Better Understanding Business Models in the Nonprofit Sector
Release Date:
09/08/2017
... a nonprofit sector, to recognize the complexity that makes us unique. All nonprofits are not the same; the sector is ...
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Iceberg That Broke Off Antarctica Was 4 Times the Size of Manhattan
Release Date:
09/27/2017
A massive iceberg about four times the size of Manhattan broke off Antarctica on Saturday, the U.S. National Ice Center confirmed to CBS News.
Peterson Foundation On New Tax Reform Framework
Release Date:
09/28/2017
... improves our fiscal outlook. This framework doesn’t tell us how or whether tax reform will be paid for. Going forward, ...
30
Oct
2017
Census 2020 - Time to Act - A Webinar Hosted by United Philanthropy Forum
Monday, October 30, 2017 -
1:00pm to 2:00pm
... take action now to support a fair and accurate count. Join us to learn more about options for you and your organization ...
Millions In Grants Have Gone to Teacher Preparation. What's Needed Now?
Release Date:
09/29/2017
It is well known that one of the keys to a high-quality education system are excellent teachers. Research has consistently identified effective teachers as the most important school-related factor influencing student achievement. Recognizing this,...
Opinion: Why Small, Local, Organic Farms Aren’t The Key To Fixing Our Food System
Release Date:
10/02/2017
... corn and soy for cheap meat and processed food, which make us fat and sick. While we can talk about the extent to which ...
Ford Releases Investment Returns; More Grant Makers May Be On the Way
Release Date:
10/02/2017
For the first time in several years, the Ford Foundation disclosed the investment performance of its $12.1 billion endowment, saying it generated a return of 7 percent in 2016. By comparison, the median return of more than 5,700 foundations that...
Opinion: Disaster Preparedness Requires a 211 System; New York City Still Doesn’t Have One
Release Date:
10/04/2017
Is New York City significantly better prepared for the next big one? My answer is “No.”
Underwritten by JPB Foundation, New York City’s Libraries Will Forgive All Children’s Fines
Release Date:
10/19/2017
... according to library officials. “They shouldn’t block us from reading because of money.” On Thursday, the ...
Funded In Part by Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Bard College to Launch ‘Microcollege,’ Targeting Low-Income Applicants
Release Date:
11/01/2017
Bard College plans to launch a “microcollege” at the Brooklyn Public Library and will be free for students, aiming to attract talented low-income applicants who haven’t sought degrees due to the pricetag or personal hardships
15
Mar
2018
Imagining the Future: Pursuing Excellence in Family Philanthropy - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP
Thursday, March 15, 2018 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
... personally in our collective efforts and community? Join us for this special interactive webinar as we continue to ...
Bloomberg Donates $5 Million To Baltimore Police For New Cameras, Technology
Release Date:
12/04/2017
... occurs with maps of the camera system. “This will allow us to fill in those blind spots that exist currently,” he ...
Barbara Raab and Farai Chideya of the Ford Foundation Noted As Women Who Shall Lead In The News Industry
Release Date:
12/18/2017
... has not happened in a vacuum. Frederick Douglass tells us “power concedes nothing without a demand.” The changes ...
The New York Community Trust Awards $600K Grant for NYC Creative Aging Initiative
Release Date:
01/05/2018
Lifetime Arts to lead major effort to advance Creative Aging movement in NYC.
Surdna Foundation Announces Over $600,000 in Impact Investing Grants
Release Date:
01/11/2018
Five national organizations awarded grants, advancing the Foundation's $100 million commitment to impact investing
Mayor De Blasio and The Rockefeller and Pinkerton Foundations Launch 'CareerLift'
Release Date:
01/17/2018
$1.5 million public-private partnership to help formerly out-of-work and out-of-school young adults improve job retention
Novo Foundation Launches New Website and Film Series,The Life Story: Moments of Change
Release Date:
02/01/2018
The stunning new interactive website explores 13 moments when survivors, service providers, funders, advocates and allies can make a difference for girls and women.
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Announces the 2018 Sloan Research Fellows
Release Date:
02/15/2018
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation announces the selection of 126 outstanding U.S. and Canadian researchers as the recipients of the 2018 Sloan Research Fellowships. The fellowships, awarded yearly since 1955, honor early-career scholars whose...
Research Funded By Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Leads to a Method to Safely Charge a Smartphone Wirelessly Using a Laser
Release Date:
02/21/2018
... mobile devices such as tablets and smartphones let us communicate, work and access information wirelessly, their ...
05
Apr
2018
The NRA's Power to Thwart Gun Control & How Organizations are Responding - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP
Thursday, April 5, 2018 -
3:00pm to 4:00pm
... clear that the NRA has an outsized impact on policy. Join us for a conversation, hosted by FCCP's Money in Politics .....