Ford Foundation’s President to Depart in September
Release Date:
03/06/2013
... to lead the Ford Foundation came as a surprise to many in philanthropy , announced yesterday that he will step down from ...
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Foundations Commit More Than $2-Billion to End Polio
Release Date:
04/25/2013
Bloomberg Philanthropies is among the foundations joining Bill and Melinda Gates in a new push to eradicate polio.
Talking Optimism and Opportunity With New Ford Foundation Head
Release Date:
08/08/2013
... a position originally held by Edsel Ford, who founded the philanthropy in 1936... Talking Optimism and Opportunity With ...
5 Questions for…Sheena Wright, President and CEO, United Way of New York City
Release Date:
08/27/2013
... the lessons learned at UWNYC after Sandy and the role of philanthropy in disaster preparedness. 5 Questions ...
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2012
Grantmaking as a Career? One Grantmaker's Personal Experience, with Alexa Aviles, The Scherman Foundation
Tuesday, October 2, 2012 -
3:15pm to 5:00pm
Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC
Learn about the field of philanthropy from one grantmaker's personal perspective. Philanthropy New York members who receive requests for ... with grantmakers contacts within the field A Philanthropy...
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2013
Grantmaking as a Career? One Program Officer’s Personal Experience, with Molly Schultz Hafid, Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program, Shelter Rock
Monday, February 4, 2013 -
2:00pm to 5:00pm
Learn about the field of philanthropy from one grantmaker's personal perspective. Philanthropy New York members who receive requests for ... with grantmakers contacts within the field A Philanthropy...
Hurricane Sandy Relief and Recovery
Publication date:
02/2014
... Sandy recovery efforts from the Center for Disaster Philanthropy , along with updates and opportunities for ...
Warren Buffett Honors His Hero, The Billionaire Who Secretly Gave It All Away
Release Date:
06/18/2014
... Feeney with the Forbes 400 Lifetime Achievement Award for Philanthropy . “It’s a real honor to talk about a fellow ...
Foundation Funding for U.S. Democracy
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06/2014
... data platform defines what "democracy funding" means for philanthropy , establishes a baseline for such funding, and .....
Fusion OpEd Makes Case for New York Times Buying Bloomberg
Release Date:
06/15/2015
... the company’s profits every year. But that doesn’ t really work, for two reasons. Firstly, Bloomberg has vowed ... undertaker.” More importantly, US philanthropies aren’ t allowed to own for-profit companies...
Ford and RPA Work to Foster Sustainable Development in Ghana
Release Date:
07/09/2015
... Goals (SDGs) in Ghana. Participants from business, philanthropy , social investment, the UN system, ... is organized by the Post-2015 Partnership Platform for Philanthropy — a project of the United Nations...
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Heintz Named To NonProfit Times Power & Influence Top 50 List
Release Date:
08/01/2014
Stephen Heintz, president of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, has been named as one of this year's Nonprofit Times Power & Influence Top 50.
The Promise of Skills-Based Volunteering
Release Date:
09/07/2017
One of the fastest-growing corporate citizenship programs is skills-based volunteering—in which a team of corporate employees works for an extended period of time to help a nonprofit solve a complex operational problem. The benefits of the program...
Warm Up Potential Major Donors Via Digital
Release Date:
09/20/2017
... are given by 5 percent of supporters. Even if you aren’ t a math expert, it’s clear that keeping supporters engaged ...
JPMorgan Chase Foundation Announces New Roles
Release Date:
08/14/2019
... our approaches as we learn what works and what doesn’ t . JPMorgan Chase Foundation Announces New Roles ...
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2018
No Place Like Home: Responding to the Unique Needs of Homeless Children and Their Families
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Elliott S. Fisher Joins Fannie E. Rippel Foundation Board
Release Date:
03/01/2012
Elliott S. Fisher, M.D., M.P.H., one of the nation’s most renowned experts on healthcare, has joined the Fannie E. Rippel Foundation’s Board of Trustees.
De Blasio drafts biz execs to push pre-K tax
Release Date:
01/29/2014
Several business executives, including Lee Wasserman, Director of the Rockefeller Family Fund, have signed on to Mayor de Blasio's plan to raise taxes to fund citywide pre-K and after-school programs, reported Crain's New York Business.
Report Shows Link Between Children's Outcomes and Mothers' Educational Attainment
Release Date:
07/10/2014
Children whose mothers have not graduated from high school lag on economic, education and health outcomes, compared with children of better educated mothers, according to a report from the Foundation for Child Development.