Four Reasons to Champion Leadership Development
Release Date:
06/11/2014
... Social Innovation Review discusses findings from a recent evaluation of an American Express program to develop ...
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Lukas Haynes Appointed Executive Director of the David Rockefeller Fund
Release Date:
11/21/2014
Lukas Haynes, Vice President of the Mertz Gilmore Foundation, will become the new Executive Director of the David Rockefeller Fund in January 2015.
Molly Schultz Hafid Promoted to Assistant Director of the UU Veatch Program
Release Date:
04/21/2015
... externally and oversee special initiatives including the evaluation of the program’s overall grantmaking strategy ...
NYS Health Strengthens Health Programs for Veterans as Part of Philanthropy-Joining Forces Impact Pledge
Release Date:
05/13/2015
The initiative includes commitments from 34 foundations, nonprofits and corporations.
Arabella Advisors Hires Managing Director of Advocacy, Scott Nielsen
Release Date:
02/04/2016
Scott Nielsen, who has years of experience helping foundations develop and evaluate advocacy initiatives, has joined Arabella as managing director of advocacy.
Forbes Article Highlights Edna McConnell Clark as Example of Thinking Like a Venture Capitalist
Release Date:
08/24/2016
Major philanthropies like the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation have invested deeply in finding a small number of great philanthropic investments—but they have been unusual.
New Study Funded By The Peterson Center On Healthcare Reveals Healthcare Spending Rose By Nearly $1 Trillion Between 1996 and 2013
Release Date:
11/13/2017
... of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) and funded by the Peterson Center on ...
New Research Funded by the William T. Grant Foundation Tackles College Hunger
Release Date:
01/22/2018
A team of researchers from the University of Houston and Temple University say that food insecurity among college students is forcing a burgeoning inequality in college completion rates.
Report from Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Finds Funder Collaboratives for Systems Change Gaining Momentum
Release Date:
10/01/2018
... are interested in delving more deeply into monitoring and evaluation processes for assessing systems-level progress and ...
Funder Group Support Development of Financial Counseling as Free Public Service for Low-Income Residents
Release Date:
10/18/2018
... savings by more than $10 million. A recent CFE Fund evaluation showed that this program works even for residents ...
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards Grant to Stanford University Press Digital Publishing Initiative
Release Date:
07/08/2019
The three-year grant will help accelerate growth and ensure ongoing success of the digital publishing program.
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2020
Families Funding Advocacy and Policy Change - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP
Thursday, September 10, 2020 -
12:00pm to 1:15pm
... advocacy goals Role of family legacy, responsiveness, and evaluation in this work Designed for The National Center for ...
09
Mar
2023
**POSTPONED: Demystifying Trust-based Practices: Trust in Action - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP
Thursday, March 9, 2023 -
12:00pm to 1:15pm
... in relationships with your partners, and in your evaluation and financial due diligence with nonprofit ...
Personal Strategy: Mobilizing Your Self for Effective Grantmaking
Publication date:
09/2005
Whether it's introducing new ideas into your foundation or offering constructive feedback to a grantee, grantmakers can develop personal strategies to meet the "soft" challenges of grantmaking. Effective personal strategy helps practitioners use their understanding of self and role - as learner, analyst, bridge builder - to manage the tensions that come with the job. In this guide, contributors discuss the elements of personal strategy and how it helps grantmakers to leverage their strengths in service to their objectives. The guide also explores why some grantmakers are able to think and...
Philanthropy Takes Fore as Bloomberg Exits N.Y. Mayoralty
Release Date:
04/30/2013
Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s approach to philanthropy and his giving priorities are examined as he prepares for his return to private life.
Atlantic Philanthropies to Award €15 Million to Address Child Poverty
Release Date:
08/07/2013
The $19.78 million grant from Atlantic to the Irish state agency Pobal will be used to support children at risk of poverty within the mainstream education and child care systems.
Rockefeller Foundation Announces Winners of 2013 Jane Jacobs Medal
Release Date:
10/14/2013
The Medal is awarded annually to individuals whose work creates new ways of seeing and understanding New York City.
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Mar
2013
Looking at the 990 Part I (March 28) and Part II (April 4)
Thursday, March 28, 2013 - 8:45am to Thursday, April 4, 2013 - 8:45am
Philanthropy New York
The IRS Form 990 is used by funders as a tool to track and scrutinize the finances, governance, and accomplishments of grant applicants and recipients. What information can be gleaned from the form? What has changed within the form since prior years...
Bill Gates: 'Philanthropy Should Be Taking Bigger Risks Than Business'
Release Date:
09/25/2013
View video of Bill Gates at the Clinton Global Initiative.
NY begins first statewide school-to-job project
Release Date:
11/03/2013
... ALBANY, N.Y. — The first statewide program in the nation using an innovative school-to-career program to link students ...