Scanning the Landscape 2.0: Finding Out What's Going on in Your Field
Publication date:
04/2012
GrantCraft talked with funders working in the U.S., Europe and internationally about when, ...
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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 practices might advance their mission by making their work more effective and more reflective of the communities they serve. By highlighting 10 ways family foundations can approach diversity, Council on Foundations seeks to spark ideas and launch further dialogue.
Ford Foundation Appoints Ricardo Castro as General Counsel
Release Date:
02/01/2013
The Ford Foundation has announced the appointment of Ricardo Castro as Vice President and General Counsel. He will also serve as an officer of the foundation. Castro joins the foundation following an extensive national search, and succeeds Nancy...
Polly Singh Promoted to Program Officer at Wallace Foundation
Release Date:
03/01/2012
... growing demand for high-quality afterschool programs, and working on the foundation’s afterschool system building ...
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals: One Student’s Story
Release Date:
12/06/2012
Philanthropy New York’s Education Working Group, in conjunction with the Donors’ Education ...
Executive Transitions: Grantmakers and Nonprofit Leadership Change
Publication date:
03/2006
Even for seasoned funders, supporting leadership transitions can be a tricky business. Where is the fine line between helping and intruding? What interventions work? And how can a grantmaker play a constructive role? Learn how grantmakers take up the transition challenge, engage with boards, support new CEOs, and help grantees use the moment to go in promising new directions.
The State of Foundation Performance Assessment: A Survey of Foundation CEOs
Publication date:
09/2011
Over the past decade foundations have worked to assess their performance in the fields and communities they seek to address. Data-driven forms of measurement have become more widely used to judge the results of programs, as part of a broader range of information used, as CEOs place great importance on assessing their foundations’ effectiveness.
Carnegie Corporation of New York Awards Nearly $27 Million in Quarterly Grants
Release Date:
01/04/2013
... to organizations in the United States and around the world working in the areas of education, immigration and ...
Grantmakers Play an Important Role in Comprehensive Immigration Reform Efforts
Release Date:
02/20/2013
The Carnegie Corporation of New York’s Geri Mannion is quoted in this article examining the work of funders (including the Open Society Foundations and the Ford Foundation) supporting immigration reform.
Laurie Tisch Illumination Fund Launches $15 Million Healthy Foods Initiative
Release Date:
02/15/2013
The five-year Healthy Food & Community Change initiative will work to improve access to healthy foods for people in low-income neighborhoods.
At Ford Foundation, Vice President Rises to Top Job
Release Date:
07/24/2013
Darren Walker will become the 10th President of the Ford Foundation this September.
Dodge Foundation Awards Grants Totaling $4 Million to New Jersey Nonprofits
Release Date:
07/19/2013
... announced ninety-four grants to nonprofits in New Jersey working in the areas of education, media, the arts and the ...
New Breed of CEOs Is Poised to Reshape Philanthropy in 2014
Release Date:
01/13/2014
Ford Foundation President Darren Walker is among the "new era of foundation leaders" profiled in this Chronicle of Philanthropy article.
Bending the Cost Curve? Results from a Comprehensive Primary Care Payment Pilot
Publication date:
12/2013
In a patient-centered medical home (PCMH), clinicians work together in a team to provide patients with coordinated, comprehensive, and continuous care.
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2014
Change the Story, Change the World - A Workshop on Storytelling
Wednesday, May 21, 2014 -
8:45am to 11:00am
... mission A Philanthropy New York Program co-sponsored by Working Narratives . Presenters Introductory Remarks: Albert ... Paul VanDeCarr, Managing Director and Co-Founder, Working Narratives Facilitator: Andy...
Open Society Foundations Announces 2014 Soros Justice Fellows
Release Date:
05/15/2014
The Open Society Foundations has announced the 2014 class of Soros Justice Fellows. The fourteen fellows from six states will receive a total of $1.25 million in support of their work on a range of criminal justice issues, from solitary confinement...
Investing for Real and Permanent Good
Release Date:
06/06/2014
Interviewed for a Harvard Business School podcast, Carnegie Corporation of New York's co-Chief Investment Officers Kim Lew and Meredith Jenkins discuss how they got into foundation investing and explain why the field makes sense for parents seeking...
Vic De Luca Will Retire as President of the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation
Release Date:
03/16/2015
... and dozens of great Board members. I’ve also enjoyed working with hundreds of funder colleagues on various boards, ...
Time Warner Foundation Announces the Retirement of Dan Osheyack
Release Date:
04/14/2015
... career in the nonprofit sector. She looks forward to working closely with each of you and will ensure that we do ...
New Training Program Takes on Teacher Improvement
Release Date:
06/17/2015
The program is supported by The Simons Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation of New York.