Markle Foundation President Calls for Revamp of U.S. Higher Education System
Release Date:
06/03/2015
In a recent editorial, Zoe Baird, expounded on the need to improve education to help better prepare students for the workforce.
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Casey Family Programs Among Supporters of Grandparents Rally on Lawn of U.S. Capitol
Release Date:
05/10/2017
Grandparents and other relative caregivers, children and advocates from around the country will join U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building for the 5th National GrandRally:...
Rockefeller Foundation Calls for Us to Eat More of What We Grow
Release Date:
07/20/2018
Rockefeller Foundation Calls for Us to Eat More of What We Grow Globally, a full one-third of ... consumption.... Rockefeller Foundation Calls for Us to Eat More of What We Grow ...
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Can Social Justice Organizations Endure? New Ideas to Get Us to “Yes”
Wednesday, October 3, 2012 -
2:30pm to 5:00pm
... anti-poverty, and environmental organizations? Join us as three exceptional thinkers and do-ers help us return to seeing the glass for social justice funding as ... Can Social Justice Organizations Endure? New...
Why U.S. Foundations Should Take the Global Sustainable Development Goals Seriously
Release Date:
06/21/2016
... and philanthropy. The evolution of events that have led us to this point is a mystery to many in the U.S. ... and accountability. All of these factors have led us to an unprecedented opportunity for improved...
Wall Street Not Giving Up On U.S. Social Impact Bonds
Release Date:
07/30/2015
Though Goldman Sachs and Bloomberg lost money from a recent Rikers Island recidivism reduction program, they still plan to explore social impact bonds in the future.
JPMorgan Chase Commits $20 Million to Revitalize Neighborhoods in Five U.S. Cities
Release Date:
10/21/2016
JPMorgan Chase starts collaborative partnerships in Detroit, Atlanta, Chicago, Miami, and New York to develop solutions for distressed neighborhoods.
Morgan Stanley Strategy Challenge to Benefit 14 Nonprofit Organizations in U.S. and UK
Release Date:
03/23/2017
Morgan Stanley on March 22 announced the launch of the ninth annual Strategy Challenge, the Firm’s signature skills-based pro bono volunteer program.
Tree-Killing Beetles Spread into Northern U.S. Forests as Temperatures Rise
Release Date:
08/29/2017
A study finds strong links between climate change and the spread of southern pine beetles, whose damage increases the risk of ecosystem harm and forest fires.
Report Finds U.S. Racial Wealth Gap Still Growing at an Alarming Pace
Release Date:
09/15/2017
According to a new study coauthored by two Washington, D.C. nonprofit think tanks, Prosperity Now (formerly CFED) and the Institute for Policy Studies, America’s already large racial wealth gap, far from narrowing, will grow ever wider in the years...
Philanthropy New York Signs Letter to the U.S. Small Business Administration
Release Date:
04/13/2020
On April 13, Independent Sector sent a letter on behalf of the charitable community to the Small Business Administration (SBA) asking the agency to release data detailing the distribution of loans to nonprofit and for-profit entities.
Building on #MeToo, Foundations Look to Change Workplaces in the U.S. and Around the World
Release Date:
03/19/2019
Feeling safe at work is not something many people, especially women, can take for granted—a fact strongly tied to men’s tendency to mistreat women in many cultures. Women’s safety at work in the U.S. and around the world is the initial focus of a...
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Dec
2015
Planning for Refugee Resettlement in the U.S.: What Funders Need to Know - Webinar
Tuesday, December 15, 2015 -
2:30pm to 4:00pm
Over the past 40 years, the United States has resettled more than three million refugees.
The Rockefeller Foundation Invests $4.6 Million To Scale Food Is Medicine Initiatives in U.S.
Release Date:
11/30/2022
Grants will help prevent, manage, and treat diet-related illnesses among food-insecure Americans
Peterson Foundation Launches New Website to Accelerate Action on U.S. Fiscal Challenges
Release Date:
12/01/2015
Peter G. Peterson Foundation launched a new website that leverages the latest digital tools, helping to fulfill our role as a source for non-partisan information and analysis about fiscal issues and the economy.
2018 Richard Rockefeller Fellows Bring Chinese Philanthropy Insights to the U.S
Release Date:
03/28/2018
This month, the Fund welcomed Oma Lee and Danxi Shen, young professionals in China’s growing philanthropic sector, as our 2018 Richard Rockefeller Fellows.
Henry Luce Foundation Emergency Grants Support Underserved Communities in the US
Release Date:
06/05/2020
... Emergency Grants Support Underserved Communities in the US The Henry Luce Foundation awarded $1,825,000 in COVID-19 ... Emergency Grants Support Underserved Communities in the US ...
What Does the Nonprofit Revitalization Act of 2013 Mean for Us?
Release Date:
01/15/2014
... on the implications of this important Act. Please join us at this program, or one of the many other upcoming PNY ... Does the Nonprofit Revitalization Act of 2013 Mean for Us ? ...
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Sep
2015
How U.S. Funders Can Respond to the Current Global Refugee Crisis - Webinar
Thursday, September 17, 2015 -
4:00pm to 5:30pm
Wars and violence in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Central America, and elsewhere across the globe have driven a record-high 60 million people from their homes.
When It Comes to Youth Justice, a Look Abroad Could Teach Us Lessons
Release Date:
05/05/2015
... When It Comes to Youth Justice, a Look Abroad Could Teach Us Lessons ...