Impact of Silicon Valley Community Foundation on Education around the Country Noted
Release Date:
06/07/2017
... Marc Benioff, the chief executive of Salesforce, is giving middle school principals $100,000 “innovation ...
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Opinion from NY Community Trust: How Arts And Culture Make New York A Place For All Of Us
Release Date:
06/21/2017
A city like ours doesn’t happen overnight. It is the result of centuries of migrations, policies, protests, and practices of people that value culture, heritage, and expression.
08
Sep
2017
Philanthropy 101: Speaking the Same Language
Friday, September 8, 2017 -
8:30am to 11:00am
... does it work? Join us as we map out the nonprofit sector, giving a social and historical overview of philanthropy. This ... learn about key terms, types of grantmakers, trends in giving , and learn to "...
Rockefeller Foundation Backs Nonprofit ETF Startup
Release Date:
08/01/2017
The Rockefeller Foundation is helping to finance a startup hoping to build exchange-traded funds for nonprofit organizations and direct the profits back to their causes.
With Federal Funds Shrinking, Math and Science Funders Including Simons Foundation Step Up
Release Date:
08/28/2017
... Funders Including Simons Foundation Step Up While STEM giving is one of the hottest funding areas in higher ed ...
Fatherhood After 40? It's Becoming A Lot More Common
Release Date:
08/31/2017
In the U.S., the average age a woman gives birth to her first child has been rising. And, a study published Thursday in Human Reproduction shows dads are getting older, too.
Cuomo, Schneiderman Say They'll Sue to Protect "Dreamers"
Release Date:
09/05/2017
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Attorney General Eric Schneiderman released a joint statement saying they will sue to protect those who are currently under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, policy if President Donald Trump succeeds in...
EPA Now Requires Political Aide’s Sign-Off for Agency Awards, Grant Applications
Release Date:
09/05/2017
The Environmental Protection Agency has taken the unusual step of putting a political operative in charge of vetting the hundreds of millions of dollars in grants the EPA distributes annually, assigning final funding decisions to a former Trump...
The DACA ‘Fix’ That Immigration Activists Fear
Release Date:
09/07/2017
When news leaked on Monday that President Trump had decided to dismantle Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) — the 2012 policy that granted administrative relief to some 800,000 undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States...
Democrats Look To Trump On DREAM Act After He Puts Expiration Date On DACA Program
Release Date:
09/11/2017
... phasing out the Obama-era immigration policy while first giving Congress six months to codify it. . . Democrats Look ...
Commonwealth Fund: Indecision on ACA Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments Creates Confusion for States
Release Date:
09/11/2017
To date, the Trump administration has offered states only uncertainty about what to expect in 2018, which has made it difficult to set premium rates, writes the Commonwealth Fund.
Major Gifts Follow When Fundraisers Adhere to a Research Plan Consistently, Study Says
Release Date:
09/12/2017
When seeking major gifts, charities are best served by consistently using a system — almost any system — for identifying people who can give generously, rather than using a system erratically or not at all, according to a new survey.
Gates Commits $20 Million to Women's Groups
Release Date:
09/21/2017
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will give $20 million during the next three years to strengthen women’s groups worldwide, Ms. Gates said Wednesday during an event in New York.
New Index to Help Investors Gauge Food Diversity
Release Date:
09/26/2017
... in food production is expected to be launched next year, giving investors a benchmark for assessing how companies and ...
Trump Plans 45,000 Limit on Refugees Admitted to U.S.
Release Date:
09/27/2017
... has sought since 1980, the year legislation was enacted giving the president a role in determining a cap on refugees; ...
Brooklyn Community Foundation and the Power of Participatory Grantmaking
Release Date:
12/12/2017
... practices participatory grantmaking — the practice of giving more power over philanthropic spending to the people ...
Pamela Shifman of NoVo Foundation on the Responsibility of White People in Philanthropy to Dismantle Racism
Release Date:
02/23/2018
... to Dismantle Racism Racial disparities in philanthropic giving are fundamentally about whom we trust to lead us to ...
Commonwealth Fund Survey Reveals Rising Rate of Uninsured People
Release Date:
05/02/2018
The Commonwealth Fund on Tuesday released a survey of working-age Americans that found that 15.5 percent were estimated to lack health insurance coverage as of February and March 2018. That’s up from 12.7 percent of that group in 2016.
28
Sep
2018
Philanthropy 101: Speaking the Same Language
Friday, September 28, 2018 -
9:00am to 11:00am
Philanthropy New York; 1500 Broadway, 7th Floor; NYC
... does it work? Join us as we map out the nonprofit sector, giving a social and historical overview of philanthropy. This ... learn about key terms, types of grantmakers, trends in giving , and learn to "...
Rockefeller Foundation Partners with African Development Bank to Open Doors for Nigerian Women in ICT
Release Date:
04/04/2019
The Bank, together with its partners - The Rockefeller Foundation, Microsoft and Facebook announced the holding of the class in March on International Women's Day, as part of a concerted push to close the gender gap in the representation of women in...