What World Do You Want to Live In?
Release Date:
05/21/2015
... manufacturing manager responsible for IBM’s high-end products line. In 1972, it was clear to me what I wanted ...
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Making Change Not Grants: Combining the 3 Roles of the Arcus Foundation for Impact
Release Date:
06/02/2015
Annette Lanjouw and Cindy Rizzo discuss how the Arcus Foundation's tri-level approach maximizes the impact of grantmaking.
Is Overhead Having a Moment?
Release Date:
06/16/2015
Is it possible, after all these years of advocacy, government and philanthropy are beginning to heed the call?
Reader's Digest Partners for Sight and Research to Prevent Blindness Launch Low Vision Research Initiative
Release Date:
08/07/2015
Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) is launching a new research initiative to address urgent needs in understanding and treating low vision. The $1.2 million, two-pronged initiative involves funding partnerships with Lions Clubs International...
Morgan Stanley and Kresge Foundation Supported Fund Doubles Commitment to Disadvantaged Areas with $100M for Affordable Housing, Health Care
Release Date:
11/04/2015
A unique financial collaboration is deploying $100 million in new capital to improve health and expand housing opportunities in low-income communities.
Johnson & Johnson Announces $1.75 Million Donation to Save the Children to Support Syrian Humanitarian Refugee Crisis
Release Date:
11/18/2015
... caring for refugees; donations of blankets, hygiene products and trauma equipment; as well as activating employee ...
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Elects New Board Chair and Five Members to Its Board of Directors
Release Date:
01/15/2016
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA), one of the world’s leading nonprofit philanthropy services, announced today that five new members have been elected to its Board of Directors.
Heron Calls for A New Model Of Philanthropy
Release Date:
01/27/2016
... and society in the course of its business, through its products and services, treatment of workers, supply chain and ...
Produce Buyers & Sellers Support Food Safety Research Campaign (Target Corp.)
Release Date:
02/04/2016
The fresh produce supply chain is supporting the Center for Produce Safety's Campaign for Produce Safety, as retail and foodservice buyers and producers announced commitments to fund produce-specific food safety research.
Sloan Public Service Awards Honor Seven NYC Employees
Release Date:
06/03/2016
Employees recognized from NYPD, MTA, NYC Health & Hospitals, Environmental Protection, Human Resources Administration and Department for the Aging.
Most Funders Don’t Think About Disaster Until It Strikes
Release Date:
07/05/2016
Whether it is an attack on Orlando or a natural disaster like the one currently affecting West Virginia, our first reaction is to determine how we can best help those impacted.
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Oct
2016
Members Want to Know: How Are the Policy Fellows Doing?
Wednesday, October 26, 2016 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
... on special projects that support member interests? What products will come out of the Fellowship program? This ...
The Place for Growing Cross-Sector Collaboration
Release Date:
09/08/2016
This year’s Joint Policy Institute of the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers and the National Council of Nonprofits was a valuable opportunity for building national and local partnerships across the philanthropic and nonprofit sectors.
NY Community Trust Gives More than $800,000 to Bring Technology-Driven Learning to NYC Youth
Release Date:
09/12/2016
Several foundations are pooling resources to make 13 grants, totaling $835,600, to help young people use digital media to compose and record original music, advocate for immigrants' rights and school discipline reform, and produce documentary films.
New York Life Donates $500K Challenge Grant Toward Creation of Central Park's First Statues of Real Women
Release Date:
11/28/2016
... New York Life affiliates provide an array of securities products and services, as well as retail mutual funds. ...
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Mar
2017
The Roles of Arts & Culture in Addressing Islamophobia
Monday, March 13, 2017 -
8:00am to 6:00pm
Islamophobia is escalating rapidly across the country, fueling fear, discrimination and hate crimes against Muslim, Arab and South Asian communities. In recent months, we have borne witness to a growing number of hostile acts including vandalism,...
Lata Reddy Elevated to Chair of The Prudential Foundation
Release Date:
06/14/2017
... that provide insurance, savings, pensions, investment products and other financial services to emerging consumers ...
Urban Land Institute to Partner with 100 Resilient Cities, Pioneered by The Rockefeller Foundation to Help Improve Resilience of Urban Areas Globally
Release Date:
06/15/2017
... infrastructure design, and new financing and insuring products . Other 100RC Platform Partners include Microsoft, ...
Markle Foundation and Microsoft Partner to Accelerate a Skills-Based Labor Market for the Digital Economy
Release Date:
06/29/2017
With $25.8 million grant, Microsoft Philanthropies joins forces with Markle to enable American workers to connect with businesses facing a shortage of skilled labor in an era marked by technology disruption.
13
Sep
2017
Food Distribution and Infrastructure in the South Bronx
Wednesday, September 13, 2017 -
9:30am to 3:30pm
With so many food system interventions focused on either production (agriculture) or consumption (food access), the way that food gets from one to the other is frequently left out.