Reimagining Service: Helping Grantees Increase Volunteer Capacity to Maximize Program Impact
Release Date:
02/14/2012
... the impact of grantmaking, even in an era of reduced funding . We’re pleased to have Gail Gershon, Senior ...
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Can Feedback Fuel Change at Foundations?
Publication date:
05/2011
When foundations make a commitment to getting consistent feedback from their grantees that is candid and comparative, they can make substantive changes that result in different—and better—grantee experiences. Foundations that use the Grantee Perception Report (GPR) more than once are making changes that are benefiting the organizations they fund. In addition to describing the data, the report identifies four keys to driving change as a result of the GPR, based on CEP’s experience delivering results to some 200 foundations.
Lessons from the Field: Becoming Strategic: The Evolution of the Flinn Foundation
Publication date:
03/2009
... time, Arizona has had dramatic increases in jobs, research funding , businesses, and wages within the bioscience sector. ...
As Use of Libraries Grows, Government Support Has Eroded
Release Date:
01/08/2013
Compared to 21 other major American library systems, New York City's three public library systems receive less government support even as their circulation and attendance have increased, according to a new study funded by the Charles H. Revson...
In New Brand of Philanthropy, Nonprofits Invest in For-Profits
Release Date:
12/11/2012
This article on the rise of impact investing in the foundation world mentions two recent projects funded by Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs.
Hartford Foundation Awards $1.35 Million to Gerontological Society of America
Release Date:
02/10/2013
... Excellence. Thanks to $1.35 million in recently awarded funding from The John A. Hartford Foundation, The ...
Small Nonprofit Newsroom Wins Pulitzer for Reporting
Release Date:
04/16/2013
InsideClimate News, a five-year-old nonprofit environmental journalism outlet supported in part by the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, won a Pulitzer Prize for national reporting for its investigation of a pipeline oil spill in Michigan.
Among Young Inheritors, an Urge to Redistribute
Release Date:
03/25/2013
This article on "trust-fund progressives" includes comments from Bessemer Trust Chief Fiduciary Counsel James L. Kronenberg.
2013 Black Male Achievement Fellows Announced
Release Date:
06/12/2013
... eight organizations, will receive $70,000 in seed funding for their innovative nonprofits.... 2013 Black Male ...
Komen Cancels 2014 Fundraising Events in Seven Cities
Release Date:
06/07/2013
... participation continues to drop more than a year after a funding controversy involving Planned Parenthood... Komen ...
Goldman Sachs, Pritzker Group to Invest $7 Million in Utah School District
Release Date:
08/14/2013
Goldman Sachs and the Pritzker Group will fund the expansion of an early-childhood program in Salt Lake City's Granite School District through a social impact bond.
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Funder Briefing and Discussion: Five Borough Farm
Thursday, October 25, 2012 -
9:00am to 12:00pm
... interested funders, specifically those who are currently funding urban agriculture projects in NYC or those who are interested in funding these projects should participate in this briefing ...
Updated: Government Shutdown: What It Means for Nonprofits
Release Date:
10/01/2013
Stephen Heintz, President of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and Diana Aviv, President of Independent Sector, weighed in on the government shutdown during Independent Sector’s annual conference.
Robin Hood Gala Brings in $60-Million for Antipoverty Groups
Release Date:
05/14/2014
New York’s Robin Hood Foundation raised $60-million for poverty-fighting efforts Monday night at its annual gala, the biggest event on the city’s philanthropic social circuit, writes The Wall Street Journal
New Trees and Community Gardens Sprout from ConEd Blackout Settlement
Release Date:
05/22/2014
[North Star Fund] Years after a blackout wiped out power in swaths of western Queens, money from a settlement with Con Edison has been used to turn over a new, green leaf in the neighborhoods affected by it — including 962 trees and 40 new school...
Dodge Foundation President Weighs in on NJ Sewer System Challenges
Release Date:
03/13/2015
... from so-called combined sewer overflows -- but necessary funding may not be forthcoming New Jersey yesterday issued ...
Teagle Foundation Gives $2M for College/Community Partnerships
Release Date:
03/14/2016
... funders.” In total, six partnerships were provided funding . The Foundation also provided support to five ...
Bruce and Suzie Kovner Receive 2016 Simon Philanthropy Prize
Release Date:
04/12/2016
The Simon Prize carries a $250,000 award, which goes to a charity of the winner's choice.
Doris Duke Artist Awards Announced
Release Date:
05/03/2016
... will each receive $275,000 “in flexible, multi-year funding as well as financial and legal counseling, ...
Helmsley Charitable Trust Contributes to Startup to Develop a Novel Treatment for Type 1 Diabetes
Release Date:
08/10/2016
... 1 diabetes. PDT has secured more than $5 million in funding through a combination of grants from JDRF, the ...