OSF Founder Soros Instrumental in Advancing Drug Reform Policies in the United States
Release Date:
10/03/2014
... use to the easing of sentencing for drug charges. His foundation has donated about $200 million to drug reforms ...
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MasterCard Commits $25 Million to Expand UN Capital Development Fund’s Mobile Money for the Poor (MM4P) Program
Release Date:
11/10/2014
... Mobile Money for the Poor (MM4P) Program The MasterCard Foundation has partnered with the United Nations Capital ... USD 5.6 million. The new commitment from The MasterCard Foundation is to donate USD 25...
Fund for Shared Insight Announces First Round of Grants Totaling $5.26 Million
Release Date:
11/21/2014
... Round of Grants Totaling $5.26 Million A new, seven- foundation partnership created to support nonprofits working ...
NYSHF Energizes Entire Communities with Healthy Neighborhoods Fund Initiative
Release Date:
02/02/2015
... Fund Initiative The New York State Health Foundation awards grants from the Healthy Neighborhoods Fund ... to lifestyle change programs. New York State Health Foundation Vice President Jacqueline Martinez...
Children Learn How to Save Lives at ZAC Camp
Release Date:
04/17/2015
... emergency responders. All was done through The ZAC Foundation , which started ZAC Camps five years ago at the ... pool company president, and prompted the Cohns to form the foundation .... Children Learn How to...
HuffPost OpEd Laments the Lack of Upward Mobility in America
Release Date:
05/05/2015
... and outlook. The progressive think tank, The Century Foundation , argues recent evidence shows there is "much less ... most likely lifelong scenarios in our country -- and, the foundation says, "to a...
OSF Grants $8 Million to Immigrant Advocacy Programs
Release Date:
06/09/2015
... volunteers -- a move that has garnered $8 million from a foundation led by billionaire George Soros. Several advocacy ...
Arcus Releases Statement Responding to United States Supreme Court Marriage Ruling
Release Date:
06/26/2015
The Arcus Foundation , a global foundation promoting respect for diversity among peoples and ...
Why Should Climate Philanthropy Care About Energy Access?
Release Date:
07/02/2015
... But outside the admirable efforts of the Rockefeller Foundation or the newly announced super efficient appliances ...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Backs Campbell Brown's Nonpartisan Education Website
Release Date:
07/15/2015
... The funders include the Dick and Betsy DeVos Family Foundation , the Walton Family Foundation and Bloomberg Philanthropies, all of which have ...
Anisa Kamadoli Costa of Tiffany & Co. Praised in GreenBiz for Sustainability Initiatives
Release Date:
07/29/2015
... As the longtime president and chairman of the foundation arm for one of the world's most famous jewelers, ... officer of Tiffany & Co. to her ongoing Tiffany & Co. Foundation duties during a...
Rockefeller Helps Develop a Cohesive Strategy for Family Philanthropy
Release Date:
09/16/2015
... A century has past since the creation of the Rockefeller Foundation , and the spirit of family philanthropy still ...
The Gender Divide in Ballet Leadership and Choreography
Release Date:
09/29/2015
... in Ballet Leadership and Choreography In 1963, the Ford Foundation used the power of its grants to help create eight ... larger, when they get more important.” The Wallace Foundation has produced a number of...
COF Briefing on the Hill: Opportunities to Encourage Charitable Giving
Release Date:
10/19/2015
The Council on Foundations will participate in a briefing on Capital Hill for the Philanthropy Caucuses in the House and Senate this week.
American Express Puts Nonprofit Leadership Programs Online
Release Date:
10/29/2015
... at nonprofits around the world, the American Express Foundation is starting an ambitious new digital effort to ... Tim McClimon, president of the American Express Foundation , said the site will serve as a...
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Collaborating Across Power Differences - Webinar
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... Philanthropy limits attendance to private and family foundation staff and trustees only.* Power dynamics can ... joined by Cindy Mercer, co-founder of the Planet Heritage Foundation , who will share her own...
New York Community Trust President: Donors Can Make a Difference on Homelessness, Heroin, Incarceration and Education
Release Date:
12/07/2015
... make a huge difference. It’s even more effective when a foundation like the New York Community Trust pools the gifts ...
PNY Adds Legal Series to Core Curriculum
Release Date:
01/06/2016
... titled “I Didn’t Know You Could Do That With a Family Foundation ,” which provided an overview of legal and ... to Individuals Presenter: A. Nicole Campbell, Open Society Foundation March 24 Legal Series:...
Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies Shut Down January 1; Profiled in Jerusalem Post
Release Date:
01/07/2016
Bronfman Philanthropies closed after three decades of miracle making, having “spent down” their capital, as planned. The Jerusalem Post writer takes a look at the organization's accomplishments.
Hilton, Tow, Surdna and Edna McConnell Clark Noted as Important Funders for Foster Youth
Release Date:
01/08/2016
... opportunities that other kids get. The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation is worth watching closely in the next few years on ...