Site Search

- resource provided by the Forum Network Knowledgebase.
Search Tip: Search with " " to find exact matches.

73% of Donors Worldwide Are Women, and Most Like to Give Online, Study Says

Release Date:

09/27/2017

Seventy-three percent of charitable donors in the word are women age 37 or older, and nearly 60 percent of them prefer to give online. Ninety-three percent of them live in primarily wealthy, developed countries.

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Rockefeller VR Film: Power in Hand - A 360 Experience

Release Date:

09/28/2017

The Rockefeller Foundation created Smart Power for Rural Development initiative, which delivers renewable electricity and puts it in the hands of villages that don't have access to power. This VR film helps illustrate this project's successes.

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Community Development

International/Foreign Affairs

Related Organizations

The Rockefeller Foundation

Simons Foundation Genomic Database Tool Used in Breakthrough Autism Study

Release Date:

10/13/2017

... and more likely to be associated with an increased risk of developing autism... Simons Foundation Genomic Database Tool ...

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Related Organizations

The Simons Foundation

Macquarie Group Launches $A50 Million Philanthropic Initiative

Release Date:

09/21/2018

The Macquarie Group in Sydney, Australia, has announced the launch of the Macquarie 50th Anniversary Award, a $A50 million ($36.3 million) initiative to support bold ideas that address societal needs around the world.

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Corporate Social Responsibility

Related Organizations

Macquarie Group Foundation

Philanthropy New York Welcomes New Office and Conference Manager, Angela Romualdez

Release Date:

05/08/2019

Angela comes to Philanthropy New York with a demonstrated history of working in the arts and cultural sector, most recently at Bonhams auctioneers.

Find More By

News type

Appointments & Transitions

Insights from The Mechanics of Working Through Grantmaking with a Racial Justice Lens - A Workshop Led by PRE

Release Date:

12/06/2022

... And what internal barriers need to be dismantled to advance racial justice? In a workshop led by Philanthropic ... power dynamics at play for foundation staff in working to advance racial justice within their...

Find More By

News type

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

09 Oct 2012

Service for Impact Working Group Breakfast

Tuesday, October 9, 2012 -

9:00am to 10:30pm

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

... and explore new opportunities. We’ll also spend time learning more about Reimagining Service ( ...

Find More By

Event type

The Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies and the Foundation Center Partner to Share Knowledge on Foundations Spending Down

Release Date:

09/23/2013

... benefit from the first-hand knowledge and community of learning created by the collection... The Andrea and Charles ...

Find More By

News type

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Related Organizations

The Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies [Closed]

MacArthur and Master Card Foundations Invest $24 Million in Secondary Education

Release Date:

05/06/2014

... seeks to increase secondary education access and improve learning outcomes for marginalized populations. The ...

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

International/Foreign Affairs

Related Organizations

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

Bloomberg Plans a $50 Million Challenge to the N.R.A.

Release Date:

04/15/2014

Mayor Michael Bloomberg plans a $50 million challenge to the N.R.A., reports the New York Times.

Find More By

News type

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Atlantic Philanthropies is Down to its Last Billion Dollars

Release Date:

11/03/2014

Atlantic Philanthropies only has two years to spend its remaining assets.

Find More By

News type

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Related Organizations

The Atlantic Philanthropies

Close That Gap: William T. Grant Foundation Zeroes in on Inequality and Kids

Release Date:

03/30/2015

William T. Grant funds research to help society develop in ways that enable more young people to reach their full potential.

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

Related Organizations

William T. Grant Foundation

The ZAC Foundation Announces Partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of America to Promote Water Safety Education

Release Date:

04/02/2015

This will be the third year that tje initiative will bring educational programs to 20 cities across the U.S.

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

Related Organizations

The ZAC Foundation

NYC Social Impact Investment Fails to Meet Goal

Release Date:

07/06/2015

... to finance public services — the Adolescent Behavioral Learning Experience was launched in 2012 and slated to run ...

Find More By

News type

Topic(s)

Impact Investing

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Related Organizations

Bloomberg Philanthropies

Immigrants, Their Children Integrate Well into US Society but Not in All Areas, Report Finds

Release Date:

09/24/2015

Carnegie Corporation and the Russell Sage Foundation backed the study, which was released by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

Related Organizations

Carnegie Corporation of New York

Russell Sage Foundation

Doris Duke Performing Artist Awards Provide Financial Literacy Workshops to Individual Artists

Release Date:

04/08/2016

... authors of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and drama, were learning how to handle not just the unexpected payouts but ...

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Related Organizations

Doris Duke Foundation

Ford Foundation's $190M Revamp Receives Landmarks Approval

Release Date:

04/21/2016

When the Foundation learned that it had to bring itself up to code, it decided not just to focus on technical improvements but also carry out some structural changes to make the building feel "less hierarchical," as the president of the foundation,...

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Related Organizations

Ford Foundation

Nathan Cummings Foundation Announces Revised Funding Areas

Release Date:

08/02/2016

... focus, the result of a period of reflection and learning and, significantly, a reconnecting with the work of ...

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Environment and Climate Change

Related Organizations

The Nathan Cummings Foundation

Commonwealth Fund Reports Detail Impacts of Clinton and Trump Health Reform Proposals

Release Date:

09/23/2016

The Commonwealth Fund recently commissioned analysts with the RAND Corporation to crunch the numbers and find out how some of the candidates’ proposals would affect health care in the U.S.

Find More By

News type

Topic(s)

Funding Area

Related Organizations

The Commonwealth Fund

With Support From Simons Foundation, Rett Syndrome Study Finds Mechanisms Underlying Its Visual Deficits

Release Date:

11/02/2016

... for Biomedical Research and the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MassachusettsInstitute of Technology ...

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Related Organizations

The Simons Foundation

Pages

Filter By

Content Type

Funding area

Topic

Audience