BoardSource 2017 Finds a New Platform for Action in the Face of Declining Diversity
Release Date:
09/06/2017
... Intent from BoardSource is a treasure trove of information about nonprofit board trends, but its purview is far too ...
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High-Profile Philanthropy Contests Take Hold, Raise Concerns
Release Date:
09/14/2017
... its second round of prizes last year. The top winner, a group from India that developed a wristband for detecting ... in infants, beat out roughly 800 other applicants to win about $53,000. "Somehow you...
These Companies Support Climate Action, So Why Are They Funding Opposition To It?
Release Date:
09/19/2017
... States’ role in the landmark Paris agreement ratified by about 160 countries. So why exactly would these 27 business powerhouses also support a GOP group that’s fought to undo a key Obama-era domestic ...
Twenty Years After Suffragists Statue Victory, The Quest Continues For A National Women's History Museum
Release Date:
09/20/2017
... women, as depicted, were rather unattractive. Wages and a group of women had been pushing members of Congress to move ... members of Congress, including a few female lawmakers, about how the women looked, as...
In Diller Island’s Demise, a Cautionary Tale of Donor Influence
Release Date:
09/21/2017
... Hudson River, is no more. A lot of people are very upset about its demise, angry at an opposition group that hit the project with costly litigation. But ...
After So Many Disasters, Nonprofit Relief Organizations Struggle Against ‘Donor Fatigue’
Release Date:
09/25/2017
... for Disaster Philanthropy, a Washington-based nonprofit group that consults on disaster giving, and raises disaster ... He says Americans are incredibly generous.When they hear about disasters. They want to...
A Well-Intentioned City Redevelopment Plan Hits the Skids
Release Date:
09/26/2017
... new apartments near Citi Field—and soon began helping a group of auto-repair shops that occupied the land move to a ... is stalled, the Bronx landlord for the auto shops is about to evict them, and the $7.5...
Trump’s Stake in Housing Complex Spurs Lawsuit Over Sale
Release Date:
09/29/2017
... investors who are suing to stop the $850 million sale. The group of plaintiffs, including heirs of late real-estate ... of interest and refusing to turn over information about the “below-market” sale. The...
Americans Fear Social Security Will Go Broke, Poll Shows
Release Date:
10/02/2017
... three-quarters (78 percent) of future retirees in that age group and almost two-thirds (63 percent) of those who retired ... (63 percent) of future and recent retirees are concerned about cuts to Social...
Here’s How the Trump Administration Is Quietly Undermining Food Safety
Release Date:
10/04/2017
... it’s “very clean,” President Trump sure is blasé about making America’s food safer. (With so many important ... angry letters from almost every influential watchdog group — the Center for Science in the Public...
Impact Shares Gets $1M from Rockefeller Foundation
Release Date:
10/26/2018
... and charitable groups to generate more awareness about their causes, while creating an additional revenue ...
Commonwealth Fund Launches A New Tool for Comparing ‘Medicare for All’ Plans
Release Date:
03/15/2019
... system than the term Medicare for All suggests,” the group ’s Sara R. Collins, vice president for health care coverage and access, writes. To find out more about those nuances and the range of private and...
Philanthropy New York Welcomes Amy Chen as Executive Coordinator and Secretary to the Board
Release Date:
08/09/2022
... from Board acquisition committee meetings to internal working groups to artist residencies and mentorship programs ... she was involved with planning the department’s Friends group and donor events. Amy holds...
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Awarding Prizes: A Unique Tool for Philanthropic Impact
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... and highlight model examples of leadership and impact. Funders have awarded prizes on such wide-ranging topics as ... Presenters Ben Francisco Maulbeck (Moderator), President, Funders for LGBTQ Issues Lois...
In Memoriam: Edgar M. Bronfman
Release Date:
01/15/2014
... their friends and colleagues for their loss. Learn more about the life and philanthropy of Edgar M. Bronfman. In ...
Warren Buffett Honors His Hero, The Billionaire Who Secretly Gave It All Away
Release Date:
06/18/2014
... Award for Philanthropy. “It’s a real honor to talk about a fellow who is my hero and Bill Gates’ hero. He ... in 2016, it will have given away $7.5 billion to promote education , human rights, science and...
OSF and Ford Help Address the 'Accountability Gap'
Release Date:
08/13/2015
... Now with the click of a button, the Ministry of Education is receiving information about these service delivery problems in real time. This ...
New York Botanical Garden Partners with MetLife Foundation for Healthy Families Program
Release Date:
09/21/2015
... The MetLife Healthy Families Program to expand nutrition education and opportunities for exercise at the Botanical ... public.For weekly recipes, produce updates and information about weekly special events,...
Rockefeller Foundation Funds Tickets for Students to See 'Hamilton'
Release Date:
10/28/2015
... City and then on the road once the show — a bio-musical about Alexander Hamilton with Hispanic and black actors ...
Wallace Foundation to Invest $47 Million In Redesigning Principal Preparation
Release Date:
03/16/2016
... less attention than teachers in the national conversation about education . The Wallace Foundation has been seeking to change ...