Ford Joins Other Major Foundations in Requiring Funded Projects to Be Open Through Creative Commons License
Release Date:
02/04/2015
Open licensing will allow for transparency and accessibility.
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PNY Members Explore Barriers Placed on Black Girls in School
Release Date:
02/10/2015
Edward W. Hazen Foundation, Schott Foundation for Public Education and The Atlantic Philanthropies contributed to the Time Magazine editorial.
HSBC Names Kelly W. Fisher Senior Vice President and U.S. Head of Corporate Sustainability
Release Date:
07/15/2015
... there she also created Toyota’s first-ever social media giving campaign, called “100 Cars for Good”. Prior to ...
Ford Statement on Importance of Arts Amidst Pressing Poverty
Release Date:
08/18/2015
According to Darren Walker, Ford Foundation President, arts funding is critical to advancing social justice.
Ford and Atlantic Back Education Policy Think Tank
Release Date:
09/04/2015
Linda Darling-Hammond will lead the new program, which will employ 30 researchers.
New York Community Trust Says Workers Need Better Platforms for Choosing Benefits
Release Date:
10/28/2015
... supports an array of nonprofits in the city. That means giving workers the information they need in a language — ...
Bank of America Charitable Foundation Supporting NJ Food Banks
Release Date:
12/07/2015
Bob Doherty, New Jersey president for Bank of America, said that the Bank of America Charitable Foundation is contributing $2 for every $1 given to eligible food banks this year, up to a total match of $1.5 million.
The Nation Details Eric Holder’s Appearance at Ford Foundation
Release Date:
12/14/2015
The country’s first black attorney general candidly discussed the state of civil rights in America.
Guardian: Are Gates and Rockefeller Using Their Influence to Set Agenda in Poor States?
Release Date:
01/19/2016
Ultra-rich philanthropists and their foundations have increasing influence on decision-making and are setting the global health and agriculture agenda in developing countries, according to a major study.
Century Foundation Report: The Real Price of College
Release Date:
03/15/2016
... and the economy. Some people caution against giving too much weight to the advertised price of a college ...
Ford’s Alexander Reviews ‘Incarceration Nations’ in Washington Post
Release Date:
03/22/2016
Baz Dreisinger’s intriguing new book, “Incarceration Nations,” describes countries where prisons are small, typically housing fewer than 50 people and some fewer than 10, and prisoners are close to their families and communities. This begs the...
At the Rockefellers’ Kykuit, Painterly Gardens and a Rosy Legacy
Release Date:
05/23/2016
... as governor of New York and the family’s charitable giving in medical research and modern art. More fleeting is ...
Warren Buffet Pledges$2.9 Billion to NoVo Foundation and Others
Release Date:
07/15/2016
... a huge donation 11 years in a row. This year, Buffett is giving 19.6 million Class B shares to five charities. The ...
Century Foundation Fellow on Legacy Admissions Begetting Educational Inequality
Release Date:
07/29/2016
... relationship between legacy preference and total alumni giving at top universities. On top of that, the legacy ...
Benchmarking Foundation Evaluation Practices
Publication date:
09/2016
... or program staff at foundations in the U.S. and Canada giving at least $10 million annually, or members of the ...
The Wallace Foundation Supports Creative Ways to Expand the Taste for Classical Music in NYC Eateries
Release Date:
01/17/2017
Instead of diminishing the music, small-scale concerts offer the chance to bring it into our daily lives.
MAC AIDS Fund Supports Efforts to Spread the Word About HIV Prevention For African-American Women
Release Date:
01/27/2017
... is all about empowering women, especially black women, by giving them sexual health options and also embarking on a ...
Brooklyn Community Foundation to Award $600,000 to Outstanding Local Organizations
Release Date:
03/31/2017
... of the 20 finalists through the Brooklyn Gives campaign on Giving Tuesday—the national day of giving observed the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. Last year’s ... Prize. This initiative continues the wonderful...
Supported by NY Community Trust, New Research Ties Arts to Well-Being
Release Date:
04/19/2017
The two-year study, by the Social Impact of the Arts Project at Penn SP2, was funded with $250,000 from the NYC Cultural Agenda Fund in The New York Community Trust.
Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Awards Scholarship Grant to the Schwartz Center and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing for Compassion Scholars Program
Release Date:
04/27/2017
The program is designed to give select nursing and medical students exposure to strategies, skills and programs that are being successfully implemented in settings they are likely to encounter in the field.