William T. Grant Foundation Supports Study on Common Core
Release Date:
10/12/2016
... the first phase of a five-year analysis of the Common Core State Standards Initiative, a controversial initiative to ...
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The Systematic Starvation of Those Who Do Good
Release Date:
02/28/2017
... Starvation of Those Who Do Good Late last year, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli reported that nonprofits ... more than 18 percent of all private employment in the state . In New York City alone,...
Aetna Foundation Partners with US News & World Report to Study Healthcare Access in American Communities
Release Date:
06/09/2017
Aetna Foundation and US News & World Report launch a project to research, analyze and report how communities with inventive policies and partnerships are changing citizens' health.
NYC: The New Capital of Fast-food Nation
Release Date:
09/20/2017
... nation The accelerated minimum-wage hike that New York state imposed on fast-food establishments has not stopped ...
Ford Foundation Funded Interactive Map Shows The Geography of Debt In America
Release Date:
12/07/2017
... shows the geography of debt in America at the national, state , and county levels... Ford Foundation Funded ...
24
Oct
2019
Big Impact for Little Kids: the Health & Wealth Connection - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network
Thursday, October 24, 2019 -
1:00pm to 2:00pm
... Ph.D., Program for Recovery and Community Health, Yale School of Medicine Leslie E. Sude MD, FAAP , Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Yale School of Medicine ; Streetcard Abby Hughes Holsclaw ...
The Rockefeller Foundation and USAID Launch $100 Million Partnership
Release Date:
08/04/2014
The Rockefeller Foundation and the U.S. Agency for International Development have announced a $100 million partnership to build resilience to chronic stresses and increasing climate shocks in communities across Africa and Asia.
Deutsche Bank, MetLife, Prudential and Posner-Wallace Join Forces for Capital Consortium Fund
Release Date:
03/17/2015
The Essential Capital Consortium (ECC) will finance the growth of social enterprises in developing countries.
Helmsley Charitable Trust Backs Global Type 1 Diabetes Prevention Initiative
Release Date:
04/28/2015
The Trust is making an initial investment of over $8.7 million in international grants to support new and existing prevention research.
Citi Foundation and Technoserve Partner for Economic Opportunity in Africa
Release Date:
07/20/2015
Citi Foundation’s African Youth and Women’s Business Development programme will develop business approaches that can be taken to scale by local organisations to provide employment, enhance incomes and increase the economic participation of women and...
Groundswell Engages The Community To Make Art – And A Statement
Release Date:
08/31/2017
Groundswell, a Brooklyn-based community arts nonprofit, partners with local youth and community stakeholders to turn public walls – in NYCHA developments and elsewhere – into public works of art.
Gates Report Stresses Need for Philanthropy Amid Aid Cuts
Release Date:
09/13/2017
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation issued a report card today meant to underscore deep worries that the world is in danger of backsliding on a broad range of international-development objectives.
Michael R. Bloomberg Partners with Commissioner Arias Cañete to Support European Transition from Coal Power
Release Date:
09/18/2018
Together Bloomberg Philanthropies and the European Commission will convene leaders from the financial and business sectors to further develop financially actionable strategies for a low-carbon transition and aim to highlight the economic...
CSR, the Arts, and the Double Bottom Line
Release Date:
04/14/2015
Americans for the Arts VP of Private Sector Initiatives, Emily Peck, discusses the critical relationship between corporate social responsibility and arts funding.
Brooklyn Community Foundation Deploys $100,000 for ‘Immediate Response’ Grants to Immigrant Nonprofits
Release Date:
02/07/2017
These Immediate Response grants support Brooklyn’s immigrant-led organizations that are defending the liberties of immigrant individuals and families as well as promoting the safety and strength of our communities.
We Made a Comprehensive Investment in Board Service, and This Is What Happened
Release Date:
04/20/2017
Eric Eckholdt of Credit Suisse Americas Foundation writes, "Since the inception of our Board Service Program, we have trained a total of more than 1,100 employees and placed more than 125. While there was a significant number of employees who...
Michelle A. Adams and Stephen Berger Elected to United Hospital Fund Board
Release Date:
06/24/2014
... where she focused on building relationships with city, state , and federal leaders and increasing the ... New York and New Jersey. Mr. Berger chaired the New York State Commission on Health Care Facilities in...
20
Jan
2015
The Power of Microaggressions & Microaffirmations
Tuesday, January 20, 2015 -
8:00am to 11:15am
Micro-aggressions can diminish and stigmatize people and according to a recent Gallop poll, micro-aggressions contribute $450 billion to $550 billion per year loss in U.S. workforce productivity. What are they?
18
Nov
2025
Prefiguring the Future We Want: Practicing Liberation & Sovereignty
Tuesday, November 18, 2025 -
1:00pm to 2:30pm
... leave with: New frameworks and ideas for applying them to advance a liberatory future in complexity and chaos A guiding ...
10
Mar
2022
Building Capacity of CDFIs to Support Entrepreneurs of Color - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network
Thursday, March 10, 2022 -
9:30am to 11:00am
Please join Asset Funders Network for first session on Building Capacity of CDFIs to Support Entrepreneurs of Color. Speakers will share proven on-the-ground strategies, key learnings, and best practices to build capacity for CDFIs.