Rockefeller Foundation Launches YieldWise, a $130 Million Initiative to Halve Post-Harvest Loss
Release Date:
05/26/2016
... YieldWise, a $130 million initiative to demonstrate how the world can cut food waste and loss in half by ...
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Simons Foundation Collaboration to Study the Physics of Glass
Release Date:
07/13/2016
... example, glass is made by cooling a liquid rapidly until it solidifies. But when and how does that change occur? When does liquid become solid? Is ...
SIFMA Foundation Game Simulates Global Capital Markets to Engage Students
Release Date:
07/26/2016
... Capital Markets to Engage Students What important lessons will you teach your child this summer? Riding a bike? Sharing with others? How about teaching them important financial skills. The Stock ...
Examining the 990: An Informative Series on Completing the Form
Publication date:
08/2016
... understanding of the form, section-by-section, including how to fill it out, and why it ’s so important. Organizations will get valuable information on topics including: Outlining ...
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Hacking Immigration: Funding Technology for Advocates - Webinar
Wednesday, August 31, 2016 -
1:00pm to 2:30pm
Technology is now fundamental to how so many of us work, play, and interact. Yet the tools it offers are only beginning to be integrated into how we ... Likewise, complementary organizing and...
According to Forbes, Edna McConnell Clark Foundation Sets Example for Philanthropists
Release Date:
08/17/2016
... that 80% of the most generous philanthropists do— how hard do funders need to work to find the right investment ...
William T. Grant Foundation Supports Study Examining Student Involvement in Racial Justice Movements
Release Date:
10/14/2016
... Latino students. The finding not only sheds light on how students support social action – but what higher ...
Landlords Are Sitting on Empty Apartments in Affordable Buildings, says Official
Release Date:
10/21/2016
... of finding affordable housing at a time when they need it most, according to local elected officials. Councilman ... Picture the Homeless, held a rally Tuesday to highlight how the abundance of empty lots and...
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Contributes to NJ Initiative to Address Opioid Epidemic
Release Date:
10/26/2016
... members of the public to write an original poem about how addiction has affected themselves or their family... ...
New York Foundation Releases New Report Showcasing Strategies and Case Examples by Grantees
Release Date:
10/31/2016
... supports. At the same time, many of these groups recognize how larger policies and procedures can make their job harder ...
Mayor De Blasio Says City Has to Grow Taller and Denser Despite Anti-Development Attitudes As Population Rises
Release Date:
11/02/2016
... parts of the country and more residents simply staying put will push an already swelling population past the 9 million ... — is forcing city leaders and policy experts to confront how to house, transport, and...
New York Women's Foundation President Ana Oliveira Encourages Funders to Support Riskier Causes
Release Date:
11/03/2016
... about the foundation’s philosophy about philanthropy and how she encourages donors and foundations to support riskier ...
Mellon Foundation President Talks About Diversity and Democracy
Release Date:
11/29/2016
... for Democracy and a Prosperous Society investigates how diversity and social connectedness are imperative to our ...
Supported by Carnegie, ALA Announces Winners of 2016 'I Love My Librarian Award'
Release Date:
11/30/2016
... nearly 1,100 nominations submitted by the public detailing how their favorite librarians working in public, school, ...
Airbnb Touts A 'Pivot,' But Its Fate In New York City Remains Uncertain
Release Date:
12/08/2016
... London and Amsterdam, Airbnb agreed to impose limits on how often hosts rent out entire homes on the platform. In New Orleans, it agreed to share substantive data with the city and require hosts get permits...
Carnegie Teams Up With City, Other Local Foundations to Help New Yorkers
Release Date:
12/21/2016
... City, Other Local Foundations to Help New Yorkers While it isn’t an uncommon example of the partnerships between government and philanthropy, it ’s a suitable template for how government’s...
Rockefeller, Arabella Advisors Collaborate on 'Risk Management for Philanthropy-a Toolkit'
Release Date:
03/20/2017
... comprehensive framework providing guidance to funders on how to implement best practices in risk-management." Report .....
Rockefeller Foundation Helps Speed Up Development of Minigrids in Africa
Release Date:
03/28/2017
... Rwanda and Sierra Leone are beginning to think about how the off-grid energy provided by minigrids could help them ...
Edna McConnell Clark's Nancy Roob Gives Tedx Talk About Re-Imagining Philanthropy
Release Date:
03/30/2017
... year's TEDxPennAve in Washington DC, Nancy Roob shared how a life-changing experience encouraged her and EMCF to .....
UJA-Federation Has Launched A Grant-Making Contest, Asking New Yorkers to Vote on “Big Ideas”
Release Date:
06/26/2017
... $250,000 to advance one “big idea” to transform how NYC residents live together as a Jewish community — one ... and brings our city closer together. We’ve narrowed it down to four big ideas, each of which has...