How Should Philanthropies Respond to Emergencies?
Release Date:
05/13/2014
For funders bailing out Detroit, does the funding commit them to a long-term engagement or is it a ...
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The Importance of Criticizing Philanthropy
Release Date:
05/12/2014
... most generous benefactors. “Attacks and Vitriol Will Not Deter Me From Supporting Fixes to Public Policy,” the ...
Group of 11 Leading Philanthropies Announce Steps to Expand Opportunities for Young Men of Color
Release Date:
06/05/2014
... outlines recommendations for coordinated action and funding across the public and private sector to dismantle ...
Scholars Selected for African Diaspora Program
Release Date:
06/25/2014
A group of 33 African Diaspora scholars have been selected to collaborate with higher education institutions in Africa on curriculum co-development, research, graduate teaching, training and mentoring activities, as part of a fellowship funded by...
10
Jul
2014
Funder Briefing on the Lessons from Hurricane Sandy
Thursday, July 10, 2014 -
2:00pm to 4:00pm
After 20 months of supporting and working closely with community-based organizations in neighborhoods most heavily impacted by Hurricane Sandy, North Star Fund published: "From The Edge Of Disaster: How Activists and Insiders Can Use the Lessons of...
19 States May Be Violating Laws Requiring Them To Assist Consumers With Health Care Choices
Release Date:
06/25/2014
A Commonwealth Fund analysis finds that 19 states may be in violation of laws requiring them to assist consumers understand their insurance options under the Affordable Health Care Act.
Americans' Wait Time To See Doctors Is Longer Than in Many Other Countries
Release Date:
07/05/2014
Many Americans wait six days or more to see a doctor when they are sick and need care, ranking the United States toward the bottom in a Commonwealth Fund study of wait times for treatment in 11 countries.
Uninsured Rate Drops From 20 Percent to 15 Percent Due To ACA
Release Date:
07/10/2014
... plan to get care or fill a prescription said they would not have been able to do so before.... Uninsured Rate Drops ...
City's Green Cart Initiative Judged An "Extraordinary Success"
Release Date:
07/13/2014
Evaluators are calling an "extraordinary success" an initiative launched in NYC in 2008, with support from the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund, to make more fresh fruits and vegetables available in low-income neighborhoods.
Ten NYC Nonprofits Selected As 2014 Nonprofit Excellence Awards Semifinalists
Release Date:
08/04/2014
A group of 10 diverse nonprofit organizations from the NYC area have been selected as semifinalists for the 2014 New York Community Trust Nonprofit Excellence Awards, a project of the Nonprofit Coordinating Committee and its partners, The New York...
Mellon Grant To New Museum Supports Contemporary Art Scholarship
Release Date:
08/05/2014
... timely and urgent topics in contemporary art. “Major funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will help fuel a ...
Burman, Viera Named to Board of Funders for LGBTQ Issues
Release Date:
08/14/2014
Rohit Burman, executive director, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa at the M.A.C. AIDS Fund, and Bia Vieira, vice president of Philanthropic Services at The Philadelphia Foundation, have joined the board of Funders for LGBTQ Issues.
Foundations Join Together to Create New Philanthropy Feedback Opportunities
Release Date:
09/04/2014
The Fund for Shared Insight will work to seek new ways for nonprofits to receive feedback to improve their programs and services.
Bloomberg Philanthropies Gives Museums $17 million to Improve Digital Outreach
Release Date:
09/09/2014
... set to announce on Tuesday that it is expanding its grant funding for cultural institutions' digital projects, with $17 .....
All Health Care is Local: The Power of Community to Drive Improvement
Release Date:
09/11/2014
The Commonwealth Fund examines three American communities (Southern Arizona, West Central Michigan, Western New York) to determine if and how poverty affects the quality of health care.
Pfizer Foundation Supports Vaccine Coverage in Africa to Reduce Child Mortality Rate
Release Date:
09/19/2014
... The Pfizer Foundation announced $2 million in grant funding for pilot programs to improve immunization coverage ...
OSF Founder Soros Instrumental in Advancing Drug Reform Policies in the United States
Release Date:
10/03/2014
Open Society Foundations has donated $200 million to drug policy initiatives since 1994.
27
Jan
2015
Essential Skills and Strategies for New Grantmakers
Tuesday, January 27, 2015 - 7:30am to Friday, January 30, 2015 - 5:00pm
... of the work, such as identifying key factors in making funding decisions, and expectations and core tensions of your ... in Philanthropy Legal and Ethical Issues Making Sound Funding Decisions Communicating...
Helmsley Charitable Trust Donates $1.6 Million to Address School Dropout Crisis in Ethiopia
Release Date:
10/21/2014
SOS Children's Villages has received a $1.6 million grant to fund its EduCare Program.
Ford Foundation Strives to Boost Medicaid Enrollment
Release Date:
12/01/2014
Ford has invested $1.5 million in BeneStream, a startup that will help increase Medicaid enrollment for low-income employees.