Rockefeller Foundation Supports 'Food for Soul' to Combat Food Waste
Release Date:
04/13/2017
... Food for Soul’s work to combat food waste in support of social inclusion. The Foundation has now confirmed it will ...
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As Wealthy Millennials Take Control Of Family Fortunes, Impact Investing Is Set For A Big Boost
Release Date:
09/18/2017
... “family offices” are now putting money into social and environmental areas. And, as younger generations ...
Wallace Foundation: New Report Sheds Light on How Effective Nonprofits Expand Their Reach Through Partnerships
Release Date:
09/19/2017
... and government agencies in scaling up successful social programs, there has been little empirical literature ... on how to pull off these expansions. This study of 45 social programs that work takes perhaps...
DOE Expands Comfort Dog Program In NYC Schools
Release Date:
10/02/2017
... is brought into the school to help students and staff with social -emotional learning and improving the school ...
Mark Zuckerberg Clashed With Facebook Execs Over Letting Employees Work On His Philanthropy
Release Date:
10/02/2017
... was discussed during a February 2016 meeting of the social network's board of directors, according to court .....
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, The JPB Foundation and Others Fund Brain Circuitry Research
Release Date:
05/03/2018
... from a part of the brain responsible for interpreting social cues.... Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, The JPB ...
Jessie Smith Noyes Report Finds Gaps, Opportunities in Impact Investment Field
Release Date:
06/26/2018
... Investment Field While demand for impact investing and social justice grantmaking has grown, gaps in documentation ... part of an effort to better align its endowment with its social justice mission. Based on...
Bank of America : Expands Neighborhood Builders Nonprofit Leadership Development Program in 74 Cities
Release Date:
11/09/2018
... with additional investment in other environmental, social and governance (ESG) programs that address issues ...
Five Qs for…Douglas Bauer, Executive Director, Clark Foundation
Release Date:
03/30/2012
... filling some of these gaps. We all know, however, that the resources available to private philanthropy pale in ... where public funding is going, and you think about how the social safety net is being...
LGBT-Themed Films Receive Support From New Arcus Fund
Release Date:
07/16/2014
... issues and informing public conversations that drive social progress," said Jason McGill, Vice President, Social Justice Programs. "LGBT people have benefited ... effectiveness; the pressing nature...
NoVo Foundation Examines Unequal Funding for Women and Girls of Color
Release Date:
10/23/2015
... color. This is one of the reasons that The Chronicle of Social Change and Inside Philanthropy are convening a webinar ... and the needs for this population got me questioning, as a social worker and advocate...
BofA, Rockefeller Noted for Adding Profit Incentives to Nonprofit Work
Release Date:
11/06/2015
... Work Impact investing—using private funds to achieve social benefits along with financial returns—has been ... and it allows investors to fund experimental health and social programs by betting on their...
Longtime Director June Makela Steps Down as Lorraine Marasigan Promoted to Lead the Norman Foundation
Release Date:
12/12/2016
... To ensure the continued commitment to the Foundation’s social justice legacy, Makela helped the Foundation with a ... generation of family members to develop their interest in social justice issues, learn the...
Burke Foundation’s Catalyst Program Seeking Applications
Release Date:
08/23/2017
... Robin Hood’s Blue Ridge Labs, which is a Brooklyn-based social impact incubator that supports technology-enabled ... of families. The program is seeking those building a social venture or creating...
Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces 5 Winners of Annual Spark Prize
Release Date:
01/11/2018
... are Cave Canem Foundation, the Center for Law and Social Justice at Medgar Evers College, Exalt ... demonstrated a deep commitment to advancing racial and social justice. Each of the five Spark Prize...
Ford Foundation Appoints Hilary Pennington as Executive Vice President
Release Date:
01/19/2018
... at serving the organizations on the frontlines of social change." Pennington joined the Ford Foundation in 2013 ... in the long-term capacity and sustainability of up to 300 social justice organizations...
NoVo Foundation Announces Grantees of $34 Million Radical Hope Fund
Release Date:
06/13/2018
... from among 1,000 applicants doing bold and transformative social justice work in the United States and around the ... bold experimentation, and a deep commitment to social justice. What might be possible, NoVo...
Weinberg Foundation Announces Darius Graham as New Program Director
Release Date:
06/20/2018
... innovation initiatives, including FastForward U and the Social Innovation Lab, which helped transform new ... to have him join our team.” Graham previously founded DC Social Innovation Project, a nonprofit...
Macquarie Group Launches $A50 Million Philanthropic Award to Mark Its 50th Anniversary in 2019
Release Date:
10/10/2018
... commitment, to initiate or build on bold ideas to address social need. It is expected to be awarded to five non--profit ... the world and contributed over $A330 million to drive social change at the local...
New Paper From Rockefeller Brothers Fund and Perella Weinberg Partners Finds Investors Can Pursue Impact Without Sacrificing Returns
Release Date:
02/20/2019
... finds that investors can pursue both financial returns and social or environmental impact simultaneously. Since 2014, ... choosing fund managers that integrate environmental, social , and governance (ESG)...