The Post-Bloomberg Plunge
Release Date:
04/10/2014
As Mayor Michael Bloomberg's money goes global, NYC nonprofits miss their biggest patron.
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The Importance of Criticizing Philanthropy
Release Date:
05/12/2014
The Importance of Criticizing Philanthropy, an article featuring the Rockefeller Foundation in The Atlantic.
Group of 11 Leading Philanthropies Announce Steps to Expand Opportunities for Young Men of Color
Release Date:
06/05/2014
[The Atlantic Philanthropies, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Ford Foundation, Nathan Cummings Foundation, Open Society Foundations] Eleven of the nation’s leading philanthropies have announced a bold plan of action to maximize the potential of the...
Report Details Employment Challenges Facing Latino Youth
Release Date:
06/13/2014
A study supported by the Rockefeller Foundation finds that Latinos, the youngest and fastest-growing segment of the American labor force, face considerable challenges gaining stable employment.
Make Music New York To Present Record-Setting 1,350 Shows
Release Date:
06/18/2014
The boroughs of NYC will be filled with the sound of music Saturday, June 21, thanks to support from Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation for the Make Music New York festival, which will feature a record-setting 1,350 free...
Morgan Stanley Picks Newark As One Of Its Healthy Cities Sites
Release Date:
06/27/2014
Morgan Stanley named Newark the third location for its Healthy Cities initiative, a program connecting several local nonprofits, schools and hospitals to help support healthy child development.
Boards as an Accountability Mechanism
Publication date:
06/2014
This paper examines board functioning in relation to both legal and broader conceptions of accountability, and empirical evidence from over 5,100 nonprofits in the Urban Institute National Survey of Nonprofit Governance . It discusses areas of board weakness and considers different approaches to improving them, including regulation, self-regulation, policy-oriented strategies, and management-oriented strategies.
Hunger-Relief Programs Receive Morgan Stanley Support To Feed More Children
Release Date:
07/09/2014
The Morgan Stanley Foundation is awarding more than $1 million in grants to local food banks and their hunger-relief programs that deliver nutritious meals to children and families in 27 cities and 17 states.
Partnership Aims To Boost Service Positions For Young People, Increase Adult Volunteers
Release Date:
07/14/2014
United Way of New York City and NYC Service have announced a partnership with The Franklin Project at the Aspen Institute that seeks to increase service corps positions for young New Yorkers and to double the number of adults in the city who...
New York Community Trust Ranked Number Three In Total Assets
Release Date:
07/15/2014
A new report that ranks community foundations by asset size finds that The New York Community Trust is number three in the nation with $2.4 billion.
Heintz Named To NonProfit Times Power & Influence Top 50 List
Release Date:
08/01/2014
Stephen Heintz, president of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, has been named as one of this year's Nonprofit Times Power & Influence Top 50.
NYCT, American Express, Ford Support Launch of Caribbean Cultural Center
Release Date:
09/17/2014
PNY member support the Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute renovation to bring a cultural center to East Harlem.
Century Foundation Announces Janice Nittoli "Forward Thinking" Award
Release Date:
11/03/2014
The "Forward Thinking" Award is specifically for individuals under 30.
MasterCard Commits $25 Million to Expand UN Capital Development Fund’s Mobile Money for the Poor (MM4P) Program
Release Date:
11/10/2014
... The MasterCard Foundation has partnered with the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), a UN initiative to ...
RPA, Ford, MasterCard Foundation Among Funders Partnering with Foundation Center on Global Development
Release Date:
11/20/2014
... most pressing issues. Against this backdrop, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Foundation Center, and ...
Commonwealth Fund Research Shows Elderly in U.S. Have Trouble Paying Medical Bills
Release Date:
11/21/2014
... Bills The Commonwealth Fund surveyed older adults in 11 nations and found that the U.S. leads the pack in the ...
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Dec
2014
New OMB Guidance on Indirect Costs: What It Does and Why It Matters - Webinar
Monday, December 8, 2014 -
1:00pm to 3:00pm
The Office of Management and Budget has issued guidelines establishing that a nonprofit's indirect costs (also called overhead or administrative costs) are legitimate expenses that should be reimbursed through federal grants. Join the Forum of...
Ten Librarians Honored by Carnegie for Outstanding Public Service
Release Date:
12/03/2014
The 10 winners were selected from a pool of more than 1,000 nominations.
How Public Policy Can Support Collective Impact
Publication date:
12/2014
Collective Impact Forum explores the relationship between public policy and collective impact.
Ford Foundation Invests in Environmental Philanthropy
Release Date:
12/15/2014
Ford has been a leader in environmental philanthropy since the 1960s.