Date:
03/08/2018
Ms. Foundation for Women announced that they will honor Academy Award-nominated director Ava DuVernay and former Editor-in-Chief of Teen Vogue Elaine Welteroth at the 30th annual Gloria Awards: A Salute to Women of Vision, to be held on Thursday,...
James Rothkopf Elected to Board of Directors of FJC – A Foundation of Philanthropic Funds
Release Date:
03/12/2018
A Foundation of Philanthropic Funds announced that James (Jim) Rothkopf of Stamford, CT, a prominent finance executive, has been elected to its Board of Directors. FJC manages one of the nation’s largest Donor Advised Funds, as well as Fiscal...
The Rockefeller Foundation has Announced the Launch of The Communities Thrive Challenge
Release Date:
04/05/2018
The Rockefeller Foundation, in partnership with the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, has announced the launch of the Communities Thrive Challenge, a $10 million initiative to identify and support successful community-driven approaches to expanding...
What's Interesting About the Partnership Between Rockefeller and Chan Zuckerberg
Release Date:
04/10/2018
The Communities Thrive Challenge, launched last week, could end up supporting a pretty wide range of work. It’s looking for “community-driven approaches that help low-income and financially insecure people find and retain well-paid and meaningful...
The Estée Lauder Companies Announces Bold Family-Related Benefits to Meet the Diverse Needs of Its Employees
Release Date:
04/25/2018
The policies apply to all eligible employees, irrespective of gender. The company will also be adding or enhancing benefits around adoption, child and elder care, and infant transition support. These policies, which are among the most comprehensive...
Mike Bloomberg Publishes Annual Letter on Philanthropy
Release Date:
05/23/2018
In a letter on philanthropy released today as part of Bloomberg Philanthropies' annual report, Mike Bloomberg says Washington's "direct assault on facts and data is making it harder for America to address major challenges here and around the world...
A Look At How Surdna Foundation is Backing Water Infrastructure in American Cities
Release Date:
06/25/2018
For Surdna’s environment program, that focus is uniquely all about infrastructure, including sustainable and equitable water infrastructure in American cities, ranging from Los Angeles to New Orleans.
09
Jul
2018
Funding for Cultural Change: Creating and Meeting the Moment - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP
Monday, July 9, 2018 -
3:00pm to 4:00pm
Over the last few years, we have seen several cultural moments, such as #MeToo and the response to police violence, take place that have raised social justice struggles to the national platform.
New Report Sponsored in Part by the Carnegie Corporation Identifies Steps to Secure Americans’ Votes
Release Date:
09/06/2018
To protect the integrity and security of U.S. elections, all local, state, and federal elections should be conducted using human-readable paper ballots by the 2020 presidential election, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences,...
Funders For Justice Launch New Funder Toolkit — Divest/Invest: From Criminalization to Thriving Communities
Release Date:
09/19/2018
This intersectional resource exposing the connections between mass criminalization and housing, education, health, transportation, food security, jobs, and more.