Arcus Foundation Launches Online Resource Exploring Human Relationships with Other Animals
Release Date:
04/22/2014
... environment and the non-human animals who share it with us . Among the voices presented throughout the resource are a ...
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Strategic Philanthropy for a Complex World: A Response
Release Date:
05/23/2014
... or haphazard, either rigorous or sloppy. Too many of us have bought into a polemic that fails to account for the ...
Mellon Foundation Pledges $10 Million to Detroit Institute of Arts to Help with "Grand Bargain"
Release Date:
06/11/2014
... Angeles-based J. Paul Getty Trust. “The big point for us is that here was this magnificent cultural treasure that ...
New Nonprofit Leaders to Receive Boost From Open Society
Release Date:
06/16/2014
The Open Society Foundations will fund nine nonprofits—from the U.S. to Ghana—to help their new leaders implement their vision.
Americans' Wait Time To See Doctors Is Longer Than in Many Other Countries
Release Date:
07/05/2014
Many Americans wait six days or more to see a doctor when they are sick and need care, ranking the United States toward the bottom in a Commonwealth Fund study of wait times for treatment in 11 countries.
Uninsured Rate Drops From 20 Percent to 15 Percent Due To ACA
Release Date:
07/10/2014
In the wake of the Affordable Care Act’s first open enrollment period, significantly fewer working-age adults are uninsured than just before the sign-up period began, and many have used their new coverage to obtain needed care, according to a new...
Alan "Ace" Greenberg, Leading NY Philanthropist, Dies
Release Date:
07/25/2014
... of New York. “He was a philanthropic giant for us who through force of personality and conviction inspired ...
Paid Leave Seen As Way To Stop Decline in Women in Workforce
Release Date:
07/28/2014
Paid Leave Seen As Way To Stop Decline Of Women in Workforce As economists search for an explanation for why the percentage of women in the United States who are working or want to work has been...
The Rockefeller Foundation and USAID Launch $100 Million Partnership
Release Date:
08/04/2014
The Rockefeller Foundation and the U.S. Agency for International Development have announced a $100 million partnership to build resilience to chronic stresses and increasing climate shocks in communities across Africa and Asia.
Mellon Grant To New Museum Supports Contemporary Art Scholarship
Release Date:
08/05/2014
... . “The Foundation’s support previously enabled us to launch our Digital Archive, a groundbreaking record of ...
Macquarie Group Invites Nominations For Social Innovation Fellowships
Release Date:
08/08/2014
The Macquarie Group Foundation is inviting nominations for its David Clarke Social Innovation Fellowship, which enables heads of NYC-based nonprofits to visit and research best practice social innovation around the world.
McConnell Says Wife Won't Resign From Bloomberg Over Coal Policy Stance
Release Date:
08/14/2014
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said his wife, former U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao, has no plans to leave the Bloomberg Philanthropies board, despite the foundation's support for efforts to reduce coal use in the U.S.
Atlantic Philanthropies Offers Best Practices For Winding Down
Release Date:
08/13/2014
... legacy. About that last point, the authors write: "For us , everything now comes down to ensuring our legacy. That .....
All Health Care is Local: The Power of Community to Drive Improvement
Release Date:
09/11/2014
The Commonwealth Fund examines three American communities (Southern Arizona, West Central Michigan, Western New York) to determine if and how poverty affects the quality of health care.
Catholic Publication Calls Funders ‘Clever’ for Funding Faith-Based Groups Supporting LGBT Rights
Release Date:
09/17/2014
Ford, Arcus, Open Society and others were highlighted by Catholic San Francisco for distributing millions of dollars to faith-based groups that support LGBT rights.
Rockefeller Foundation Partners with HUD for National Disaster Resilience Competition
Release Date:
09/18/2014
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will award $1 billion to help communities that have been devastated by natural disasters.
Changing the Conversation about Inequality
Release Date:
09/23/2014
... initiative because research can do more than help us understand the problem—it can point us towards more effective responses to inequality. We want to ...
Rockefeller Foundation President Profiled in BusinessWeek
Release Date:
10/03/2014
Rockefeller Foundation President Judith Rodin discusses impact investing and some of the foundation's current projects.
Capital One Seeks Innovative Programs to Increase Digital Proficiency
Release Date:
10/06/2014
Capital One is accepting proposals until October 31 for digital education programs through dFUND.
Innovative Finance and the Search for the Next Big Idea
Release Date:
10/17/2014
... community and the broader social impact network to send us ideas, examples, and solutions that might unearth new ... in social impact. We encouraged individuals to send us solutions that they’ve unearthed in...