A Big STEM Gift from Simons Foundation Grabs Attention in the Field
Release Date:
08/24/2016
... Meanwhile, we've written about a long list of corporate funders , particulary tech companies, that are giving money .....
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Andrus Family Fund's Peguro Praised in NCRP's Reflections on Resilience and Community Building
Release Date:
09/28/2016
... Institute Forum for Community Solutions and Neighborhood Funders Group. Yet very quickly conference speakers seemed to ...
We’ve Been Here Before, But Now We Know Where We Are
Release Date:
11/17/2016
... in 2013, Philanthropy New York supported the efforts of 16 funders that came together under the mantle of the Education Funders Research Initiative , which eventually led those funders to...
An Analysis of Bloomberg Philanthropies Boost for Disadvantaged Students at Top Schools
Release Date:
12/22/2016
... Boost for Disadvantaged Students at Top Schools Many funders want to ensure college access for disadvantaged and ...
Bank of America Charitable Foundation Looks to Move the Needle on Affordable Housing
Release Date:
06/07/2017
... youth and employment. But financial giants are also steady funders in an area even closer to home: community development ...
Investing in Young Scientific Talent: How (and Why) Rita Allen Foundation Does It
Release Date:
06/14/2017
... of their annual giving to individuals. The bias of most funders in favor of organizational grantees reflects a simple ...
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Pulling Back the Curtain: Philanthropy’s Role in Bridging Research, Policy, and Practice to Improve Early Childhood Education
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9:00am to 11:00am
... on the key roles that researchers, policymakers, funders , and facilitators have played in developing the ... for evidence-based policy making The role that funders , researchers, and policymakers play in...
Simons Family 'Giving Big' on Climate Change
Release Date:
08/21/2017
... Change Foundation, which is one of the nation's largest funders of climate and clean energy work. (It gave out $40 .....
From the Ground Up
Release Date:
09/08/2017
... work. What's needed is a "pull model" created by locals, funders , and government agencies working together as equals. .....
Westchester Community Foundation Announces Institute for Strong Nonprofits
Release Date:
09/26/2017
... The Westchester Community Foundation, one of the largest funders of nonprofits in Westchester, New York, has announced ...
A Spectrum of Change: Why Is An Art Foundation Tackling Mass Incarceration?
Release Date:
10/06/2017
... differentiated itself from a growing space filled with funders concerned with the broader connections between art ...
Towards a Fine-Free Future: JPB Foundation Tackles a Barrier to Public Library Engagement
Release Date:
10/27/2017
... library giving can be summarized in a single word: access. Funders including the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, the John ...
Rita Allen Foundation Supported Report Finds That Civic Tech Struggles with Sustainable Funding Despite Gains
Release Date:
10/31/2017
... that fully cover costs. A shortage of capital and funders is also limiting civic techs ability to scale... ...
SeaChange Capital Partners Co-Authors Report Highlighting Challenges Faced By Non-Profits In Philadelphia
Release Date:
11/27/2017
... by nonprofit executives and boards, and the need for funders to support nonprofit overhead—its natural focus was ...
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Funds New Exploration Into Labor and Civil Rights History at National Park Service
Release Date:
11/28/2017
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation provides a nearly $1 million grant to the National Park Foundation to establish the National Park Service Mellon Humanities Fellows, three new research positions that will allow the service to expand its storytelling...
How Propel Capital is Charting New Paths For Venture Philanthropy in Progressive Organizing
Release Date:
12/12/2017
Last week, the fund launched Propel Democracy, a new $5 million effort that seeks 'to catalyze investment in local organizing strategies that build progressive political power in states of critical electoral importance.'
Wallace Foundation President Explains Foundation’s “Unified Approach”
Release Date:
12/20/2017
In an interview with the Funder’s Forum, Wallace Foundation President Will Miller explains the “unified approach” that underlies the foundation’s initiatives and describes how a focus on continuous improvement fits into this.
Surdna Foundation, Open Society Foundations and Ford Foundation Collaborate to Start Amplify Fund
Release Date:
01/05/2018
... Collaborate to Start Amplify Fund In 2018, Neighborhood Funders Group (NFG), a social justice-focused membership ...
The Donors' Education Collaborative in The New York Community Trust Gives $740,000
Release Date:
01/16/2018
... for schools under siege, a leading group of education funders is committing three-quarters of a million dollars to ...
Surdna Foundation and Andrus Family Show Commitment to Next Generation of Progressive Philanthropists
Release Date:
02/20/2018
... climate has also pushed many social justice-oriented funders toward a more considered and strategic view of the ... long term. Movement building is a growing priority, and funders are thinking harder about how...