Six Months Later
Release Date:
05/08/2013
... Sandy turned into Superstorm Sandy and devastated parts of New York and New Jersey. In the aftermath of the storm, ... around rebuilding. Brown suggested funders could act...
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€15 Million Emergency Grant from Stavros Niarchos Foundation Responds to Fire Crisis in Greece
Release Date:
08/12/2021
... of volunteer firefighter Vasilis Filoras, who lost his life while fighting the fires, with everyone who has been ... saddened by the destruction of huge forested areas that act as “green lungs” for Greece and...
For Funders Focusing on Developing Countries, Impact Bonds Present Fresh Opportunities
Release Date:
08/04/2016
... Institution A recent conversation at Philanthropy New York , “ Can Failure Be a Success? Dissecting the Rikers ... roles for foundations outlined by Social Finance U. S . in 2014—building...
Brooklyn Community Foundation Deploys $100,000 for ‘Immediate Response’ Grants to Immigrant Nonprofits
Release Date:
02/07/2017
... challenges triggered by the Trump Administration’ s Executive Order banning travelers from 7 Muslim-majority countries as well as new refugee admissions. The grants are deployed through the ... Rights Fund...
Corinne H. Rieder To Retire As Executive Director of the John A. Hartford Foundation
Release Date:
07/02/2014
... accomplished together, and it is time now for me to pursue new directions in my professional and personal life ." During her tenure at the John A. Hartford ... In recognition of her outstanding efforts to...
‘Bro’ Adams Joins Andrew W. Mellon Foundation as Senior Fellow
Release Date:
07/11/2017
... Andrew W. Mellon Foundation as a senior fellow. Adams, who lives in Falmouth, will begin his new job Aug. 1. When he resigned as NEH chairman in May, ... importance of the humanities and the arts in our...
Grace Farms Launches Design for Freedom Movement to Remove Forced Labor from the Built Environment
Release Date:
02/11/2021
... Read at The Fast Company (1/20/21) October 26, 2020, NEW CANAAN, Conn. ꟷ Sharon Prince, Founder and Chief ... buildings; the launch of a dedicated website with tools, resources , and original content; and...
Ten NYC Nonprofits Selected As 2014 Nonprofit Excellence Awards Semifinalists
Release Date:
08/04/2014
... NYC area have been selected as semifinalists for the 2014 New York Community Trust Nonprofit Excellence Awards, a project ... the Nonprofit Coordinating Committee and its partners, The New...
Where Walls Exist, the Arts Provide a Doorway
Release Date:
03/27/2017
... funders, academics, activists and artists gathered at New York University to discuss the role of arts and culture in ... the heinous acts of extremists puts additional people’ s lives...
Mellon Foundation President Earl Lewis To Step Down In March
Release Date:
09/14/2017
... term, Lewis will return to the academy, and launch a new initiative, The Center for Social Solutions, to focus ... future of work. He expects to announce more details in the new year. Widely respected, Lewis...
The Estée Lauder Companies Announces Bold Family-Related Benefits to Meet the Diverse Needs of Its Employees
Release Date:
04/25/2018
... , the global leader in prestige beauty, today announced new and enhanced family-related programs, policies and ... or enhancing benefits around adoption, child and elder care , and infant transition support...
The Nathan Cummings Foundation is Now Accepting Applications for the 2021-2022 Fellowship
Release Date:
06/16/2020
... into a reality. Fellows also receive hands-on training, resources , and leadership development to scale the impact of ... The Fellowship is designed for emergent leaders in the U. S . who have limited access to...
Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Backs Program to Address Patient Safety
Release Date:
03/23/2015
... Program to Address Patient Safety The University of New England (UNE) has recently received a major grant from ... The $600,000 grant aims to ensure that all health care professionals who are UNE graduates are...
Spelman College Receives Funding from Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to Help Fuel the Field of Black Women Economists
Release Date:
08/29/2019
... programming to address the scarcity of Black women Ph.D. s in economics. thanks to funding from a Alfred P. Sloan ... research. Yet, the number of African Americans with Ph.D. s in economics has been declining...
Arcus Foundation Names Adrian Coman Director of International Human Rights
Release Date:
02/01/2013
... mechanisms, such as at the United Nations. As part of its new social justice strategy, Arcus will work closely with ... under our new social justice strategy.” Coman’ s career in philanthropy...
The Rockefeller Foundation Commits $20 million in COVID-19 Assistance to Strengthen Global Pandemic Preparedness and Support Vulnerable Communities
Release Date:
03/19/2020
... Pandemic Preparedness and Support Vulnerable Communities NEW YORK – The Rockefeller Foundation is committing $20 million ... basic needs, and globally, too many communities lack the resources...
Atlantic's Feeney Awarded Inaugural Stead Medal for International Philanthropy
Release Date:
09/21/2015
Atlantic' s Feeney Awarded Inaugural Stead Medal for International ... more than $7 billion to bring about lasting change in the lives of disadvantaged and vulnerable people around the world. Established as a...
Ms. Foundation for Women President Amerita Examines Impact of Take Our Daughters to Work Day
Release Date:
04/24/2015
... small article announcing Take Our Daughters to Work Day in New York City appeared in Parade Magazine. We created that day ... This day, when girls were seen and heard, changed many lives , as...
Mortality Rates for Middle-Aged Whites Not Just About Drugs, Suicide, Says Commonwealth Fund
Release Date:
02/01/2016
... and more mental health problems. In January 2016, the New York Times followed up on Case and Deaton’ s findings with an analysis showing that the rise in white ...
At the Rockefellers’ Kykuit, Painterly Gardens and a Rosy Legacy
Release Date:
05/23/2016
... like the Standard Oil monopoly, Nelson Rockefeller’ s stewardship as governor of New York and the family’ s charitable giving in medical research ...