Arcus Announces Appointment of Randall Miller as Global Religions Director
Release Date:
05/04/2015
Miller joins the Arcus Foundation from the Pacific School of Religion.
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Margaret L. Wolff Becomes New Chair of the John A. Hartford Foundation Board of Trustees
Release Date:
06/05/2015
Wolff will succeed Norman Volk, who retires after 36 years of service.
Leon Levy Foundation Names Robert F. Goldrich President
Release Date:
06/11/2015
Goldrich was previously senior policy advisor for the Bloomberg Administration.
Elizabeth M. Hewitt to Join Alfred P. Sloan Foundation as Chief Investment Officer, Senior VP
Release Date:
10/08/2015
Hewitt will replace long time Chief Investment Officer William Petersen, who retired earlier this year after more than 16 years of service to the foundation.
Evelyn J. Blanck Joins Guttman Foundation Board of Directors
Release Date:
01/11/2016
The Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation is pleased to announce that Evelyn J. Blanck has joined the Board of Directors.
National Teen 2016 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Recipients Named (Bloomberg)
Release Date:
03/15/2016
Alliance for Young Artists & Writers announced the national award recipients of the 2016 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, the nation's longest-running and most prestigious recognition program for creative teens in grades 7–12.
Sharrie McIntosh Named New York State Health Foundation’s Vice President For Programs
Release Date:
05/31/2016
Ms. McIntosh will play a leadership role in developing and implementing the Foundation’s goals and strategies.
Name a New Kind of Funder Action Meeting
Release Date:
03/01/2017
One of the important messages we are hearing from our members these days is their desire to meet in small groups of other funders who are ready to talk about specific actions they are taking now on issues. Members are also asking more regularly to...
Carnegie's July Fourth Tribute Honors 38 Distinguished Immigrants
Release Date:
06/30/2017
Carnegie Corporation of New York, established by Scottish immigrant Andrew Carnegie, thanks naturalized citizens who make America strong.
Suzanne C. Sousa Steps Into New Role as Executive Director of the Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation
Release Date:
08/23/2017
Suzanne C. Sousa has been appointed Executive Director of the Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation. Elizabeth Olofson has stepped aside as Executive Director and has been designated Senior Philanthropic Adviser.
Carnegie Corp. Reviews Callahan’s The Givers
Release Date:
12/04/2017
They Mean Well, by Adrienne Faraci for Carnegie Reporter magazine is a review of David Callahan’s book, The Givers.
Patrick Gaspard Named President of the Open Society Foundations
Release Date:
12/14/2017
The Open Society Foundations today announced the appointment of Patrick Gaspard as president, effective January 1, 2018. He has managed day-to-day operations of the Foundations since September.
The University of Washington Commits to Recruiting and Retaining Low-Income Students Through Bloomberg Philanthropies-Funded American Talent Initiative
Release Date:
01/09/2018
Guerra and Hall were excited that the UW announced its commitment to graduate an additional 125 low-income students per cohort by 2025 through the American Talent Initiative (ATI). Funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, the ATI brings together a group...
How The New York Community Trust Is Shaping K-12 Education in New York
Release Date:
02/13/2018
The oldest collaborative fund housed at NYCT is a fund called the Donors’ Education Collaborative. Founded in 1995, it's dedicated to improving New York City's public schools through policy reform. We've written about it before, describing it as a...
Opioid Crises Takes Center Stage at 13th Annual H.F. Guggenheim Symposium
Release Date:
02/26/2018
The event, sponsored by the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation, brings together cops, prosecutors, journalists like yours truly, academics, public health professionals and others to discuss crime-related trends. The theme this year? “Justice in the...
New Report From the Silicon Valley Community Foundation Probes Tech Use Among Young Kids in Silicon Valley
Release Date:
03/06/2018
Even in Silicon Valley, the epicenter of online innovation, families with young children are experiencing a digital divide. Hispanic families, in particular, saying that they experience slower connections, more data limits, and more broken computers...
Study Supported By The Helmsley Charitable Trust Reveals Path to Normalize Blood Pressure Following Spinal Cord Injury
Release Date:
03/19/2018
Patients with severe spinal cord injury (SCI) often experience chronically low blood pressure that negatively affects their health, their quality of life and their ability to engage in rehabilitative therapy.
Jessie Smith Noyes Report Finds Gaps, Opportunities in Impact Investment Field
Release Date:
06/26/2018
The report, Building Power Across the Impact Investment Field (29 pages, PDF), highlights findings from the foundation's seven-month-long search for a mission-driven investment advisor as part of an effort to better align its endowment with its...
Inside Philanthropy on the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation's Impact on Climate-Conscious Conservation in the South
Release Date:
09/20/2018
The Southern Cumberland Plateau is a rugged landscape of ancient rock and hardwood forest in the Appalachian Mountains that’s home to an extraordinary number of plant and animal species. It’s also considered a resilient landscape, meaning even as...
New Report from United Hospital Fund Finds Wrong choice in nursing home can cause ‘devastating consequences,’
Release Date:
03/14/2019
Enhancing transparency and improving the planning process before hospital discharge are among recommendations in a new report on improving post-acute care transitions. “Pathways to Progress on Difficult Decisions in Post-Acute Care” by the United...