Prudential Names America's Top Youth Volunteers
Release Date:
05/05/2015
Ten students were awarded the Prudential Spirit of Community Award.
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Citi Releases 2014 Global Citizenship Report
Release Date:
06/11/2015
The study highlights efforts to enable economic progress in communities around the world.
Why Should Climate Philanthropy Care About Energy Access?
Release Date:
07/02/2015
... to a clean energy economy and staving off the worst impacts of climate. That's why some big name foundations are .....
HSBC Names Kelly W. Fisher Senior Vice President and U.S. Head of Corporate Sustainability
Release Date:
07/15/2015
Ms. Fisher was previously at Toyota Motor North America.
$1.25 Million Mellon Grant Awarded to Arts & Humanities to Fund Digital Humanities, African American Studies
Release Date:
07/17/2015
The grant will fund research, education and training at the intersections of digital humanities and African American studies at the University of Maryland.
Bank of America and Feeding America Partner to Tackle Hunger in America
Release Date:
09/01/2015
... "This is an issue that often goes unseen, but truly impacts every community. We encourage all Americans to .....
Foundation for Child Development-Backed Research Examines the Effects of Discrimination on the Children of Immigrants
Release Date:
09/10/2015
The Migration Policy Institute’s National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy's study will look at the effects of discrimination on the children of immigrants, whether they are themselves immigrants or were born in the United States to immigrant...
Rebuild By Design Joins Rockefeller's 100 Resilient Cities Initiative
Release Date:
10/01/2015
The partnership will bring resilience, best practices and solutions to cities around the world.
Survey from Thomson Reuters Foundation and Rockefeller: Can You Have Children and a Career?
Release Date:
10/19/2015
A poll by the Thomson Reuters Foundation and The Rockefeller Foundation found 47 percent of more than 9 500 women from around the world were confident of having a family without hurting their career.
Ford and Luce Foundations Support Scholars Bringing Fresh Eyes to Well-worn Topics in SE Asia
Release Date:
11/23/2015
A new mentoring program from the Center of Khmer Studies is training nearly a dozen participants from across the region in the cornerstone of higher-education: research
Citi Director and NYC Commissioner Jointly Advocate for Helping Immigrants Become Citizens
Release Date:
01/14/2016
Naturalization may lead to an average increase in individual earnings of 8.9%, or $3,200, in the first year after becoming a U.S. citizen, according to new research. If all eligible immigrants were to naturalize, employment and homeownership rates...
Rockefeller Supported, ‘Futures of Work” Report Examines Global Disruptions
Release Date:
01/19/2016
The Futures of Work, a groundbreaking new report from Foresight Alliance, a Washington DC-based foresight consultancy, says workers everywhere will be impacted by accelerating distruptions to the world of work.
Goldman Sachs Expands Philanthropic Fund to Younger Workers
Release Date:
03/04/2016
Wall Street has recently seen its share of young analysts leave their six-figure salary jobs to join the scrappier worlds of start-ups, nonprofits and even food trucks. A new program for young analysts to compete for donations to a charity of their...
Commentary from Rockefeller Foundation: A Solution to Hunger? Stop Throwing Dinner Away
Release Date:
03/15/2016
Judith Rodin, president of the Rockefeller Foundation, and Sam Kass, founder of Trove and chef, write that food loss costs the world economy almost $1 trillion annually.
Laurie M. Tisch Honored by United Way’s Women’s Leadership Council
Release Date:
03/21/2016
... honoring several female leaders who have had positive impacts on their communities and made a difference in the ...
U.S. Trust Annual Survey Finds Entrepreneurs Choose The Career Path Of Most Resistance
Release Date:
05/31/2016
While there are distinct differences between younger and older owners, entrepreneurs of all ages share a strong desire to control their own destiny.
Surdna Foundation’s Cordery: Communities Should Define Their Futures
Release Date:
08/25/2016
William Codery, program officer of Surdna Foundation’s Strong Local Economies program, advises that "in order to create the ecosystem needed for local communities to thrive economically, socially and culturally, we have to invest in their success at...
Suzette Hunte Joins United Way of New York City as Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives
Release Date:
09/08/2016
Hunte will serve as a strategic thought partner to the President and play a critical role in the design, coordination and implementation of the President's initiatives, both internally and externally, at UWNYC.
Commonwealth Fund Study Finds that Repealing Obamacare Could Cost 3 Million Jobs
Release Date:
01/06/2017
... the nation 3 million jobs and trigger negative economic impacts that would extend far beyond the health care ...
Funded by Soros and Mastercard, New Human Ventures Project Seeks to Help Refugees
Release Date:
02/01/2017
With the United States moving to ban refugees from around the world, efforts to help these people where they are will now become even more important. No philanthropist is doing more on this front than George Soros.