Jamie Merisotis Becomes Council on Foundations' Board Chair
Release Date:
05/14/2019
... that is committed to making opportunities for learning beyond high school available to all. He previously served as ...
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MIT Receives $8 Million From Simons Foundation for Quantum Research
Release Date:
06/04/2019
... ultra-quantum matter (UQM) allows for quantum phenomena beyond what can be realized at the level of the individual ...
New Grants Approved by The John A. Hartford Foundation Board of Trustees
Release Date:
12/10/2020
... of Hospital at Home in the Time of COVID-19 and Beyond ($1,578,559 for 3 years) This project will improve ... as a necessary care option in the time of COVID-19 and beyond . Rush University Medical Center: A...
Liza Sutherland Joins Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
Release Date:
01/15/2014
Liza Sutherland has joined the staff of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, where she works with the Donor Services Team and engages with a range of family foundations, corporate clients and individual donors.
A Nonprofit Lender Revives the Hopes of Subprime Borrowers
Release Date:
02/25/2014
The Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America has received $10 billion in funding from Bank of America to make mortgage loans on its own terms over the next decade, reports The New York Times.
The North Star Fund is the First Community Foundation to Sign Pledge to Divest from Fossil Fuels
Release Date:
03/13/2014
The North Star Fund is the first community foundation to sign onto the Divest-Invest Philanthropy initiative's pledge to divest from fossil fuel investments.
Tart, Goodwin Win Carnegie Writing Awards
Release Date:
06/30/2014
Under a program funded by Carnegie Corporation of New York, Donna Tartt won an award for fiction and Doris Kearns Goodwin won for nonfiction.
Carnegie "Opportunity by Design" Schools To Help Immigrant Students
Release Date:
07/17/2014
Two new high schools will open in 2015 in Prince George’s County, Md., as part of Carnegie Corporation of New York's Opportunity by Design initiative, an effort to assist immigrant students who often struggle to keep up academically with their peers.
Financing the Social Sector
Release Date:
09/15/2014
... this is a top 10 list of "to dos" for foundations and corporations .... Financing the Social Sector .....
Brooklyn Community Foundation, OSF and New York Foundation Accept National Impact Awards
Release Date:
05/20/2015
The foundations were honored at the Center for Effective Philanthropy conference in San Francisco.
Arcus Foundation's Stryker and Johnson & Johnson Honored by GLSEN
Release Date:
05/26/2015
... showcase the work of students, educators, individuals and corporations who serve as exemplary role models and have made ...
Rockefeller Announces Joint Initiative with Obama Administration to Create New Resilience AmeriCorps Program
Release Date:
07/13/2015
The two-year pilot will launch later in 2015 and has garnered $1 million in support.
Verizon Supports Immersion Program to Teach Girls to Code
Release Date:
09/01/2015
At Verizon, 60 percent of the new hires are within IT or engineering—but only a quarter of them are women.
NYCT Supports Affordable Housing Proposal for Artists in Jamaica, Queens
Release Date:
10/09/2015
The Greater Jamaica Development Corporation, a local nonprofit, is considering developing a mixed-use complex with 100 affordable housing units, including 50 units set aside for artists, according to the New York Community Trust, which awarded the...
Success Metrics Questioned in School Program Funded by Goldman
Release Date:
11/05/2015
A preschool program funded by Goldman Sachs is under scrutiny for its methods of measuring success for the students.
Gates and JPMorgan Back White House Outreach to 'Unbanked'
Release Date:
12/03/2015
The Obama administration announced a set of public-private programs to expand financial services to the millions of low-income people in America and around the world who lack access to credit, savings accounts, and other fiscal essentials, reports...
JPMorgan Renews Veterans Partnership with $13.8M Commitment
Release Date:
03/01/2016
The Institute for Veterans and Military Families will receive $13.8 million from JPMorgan Chase to continue its mission of advancing the post-service lives of transitioning service members, veterans and their families.
Rockefeller Foundation Announces Campaign to Achieve Workplace Equality
Release Date:
05/16/2016
... equality, only 21 women helm the world’s largest corporations today, according to a survey released by the ...
Would John D. Rockefeller Opt for an LLC? A Conversation With Judith Rodin
Release Date:
06/23/2016
Critics have suggested Rockefeller is more interested in cultivating ties with corporations than nonprofits.
Carnegie-Funded Commission Finds Most People Want A College Degree, But That Goal Remains A Challenge
Release Date:
09/22/2016
Almost 90 percent of high school graduates spend some time in college, but only 40 percent of those students complete a bachelor's degree in four years and 60 percent in six, according to a new report about undergraduate education.