Robin Hood Issues Call for Applications for New Grant-Ready Insights and Training Project (GRIT)
Release Date:
08/10/2016
GRIT applications, which can be found at www.robinhood.org/grit , are due on August 11.
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Rockefeller Supports Research on Farming Adaptations to Combat Climate Change
Release Date:
09/06/2016
As the globe continues to spin toward a future with higher temperatures, crop yields will likely decrease if farmers do not adapt to new management or technology practices.
Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Research Alliance Opens Applications for its 2017 Prize
Release Date:
09/07/2016
At least five New York based scientists will each be awarded $200,000/year – for up to three years – to enable them to pursue groundbreaking research at a stage when traditional funding is lacking.
Rockefeller's Judith Rodin Joins Conversation on Innovative Finance, New Investment Tools and Climate Change
Release Date:
12/08/2016
For the first time since the Industrial Revolution, investment in renewable energy worldwide surpassed that of fossil fuels last year. That economic transformation leaves John Morton feeling optimistic about the worldwide response to climate change.
Bloomberg Philanthropies Supports Effort to Enroll More Low-Income Students at Top Universities
Release Date:
12/13/2016
... directly to colleges and universities but will be used to fund research on their efforts and related activities. ...
Atlantic Philanthropies Final Grant Supports Cornell Tradition
Release Date:
01/10/2017
... final investment will create the Frank H.T. Rhodes Fund for The Cornell Tradition and expand the foundation's .....
Family Values: Behind Arcus Foundation's Gift for Racial Justice
Release Date:
01/24/2017
... Rebekah Mercer working as a team with her hedge fund father, Robert. Jon and Pat Stryker are also examples ...
Seven Cities Join Bloomberg Philanthropies' Innovation Teams Program
Release Date:
01/17/2017
... The program is designed to make it easier for mayors to fund in-house innovation teams ("i-teams") and task them with .....
New York Community Trust Weighs in on Distribution of Post-Trump Donations to Nonprofits
Release Date:
02/06/2017
... Community Trust, issued a call for proposals for a new fund addressing “hate crimes and New York City residents’ ...
Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies Featured in Study on Limited Life Foundations
Release Date:
03/22/2017
Most leaders of limited-life foundations say the opportunity to achieve greater impact is the key driver for the decision to spend down, a report from the Center for Effective Philanthropy finds.
Request for Proposals to Support City-Based Advocacy Coalitions Using Culture as a Strategy to Advance Policy
Release Date:
03/30/2017
... a Strategy to Advance Policy New York City Cultural Agenda Fund in The New York Community Trust is now seeking proposals ...
'Inside Philanthropy' Analyzes Doris Duke's Bet on the Arts to Counter Islamophobia
Release Date:
04/12/2017
Through its Building Bridges grants program, the DDCF is committed to finding common ground between American Muslims and non-Muslims through the arts.
Supported by Capital One, Bloomberg and Other Funders, Apache Recognizes Innovations Integral to Panama Papers Investigation
Release Date:
04/17/2017
The Apache Software Foundation (ASF), the all-volunteer developers, stewards, and incubators of more than 350 Open Source projects and initiatives, announced today the role played by several Apache projects in the investigation of the Panama Papers.
Lisa Green Hall Joins Nathan Cummings Foundation's Investment Committee
Release Date:
04/24/2017
... public profile and market presence for the Skopos Impact Fund . Lisa joins John Levy (Chair), Myra Drucker and William ...
Atlantic Philanthropies' Report Examines the Effectiveness of the Limited-life Approach
Release Date:
05/01/2017
Limited-life foundations are based on the premise that if a foundation’s grants generate a social return, and that return compounds at a higher rate than its financial assets would, then making the grants sooner generates more social value than...
Top Science Foundation, Simons, Latest Endeavor is its Most Ambitious Project Yet
Release Date:
05/15/2017
New ideas could form as computer scientists and researchers from a variety of fields hold meetings, chat over lunch, or just run into each other in the hallways. That’s the kind of research environment the Simons Foundation is trying to cultivate...
Russell Sage Foundation Publishes "Places in Need: The Changing Geography of Poverty"
Release Date:
06/01/2017
Americans think of suburbs as prosperous areas that are relatively free from poverty and unemployment. Yet, today more poor people live in the suburbs than in cities themselves.
Bloomberg, Gates, Others Pledge $1.2 Billion to Eradicate Polio
Release Date:
06/13/2017
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative has announced public and private pledges totaling $1.2 billion in support of efforts to eradicate polio, including $450 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
F.B. Heron: Charitable Giving Is Only a Small Part of What Foundations Do With Their Money
Release Date:
06/30/2017
Most of their capital doesn’t wind up in grants, but in investments. Is the latter the key to maximum impact?
Warren Buffett Donates $3.17 Billion to NoVo Foundation and Other Charities
Release Date:
07/11/2017
The billionaire on Monday donated about $3.17 billion of Berkshire Hathaway stock to the NoVo Foundation as well as four other family charities, Reuters reports. This marks his 12th annual donation to the group of charities.