Woodruff Foundation Reflects on Its First Decade
Release Date:
02/11/2016
... communities so that they may once again make significant impacts . We have invested $30 million to find, fund and ...
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Carnegie, Helmsley Support Teacher Leadership Projects
Release Date:
05/03/2016
The grants, financially supported by the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Foundation Charitable Trust and the Carnegie Corporation of New York, will be awarded directly to teachers for research-based initiatives.
Ms. Foundation Releases New Report on Forging a More Robust and Equitable Childcare System in America
Release Date:
09/15/2016
The Ms. Foundation for Women’s latest report, Raising Our Nation, highlights the true cost of the impact that a lack of access child care has on working mothers, especially low-income women of color.
Foundation CEO Angst: Moral Imperatives and Insomnia
Release Date:
12/09/2016
A new study reveals that foundation leaders are more self-critical than ever and are seeking urgently to create greater social impact.
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Views the Arts as a "Community Anchor"
Release Date:
12/12/2016
“High-impact” and “visionary” are two terms the Bank of America Charitable Foundation uses to describe the organizations that earn its support. In the realm of arts and culture, that boils down to high-impact and visionary programs that contribute...
F.B. Heron: Charitable Giving Is Only a Small Part of What Foundations Do With Their Money
Release Date:
06/30/2017
Most of their capital doesn’t wind up in grants, but in investments. Is the latter the key to maximum impact?
Overbrook Foundation: A Small Family Funder Trying to Cure What Ails Environmentalism
Release Date:
08/01/2017
Sometimes it’s the smaller foundations that take on the most audacious goals. One example of such a funder is the Overbrook Foundation, which has worked during the past few years to improve an underperforming U.S. environmental movement.
Rockefeller Supported Program Signs Up More Than 100 Schools To Teach Health Risks Of Climate Change
Release Date:
09/26/2017
... future health professionals are educated on the health impacts of climate change. These impacts include more deadly heat waves, flooding, and ...
The Rockefeller Foundation Announces the Communities Thrive Challenge Grantees
Release Date:
12/05/2018
Today, we are thrilled to share the names of the 10 organizations that will each receive a $1 million grant as part of the Communities Thrive Challenge, a joint funding opportunity from The Rockefeller Foundation and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. Each...
Arcus Foundation Funded Report Finds Infrastructure Development Likely To Be “Devastating” for Wildlife, Ecological Integrity
Release Date:
02/26/2019
Arcus Foundation and Cambridge University Press published a report that examines the interaction between conservation of apes and their habitats with infrastructure development, including ways to minimize and mitigate the impact of infrastructure...
Former President of the Surdna Foundation, Phillip Henderson, Appointed as CEO of The Robert H. N. Ho Foundation
Release Date:
09/02/2019
The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation appoints Phillip Henderson as Chief Executive Officer.
Hearing More About c4s? You're Not Alone - Webinar Recording
Publication date:
05/2020
Hearing More About c4s? you're Not Alone - A Webinar How can funders create the best conditions for significant policy changes? Many funders are now adding c4 funding to their toolkit in order to move policy agendas forward. Is it right for your foundation? Explore Why 501c4s should be an important tool to consider (c4s picking up where c3s left off) How c3s can work with c4s to achieve greater impact How and when foundations can support c4s Presenters Abby Levine , Director, Bolder Advocacy program, Alliance for Justice Ronnie Pawelko , Senior Counsel,...
Build Up Advisory Group Shares Podcast - Leveraging Systems for Sustainability and Opportunity with Jim Shelton
Release Date:
06/09/2021
Build Up Advisory Group Shares Podcast - Leveraging Systems for Sustainability and Opportunity with Jim Shelton This week on the Nonprofit Build Up, we’re talking Jim Shelton . Jim is the Chief Impact and Investment Officer at Blue...
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Commits $136 Million to Create Youth Job Opportunities in Greece
Release Date:
10/07/2013
The foundation will also convene a conference in New York City in early 2014 to explore proposals to combat the ongoing socioeconomic crisis in Greece.
Citi Foundation Reports on First Year of $50 Million Youth and Work Skills Training Program
Release Date:
04/08/2015
The Pathways to Progress campaign teaches workplace and leadership skills to low-income youth.
Three Key Roles Funders Can Play in a CEO Transition
Publication date:
04/2015
The Bridgespan Group offers important advice on how to survive a CEO transition.
Helmsley Trustee Becoming Known as ‘Israel’s Santa Claus
Release Date:
03/30/2016
Renowned New York attorney Sandor “Sandy” Frankel serves as one of four trustees of the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, earning him the nickname “Israel’s Santa Claus.”
TX Healthcare Publication Says Commonwealth Fund is Targeting State Lawmakers
Release Date:
04/11/2016
Evidence is building that the repeated reluctance of Texas lawmakers to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act has “left behind millions of low-income Texans,” according to a new report by The Commonwealth Fund.
Report: NY Has The Second Highest Foreclosure Rate
Release Date:
04/19/2016
Report: NY Has The Second Highest Foreclosure Rate A report from Comptroller Tom DiNapoli released Monday found New York has the highest foreclosure rate in the country — a major issue for municipal governments squeezed for...
Carnegie President Credited In Co-Creation of Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity
Release Date:
04/29/2016
On behalf of the survivors of the Armenian Genocide and in gratitude to their saviors, the Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity will be granted annually to an individual whose actions have had an exceptional impact on preserving human life and...