With Support From the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, MIT Mathematicians Solve Age-Old Spaghetti Mystery
Release Date:
08/15/2018
... both ends. Now bend it until it breaks. How many fragments did you make? If the answer is three or more, pull out ...
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The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards Prairie View A&M University $500,000 to Support African-American Studies Initiative
Release Date:
09/14/2018
... that, given the University's cultural legacy, it did not have a formal program in African-American Studies.... .....
New Study Funded in Part by Simons Foundation Study Hopes to Predict Autism Behaviors
Release Date:
11/26/2018
... adolescents with autism. “I’ve seen people where you did not know it was coming, and these are big, serious ...
13
Jan
2026
Looking Ahead: Opportunities for Family Philanthropy - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 -
2:00pm to 3:00pm
... and family foundation staff and trustees only.* How did we get here? Where do we want to go? Join NCFP’s ...
Borealis Philanthropy’s Fund for Trans Generations Moves $2.5 Million to Trans-Led Organizations
Release Date:
07/12/2022
... Philanthropy’s Fund for Trans Generations (FTG) proudly resources trans-led organizations that are building futures ... FTG grantee partners have led efforts to bring safety, resources , and healing to their...
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: The Role of Funders in Conflict
Publication date:
11/2014
The Peace and Security Funders Group (PSFG) released a white paper on how funders can affect conflict.
Ford Foundation Appoints Bryan Stevenson to Board of Trustees
Release Date:
02/17/2017
... are too often denied proper representation. His powerful 2012 TED talk, We Need to Talk About an Injustice , ... cases in the US Supreme Court, including a historic 2012 ruling on unconstitutional prison...
PNY's Call to Action on Behalf of NYC's Nonprofits During COVID-19
Release Date:
04/24/2020
... have realized through COVID-19 that their insurance plans did not cover business losses related to pandemics and ... the needs of your constituents. We want to share several resources that can help you to...
Donita Volkwijn
... practices. Donita began her career in philanthropy in 2012 at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA), where ...
Janet Mock Joins Arcus Foundation Board of Directors
Release Date:
06/03/2013
... in the HBO documentary The Out List later this month. In 2012 , the Sylvia Rivera Law Project, an organization created ...
LIBN’s 2013 Outstanding CEO Gregory Demetriou Appointed to Long Island Community Foundation Foundation Board of Advisors
Release Date:
06/03/2013
... provider as the Lorraine Gregory Communications Group. In 2012 , Demetriou participated in the Goldman Sachs 10,000 ...
United Way of NYC President & CEO Gordon Campbell to Step Down
Release Date:
04/02/2012
... Gordon Campbell will be stepping down effective September 2012 . Campbell will be joining New York University’s Robert ...
Arcus Foundation Names Cynthia A. Hallenbeck New Vice President of Finance and Operations
Release Date:
02/01/2012
... Operations. Hallenbeck joined the organization in January 2012 and reports to Arcus Foundation CEO Dr. Yvette C. ...
07
Jun
2012
-- POSTPONED -- Moving Beyond Your Comfort Zone: Unexpected Gains Through Creative Funding Practices
Thursday, June 7, 2012 -
8:45am to 11:00am
In a recent Forbes article, Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen, chair of the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society and president of her family’s foundation, underscored the importance of philanthropic innovations. “We need to become much more...
18
Jul
2012
Corporate Community Involvement Conference
Wednesday, July 18, 2012 - 7:30am to Friday, July 20, 2012 - 8:45pm
Fairmont Copley Plaza, 138 St. James Ave., Boston MA
Join The Conference Board for the "Corporate Community Involvement Conference." Learn how Social Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship can accelerate your business and social impact. Discover emerging trends and opportunities which are, and will be...
27
Nov
2012
Social Impact Bonds: The Brains Behind the Buzz
Tuesday, November 27, 2012 -
7:45am to 11:00pm
Are Social Impact Bonds the future of social change financing? Many of us in the sector have heard about them. The City of New York, in partnership with Goldman Sachs and Bloomberg Philanthropies, recently announced a major initiative to reduce...
06
Mar
2013
Keeping Risk Above Water Part 1: Can Mission-Related Investing Be Used for Disaster Response & Recovery?
Wednesday, March 6, 2013 -
11:00am to 1:00pm
Webinar
... an overall impact on the economy for the fourth quarter of 2012 near .6 percent point. As New York City and the ...
07
Mar
2013
Responding to Opportunity and Crisis in Immigration Policy
Thursday, March 7, 2013 -
2:45pm to 5:30pm
... promising opportunities, more immigrants were deported in 2012 than ever before. How are these efforts to balance ...
17
Apr
2013
Keeping Risk Above Water Part 2: Investing in Adaptation, Disaster Response & Recovery
Wednesday, April 17, 2013 -
12:00pm to 1:00pm
Webinar
... effectively to disasters such as those experienced in 2012 . Such impact investments not only hold the promise of ...
14
Jun
2011
Speaker's Bio: Commissioner Nirav R. Shah, M.D., MPH
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 - 12:00pm
... Team, whose recommendations implemented by the 2011- 2012 State Budget will achieve historic reform of the State ...