Russell Pennoyer Joins William T. Grant as Board Chair
Release Date:
06/17/2015
Pennoyer succeeds Henry Gooss, who has served in the role since 2009.
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03
Nov
2015
Building a Program-Based Budget, and Other Secrets to Successful Financial Management - Webinar
Tuesday, November 3, 2015 -
2:00pm to 3:00pm
Do you know the real cost to your nonprofit of running each individual program? Developing an accurate budget can help you better understand your programs true costs.
Carnegie, Helmsley, Wallace and Gates Support Newsgathering Partnership of EdWeek and PBS NewsHour
Release Date:
10/15/2015
A new content partnership will involve Education Week contributing story segments to PBS NewsHour.
Communities in Schools: Putting Quality Considerations First (Wallace Foundation, EMCF)
Release Date:
11/12/2015
... Foundation, the Wallace Foundation, The Social Innovation Fund , The AT&T Foundation, and significant investments by the ...
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...
Kindness, Charitable Behavior Influenced by Amygdala, Simons Foundation Supported Research Reveals
Release Date:
12/15/2015
New research from the University of Pennsylvania and Yale University shows an area of the brain - long associated with negative behaviors - can also influence kindness and what might be called charitable giving in humans.
The Robert Bowne Foundation Spends Down
Release Date:
01/15/2016
For the Robert Bowne Foundation, the loss of over one-third of its funds forced it to consider spending down its remaining assets.
Simons Foundation Study Shows New Insights on Ocean Microoganisms
Release Date:
01/26/2016
... with additional support from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund and the Simons Foundation. . . Simons Foundation Study ...
Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces Realigned Program Areas: Youth, Neighborhoods and Nonprofits
Release Date:
02/11/2016
... generous donors to give over $1 million to our Community Fund last year. Now it’s full steam ahead. The launch ...
Artstor President James Shulman Joins Mellon Foundation as Senior Fellow in Residence
Release Date:
05/02/2016
Artstor President James Shulman will work with Earl Lewis and Mariët Westermann, president and vice president of the Foundation, respectively, on topics of strategic importance. Among his projects, Shulman will write about high-impact philanthropy,...
Forbes Article Highlights Edna McConnell Clark as Example of Thinking Like a Venture Capitalist
Release Date:
08/24/2016
... found that the median private equity or venture capital fund requires more than three investment team members ...
16
Feb
2017
Spark Session: Readying Your Community Foundation to Serve Philanthropic Families - Webinar
Thursday, February 16, 2017 -
2:00pm to 3:00pm
You’ve successfully attracted Donor-Advised Funds and developed solid relationships with those founding donors. But now they’re asking for help with tougher issues such as preparing heirs to be responsible givers, dealing with geographic dispersion...
28
Feb
2017
BBB Charity Effectiveness Symposium XI: Driving Mission Through Changing Times
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 -
8:00am to 12:00pm
... Speakers Stephen Heintz , President, Rockefeller Brothers Fund Heather C. McGhee , President, Demos George Packer ...
An Introduction to PhilTV
Release Date:
01/20/2017
Let Multimedia Manager Melanie Feliciano walk you through this new resource for people interested in news from the philanthropy world.
06
Mar
2017
Resistance Strategies: Building Power, Forging New Collaborations and Organizing to Win - A First Monday Discussion Webinar Hosted by FCCP
Monday, March 6, 2017 -
3:00pm to 4:00pm
... Manager for Executive Initiatives, Rockefeller Family Fund Eric Marshall (Moderator), Executive Director, ...
Phil TV This Week April 21
Release Date:
04/21/2017
... Foundations and Insights from the David Rockefeller Fund and Credit Suisse Americas Foundation. Plus, Trump’s ...
Unusual Times Lead to Unusual Grants from the Rockefeller Foundation
Release Date:
06/28/2017
Political hot buttons aren't the Rockefeller Foundation’s usual fare; however, when its core values—diversity, pluralism and respect for all—are threatened it will respond.
Barbara and Donald Jonas Receive Honorary Doctorates from Frontier Nursing University
Release Date:
08/01/2017
... their own masterpiece: The Barbara and Donald Jonas Family Fund . As they sought the appropriate beneficiaries, Barbara, ...
Respected Anthropologist Danilyn Rutherford Steps Into New Role as President of Wenner-Gren Foundation
Release Date:
08/09/2017
The Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research's next president respected anthropologist Danilyn Rutherford has assumed her leadership duties.
Better Understanding Business Models in the Nonprofit Sector
Release Date:
09/08/2017
In talking with the leaders of nonprofit organizations across the sector, there is a single truism that undergirds all of our conversations: limits on overhead create a pressure that deeply impacts the choices and tradeoffs leaders wrestle with...