Funder Collaboratives: Why and How Funders Work Together
Publication date:
05/2009
... dollars by working together than by going it alone? Yes, grantmakers say, as long as members define their goals, set ...
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Making Measures Work For You: Outcomes and Evaluation
... you're supporting is leading to the desired changes? Other grantmakers counter that outcomes measurement should be .....
Building Bigger Bets with Philanthropy
Release Date:
12/02/2013
Edna McConnell Clark Foundation President Nancy Roob shares with the Stanford Social Innovation Review how the foundation is aggregating funds to scale what works.
Right Wing Website Questions Ford Foundation Motives on Advocating for Net Neutrality
Release Date:
01/16/2015
Ford assures that there is no correlation between their endowment management and grant distribution.
MetLife Foundation and WSJ Team up for the Financial Inclusion Challenge
Release Date:
03/26/2015
The partnership seeks to create innovative and sustainable financial solutions.
17
Sep
2015
Power Play - Slay the Elephant in the Room!
Thursday, September 17, 2015 -
2:45pm to 5:00pm
... that affect power How to deepen our self-awareness as grantmakers about the power dynamics that come into play with grantees Tools to mitigate our sense of power as Grantmakers Presenters Jennifer Bokoff,...
Ford’s President Highlights Government’s Role in Reducing Inequality
Release Date:
10/30/2015
Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation, joined Chronicle of Philanthropy readers on Facebook to answer questions about what its new focus on reducing inequality means for the foundation and grantees.
Ford Foundation's Elizabeth Alexander Elected to Pulitzer Prize Board
Release Date:
06/02/2016
Elizabeth Alexander, an acclaimed poet, author and professor, has been elected to the Pulitzer Prize Board, Columbia University announced today.
Here Are Mellon's Goals for Liberal Arts Education
Release Date:
09/13/2016
Readers of IP's higher education vertical know we've devoted a lot of ink to the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation's "big vision" for the humanities.
Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities (TFN) Announces Applications for 2017 Class
Release Date:
10/27/2016
This year-long fellowship program will offer coaching, tools, knowledge, and best practices to professionals in philanthropy that can enhance funder grantmaking decisions in ways that are responsive to the needs and assets of low-income...
New York Women's Foundation President Ana Oliveira Encourages Funders to Support Riskier Causes
Release Date:
11/03/2016
Since 2006, under Ana Oliveira’s leadership, the grant-making of what is billed as the largest women’s fund in the country increased from $1.7 million to $6 million to help women and girls in poverty across New York City.
Where Have Conrad Hilton Foundation's Global Grants Been Going Lately?
Release Date:
12/22/2016
The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, with assets of $2.5 billion, is one of the biggest private U.S. funders giving for global health and development.
GCIR Seeks Foundation Signatories for Statement on Immigration
Release Date:
02/03/2017
More than 30 local, state, regional, and national foundations from across the country have signed onto a statement in support of immigrants and refugees, and more signatories are expected to join in the coming days.
Putting Racism on the Table
Release Date:
02/07/2017
... Racism on the Table The Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers ' Putting Racism on the Table series is a learning .....
The Haitian Earthquake: Response, Relief & Recovery
Release Date:
01/14/2010
... webpage on the disaster in the days ahead for more information . Tell us what your foundation is doing—please send us information about your support for Haiti. The Haitian ...
Commonwealth Fund's Blumenthal Explores Health Data Security in WSJ Editorial
Release Date:
05/01/2015
... health data is already digitized. Pretty soon, all that information will be stored in the cloud in personal health ... they won’t feel comfortable using them. But health-care information systems are currently...
What's Driving Variation in New York's Hospital Spending and Prices? (NY State Health Foundation)
Release Date:
12/17/2015
... to do because hospitals and insurers tend to hide this information from consumers (and researchers) because it is ... private insurers across the country. There is lots of information that flows from the study...
Bloomberg-supported Cities Work on Assembling the Open Government Puzzle
Release Date:
09/27/2017
... But amid the internet's vast and churning piles of information , there are pieces missing from the open ... demonstrated both the ability and inclination to publish information not with the attitude that...
Wallace Foundation President Explains Foundation’s “Unified Approach”
Release Date:
12/20/2017
... refinement to help the foundation’s efforts adapt to new information and improve... Wallace Foundation President ...
The JPB Foundation Supports Creation of ParkServe Database
Release Date:
05/01/2018
... database on parks ever assembled. The site includes information for 14,000 cities with a combined population of ... to guide park improvements while providing residents with information to advocate for parks...