Amazon Inks Office Space Deal on Manhattan’s Far West Side
Release Date:
09/22/2017
Amazon.com Inc. plans to open an office on the far West Side of Manhattan and create more than 2,000 jobs in New York City.
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LDN Fund Officially Launched
Release Date:
09/22/2017
The Land Degradation Neutrality Fund (LDN Fund) was launched on 12 September 2017 at the 13th Conference of the Parties (COP13) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Ordos, China.
Is Online Fundraising a Bad Idea?
Release Date:
09/29/2017
... donors easier and less costly. Some organizations are investing heavily in online fundraising platforms ...
Trump’s Stake in Housing Complex Spurs Lawsuit Over Sale
Release Date:
09/29/2017
Owners of Starrett City are trying to offload the massive Brooklyn housing complex – which President Trump has a small stake in – for less than fair-market value in a deal “riven with conflicts of interest,” according to investors who are suing to...
Rita Allen Foundation Supported Report Finds That Civic Tech Struggles with Sustainable Funding Despite Gains
Release Date:
10/31/2017
A new report has found that while civic tech is a growth industry, it is one largely filled with organizations struggling to create sustainable business models.
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Partners with Lumina Foundation to Address Racism on College Campuses
Release Date:
12/11/2017
The Lumina Foundation has announced grants totaling $2.5 million in support of community-building efforts designed to promote understanding, tolerance, and healing on college and university campuses. The foundation also will partner with Rockefeller...
Rita Allen Foundation Supported Research Details Consequences of Kansas’ Lifetime Property Tax Exemptions on Local School Districts
Release Date:
03/02/2018
Deemed one of the top six journalism collaborations of 2017 by MediaShift, an investigation by Flatland (Kansas City public TV station KCPT’s digital magazine) and the Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting shed light on the consequences of...
The Aetna Foundation Launches Healthiest Cities & Counties Challenge to Empower Local Group Efforts
Release Date:
04/06/2018
... to the health of their community. The Aetna Foundation is investing in this Challenge as part of its broader effort to ...
Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program Announces 31 Winners of Fellowships for Important Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences
Release Date:
04/25/2018
... In keeping with its century-old philanthropic tradition of investing in creative scholarly research, Carnegie ...
Peter G. Peterson Foundation's Ninth Annual Fiscal Summit Will Outline Urgent Need for Fiscal Reset following Recent Tax and Spending Legislation
Release Date:
05/01/2018
The Peter G. Peterson Foundation will convene the 2018 Fiscal Summit: Debt Matters on Thursday, May 10, at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C. As campaigns for the 2018 midterm elections get underway within a rapidly changing policy...
How The Prudential Foundation Centers Community in its CSR
Release Date:
05/04/2018
CSR with Prudential is done through “an inside out and an outside in perspective”—using the company’s skills to work on a community’s problem and accepting outside help for its decision-making.
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The Make or Break Moment: Blending Capacity Building and Capital for Change
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In Nonprofit Finance Fund’s 2018 State of the Sector Survey, 86% of respondents expected demand for their services to increase in the coming year, but only 43% anticipated meeting it, and only 33% said they include capital for innovation and change...
Klarman and Barr Foundations Team up on $25 Million Arts Initiative
Release Date:
10/04/2018
The grants are part of a larger $25 million investment in the 29 nonprofits by the Barr Foundation and The Klarman Family Foundation, called the Barr-Klarman Massachusetts Arts Initiative.
Gary Stehr Appointed Altman Foundation Chief Financial Officer
Release Date:
10/31/2018
Gary Stehr Appointed Altman Foundation Chief Financial Officer The Altman Foundation announces that Gary Stehr has been appointed Chief Financial Officer as of November 1, 2018. Mr. Stehr will oversee the Foundation's finance and accounting...
Salesforce Commits to Adding 1,000 New Local Jobs
Release Date:
11/30/2018
... Development Salesforce and Salesforce.org are committed to investing in young people from the classroom to the ...
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Announces the Election of Ana Marie Argilagos and Anand Babu to Its Board of Directors
Release Date:
01/29/2019
Argilagos is president and CEO of Hispanics in Philanthropy (HIP), a network of foundations and philanthropists working to increase the power and influence of Latino communities across the Americas.
Weinberg Foundation Partners with Major Donors in Groundbreaking $25M National Initiative to Increase Mobility from Poverty
Release Date:
02/04/2019
A pioneering $25 million, four-year initiative to spur the development of new solutions to sustainably lift families out of poverty, and to promote dynamic leaders who will aim to change the national conversation around social and economic mobility...
Open Society Foundations Commits $5 Million for Accountable Governance
Release Date:
06/02/2019
The Open Society Foundations has announced a $5 million challenge grant to the Open Government Partnership in support of accountable, responsive, and inclusive governance initiatives.
Gun Violence in the United States Is a Crisis of Public Health and Public Safety – and Philanthropy Is Stepping Up
Release Date:
01/14/2020
We have all become far too familiar with the sobering statistics. Each year, more than 100,000 Americans are killed or injured by firearms. Mass shootings may make the headlines, but the sad reality of everyday gun violence often gets relegated to...
Philanthropy New York Members Featured Among The 50 Most Influential Philanthropists in New York
Release Date:
02/11/2020
With its storied history of penthouse fundraisers and ballroom galas, New York has long been an epicenter of philanthropy. To this day, funders of all sizes invest countless dollars into shaping the state’s approach to criminal justice, health care...