The Roots of Today's Giving Pledge
Release Date:
07/08/2014
... The Giving Pledge may be vogue today for many wealthy Americans , but as Forbes notes, the idea was first advanced ...
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Bank of America Charitable Foundation Gives $500,000 to Anti-Poverty Effort
Release Date:
07/17/2014
... Corps, an initiative to train volunteers to help poor Americans connect with programs they may not know about but ... War on Poverty. Bank of America foundation support will underwrite 20 fellows working in...
Rockefeller, Surdna Grantees Named "Champions of Change"
Release Date:
07/22/2014
Two individuals with organizations supported by both the Rockefeller Foundation and the Surdna Foundation were named Tuesday by the White House as "Champions of Change" for their efforts to ensure that no American working 40 hours a week should have...
OSF and Ford Praised by de Blasio for Internet Accessibility Work
Release Date:
02/12/2015
OSF and Ford are among the funders who are partnering for the NetGain initiative.
Citi Launches Citi Bike for Good to Support Three of New York City’s Leading Not-for-Profit Organizations
Release Date:
09/18/2015
... Between September 16 and October 16, every Citi Bike ride will support the American Red Cross, No Kid Hungry® and the ... Citi Bike for Good, hundreds of specially-branded bicycles will hit the streets. Citi...
Carnegie Corporation of New York Launches Redesigned Carnegie.Org
Release Date:
09/22/2015
... of National Voter Registration Day, Carnegie.org invites Americans to join in an interactive experience and ...
Carnegie Corp. President: America’s Wealth & its Deep Decency - A Thanksgiving Reflection on Philanthropy
Release Date:
11/30/2015
... David Rubenstein, “composed” by Andrew Carnegie. It instructed me to “remind everyone that charitable giving ... him to know that there is good news too, especially when it comes to Americans...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches $9 Million Mayors Challenge in Latin America, Caribbean
Release Date:
01/22/2016
Bloomberg has offered $9 million for Latin American and Caribbean mayors to jump start innovation projects in their cities.
In Memoriam: J.M. Kaplan Fund Trustee Richard D. Kaplan
Release Date:
01/25/2016
Richard D. Kaplan, of New York and Palm Beach, died on Thursday, Jan. 21. He was an architect and senior trustee of the J.M. Kaplan Fund, a private New York-based foundation.
With Help from Mellon Foundation, the National Gallery Celebrates 75 Years
Release Date:
04/08/2016
... patrons. The gallery is such a fixture in Washington that it ’s hard to remember that it didn’t open until 1941, thanks to the vision of one man. ... Powell III, the NGA’s director for the past 24 years. “...
Arabella Advisors Director to Speak at 2nd Annual Food Tank Summit
Release Date:
04/18/2016
... D.C. on April 20–21, 2016. This two-day event will feature more than 75 different speakers from the food ... chefs, policymakers, government officials, and students will come together for panels on topics...
New York Community Trust Helps Mexican Students with Resident-Led Advocacy and Organizing
Release Date:
04/28/2016
The Mexican American Student Association (Masa), a New York Community Trust grantee and small grassroots organization that works closely with its South Bronx and Mott Haven communities on education and immigrant issues, engages families through...
Rockefeller Foundation Releases New Report On Women in Leadership & Why It Matters
Release Date:
05/16/2016
... Releases New Report On Women in Leadership & Why It Matters A new report, titled "Women in Leadership: Why It Matters" from the Rockefeller Foundation, indicates that this reality doesn’t line up...
Greenwall Study Says Decision Makers Hold Overly Optimistic Expectations for Critically Ill Patient Outcomes
Release Date:
05/17/2016
... prognosis. The research team anticipates that this finding will help in training physicians to better communicate with ...
Jonas Scholar Finds First Zika Case in the U.S.
Release Date:
06/02/2016
... Zika, a 2008 case where two American scientists contracted it in Senegal. Summers’ patient had a head-to toe-rash and ...
Stonewall Foundation's Jarrett Lucas Loves Seeing LGBTQ Youth Publicly #ExpressLove
Release Date:
06/21/2016
For the past six years, Jarrett Lucas has been making his way, as he says, "up the non-profit stepping stool," working at Stonewall Foundation for the past six years.
Originally Funded by Open Society Foundations, ACLU Shifts Gears in Campaign to Cut Jail Population
Release Date:
08/04/2016
... who was tapped to head the Campaign for Smart Justice when it was launched in November 2014 with a $50 million gift ... in late June, as did her deputy, Jill Harris. The ACLU will also downplay an initial...
Ford and Open Society Foundations Comment on the Legacy of Lynching, On Death Row
Release Date:
08/16/2016
... an organization that became the Equal Justice Initiative. It guarantees legal representation to every inmate on the state’s death row. Over the decades, it has handled hundreds of capital cases, and has spared...
Mellon Foundation Supports Festival That Will Show Sneak Preview of PBS "Hamilton" Documentary
Release Date:
09/06/2016
Mellon Foundation Supports Festival That Will Show Sneak Preview of PBS "Hamilton" Documentary In one ... anniversary of the National Endowment for the Humanities, will host a sneak preview of "...
Ford-Supported Survey Finds Black, Hispanic Youth Less Likely To Get Money From Parents
Release Date:
10/06/2016
... would cause them financial difficulty, a sign that young Americans are still struggling years after the end of the ...