Site Search

- resource provided by the Forum Network Knowledgebase.
Search Tip: Search with " " to find exact matches.

Surdna Foundation, JPMorgan Chase, Prudential, Among Foundations Leading the Way in Impact Investing and Racial Equity

Release Date:

02/26/2019

... of racial equity, working both to evolve our internal practices and to surface best practices in the philanthropic community at MIE’s 2018 ...

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Community Development

Related Organizations

Surdna Foundation

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Prudential Financial (Non Member)

William T. Grant Foundation Seeking Applications for Research Grants on Reducing Inequality

Release Date:

06/18/2019

... field-initiated studies that are relevant to policies and practices that affect the lives of young people ages 5 to 25 ... We are interested in research on programs, policies, and practices to reduce...

Find More By

News type

RFPs Etc

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

Economic Security

Education

Related Organizations

William T. Grant Foundation

Katherine Bleich Joins American Express as Corporate Philanthropy Intern

Release Date:

07/02/2012

... to her role there, Bleich is a second-year Master of Public Administration candidate at NYU’s Wagner School of Public Service, specializing in international public and nonprofit management...

Find More By

News type

Appointments & Transitions

Related Organizations

American Express

Ford Foundation Works to Promote Government Action on Income Equality

Release Date:

11/18/2014

... in the United States has become a hot topic in the public conversation, but public opinion polls show that it’s not an urgent issue for ... Foundation sought to create a message that would build public...

Find More By

News type

Member News

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Economic Security

Related Organizations

Ford Foundation

Winners Announced for the 2018 Levitt AMP [Your City] Grant Awards

Release Date:

01/03/2018

... once again opened the Levitt AMP selection process to the public to choose the top 25 finalists. In June, the Levitt ... free, live Music; and illustrate the importance of vibrant public Places. Nonprofits...

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Arts

Related Organizations

Levitt Foundation

Farhad Asghar Joins Carnegie Corporation of New York as Program Officer for Pathways to Postsecondary Success

Release Date:

11/29/2018

... working for Bank Street College, he taught in a Brooklyn public high school and was a staff member at a Queens based ... Education from CUNY’s Brooklyn College and a Masters in Public Administration from NYU’s...

Find More By

News type

Appointments & Transitions

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Related Organizations

Carnegie Corporation of New York

26 Apr 2016

Learning from LA - Is Our Sister City Supporting Nonprofits Better?

Tuesday, April 26, 2016 -

1:30pm to 3:30pm

... extraordinarily effective in advocating for policies and practices that increase nonprofit sustainability. Most ... with Clark Foundation Executive Director and PNY Public Policy Committee Co-Chair Doug Bauer...

Find More By

Event type

Format

Audience

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Nonprofit Financials

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Public Policy

25 Jun 2015

Nailing It: Building A National Movement of Nail Salon Workers

Thursday, June 25, 2015 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... gain respiratory infections and miscarriages. While recent public attention has focused on NYC leading to new rules ... please log in and click the Register Now link above. ( no fee) Guests of Organizers:...

Find More By

Event type

Issue-Based

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Public Policy

Funding Area

Environment and Climate Change

Immigration

Gender Justice

Workforce Development

The Charitable-Industrial Complex

Release Date:

08/26/2013

An op-ed by Peter Buffett, Co-Chair of the NoVo Foundation.

Find More By

News type

Member News

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Related Organizations

NoVo Foundation

Lilien Leaves Charities Bureau to Join Zuckerman Spaeder

Release Date:

10/15/2013

Jason R. Lilien, former New York State Charities Bureau Chief under Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and former Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, has moved on to joined the firm of Zuckerman Spaeder LLP. Lilien will be leading the firm's new...

Find More By

News type

Appointments & Transitions

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Assessing the How of Grantmaking

Publication date:

04/2014

... guide helps funders measure the effectiveness of current practices by assessing five core questions every grantmaker ...

Find More By

Resource type

Report

Audience

Grants Managers

Program Staff

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Grants Awarded To Improve Usefulness Of Research, To Support Junior Researchers of Color

Release Date:

07/23/2014

The William T. Grant Foundation has made $1.6 million in grants to improve the usefulness of research, $634,000 to support connections between education research and practice, and $205,000 to enhance the mentoring relationships of three foundation...

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

Economic Security

Education

ASPCA Honored as Finalist for North American Employee Engagement Awards

Release Date:

05/08/2015

Other finalists include Ford, MetLife, Caesars, Sony Pictures, Tata Consulting and Maritz.

Find More By

News type

Member News

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Corporate Social Responsibility

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Atlantic Philanthropies Advocating an End to the Death Penalty

Release Date:

07/20/2016

The Atlantic Philanthropies and its network of partners are using advocacy and communications to end capital punishment in the United States once and for all.

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Justice Reform

Related Organizations

The Atlantic Philanthropies

Arabella Advisors Founder Comments on Innovations to Reduce Food Waste

Release Date:

07/21/2016

Entire companies have formed around the notion of using ugly produce.

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Food Systems

Related Organizations

Arabella Advisors

Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities (TFN) Announces Applications for 2017 Class

Release Date:

10/27/2016

... program will offer coaching, tools, knowledge, and best practices to professionals in philanthropy that can enhance ...

Find More By

News type

RFPs Etc

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Johnson & Johnson Vision and American Academy of Optometry Foundation Announce 2017 Scholarship Recipients

Release Date:

11/03/2017

Johnson & Johnson Vision in collaboration with the American Academy of Optometry Foundation (AAOF) has announced the 2017 J. Pat Cummings Scholarship recipients.

Find More By

News type

Member News

Funding Area

Education

Health

Related Organizations

Johnson & Johnson

01 Dec 2020

On BIPOC Leadership Transitions – It Takes a Village

Tuesday, December 1, 2020 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

... a woman of color Perspectives as incoming leaders of color Practices that help or hinder leadership transitions Defining best practices for philanthropy in supporting emerging leaders of ... executives and...