Warren Buffett Donates $3.17 Billion to NoVo Foundation and Other Charities
Release Date:
07/11/2017
... for the billionaire’s first wife, and his children’s foundations : the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, Sherwood ...
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A Spectrum of Change: Why Is An Art Foundation Tackling Mass Incarceration?
Release Date:
10/06/2017
... Artist as Activist program in 2012. A growing number of foundations , including A Blade of Grass, the Surdna ...
Henry Ford III Elected to Ford Foundation's Board of Trustees
Release Date:
02/25/2019
The Ford Foundation has elected Henry Ford III as a board member. He is the great-grandson of Edsel Ford, who created the foundation in 1936. It is the first time in more than 40 years that a Ford family member serves as a trustee.
Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program Releases Final Report
Release Date:
05/28/2013
The foundation’s $340 million graduate-level fellowship initiative has, over the past twelve years, helped more than 4300 social justice leaders from 22 countries advance their education and bring new knowledge and skills back to their home...
How One Foundation Is Making Waves With Art And Social Activism
Release Date:
09/05/2013
The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation and its first Director of Philanthropy, Risë Wilson, are profiled by Fast Company.
William T. Grant Foundation Website Gets New Look
Release Date:
07/01/2014
The William T. Grant Foundation has launched a new website and logo, along with the debut of the blog, "Researchers Digest."
Ten Keys – Ten Years Later: Successful Strategic Planning for Foundation Leaders
Publication date:
09/2014
TCC Group updates their briefing paper,"Ten Keys to Successful Strategic Planning for Nonprofit and Foundation Leaders," originally published in 2004.
Huffington Post Profiles Christopher Stone of Open Society Foundations
Release Date:
09/26/2014
Huffington Post Profiles Christopher Stone of Open Society Foundations Christopher Stone is the president of the Open Society Foundations . He is an international expert on criminal ... governance of nonprofits...
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Announces Retirement of William B. Petersen, CIO
Release Date:
01/20/2015
William B. Petersen has been employed at Alfred P. Sloan Foundation since 1998.
MetLife Foundation and WSJ Team up for the Financial Inclusion Challenge
Release Date:
03/26/2015
The partnership seeks to create innovative and sustainable financial solutions.
Alison Bernstein, Longtime Ford Foundation Official, Dies at 69
Release Date:
07/12/2016
Alison Bernstein, a longtime educator and official at the Ford Foundation, died on June 30 of endometrial cancer at her home in East Hampton, N.Y.
Ford Foundation to Open First Detroit Office In 64 Years
Release Date:
05/31/2017
The Ford Foundation is getting ready to open its first office in Detroit since leaving the city in 1953 as it ramps up an initiative to invest in affordable housing in Detroit.
Novo Foundation Receives Some of the Billions and Billions That Warren Buffett Is Giving Away
Release Date:
07/17/2017
... Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the rest to the four foundations controlled by his three children. Since then, ... about $27 billion. Buffett’s annual gifts to the five foundations , announced this week,...
Revson Foundation Report Encourages Philanthropic Support of Local Journalism
Release Date:
02/09/2018
A new report from the Charles H. Revson Foundation makes the case for philanthropic support of journalism, though its focus is on local news in the US.
Ten Ways for Family Foundations to Consider Diversity and Inclusive Practices
Publication date:
02/2010
This guide is designed to help foundations think about how more diverse and inclusive ... the communities they serve. By highlighting 10 ways family foundations can approach diversity, Council on Foundations seeks to spark ideas and launch further ...
Ford Foundation's Hilary Pennington Appointed to The Center for Effective Philanthropy's Board
Release Date:
03/16/2014
Hilary Pennington, Vice President of the Ford Foundation's Education, Creativity and Free Expression program has been appointed to The Center for Effective Philanthropy's Board.
Arcus Foundation Awards Summer 2014 Social Justice Grants
Release Date:
06/30/2014
The Arcus Foundation made grants to 27 organizations to support groups in which LGBTQ youth are leading their peers on issues such as race, immigration, safe schools and reproductive rights.
The Russell Sage Foundation Announces Visiting Scholars for 2014-2015
Release Date:
09/02/2014
The Russell Sage Foundation has named 17 leading social scientists as Visiting Scholars for the 2014-2015 academic year.
Doris Duke and Simons Foundations Back Breakthrough Sickle Cell Research
Release Date:
09/18/2015
Doris Duke and Simons Foundations Back Breakthrough Sickle Cell Research The ... Foundation and Bob Metcalfe.... Doris Duke and Simons Foundations Back Breakthrough Sickle Cell Research ...
Video: MetLife Foundation's Financial Inclusion Challenge Winners and Projects Profiled
Release Date:
10/15/2015
MetLife Foundation's Financial Inclusion Challenge celebrates winners and their projects.