Atlantic Philanthropies' Report Examines the Effectiveness of the Limited-life Approach
Release Date:
05/01/2017
... are based on the premise that if a foundation’ s grants generate a social return, and that return compounds ...
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Russell Sage Foundation Publishes "Places in Need: The Changing Geography of Poverty"
Release Date:
06/01/2017
... in Need: The Changing Geography of Poverty" America’ s suburbs are enduring a crisis of poverty. Nearly 17 million ... giving the suburban nonprofit sector the attention—and funding —that it desperately...
Bloomberg, Gates, Others Pledge $1.2 Billion to Eradicate Polio
Release Date:
06/13/2017
... million for a two-to-one match of Rotary International' s pledge to raise $50 million annually for each of the next ... remain polio-free. Other commitments announced at GPEI' s Rotary convention on...
F.B. Heron: Charitable Giving Is Only a Small Part of What Foundations Do With Their Money
Release Date:
06/30/2017
... sixth—of all the charitable giving that happens in the U. S . But some would argue that their biggest impact comes not ... foundations receive is for the grants they make. U. S . law requires most foundations to...
Ms. Foundation Returns to Martha’s Vineyard
Release Date:
08/07/2017
Ms. Foundation Returns to Martha’ s Vineyard The Ms. Foundation for Women, the country’ s first women’ s fund, returns to Martha’ s Vineyard for its fourth annual ...
Simons Family 'Giving Big' on Climate Change
Release Date:
08/21/2017
... But heirs Nat and Liz Simons are taking the family’ s hedge fund fortune a different direction with some serious ... personality, crazy life story, and his and wife Marilyn’ s game-changing giving. But his...
Scientist Asked To Remove ‘Climate Change’ From Grant Blames ‘The Ongoing Politicization Of Science’
Release Date:
08/29/2017
... an ecologist and associate professor at Northeastern’ s Marine Science Center, had posted a letter Friday on her ... change in an application for federal funds. Bowen’ s project aims to explore how...
Audacious Philanthropy
Release Date:
08/29/2017
... Securing the right for same-sex couples to marry in the U. S . These efforts have transformed or saved hundreds of ... inevitable success stories in retrospect. Many of today’ s emerging large-scale...
Millions of Dollars From Corporations and Individuals Flow to Flood-Ravaged Texas
Release Date:
08/29/2017
... tens of thousands of individual donors. Hurricane Harvey’ s damage will cost the region tens of billions of dollars, ... before, and will be needed." Already, his organization’ s fund has raised $2.7...
Newman's Own Pops The Champagne - Salad Dressing - That Is
Release Date:
08/30/2017
Newman' s Own Pops The Champagne - Salad Dressing - That Is Long ... salad dressing in 1982 and give away the profits. Newman’ s Own marks its 35th anniversary today. It was on Aug. 25, ... bottles of olive...
Can Business Save The World from Climate Change?
Release Date:
09/06/2017
... still in." On June 5, with these four words a group of U. S . businesses and investors with a combined annual revenue of $1.4 trillion sent a powerful message to the world: U. S . President Donald Trump may...
Growing Number of Companies Opt for Locally Driven Hurricane Relief Efforts, Reports GlobalGiving
Release Date:
09/08/2017
... driven relief and recovery efforts. GlobalGiving, a U. S . nonprofit, thoroughly vets local charities around the ... are directing their funds to local organizations, many U. S . corporations that have responded...
Trump Denies He Made A Deal With Democrats On DREAMer Protections
Release Date:
09/14/2017
... legislation with the president to fund security on the U. S . border with Mexico that excludes Trump' s longtime promise of a wall between the countries — though .....
In Diller Island’s Demise, a Cautionary Tale of Donor Influence
Release Date:
09/21/2017
In Diller Island’ s Demise, a Cautionary Tale of Donor Influence Just like ... the plug, withdrawing his and Diane von Furstenberg’ s funding for the project. The costs and controversy had ...
Bemoaning Budget Cuts, Health Care Navigators Say Feds Don't Get It
Release Date:
09/22/2017
... dollars to sign up each customer. So it is cutting their funding , some by as much as 90 percent, the government told ... a computer. Many don't understand insurance lingo — what' s a deductible,...
Opinion: Powered by Women - Philanthropy in the Age of Trump Needs to Address Gender
Release Date:
09/25/2017
... participating in Day Without a Woman and the Women' s March. In record numbers, more and more of us are becoming ... meeting with representatives of hundreds of other women' s foundations at the...
Opinion: A Cash Guarantee for All Has Philanthropy Buzzing
Release Date:
09/27/2017
These days, to achieve maximum buzz, a policy idea needs the right combination of utopian promise and real-world possibility. You can make the argument that universal basic income has recently offered the headiest brew of that mix, for both the...
Open Society, Ford Foundation, Unbound Philanthropy Support Delivering on the Dream Initiative
Release Date:
09/27/2017
... on the Dream Initiative The Trump Administration' s decision to end DACA has created a lot of anger and ... Arrivals, protects immigrants who came into the U. S . as minors and often know no other place to...
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...
Jim Simons, the Numbers King
Release Date:
12/13/2017
... worth two and a half billion dollars. But Simons’ s role in these projects was relatively limited, and when he ... less happy. Simons seeks to heighten the foundation’ s impact on the sciences. The Simons...