Bloomberg Announces Winners of Genesis Generation Challenge
Release Date:
04/29/2015
... spur understanding and tolerance, poverty alleviation, and using data to drive impact in social good enterprises. ...
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Commonwealth Fund's Blumenthal Explores Health Data Security in WSJ Editorial
Release Date:
05/01/2015
... cloud-based health records, they won’t feel comfortable using them. But health-care information systems are currently ...
Pershing Square Foundation Grant Will Help Develop a New Way of Tracking Criminal Justice System Performance
Release Date:
05/12/2015
The foundation has earmarked $3.1 million for Measures for Justice.
JPMorgan Chase Launches Global Think Tank Dedicated to Delivering Data-Rich Analyses and Expert Insights for the Public Good
Release Date:
05/21/2015
The initial report reveals that middle-income individuals lack financial buffer for emergencies.
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Names Second Class of Doris Duke Impact Award Recipients
Release Date:
06/16/2015
Twenty Performing Artists Receive $80,000, totaling in $1.6 million to 20 new grantees.
Smart Donors Are Putting Nonprofits Back in Charge
Release Date:
07/20/2015
Chronicle of Philanthropy editorial examines Ford's move to double unrestricted grants for operating support.
Bank of America Foundation President Seeks to Increase Youth Development Opportunities
Release Date:
08/19/2015
There is growing recognition that we need to find ways to harness the drive and commitment of young people, and leverage their unique skills.
Ford Foundation Head in India Moves On, Hints at Discord with Government
Release Date:
09/08/2015
The foundation has had its funding frozen after the government announced a probe into a $250,000 grant it had given to a vocal critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
New York Botanical Garden Partners with MetLife Foundation for Healthy Families Program
Release Date:
09/21/2015
... health. Visitors can enjoy cooking demonstrations using produce sold at the Greenmarket, self-guided walking ...
The Gender Divide in Ballet Leadership and Choreography
Release Date:
09/29/2015
In the past, Ford Foundation and Wallace Foundation have worked to increase diversity in the arts.
Ford’s Walker Weighs in on New Rules Allowing Pension Funds to Invest with Conscience
Release Date:
10/22/2015
... is an important step toward realizing this promise and using the power of markets to help solve some of our most ...
Ford Foundation Launches Arts in a Changing America With Webcast
Release Date:
10/23/2015
... and follow the conversation on Twitter using #ArtChangeUS. Ford Foundation Launches Arts in a ...
New York Community Trust to Receive $650K from AG’s Settlement with Fraudulent Clothing-Bin Operator
Release Date:
10/30/2015
Three local organizations are in hot water after the state attorney general found they engaged in a "fraudulent charitable solicitation scheme" related to used clothing collection boxes that drove more than $10 million into the coffers of a Yonkers...
New York Community Trusts and Partners Fund Grants Bringing Digital Media Learning to More Youth
Release Date:
11/04/2015
New grants will help NYC young people to use digital media and technology to compose and record original music, research civic and political issues, and reduce pollution in their communities.
NYTimes Publishes OpEd by Tiffany & Co. Chairman on Environmental Sustainability
Release Date:
11/09/2015
Tiffany & Co. executive calls for brand owners and jewelry retailers to come together to establish a certification system that will assure responsible behavior when obtaining natural resources.
Commonwealth Fund Survey: Healthcare Unaffordable for Many Even With Insurance
Release Date:
11/20/2015
... co-payments and surprise medical bills that may come with using healthcare, according to results released Friday from a ...
Bloomberg Cited by NYTimes as Driver of Gun Control Progress Nationwide
Release Date:
01/04/2016
... to try to stem gun violence, his gun control allies are using big-money donors and shifting tactics to try to remake ...
Hilton, Tow, Surdna and Edna McConnell Clark Noted as Important Funders for Foster Youth
Release Date:
01/08/2016
Article highlights funders who are working to support young people who are "aging out" of foster care and give those youth the same kinds of opportunities that other youth get.
UJA-Federation Noted in 'Why Metrics Matter In Jewish Philanthropy'
Release Date:
02/18/2016
A rigorous approach to measuring charitable ROI (return on investment) is becoming more popular in the Jewish communal world and UJA-Federation of New York, which will celebrate its centennial next year, is wading into this world of metrics...
Arabella Advisors Noted in NPR Report: Solutions that Could Help The U.S. Slash Food Waste
Release Date:
03/16/2016
Each year, an estimated 133 billion pounds of food that farmers grow never makes it to our plates. That's enough to fill 44 skyscrapers. And tons of it ends up in landfills, where it emits methane, a greenhouse gas.