11/14/2014 - The Science of Convening - Notes
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11/2014
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The Future is Now: The Need for Health Information Exchange
Release Date:
04/30/2012
... system that has successfully established processes and resources to accomplish this. Other health centers are well ... In addition, she is responsible for guiding new projects, funding proposals and activities...
Don’t Say “When Did You Stop Caring About Children?” and Other Guidance for Child Advocates
Release Date:
09/23/2010
... and Company As state budget deficits and competition for resources mount, child advocacy groups and their funders ... face immense challenges in mobilizing support to preserve funding for basic services and...
Education Tech Nonprofit Launches with Gates, Carnegie Support
Release Date:
02/06/2013
... the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have provided startup funding for the new nonprofit, inBloom, which aims “to make ... the Carnegie Corporation of New York have provided startup funding . The Atlanta...
The $2.7 Trillion Medical Bill
Release Date:
06/01/2013
The Commonwealth Fund’s recent report on health care spending in 13 industrialized nations helps demonstrate that the U.S. spends more on health care than any other country. (Fund President Dr. David Blumenthal is also quoted in this article.)
Sandy support from institutions underwhelms
Release Date:
10/25/2013
PNY's Michael Remaley and the North Star Fund's Hugh Hogan were quoted in a Crain's New York Business article on our research into institutional giving totals for Superstorm Sandy.
Fidelity Charitable Reports Record Results in First Three Quarters in 2013
Release Date:
10/26/2013
PND reported that Fidelity Charitable has announced record results through the first three quarters of 2013.
Astor Estate Donates Money to New York Education
Release Date:
12/08/2013
The first round of grants has been made from The New York Community Trust's $43 million Brooke Astor Funds for New York City Education, reports The Wall Street Journal.
Opportunity International and The MasterCard Foundation Plan To Help 7M Out of Poverty With $22.7M Partnership
Release Date:
03/25/2014
... partnership as they announce a $22.7 million expansion in funding , The Africa Growth and Innovations Initiative…. ...
Major Research Groups Are Given Low Marks on Disclosing Donors
Release Date:
05/06/2014
A New York Times article discusses research on donor disclosures by Transparify, a survey funded by the Open Society Foundations.
Richard Rockefeller Killed in Plane Crash
Release Date:
06/13/2014
Dr. Richard Rockefeller, an advisory trustee of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and a past president of the Rockefeller Family Fund, was killed Friday morning when the small plane he was piloting crashed shortly after takeoff.
With Help From Rockefeller Brothers, Ploughshares Pushes Better Ties with Iran
Release Date:
06/18/2014
Few peace and security groups are better positioned to help reduce tensions between Iran and the U.S. than the Ploughshares Fund, which has been investing heavily this year in work with hefty support from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund.
Weinberg Foundation To Make $700,000 in Emergency Grants to Nonprofits in Israel
Release Date:
07/29/2014
... daily relocation of vulnerable populations as well as funding for counseling and other support services to older ... and youth-at-risk. The foundation also said that all funding to Israel will reimburse relief...
Donors Education Collaborative Awards $995,000 For Education Reform
Release Date:
08/04/2014
The Donors’ Education Collaborative, a fund at the New York Community Trust established to improve New York City public schools, announced $995,000 in grants to 11 nonprofit organizations pushing for reforms to reduce inequality and increase...
Financing the Social Sector
Release Date:
09/15/2014
... this summer's ALS Ice Bucket Challenge and various crowd- funding initiatives on Kickstarter and other social media ... the nonprofit sector really needs is to grow the overall funding pie from its...
PNY Members Among Top Ten Funders of LGBTQ Education and Safe Schools Work
Release Date:
09/18/2014
... – which amounted to approximately 8 percent of LGBTQ funding in the United States. For 2011-2012, the top ten ... as general operating support, while 42 percent of the funding was awarded for program or...
Bloomberg Philanthropies to Help Poor Countries Fight Big Tobacco
Release Date:
03/19/2015
The initiative is in partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Revson Foundation President Makes the Case for Libraries
Release Date:
04/06/2015
... operating budget for the next fiscal year reduces library funding to 2008 levels — a desperate time when the city was ... in sorely needed capital improvements, there is no new funding for branch libraries in...
JPB Foundation Champions Bike Share Access for Underserved Communities
Release Date:
06/02/2015
... This round of grants is the first in $900,000 of funding PeopleForBikes will administer over three years as ...
What We Learned from the Failure of the Rikers Island Social Impact Bond
Release Date:
08/10/2015
... for private investors to lend money to governments for the funding of programs that, if successfully delivered, will ...