'Everything is Not Fine.' Inside NoVo's Funding Push on Girls and Young Women of Color
Release Date:
09/02/2015
In recent years, there have been few new efforts aimed at improving the lives of girls and young women of color.
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Bank of America Backs Community Development and Housing Projects
Release Date:
09/21/2015
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation is awarding more than $200,000 in grants to Connecticut nonprofits as part of an ongoing philanthropic initiative.
The Source Codes of Foundation Culture
Publication date:
10/2015
... years, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations has been working to better understand what contributes to and impedes ...
Ford Foundation Appoints David Barth as Director of Youth Opportunity and Learning
Release Date:
10/19/2015
... the Ford Foundation and continuing our robust history of working on education to strengthen youth outcomes and ... areas, and immigration. He also spent over a decade working in the Middle East and North...
The Mastercard Foundation Research Shows How African Youth Navigate Risk To Survive
Release Date:
10/30/2015
Preliminary findings from innovative research into youth employment behaviors in Africa, where 600 million people are under the age of 25, find that young people go to extraordinary lengths to achieve livelihoods.
NoVo Foundation’s Peter Buffett Talks about ‘Philanthropic Colonialism
Release Date:
11/02/2015
Philanthropist Peter Buffett, co-president of the NoVo Foundation, says foundations sometimes try to solve the world's problems themselves rather than acting as facilitators of change.
Wallace Foundation Funds Research to Evaluate Public-Private Model in Buffalo Schools
Release Date:
11/03/2015
In its three years of offering college scholarships and other services to students in the Buffalo Public Schools, "Say Yes" has greatly expanded its reach and political influence in the city. Now, it will be evaluated to determine its success.
Q & A with FJC: The ABCs Of Donor-Advised Funds
Release Date:
11/12/2015
... countries. Glickman previously had 20 years experience working on Capitol Hill, serving as the top career official ...
Atlantic Philanthropies Gives $177 Million to Study Dementia
Release Date:
11/17/2015
The Atlantic Philanthropies, which will conclude its grant-making commitments next year, announced on Monday the capstone of its work on aging populations: a $177 million grant to create a new institute to study dementia.
Rockefeller’s Sarah Geisenheimer to Step in for Chen at Fund for Public Schools
Release Date:
12/03/2015
Sarah Geisenheimer, of the Rockefeller Foundation, will replace Iris Chen, executive director of the NYC Department of Education’s private fundraising arm, who resigned earlier this week.
Rauch Foundation Announces ‘Imagine Awards’ for Disabilities Inclusion
Release Date:
01/20/2016
Rauch Foundation's Imagine Awards celebrate those who work to create a community where everyone belongs on behalf of people with disabilities in our community.
Dan Cardinali Named New President and CEO, Independent Sector
Release Date:
02/23/2016
Begining in July, Dan Cardinali will become the new President and CEO of Independent Sector. With years of leadership in the charitable community, Dan currently serves as president of Communities In Schools, Inc., the nation’s largest dropout...
Specialty Food Foundation Addresses Hunger With Social Entrepreneurship
Release Date:
03/02/2016
... Food Foundation, a community of social entrepreneurs working to break the hunger cycle, is starting the search for ...
Century Foundation Report: Speeding the Recovery of Unemployment Insurance
Release Date:
03/30/2016
According to Speeding the Recovery of Unemployment Insurance, a new report by TCF senior fellow Andrew Stettner, our current unemployment insurance system is facing a funding crisis that has made the safety net weaker than any time in its history.
People Who Made Scranton Great - Harry & Jeanette Weinberg
Release Date:
04/14/2016
Scranton area residents are highly familiar with the good works and deep pockets of the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, with more than $2 billion in assets and more than $100 million in grants distributed to nonprofits annually.
Bloomberg Philanthropies Funds $1M Public Art Project
Release Date:
04/15/2016
The Spartanburg City Council approved design concepts for a $1 million public art project funded entirely by Bloomberg Philanthropies.
Hartford Foundation-Supported Survey Finds Most Doctors Ill-Equipped to Give End-of-Life Care
Release Date:
04/15/2016
Terry Fulmer, president of the John A. Hartford Foundation, one of three foundations that commissioned the survey, said advanced care planning “is not just an extra . . . it’s just as important in its own way as chemotherapy or surgery.”
American Express, Ford Foundation Provide Funds to Restore Hemingway's Famed Cuban Home
Release Date:
04/15/2016
... (UTSA), is part of a top-tier team of preservationists working on a historic restoration project in Cuba. Dupont ...
Ford Foundation Head on ‘Time’ List of 100 Influence Leaders
Release Date:
04/25/2016
Darren Walker’s moves to steer the country’s second-largest grant maker toward a focus on inequality and inclusion won him a spot on Time magazine's 2016 list of the world’s most influential people.
UJA-Federation of NY CEO Gives Tips on Teaching Youth about the Holocaust
Release Date:
05/04/2016
Like so many others, I was outraged when pictures emerged last month of partying teens in New Jersey engaging in a shocking beer pong game called “Jews versus Nazis.”