Revson Fellowship Produces Research on Female Face of Genocide
Release Date:
03/16/2016
For a Charles H. Revson Foundation Fellowship, Sarah Cushman researched the lives of women at the Birkenau concentration camp.
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Video: Rockefeller Features Jada Pinkett Smith in Latest Insight Dialogues
Release Date:
10/03/2016
On September 19th, Pinkett Smith joined Rockefeller Foundation President Judith Rodin for the third edition of Insight Dialogues, touching on the many roles she balances in Hollywood, her vocal advocacy for girls and women and youth empowerment and...
Into Battle: The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Steps Up Its Advocacy Giving in a Big Way
Release Date:
09/19/2017
A few years ago, when Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan created the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, they took some heat for incorporating it as an LLC—since such entities can operate with little transparency.
Pete Peterson and Our Chaotic National Debates
Release Date:
04/06/2018
Pete Peterson played large on the national stage, in business, politics, and policy. In recent years, he focused much of his energy—and his money—on the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
Chris Ransom Joins Arcus’ Great Apes and Gibbons Program as Program Officer
Release Date:
03/06/2019
The Arcus Foundation, a global foundation promoting respect for diversity among peoples and in nature, announced today the appointment of Chris Ransom as Program Officer for Arcus’ Great Apes and Gibbons Program.
SeaChange Capital Partners to Help Facilitate Merger of Chicago Non-Profits
Release Date:
12/18/2017
The two groups’ merger centers on combining their hands-on and skilled volunteer networks. Much of the work will involve consolidating their massive databases, an initiative funded by Forefront and SeaChange Capital Partners, two of the few entities...
National Security Expert Sally Donnelly Joins Rockefeller Brothers Fund as Senior Fellow
Release Date:
04/12/2018
This spring, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund will welcome Sally Donnelly as a non-resident senior fellow. Ms. Donnelly will bring extensive experience in U.S. national security affairs to support the Fund’s work by monitoring and...
Through Its Piper Fund Initiative, The Proteus Fund Works to Educate Communities About Judicial Independence
Release Date:
06/21/2018
Community support for independent judiciaries is key to their continued development and existence. However, this support can be a challenge to build, given the political and social diversity of individuals and organizations whose lives are directly...
ASPCA Assists in Helping Hundreds of Animals Displaced by Devastating Wildfires
Release Date:
11/15/2018
Since Sunday, the ASPCA -- at the request of the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control -- has deployed its disaster response team to the Southland, said Dick Green, senior director of ASPCA Disaster Response.
Pfizer Invites Proposals for Psoriatic Arthritis Educational Projects
Release Date:
05/15/2019
... Through its Global Medical Grants program, Pfizer supports independent initiatives (e.g., research, quality ...
COVID-19: Sharing Information
A Call to Members
We are convening regular calls for members to share information about philanthropic responses to COVID-19 and opportunities for coordination and collaboration. Please let us know if you are doing any of the following so we can make connections and amplify the work.
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Dec
2020
2020 Philanthropic Assistants & Coordinators Network (PACNET) Winter Meeting
Wednesday, December 9, 2020 -
10:00am to 11:00am
Philanthropic Assistants and Coordinators Network (PACNET) is designed to address the professional development and networking needs for individuals serving in an administrative support function to senior leadership in their...
Risk, Resiliency and Super Storms: What’s Food Got To Do With It?
Release Date:
07/15/2013
Community Food Funders, a philanthropic organizing project comprised of several PNY members, recently held a three-part breakfast series to explore the effects of Hurricanes Irene and Sandy on local food systems and how we can increase the...
Funder Collaboratives: Why and How Funders Work Together
Publication date:
05/2009
... is the whole truly greater than the sum of its parts? Can foundations make a bigger impact with grant dollars by ...
Forget Spending Cuts, the U.S. Economy Really Needs a $2 Trillion Stimulus
Release Date:
03/05/2013
This piece by Century Foundation Fellow Andrew Fieldhouse argues for more targeted stimulus spending instead of economic austerity.
Celebrating a Year of Progress on Expanded Learning Time
Release Date:
05/15/2013
An op-ed by Time to Succeed Coalition Co-Chair Chris Gabrieli and Ford Foundation President Luis Ubiñas.
What Inequality Deniers Have In Common With Climate Change Skeptics
Release Date:
06/16/2014
Ford Foundation President Darren Walker writes in an op-ed that recent attempts to discredit Thomas Piketty's research into income inequality remind him of earlier efforts to deny that climate change is a real threat.
Target Hits $25 Million Goal For School Supply Donations
Release Date:
08/04/2014
Target Corp. announced that it hit its campaign goal to donate $25 million in school supplies to children in need based on purchases made in its stores nationwide from July 13 through Aug. 2.
OSF Featured in Enterprise for Utilizing Storytelling in the Grantmaking Process
Release Date:
04/13/2015
... of the Health Media Initiative at the Open Society Foundations , a nonprofit that focuses on public health and ...
Ford's Walker Explores the Value of Civil Society in Recent Report
Release Date:
07/09/2015
Ford Foundation President, Darren Walker, outlines the importance of increasing and improving funder relationships with civil society institutions.