Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funding Spurs Federal Synthetic Biology Research
Release Date:
09/17/2015
... Foundation (NSF). The Synthetic Biology Project is an initiative of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for ...
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Jan
2016
Local to Global: Efforts to Address the Increasing Prevalence of Teen Girl Suicide
Wednesday, January 13, 2016 -
9:15am to 11:15am
... data from the World Health Organization (WHO) indicates an alarming trend! Suicide is the leading cause of death in ... Research on Women - @suzp Designed for All interested funders . Registration 9:00 - 9:15...
NCRP Reviews New York Community Trust
Release Date:
04/13/2016
The New York Community Trust is committed to investing in underserved communities and equity, and mostly follows through on those goals to achieve results, a new report from the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy's Philamplify initiative...
13
Mar
2017
The Roles of Arts & Culture in Addressing Islamophobia
Monday, March 13, 2017 -
8:00am to 6:00pm
... This growing crisis has propelled multidisciplinary funders to seek out new ideas and strategies to be responsive to galloping need. The funders briefing will be a day of learning and discussion ... creative...
Investing in Young Scientific Talent: How (and Why) Rita Allen Foundation Does It
Release Date:
06/14/2017
... of their annual giving to individuals. The bias of most funders in favor of organizational grantees reflects a simple ...
Towards a Fine-Free Future: JPB Foundation Tackles a Barrier to Public Library Engagement
Release Date:
10/27/2017
... library giving can be summarized in a single word: access. Funders including the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, the John ...
19
Apr
2018
Civil Conversations in Uncivil Times - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP
Thursday, April 19, 2018 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
... for family foundations? What are the biggest mistakes that funders make when trying to provide a forum for these types ...
SeaChange Capital Partners Co-Authors Report Highlighting Challenges Faced By Non-Profits In Philadelphia
Release Date:
11/27/2017
... by nonprofit executives and boards, and the need for funders to support nonprofit overhead—its natural focus was ...
How Propel Capital is Charting New Paths For Venture Philanthropy in Progressive Organizing
Release Date:
12/12/2017
... The fund has invested $1 million this year and will spend an additional $2 million in 2018. The fund will move quickly ... contest. Propel Capital isn’t the only example of an equity-minded funder that’s...
22
May
2018
Tipping Points: Philanthropy's Role in Changing the Narrative of Power
Tuesday, May 22, 2018 -
9:00am to 11:00am
... equity? Join us for a lively session that includes an intergenerational discussion about leadership from the ... The WomanHOOD Project Designed for All interested funders . Registration 8:45 AM - 9:00 AM Check-...
04
Apr
2019
Financial Series: Getting the Financial Information You Need Without Overburdening Grantees
Thursday, April 4, 2019 -
9:00am to 11:00am
... from internal financial reports, such as budgets, that funders so often request. Discuss how grantees prepare and ... financial statements, and how these documents provide funders with different financial...
Rini Banerjee Welcomed as New President of The Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation
Release Date:
12/10/2018
... to lead the foundation. Banerjee’s appointment concludes an extensive nationwide search that began last summer. She ... its startup phase to its growth into one of the top global funders committed to advancing...
Surdna Foundation Appoints Sophy Yem as Program Officer, Philanthropy
Release Date:
10/01/2019
... organizations, donor collaboratives, and other funders , especially family foundations. She will also oversee ...
Championing Colombia’s LGBTI Movement: Latest Report from the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice
Release Date:
02/18/2021
... Although the current political climate has seen an increase in right wing attacks on LGBTI human rights ... recommendations for researchers and international funders . Championing Colombia’s LGBTI Movement:...
Former Brazilian Secretary of Justice Pedro Abramovay to Join Open Society Foundations
Release Date:
08/22/2013
... and led a campaign that resulted in the removal of an estimated half-million guns from circulation. He also ... entrenched issues facing the region, and I look forward to working with him.” Abramovay was...
Personal Strategy: Mobilizing Your Self for Effective Grantmaking
Publication date:
09/2005
Whether it's introducing new ideas into your foundation or offering constructive feedback to a grantee, grantmakers can develop personal strategies to meet the "soft" challenges of grantmaking. Effective personal strategy helps practitioners use their understanding of self and role - as learner, analyst, bridge builder - to manage the tensions that come with the job. In this guide, contributors discuss the elements of personal strategy and how it helps grantmakers to leverage their strengths in service to their objectives. The guide also explores why some grantmakers are able to think and...
TD Charitable Foundation Awards $2.5 Million for Affordable Housing
Release Date:
12/11/2012
... annual Housing for Everyone competition to nonprofits working to provide transitional housing and homeless shelters ...
Relinquishing Purse Strings: Orlando Bagwell Leaves Ford Foundation’s JustFilms
Release Date:
02/15/2013
Mr. Bagwell, a director and producer of some of the most influential documentaries about the civil rights movement and the black American experience, will leave the foundation in June to make his own documentaries once again.
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Announces $10.9 Million in Grants to Greek Organizations
Release Date:
02/05/2013
The organizations are working to ease the effects of the ongoing socioeconomic ...
The Met and Crystal Bridges to Share a Trumbull Portrait
Release Date:
03/14/2013
A portrait of Alexander Hamilton by John Trumbull, the celebrated Revolutionary War-era painter, has been given by its owner, Credit Suisse, to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Arkansas in a 50-50...