William H. Wright II Named Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Trustee Chair
Release Date:
10/29/2019
... $1.8 billion, the foundation supports the performing arts , environmental conservation, medical research and child ...
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Joan Mitchell Foundation Adds Finance Veteran Marc Chennault to Its Board
Release Date:
06/23/2020
... “Equally, Marc brings a deep appreciation for the arts and a shared commitment to supporting the lives and ...
Travelers’ Philanthropy: A Growing Trend in Development Assistance
Release Date:
07/02/2009
... for communities in the Global South—can leverage more resources to augment their grant dollars. Travelers’ ... to make such a difference?!? For more information about travelers’ philanthropy, please see the...
Rosa Asciolla Joins Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence
Release Date:
07/02/2012
Rosa Asciolla has joined the staff of the Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence as Grants Management Associate. Most recently, she was the Development Assistant at the Bayou District Foundation in New Orleans, LA.
A New Way to Sustain the Campaign — BMAFunders.org
Release Date:
03/28/2013
Five years ago, the Open Society Foundations created its Campaign for Black Male Achievement to address the economic, political, social and educational exclusion of black men and boys from American society.
Measuring Well-Being in the New York Metro Area
Release Date:
05/10/2012
How can we measure well-being, access and opportunity in the New York metropolitan area? At a recent Philanthropy New York session, Sarah Burd-Sharps and Kristen Lewis, Co-Directors at Measure of America, described how their American Human...
From the Macy Foundation: AAMC’s Marc Nivet On Developing LGBTI Competencies
Release Date:
05/31/2012
We’re pleased to share a recent conversation between the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation and Dr. Marc Nivet, Chief Diversity Officer of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), which received a President’s Grant from the Foundation to define...
As Use of Libraries Grows, Government Support Has Eroded
Release Date:
01/08/2013
Compared to 21 other major American library systems, New York City's three public library systems receive less government support even as their circulation and attendance have increased, according to a new study funded by the Charles H. Revson...
Though Enrolling More Poor Students, 2-Year Colleges Get Less of Federal Pie
Release Date:
05/22/2013
A review of the findings from The Century Foundation’s report on the nation’s community colleges.
To Be a True Practitioner of Democracy
Release Date:
05/22/2013
... a word he coined to describe the self-reliant character of Americans , who reveled in their freedom from aristocracies... ...
Robin Hood Gala Brings in $60-Million for Antipoverty Groups
Release Date:
05/14/2014
New York’s Robin Hood Foundation raised $60-million for poverty-fighting efforts Monday night at its annual gala, the biggest event on the city’s philanthropic social circuit, writes The Wall Street Journal
'Docu-Ad’ Exposes Hardship of Those Without Bank Access
Release Date:
06/03/2014
... “Our financial system is leaving nearly 70 million Americans behind,” a promotional ad for “Spent” ...
For Diverse Communities, Giving Circles Strengthen Involvement In Philanthropy
Release Date:
07/03/2014
A new study, funded in part by the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation, finds that one in eight American donors has participated in a giving circle—nearly half of them under the age of 40.
Prudential, Goldman Sachs and Brooklyn Community Foundation Among Funders Spurring Urban Revival in Brooklyn
Release Date:
03/10/2015
Impact investing in underserved communities is trending in the philanthropic sector.
Is Travel the New Face of Philanthropy?
Release Date:
09/28/2015
... Cares. The new data shows that more than half of the Americans surveyed have given of their money, time or goods ...
Peterson Testifies on Reforming the Federal Budget Process
Release Date:
10/23/2015
Michael Peterson, President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, testified to the Senate on the need for action in reforming the federal budget process.
Commonwealth Fund President Dr. David Blumenthal Explains North-South Health Divide
Release Date:
04/12/2016
As our next president sets his or her health-care agenda, an often overlooked problem deserves the White House’s attention: big gaps in the health and health care of people in different regions of the U.S.
Century Foundation Promotes ‘Realistic Steps’ on Gun Violence
Release Date:
06/15/2016
The country was horrified this weekend to learn of the massacre in Orlando affecting the LGBT and Latino communities, now known as the worst mass shooting in American history.
In Time Magazine, Ford’s Walker Says Giving Back Is a Birthright
Release Date:
06/30/2016
Charity–humanity’s most benevolent impulse–is a timeless and borderless virtue, dating at least to the dawn of religious teaching.
From Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Granddaughter of NASA "Hidden Figure," Duchess Harris, shares story of Miriam Mann
Release Date:
03/06/2018
Professor Duchess Harris, Chair of the American Studies department at Macalester College and alumna of the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (MMUF), shares the story of her grandmother Miriam Mann, one of NASA's earliest "hidden figures."