A Spectrum of Change: Why Is An Art Foundation Tackling Mass Incarceration?
Release Date:
10/06/2017
... and Donald Rubin Foundation, and the Ford Foundation, are working this same terrain, sharing Rauschenberg's vision that .....
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Richard Thaler Wins Economics Nobel for Recognizing People Are Irrational
Release Date:
10/10/2017
Thaler showed how very human traits, such as lack of self-control, habits, and fear of losing pushed people toward decisions that were not the most advantageous in the long term.
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...
Paulina Helm-Hernandez, Former Co-Director of Southerners on New Ground, Will Join Foundation For A Just Society
Release Date:
02/01/2018
Paulina Helm-Hernandez, former co-director of Southerners on New Ground, will join Foundation for a Just Society as a Program officer focusing on the US Southeast.
Bloomberg Supported Cities of Service Announces the Winners of Inaugural Engaged Cities Award
Release Date:
05/17/2018
... Cities Award, a new effort to elevate cities that are working creatively to tap the wisdom, talents, and energy of ... the nation's premiere citizen engagement organization by working with hundreds of...
Gary Stehr Appointed Altman Foundation Chief Financial Officer
Release Date:
10/31/2018
Gary Stehr Appointed Altman Foundation Chief Financial Officer The Altman Foundation announces that Gary Stehr has been appointed Chief Financial Officer as of November 1, 2018. Mr. Stehr will oversee the Foundation's finance and accounting...
Thank You
Release Date:
11/14/2018
Right around now is the moment when activities start to ramp up and the frantic pace of the season begins to move in double time.
Simons Foundation Science Sandbox Announce Inaugural Science Nonfiction Film Grants
Release Date:
11/16/2018
... a new program to elevate the voices of independent artists working at the intersection of science and nonfiction ...
Farhad Asghar Joins Carnegie Corporation of New York as Program Officer for Pathways to Postsecondary Success
Release Date:
11/29/2018
... a highly successful college access program, and prior to working for Bank Street College, he taught in a Brooklyn ...
Weinberg Foundation Partners with Major Donors in Groundbreaking $25M National Initiative to Increase Mobility from Poverty
Release Date:
02/04/2019
A pioneering $25 million, four-year initiative to spur the development of new solutions to sustainably lift families out of poverty, and to promote dynamic leaders who will aim to change the national conversation around social and economic mobility...
Greg Ratliff named VP at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
Release Date:
04/04/2019
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors just named Greg Ratliff as its newest vice president. Greg will manage client engagements with a range of individual, family and corporate donors.
A Long Overdue Guide for New Philanthropic Organizations
Release Date:
04/17/2019
This year marks the Helmsley Charitable Trust’s tenth year as an active grantmaker. During these last 10 years, we have discovered that when it comes to ramping up a new foundation or grantmaking organization, there is no single “how-to guide” or...
Estée Lauder Names Bari Seiden-Young Svp, Global Corporate Communications, Citizenship and Sustainability
Release Date:
04/15/2019
... Citizenship and Sustainability (GCCS) organization, “ working to increase global awareness and communicate progress ...
Survey Funded by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Finds Elderly Prone to Workplace Discrimination
Release Date:
05/23/2019
... own experiences with age discrimination applying for and working at New York City startup companies. Federal law bars ...
The North Star Fund Welcomes Kellie Terry as the new Philanthropy Programs Director
Release Date:
05/02/2022
... Fund's new Philanthropy Programs Director. Kellie’s working with the grantmaking team and Community Funding .....
Equitable Recovery for All New Yorkers: The NY Stimulus Alliance
Release Date:
08/09/2010
We recently held a program (presented by our Increasing Diversity in Philanthropy Committee and The NYC Collaborative for Fairness and Equity in Philanthropy) which focused on the distribution of federal stimulus dollars and the impact of those...
Personal Strategy: Mobilizing Your Self for Effective Grantmaking
Publication date:
09/2005
Whether it's introducing new ideas into your foundation or offering constructive feedback to a grantee, grantmakers can develop personal strategies to meet the "soft" challenges of grantmaking. Effective personal strategy helps practitioners use their understanding of self and role - as learner, analyst, bridge builder - to manage the tensions that come with the job. In this guide, contributors discuss the elements of personal strategy and how it helps grantmakers to leverage their strengths in service to their objectives. The guide also explores why some grantmakers are able to think and...
TD Charitable Foundation Awards $2.5 Million for Affordable Housing
Release Date:
12/11/2012
... annual Housing for Everyone competition to nonprofits working to provide transitional housing and homeless shelters ...
Relinquishing Purse Strings: Orlando Bagwell Leaves Ford Foundation’s JustFilms
Release Date:
02/15/2013
Mr. Bagwell, a director and producer of some of the most influential documentaries about the civil rights movement and the black American experience, will leave the foundation in June to make his own documentaries once again.
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Announces $10.9 Million in Grants to Greek Organizations
Release Date:
02/05/2013
The organizations are working to ease the effects of the ongoing socioeconomic ...