Site Search

- resource provided by the Forum Network Knowledgebase.
Search Tip: Search with " " to find exact matches.

Heckscher Foundation for Children Announces their Newest Leadership Fellow

Release Date:

09/27/2022

... of the foundation’s venture philanthropy approach to grantmaking . This approach focuses on three high-leverage ... potential and the key junctures where the foundation’s grantmaking might change the course of...

Find More By

News type

Appointments & Transitions

Related Organizations

The Heckscher Foundation for Children

03 Dec 2014

Foundation Administrators Network Meeting: Working with Millennials

Wednesday, December 3, 2014 -

2:15pm to 5:00pm

... for foundation administration, including human resources and operations. Registration 3:15-3:30 PM ...

Find More By

Event type

Network Building

Audience

HR & Operations Staff

09 Dec 2015

Foundation Administrators Network: Employee Handbooks: Requirements and Recommendations

Wednesday, December 9, 2015 -

3:15pm to 5:00pm

... while not legally required, we might consider for our own foundations . Attendees are highly encouraged to bring ... for foundation administration, including human resources and operations. Registration 3:15 -...

Find More By

Event type

Network Building

Audience

All Funders

HR & Operations Staff

Topic(s)

HR & Operations

Surdna Foundation, JPMorgan Chase, Prudential, Among Foundations Leading the Way in Impact Investing and Racial Equity

Release Date:

02/26/2019

Surdna Foundation, JPMorgan Chase, Prudential, Among Foundations Leading the Way in Impact Investing and Racial ... impact investing movement over the last several years, as foundations and their partners have...

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Community Development

Related Organizations

Surdna Foundation

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Prudential Financial (Non Member)

What Does It Mean to Do Policy Work in a Foundation?

Release Date:

03/27/2014

... and policy. We think the way we work has allowed us to make a difference. We are often credited by education ... who influence policy play an important role, too. 4. Foundations are not prohibited from...

Find More By

News type

Audience

Topic(s)

Funding Area

Related Organizations

The Wallace Foundation

Yifei Li Joins The Rockefeller Foundation Board of Trustees

Release Date:

11/01/2013

... said Board Chair David Rockefeller, Jr. "Ms. Li joins us during a pivotal time in the history of the Foundation, as ... Chinese citizen with global experience, Yifei Li will help us build on that legacy...

Find More By

News type

Appointments & Transitions

Related Organizations

The Rockefeller Foundation

Ford Foundation Appoints Ursula Burns to Board of Trustees

Release Date:

02/20/2015

... Technology), the National Academy Foundation, MIT, and the US Olympic Committee, among others. She is a founding board ... of Change the Equation, which focuses on improving the US ’s education system in...

Find More By

News type

Appointments & Transitions

Funding Area

Community Development

Education

Health

Gender Justice

Related Organizations

Ford Foundation

Nathan Cummings Foundation Fellowship Shows Successes

Release Date:

10/16/2015

$100,000 fellowship has seeded groundbreaking innovation in private/non-profit partnerships, municipal financing, faith-based organizing and a new class of Fellows was announced.

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Community Development

Health

Social Justice

Related Organizations

The Nathan Cummings Foundation

The Century Foundation Welcomes Jeff Madrick as Senior Fellow

Release Date:

04/01/2014

The Century Foundation Jeff Madrick as a senior fellow. Madrick is the Director of the Bernard L. Schwartz Rediscovering Government Initiative, which will now be housed with TCF.

Find More By

News type

Appointments & Transitions

Related Organizations

The Century Foundation

Obama Foundation Announces Wally Adeyemo as President

Release Date:

08/14/2019

... with President Obama, Wally is well positioned to help us continue to translate our sky-high ambitions into ...

Find More By

News type

Appointments & Transitions

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

30 Apr 2015

"Exit Interviews" with Former and Retiring Foundation CEOs

Thursday, April 30, 2015 -

9:00am to 10:30am

Join us in conversation with three great leaders in the ... Drawing from their diverse experiences within a range of foundations - corporate, private, and family - learn about ... perspectives on what it was like...

Find More By

Event type

Professional Development

Format

Audience

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Leadership Development

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Location

New York City

Peterson Foundation On New Tax Reform Framework

Release Date:

09/28/2017

... improves our fiscal outlook. This framework doesn’t tell us how or whether tax reform will be paid for. Going forward, ...

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Economic Security

Related Organizations

Peter G. Peterson Foundation

Debora L. Spar Joins the Board of the Markle Foundation

Release Date:

09/03/2012

... delighted that this leading author and educator will help us achieve Markle's goals for health care, national and .....

Find More By

News type

Appointments & Transitions

Related Organizations

John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

NoVo Foundation Leaders Talk About Aversion to Measurement

Release Date:

12/10/2015

... measure, measure, measure?’ And that has been bothering us for quite some time.” Not that there’s anything ...

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Related Organizations

NoVo Foundation

Simons Foundation Announces Simons Collaboration on Localization of Waves

Release Date:

08/06/2018

... atom-by-atom and to manipulate individual atoms, providing us with precise measurements of a world that exhibits myriad ...

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Science

Related Organizations

The Simons Foundation

Ford Foundation's Darren Walker on the Perils of Meritocracy

Release Date:

06/30/2017

... ratify a deeply held value in American culture. They allow us denizens of the current moment to hold onto one of the ...

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Social Justice

Related Organizations

Ford Foundation

Teagle Foundation Announces Judith Shapiro as New President

Release Date:

04/02/2013

... The Teagle Foundation is a New York-based foundation whose grantmaking is focused on improving undergraduate student ...

Find More By

News type

Appointments & Transitions

Related Organizations

The Teagle Foundation

Hartford Foundation Awards $6.7M for Monitoring the Healthcare Landscape

Release Date:

03/17/2016

... for all older adults. One of the keys to effective grantmaking is to partner with innovative leaders at the very ...

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Aging

Health

Related Organizations

The John A. Hartford Foundation

Dyson Foundation and Partners Launch ‘Bridges to Board Service’

Release Date:

03/17/2016

... to Board Service’ In partnership with the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley, the Dutchess County ... policies and ensure the organization has adequate resources to advance its mission. This session...