Rockefeller Partnership to Support Cities' Infrastructure Recovery
Release Date:
01/25/2016
... enhancement and recovery. Reinsurance company Swiss Re and resource management firm Veolia will work with cities around ...
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JPB Foundation Partners with Others in Support of Energy Efficiency for All
Release Date:
02/12/2016
As a partnership among the Energy Foundation, Elevate Energy, National Housing Trust and NRDC with funding support from the JPB Foundation, EEFA will help low-income renters gain access to $170 million in new public resources for energy efficiency...
Rockefeller, JPMorgan Chase Foundation Support 100,000 Opportunities Hiring Fair & Forum in LA
Release Date:
02/24/2016
The 100,000 Opportunities Initiative, an employer-led coalition committed to creating pathways to employment for young people, reported that in one day, more than 1,000 youth were offered jobs on-the-spot.
NYS Health Foundation Launches Consumer Empowerment Initiative, Seeks Proposals
Release Date:
03/23/2016
The New York State Health Foundation launched a Request for Proposals (RFP) for its newest priority area: Empowering Health Care Consumers.
Study Funded by Open Society Foundations Finds Digital Devices Are Key to Success for Black and Latino Males
Release Date:
05/24/2016
A newly released report reveals that improving life outcomes for boys and men of color will rely heavily on their access to trusted resources, both in face-to-face interactions and online.
F.B. Heron's Clara Miller on Changing Operating Models to Expand Effectiveness and Impact
Release Date:
06/10/2016
In this second of a two-part series, Clara Miller, president of the F.B. Heron Foundation, discusses the ways in which a change in the operating model of philanthropic foundations can expand their purviews, effectiveness and impact.
Two Mexico City Landmarks Reopen With Support From The Tiffany & Co. Foundation
Release Date:
06/10/2016
... In 2014, the Foundation provided a $1 million grant to the Resource Foundation for support of the Chapultepec Trust to ...
Commonwealth Fund, Peterson Center on Healthcare, and John A. Hartford Foundations Combine Forces to Improve Health Care, Reduce Costs
Release Date:
07/29/2016
A coalition of national health foundations has announced the launch of a collaboration aimed at transforming care delivery for chronically ill patients with the greatest need.
Rockefeller Foundation and New York City Join Forces to Fund Internships at Cultural Organizations
Release Date:
09/09/2016
... think there’s one powerful and immediately available resource to address the challenge the city faces, and ...
Andrus Family Fund's Peguro Praised in NCRP's Reflections on Resilience and Community Building
Release Date:
09/28/2016
Leticia Peguero, Executive Director of the Andrus Family Fund, urged confrerence attendees to embrace a hashtag call to action: #hayotraforma (#thereisanotherway).
Milbank Memorial Fund Partners with Yale to Study Why It's So Hard to Connect Health to Social Factors
Release Date:
09/29/2016
Yale University researchers conducted a study with the Milbank Memorial Fund to learn what the challenges were in implementing a more social services-oriented approach within health departments and across communities.
Mastercard's Singh on How Companies Can Help Cities Close the Data Gap
Release Date:
10/21/2016
Data-rich businesses are positioned to help their communities. Shamina Singh, President of the MasterCard Center for Inclusive Growth, says it's an opportunity for data philanthropy.
Commonwealth Fund, John A. Hartford and Peterson Center on Healthcare Contribute to Health Care ‘Playbook’ of Best Practices
Release Date:
01/04/2017
... and The Commonwealth Fund—launch a new online resource to help health system leaders and insurers improve ...
Proteus Fund Serves as Fiscal Sponsor for LGBT Nonprofits and Initiatives
Release Date:
01/26/2017
With fears that federal funding for LGBT nonprofits and other progressive groups could dry up under the administration of President Donald Trump, a new fund backed by two national donor networks has launched to fill the gap. The nonprofit Proteus...
Foundation for Child Development Publishes New Index on the Economic Stability of the American Family
Release Date:
02/06/2017
New research funded by the Foundation for Child Development, Children’s Experience with Parental Employment Insecurity and Family Income Inequality, provides a more accurate picture of the economic health of families and the ability of parents to...
NY Community Trust Mentioned in City Lab Article About Advocacy Groups Assisting Refugees
Release Date:
03/13/2017
“The goal is to provide rapid response even before we know exact changes to the safety net or immigration, environment or health care policies,” the Trust’s president, Lorie Slutsky, said in a statement.
Carnegie and Ford Plan to Foot Entire Bill for Cuomo's Public-Private Legal Defense Fund For Immigrants
Release Date:
03/30/2017
At present, there will be no large public funds directed exclusively towards the program—the “public-private” set-up refers to the fact that the foundation money will be administered by the state’s Office for New Americans.
Why the Ford Foundation Launched a Program for Formerly Incarcerated People—and How They Did It
Release Date:
05/19/2017
The foundation’s work with BPI also aligns with our support for fair chance hiring policies and other efforts to eliminate barriers to employment for people with conviction records...
Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Report Amplifies Black Community Leadership in Improving Quality of Education
Release Date:
05/26/2017
... funding for public education, with a focus on improving resource equity, teacher quality, access to quality early ...
Ford Funds Analysis, Toolkit for Improving Legal Aid Websites
Release Date:
08/08/2017
The Legal Services Corporation published a comprehensive report and accompanying toolkit for its Statewide Website Evaluation Project, which assessed the quality of centralized legal information websites in every state, the District of Columbia, and...