The Century Foundation Releases New Report on Unemployment
Release Date:
12/09/2014
... headwinds. In a new report , TCF’s Mike Cassidy looks beyond headline employment statistics to highlight the ...
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Cary A. Kravet Joins the Board of United Hospital Fund
Release Date:
02/23/2015
Cary A. Kravet, CEO of Kravet Inc, will join United Hospital Fund's board of directors.
Atlantic and Bronfman Philanthropies Among Those Profiled for Spend Down Strategies
Release Date:
10/08/2015
Questions abound regarding how best to sunset. When should the spend-down begin and end? What practical challenges does it entail?
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2016
Family Philanthropy and Media Perceptions - Webinar
Thursday, August 11, 2016 -
2:00pm to 3:30pm
Family foundations are passionate and dedicated to improving their communities and leading conversations that will help advance their missions.
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2017
Philanthropic Assistants & Coordinators Network - Breakfast Mixer
Wednesday, February 8, 2017 -
8:30am to 10:00am
Join us for our first meeting of 2017! Philanthropy New York is hosting a casual breakfast for members to network and prepare for PACNet’s exciting year ahead. Looking forward to seeing you there!
Arlene Isaacs-Lowe Named New President of the Moody’s Foundation
Release Date:
02/22/2017
Arlene is a long-standing colleague at Moody’s and has had a distinguished career. She is currently a managing director in London where she oversees commercial business in Europe.
Rockefeller Supports Training Workshops on Impact Investing in Ghana and South Africa
Release Date:
03/03/2017
Impact investing – a field that has seen much growth over the last decade, through a combination of strategic grant making and industry development – is steadily gaining attention and traction.
NY Women’s Foundation Points Out Gender Issues that Need Addressing in Rikers’ Reform
Release Date:
05/11/2017
... and commissioned by The New York Women’s Foundation, looks at the factors leading to the incarceration of women at ...
Ford Foundation's Darren Walker on the Perils of Meritocracy
Release Date:
06/30/2017
It’s one of the most loved ideas in American life. Perhaps, though, it should be one of the most resented.
Niarchos Foundation, Revson Foundation, & Heckscher Foundation Are Crowdsourcing Ideas to Help NYC Public Libraries
Release Date:
07/05/2017
Some funders in New York City and elsewhere remain deeply dedicated to libraries. Aso notable is an effort by a trio of funders who've come together to support New York's libraries.
‘Bro’ Adams Joins Andrew W. Mellon Foundation as Senior Fellow
Release Date:
07/11/2017
William D. “Bro” Adams, former president of Colby College and past chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, is joining the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation as a senior fellow.
Edwin Gould Foundation Supporter Online Tool Quill Connect Helps Students Become Better Writers
Release Date:
11/29/2017
... is where machine learning comes in. The algorithm looks at common patterns and criteria for strong and weak ...
New Research Supported By Simons Foundation Points to Cellular Roots of Autism
Release Date:
12/05/2017
Researchers at UC San Francisco have developed a new genetic model of autism, using neurons created in the lab from patients’ own skin cells. Their experiments suggest that abnormalities in the electrical firing of neurons may lead to behavioral and...
New Report Funded by JPB Foundation says u.S. Cities Can save Billions with Green, Resilient Design
Release Date:
02/08/2018
A new report released yesterday stresses that making it a de facto policy for U.S. cities would be a cost-effective design solution that could save millions, and even billions, of dollars.
F.B. Heron Foundation Is Going 'All In' with 100 percent Impact Investments
Release Date:
02/26/2018
Clara Miller, who has headed the F.B. Heron Foundation for the past three years, wants to take the ultimate impact investing step: to go "all in".
New York Times Op-Ed "Good Leaders Make Good Schools" Cites Important Wallace-Commissioned Research Report
Release Date:
03/13/2018
The piece examines why principals matter and cites, among other sources, work over the years by The Wallace Foundation.
Elizabeth Good Christopherson of the Rita Allen Foundation and Adam Falk of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Join the Alliance Board of Directors
Release Date:
04/06/2018
Elizabeth Good Christopherson of the Rita Allen Foundation and Adam Falk of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Join the Alliance Board of Directors The Science Philanthropy Alliance announced that two of its associate members, the Rita...
MasterCard Foundation Commits 100 million to Projects Within Its Young Africa Works Strategy
Release Date:
04/16/2018
The move continues a trend of foundations, donors and social investors deepening their stakes in the continent’s future. Mastercard Foundation—an entity that's entirely separate from the credit card company and has some $9 billion in assets—is among...
Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts gifts University of Houston Rare Collection of Photos
Release Date:
05/24/2018
Andy Warhol scholars and enthusiasts can now see and touch dozens of rare photographs by the contemporary artist at the University of Houston.
Salesforce.org Launches Philanthropy Cloud That Could Transform Corporate Giving
Release Date:
05/31/2018
With Philanthropy Cloud, companies can manage all their philanthropic efforts on one network, easily connecting with employees about CSR initiatives, and then tracking progress, motivating participation, and measuring collective impact.