Rockefeller Foundation President Wants de Blasio to Make the City More Resilient
Release Date:
02/12/2014
... Chief Resilience Officer. Our resources will support that individual , and this is somebody who must have the capacity ...
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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.
$1 Million Gift Donated To The American College To Establish The Sy Sternberg And Fred Sievert Doctoral Fellowship
Release Date:
02/25/2014
The American College of Financial Services will establish a doctoral fellowship named for New York Life's Sy Sternberg and Fred Sievert, reports KCTV-5.
Citi Foundation Awards $2.1 Million for Student Mentoring Initiatives
Release Date:
06/02/2014
The Citi Foundation has announced two grants totaling $2.1 million in support of initiatives designed to connect high-potential students from low-income households with mentoring and career counseling provided by early- to mid-career professionals.
UJA-Federation Announces $50 Million Day School Challenge Fund
Release Date:
06/09/2014
... The AVI CHAI Foundation, the Jim Joseph Foundation, and individual vanguard donors... UJA-Federation Announces $50 ...
Mellon Foundation Pledges $10 Million to Detroit Institute of Arts to Help with "Grand Bargain"
Release Date:
06/11/2014
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is pledging $10 million to the Detroit Institute of Arts to support a "Grand Bargain" designed to prevent the sale of art to cover the city's financial woes.
Claire Tow, Co-Founder, The Tow Foundation, Dies At 83
Release Date:
07/08/2014
Claire Tow, who founded The Tow Foundation with her husband, Leonard, in 1988, died Monday at age 83, following a 14-year struggle with Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS).
Ford Foundation Asks if Capitalism Can be Made to Work Better for Society
Release Date:
10/02/2014
Ford Foundation CEO Darren Walker asks if it is possible for the philanthropic sector to effectively change the system where grantmaking rescources are cultivated.
Philanthropy’s Special Role in Supporting Community Recovery from Disasters
Release Date:
10/29/2014
... of that list. Where is philanthropy on the list? We know individual giving is critical – is institutional ...
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Accepting Grant Proposals to Strengthen Performing Arts
Release Date:
10/30/2014
... health of professional nonprofit arts groups or of individual professional artists. Projects may also involve ...
Century Foundation Announces Janice Nittoli "Forward Thinking" Award
Release Date:
11/03/2014
... year, TCF will provide a stipend of $7,500 to support an individual under thirty years of age in the research and ...
MasterCard Commits $25 Million to Expand UN Capital Development Fund’s Mobile Money for the Poor (MM4P) Program
Release Date:
11/10/2014
MasterCard Foundation is investing in small businesses in developing countries.
How Can We Apply a “Lens” That Doesn’t Distort?
Release Date:
12/17/2014
... that oppression cannot be used to define and limit that individual or the larger demographic. These are just two ... is just to say, “We need to recognize that every individual is unique, with their own...
Edward W. Hazen Foundation President Warns Against Education Tax Credit
Release Date:
01/30/2015
Lori Bezahler explores the cost of implementation and lack of oversight in states with established tax credit programs.
Metlife Launches ‘The Financial Inclusion Challenge’ to Improve Financial Access in Asia
Release Date:
03/20/2015
The initiative will focus on programs in education, technology and products and services.
Korean American Community Foundation Support Addresses Plight of Older Korean Immigrants in the Bronx
Release Date:
04/02/2015
Kyung B. Yoon, the foundation's executive director, says older Koreans are part of an underserved, "invisible" community.
Bloomberg Announces Winners of Genesis Generation Challenge
Release Date:
04/29/2015
The Genesis Generation Challenge started as a way to fuel ideas to better society.
Commonwealth Fund's Blumenthal Explores Health Data Security in WSJ Editorial
Release Date:
05/01/2015
According to David Blumenthal, President of the Commonwealth Fund, it will be impossible to revolutionize heath care unless the security issues are addressed.
JPMorgan Chase Launches Global Think Tank Dedicated to Delivering Data-Rich Analyses and Expert Insights for the Public Good
Release Date:
05/21/2015
The initial report reveals that middle-income individuals lack financial buffer for emergencies.
John A. Hartford Foundation Partners with YMCA to Prevent Diabetes
Release Date:
06/12/2015
The foundation has provided a grant to help expand the Y's Diabetes Prevention Program.