Key Facts on Mission Investing
Publication date:
10/2011
... these grantmakers —which hold 20 percent of all U. S . foundation assets— are extending the public benefit of ...
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Race to the Top: What Grantmakers Can Learn from the First Round
Publication date:
06/2010
The nation' s foundation community has provided critical financial and ... support to states applying for the first round of the U. S . Department of Education' s "Race to the Top" education reform competition. Yet .....
Risk, Resiliency and Super Storms: What’s Food Got To Do With It?
Release Date:
07/15/2013
... of the Community Food Funders Steering Committee, provide us with a recap of the series. Risk, Resiliency and Super Storms: What’ s Food Got To Do With It? ...
Understanding Muslim America
Release Date:
08/11/2011
... and one of the main organizers of this program, provide us with a recap and share his thoughts. Understanding Muslim ...
Nourishing Strong Communities: Thoughts on Food Policy from Karen Karp
Release Date:
03/15/2010
... Karp, President of Karp Resources, share her thoughts with us . Nourishing Strong Communities: Thoughts on Food Policy ...
Responding to Crisis/Opportunity: The F.B. Heron Foundation’s Opportunity Fund
Release Date:
03/22/2010
... families. We are pleased to have John Weiler, Heron’ s Senior Program Officer, describe the Fund and its work for us . Responding to Crisis/Opportunity: The F.B. Heron Foundation’ s...
Personal Strategy: Mobilizing Your Self for Effective Grantmaking
Publication date:
09/2005
Whether it' s introducing new ideas into your foundation or offering ... to think and work like "naturals" - and how the rest of us can emulate their style. Personal Strategy: Mobilizing .....
Beyond the Rhetoric: Foundation Strategy
Publication date:
10/2007
... the current state of decision making at large, private, U. S . foundations. Through in-depth interviews with CEOs and ...
With Latest $350 Million Gift to Johns Hopkins, Bloomberg Surpasses $1 Billion in Giving to Alma Mater
Release Date:
01/29/2013
... the university. Mayor Bloomberg, who earned his Bachelor' s degree in Engineering from Johns Hopkins in 1964, made his ... initiative aimed at bringing significant innovation to U. S . higher education...
Sloan Foundation Announces 2013 Research Fellowships
Release Date:
02/22/2013
... is pleased to announce the selection of 126 outstanding U. S . and Canadian researchers as recipients of Sloan Research ...
Why Don’t Corporations Give to Charity?
Release Date:
08/08/2013
... decline in corporate contributions to charities in the U. S ., as a percentage of pretax profits, over the past 30 years. A few weeks ago, I chaperoned my son’ s preschool field trip to the Maryland Science...
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TDA Plan Administrators' Annual Meeting: Philanthropy New York's 403(b) Tax-Deferred Annuity Retirement Program
Friday, February 22, 2013 -
8:15am to 11:00am
... LaRhette and Thesco Benefits, our brokers. Please join us for discussion around performance, costs, and customer ... for Current administrators of Philanthropy New York’ s 403(b) Tax-Deferred Annuity...
ALA Unveils Shortlist for 2015 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence
Release Date:
04/06/2015
... in Fiction and Nonfiction, awarded for the previous year' s best fiction and nonfiction books written for adult readers and published in the U. S . As part of an announcement and medal presentation event...
Citi Foundation Reports on First Year of $50 Million Youth and Work Skills Training Program
Release Date:
04/08/2015
... The Citi Foundation is recognizing the first year of it’ s three-year, $50 million commitment to provide 100,000 ... and leadership skills. Focusing on 10 of the largest U. S . cities, the Citi Foundation is...
ASPCA President Seeks Harsher Punishment for Dog Fighting
Release Date:
04/10/2015
... Seeks Harsher Punishment for Dog Fighting There' s no question dog fighting is a deplorable crime. Few things ... there are tens of thousands of dog fighters in the U. S ., forcing hundreds of thousands of...
OSF Featured in Enterprise for Utilizing Storytelling in the Grantmaking Process
Release Date:
04/13/2015
... story about themselves,” he says. “Narativ helped us realize that people have many stories. It can help break ...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches Data Initiatives for Cities
Release Date:
04/21/2015
... Cities The What Works Cities initiative is open to U. S . cities with populations between 100,000 and 1 million ... people. Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg' s charitable foundation announced...
New Website Promotes Partnership and Investment for Girls of Color
Release Date:
07/01/2015
... that prevent their full participation in our country’ s future. Yet new research is helping us to better understand the barriers they face, while opening ...
Ford, Arcus, Palette Fund and Johnson Family Foundation Release Comprehensive Data on LGBTQ Community
Release Date:
07/14/2015
... is presenting a clearer picture than ever before of the U. S . LGBT community. The project is called Our Tomorrow, and ...
Ford Foundation: The Equity Series- Cultural Equity
Release Date:
03/14/2016
... Williams discuss issues of inequity and access in U. S . culture today, moderated by cultural critic Vinson ...