Rockefeller Supports Research on Farming Adaptations to Combat Climate Change
Release Date:
09/06/2016
... adapt to the changing climate, and hopefully alleviate the impacts on their crops,” says Kaiyu Guan, an environmental ...
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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...
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 ...
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,...
Four Freedoms Fund Names New Director
Release Date:
11/14/2014
... Anita Khashu, an experienced nonprofit lawyer, manager and philanthropic advisor, has been named the new Director of ... philanthropies. In her most recent role as a nonprofit and philanthropic consultant,...
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Funder Collaboratives: Why and How Funders Work Together
Publication date:
05/2009
When it comes to funder collaboratives, is the whole truly greater than the sum of its parts? Can foundations make a bigger impact with grant dollars by working together than by going it alone? Yes, grantmakers say, as long as members define their goals, set clear operational guidelines, and work from the start to make the collaborative function well for grantees. In this guide, contributors share strategies for structuring a collaborative to fit its purpose, building strong relationships and resolving conflicts, and figuring out if the collaborative you're in is working. Contributors also...
William T. Grant Foundation Website Gets New Look
Release Date:
07/01/2014
The William T. Grant Foundation has launched a new website and logo, along with the debut of the blog, "Researchers Digest."
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.”
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...
Video: Time Warner Executive Director of Corporate Responsibility Discusses Women of Color in Leadership
Release Date:
05/17/2016
View the entire dialogue featuring Melody Barnes, NYU Vice Provost and former Director of White House Domestic Policy, and Diahann Billings-Burford, Executive Director of Corporate Responsibility at Time Warner Inc.
Rockefeller Foundation Announces Winners of 2016 Jane Jacobs Medal
Release Date:
10/04/2016
In celebration of the hundredth anniversary of Jacobs' birth and the impact of her ideas on cities around the world, the award was open this year for the first time to international nominees.
Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces $2.3M in Grants to Nonprofits Serving Youth, Girls of Color
Release Date:
12/14/2016
BCF launched its Invest in Youth initiative in 2015 as a 10-year, $25 million commitment to improve Brooklyn’s social and economic opportunities and outcomes for 16- to 24-year-olds, particularly young people of color.
Capital One Hosts Discussion at SXSW on How to Really Diversify Tech
Release Date:
03/27/2017
Capital One took over Austin’s famous blues nightclub Antone’s, and turned it into the Capital One House at SXSW. The company held a series of events including interactive sessions and meet-ups.
Rockefeller Foundation Supports 'Food for Soul' to Combat Food Waste
Release Date:
04/13/2017
Backing from the Foundation will enable Food for Soul to take its successful Refettorio model to some of the USA’s most vulnerable communities.
NYU Uses $6 million Bloomberg Grant to help AGs fight Climate Rollback
Release Date:
08/18/2017
New York University is using a $6 million grant from former Mayor Michael Bloomberg to create a center helping state attorneys general (AGs) target the Trump administration’s climate policies.
Bloomberg’s ‘War on Coal’ Goes Global with $50m Fund
Release Date:
11/09/2017
... will support grassroots campaigns, research on the health impacts of coal and legal action against coal plants that are ...
Listen: An Interview with Lukas Haynes, Executive Director of The David Rockefeller Fund
Release Date:
04/06/2018
Lukas Hayne's talks about The David Rockefeller Fund multi-generational stewardship and its program approach and impact.
Onward: 105 Images for 105 Years of The Rockefeller Foundation
Release Date:
05/15/2018
Onward: 105 Images for 105 Years of The Rockefeller Foundation For 105 years Rockefeller Foundation has brought people together to solve the world’s toughest problems and promote the well-being of humanity, delivering profound and...