Pamela Shifman, Executive Director of the NoVo Foundation, to Step Down at the End of 2019
Release Date:
11/07/2019
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The Century Foundation Releases Report - Here Is What School Integration in America Looks Like Today
Release Date:
12/02/2021
As the COVID-19 pandemic rolls into its ninth month, a rising death toll and pronounced racial and socioeconomic inequities are devastating the lives of millions of Americans. Sadly, America’s children are not shielded from these ongoing dark...
Henry Luce Foundation Elects Two Directors as New Board Co-Chairs
Release Date:
06/09/2022
... Dr. Knopman also expressed her enthusiasm for the future of the Foundation: “Terry and I welcome the ...
Internal Communications for Philanthropy: Maintaining Community in a Time of Isolation
Release Date:
03/31/2020
As COVID-19 forces those of us in the philanthropic and global community to reassess what normal is, it’s important to be mindful not only of the challenges facing the communities we serve, but our internal communities as well.
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
The Urban Land Institute announced a partnership with 100 Resilient Cities – Pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation (100RC), becoming a part of their Platform of Partners. In this capacity, ULI will be offering expertise on building for resilience...
The Rockefeller Foundation Appoints Sharon Percy Rockefeller, Mellody Hobson and Admiral James Stavridis to Board of Trustees
Release Date:
12/11/2017
The Rockefeller Foundation Appoints Sharon Percy Rockefeller, Mellody Hobson and Admiral James Stavridis to Board of Trustees The Rockefeller Foundation announced today the appointment of three new members to its Board of Trustees...
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to Support Facebook Research Initiative to Study Social Media Impact on Elections
Release Date:
04/09/2018
Facebook is going back to school: The social network announced an initiative that will see a group of scholars analyze the impact of social media on elections.
The Power of Partnerships: 25 Years of the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City
Release Date:
07/24/2019
Ten months ago, I stepped into an exciting new role as the executive director of the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City—a nonprofit organization that, for 25 years and across three mayoral administrations, has brought together members of the...
Tides Announces Janiece Evans-Page as New Chief Executive Officer
Release Date:
10/23/2020
The Tides Network Board of Directors is proud to announce Janiece Evans-Page as its next Chief Executive Officer.
Philanthropy Must Act Now — Vulnerable Communities Can’t Afford to “Wait and See”
Release Date:
04/01/2025
In their insights piece, Mark Foggin and Kerry Sesil of the Arab American Family Support Center encourage philanthropy to act swiftly in response to the immediate funding crisis faced by nonprofits. With vulnerable communities depending on services...
The Case for Giving Cash to Poor Kids
Release Date:
08/25/2014
The Century Foundation's Clio Chang writes that the implementation of child allowances could go a long way toward reducing child poverty rates in the United States.
Two Distinguished Leaders Join Carnegie Corporation of New York Board of Trustees
Release Date:
12/13/2016
General Lloyd J. Austin III, U.S. Army (Ret.), the former commander of United States Central Command (CENTCOM), and Marcia McNutt, a distinguished geophysicist and president of the National Academy of Sciences, have been named to the Carnegie...
Manage Difficult Workplace Conversations Like a Jedi
Release Date:
04/13/2017
Ann Maldonado, Office Manager at Altman Foundation, writes about the three "Ms" that may help you navigate your next difficult conversation: Mindful preparation, Monoriting and Meta-conversations.
What Philanthropy Can Do to Stabilize Homeless Families and Break the Cycle of Homelessness
Release Date:
03/13/2018
Christine Quinn, President and Chief Executive Officer of Win (formerly Women in Need) writes "We must work to break the cycle of homelessness from an intergenerational perspective and make sure that people do not return to shelter, because a...
Now Hear This: The Wisdom of Trans Voices
Release Date:
09/19/2018
More and more funders are devoting serious time and resources to increasing equity and inclusion in their work and to ensuring it is intellectually informed or, more progressively, driven by the people their grantmaking purports to help. If you are...
Heckscher Foundation for Children Funded New York's First 'To and Through' Data Tool That Shines a Light on College Readiness Gap
Release Date:
10/14/2019
... see our detailed data methodology note at www.edtrustny. org /ToAndThrough . This project is made possible thanks to ... through college completion. Learn more at www.EdTrustNY. org . Heckscher Foundation for...
Racism, Inequality, and Health Care for African Americans - New Report by The Century Foundation
Release Date:
12/19/2019
The American health care system in beset with inequalities that have a disproportionate impact on people of color and other marginalized groups. These inequalities contribute to gaps in health insurance coverage, uneven access to services, and...
Independent Sector’s 33 Principles for Good Governance and Ethical Practice
Official Statement of Philanthropy New York on: Independent Sector’s 33 Principles for Good Governance and Ethical Practice The Principles for Good Governance and Ethical Practice outlines 33 principles of sound...
Why Women and Girls?
Release Date:
03/27/2014
Why we are choosing to focus on the progress of women and girls at our 35th Annual Meeting on May 7, featuring Hillary Rodham Clinton.
PHI Founder Steven Dawson Joins Pinkerton as a Visiting Fellow
Release Date:
02/23/2016
Steven Dawson, the founder and longtime CEO of the Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute (PHI), has joined The Pinkerton Foundation as a Visiting Fellow.