Comparing Spending Down and Perpetuity - Should Charity Go on Forever?
Release Date:
10/09/2014
... In many cases, they’re also becoming what you might call philanthropic entrepreneurs, devoting energies in their ...
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Aetna Foundation Announces Launch of the 2015 GoLocal: Cultivating Healthy Communities Grants Program
Release Date:
03/27/2015
The Aetna Foundation will institute an open RFP for this new program.
How Big Foundations Saved the Detroit Institute of Art
Release Date:
04/24/2015
Ford Foundation was among the top supporters.
Life and Work of Robert Rauschenberg Profiled in NYTimes
Release Date:
06/04/2015
The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation focuses on funding art initiatives that connect people across cultural lines.
After Implementing New Strategic Approach, Andrus Announces First Round of Grants
Release Date:
07/17/2015
... first time in over a decade the organization had an open call for unsolicited letters of inquiry this past February. ...
Doris Duke and Simons Foundations Back Breakthrough Sickle Cell Research
Release Date:
09/18/2015
Researchers from Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center have found that changes to a small stretch of DNA may circumvent the genetic defect behind sickle cell disease (SCD).
BofA, Rockefeller Noted for Adding Profit Incentives to Nonprofit Work
Release Date:
11/06/2015
Impact investing—using private funds to achieve social benefits along with financial returns—has been growing over the past five years, and the Pay for Success approach shows promise.
Duke & Mellon Foundations Sponsor Provocative Dance Work on the Legacy of Confederate Symbolism
Release Date:
11/19/2015
"Ruptured Silence" is a new media and dance performance that examines contemporary perspectives about the confederate flag, a bygone symbol, and its usage as an intimidation tool.
NoVo Foundation Leaders Talk About Aversion to Measurement
Release Date:
12/10/2015
As the non-profit funding sector focuses increasingly on numbers, Jennifer and Peter Buffett, co-directors of the NoVo Foundation, seek to counter that trend. The hyper-focus on measurement ignores what truly motivates people to give away large...
Addressing Poverty Through Digital And Financial Literacy (Capital One)
Release Date:
01/07/2016
... Worldwide and Singing for Change will build what they call a “cohort” around 12 to 15 innovative, scalable ...
How Do I Master That Skill? LinkedIn, Markle Want To Help
Release Date:
03/18/2016
A partnership between LinkedIn and the Markle Foundation has resulted in the work-focused social network piloting a service that helps job seekers get connected with live training programs in their area.
Gap CEO: Giving Young People Their First Jobs is A Double Bottom Line Investment For Companies
Release Date:
03/28/2016
... the hiring process is work experience. It allows them to call references who can vouch for a candidate, assess what ...
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Jun
2016
Making Big Bets for Big Results - Webinar
Thursday, June 16, 2016 -
2:00pm to 3:30pm
... Crystal Ovalles at covalles@philanthropynewyork.org or call 212-714-0699 ext. 211. If you have already created your ...
Rockefeller Brothers Fund Welcomes New Trustees to its Board
Release Date:
07/15/2016
The Rockefeller Brothers Fund has elected several new members to its board of trustees. Jennifer Nolan was elected to the board in March, and she is joined by Ambassador Ryan Crocker, Heather McGhee, Miranda Kaiser, and Wyatt Rockefeller, who were...
11
Aug
2016
Family Philanthropy and Media Perceptions - Webinar
Thursday, August 11, 2016 -
2:00pm to 3:30pm
... email Jordan Joseph at jjoseph@philanthropynewyork.org or call 212-714-0699. If you have already created your NCFP ...
Charles Nuñez, Community Advocate at Youth Represent, Was Only 17 but Charged as an Adult
Release Date:
05/10/2016
... such as mentally preparing myself every time I wanted to call my family. They physically assaulted anyone who didn’t ...
Stonewall Community Foundation Makes Funding Available for Responding to Shifting Realities
Release Date:
04/10/2017
... Proposal and Proposal Form . In addition, an informational call will be held on Wednesday, April 26th at 2:00 p.m. ...
As Schools Adopt Social-Emotional Programs, A New Guide Funded by the Wallace Foundation Offers Help
Release Date:
05/17/2017
A new guide, Navigating Social and Emotional Learning from the Inside Out, published by researchers at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and commissioned by the Wallace Foundation, aims to steer school districts through the thicket of social...
The Rockefeller Brothers Fund: A 19th Century Fortune Tackles 21st Century Problems
Release Date:
05/17/2017
RBF made headlines a few years ago by announcing plans to divest from fossil fuels. What's the update on the fund’s divestment process and RBF’s mission-aligned investing?
Alcohol Abuse Is Rising Among Older Adults
Release Date:
09/15/2017
... in a day. And “alcohol use disorders” (we used to call it alcoholism), as defined in the psychiatric Diagnostic ...