Rockefeller Foundation President Profiled in BusinessWeek
Release Date:
10/03/2014
... of other sources of funding, including profit-seeking investment . Rockefeller may be one of America’s oldest ...
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A Great Wall of Funding? American Philanthropy and the Rise of China
Release Date:
11/11/2014
Funders like Bloomberg Philanthropies and Rockefeller Brothers Fund have increased giving in China over the past decade.
Prudential and Goldman Sachs Developing World’s Largest Vertical Farm in Newark
Release Date:
03/12/2015
RBH Group and its investment partners, Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group, Prudential Financial Inc., and AeroFarms, ...
JP Morgan, Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer Lead the Charge to Develop Dementia Treatment
Release Date:
03/18/2015
... into treatment for dementia. The New York-based investment bank said it had been working with the government ...
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Names the 2015 Doris Duke Artists
Release Date:
04/02/2015
... receive $275,000 in flexible, multi-year funding as an investment in and celebration of their ongoing contributions ... and talented set of artists, and to make a substantial investment in their continuing...
Why Should Climate Philanthropy Care About Energy Access?
Release Date:
07/02/2015
... to step up it's game on climate across the board. Our investment is woeful -- only 2 percent of all philanthropic .....
Ford Foundation Appoints John Irons as Director of Inclusive Economies
Release Date:
05/19/2016
An economist by training, Irons led work on U.S. employment, including employment in a green economy, and a project on state and metropolitan innovation in partnership with the Brookings Institution.
U.S. Trust Annual Survey Finds Entrepreneurs Choose The Career Path Of Most Resistance
Release Date:
05/31/2016
While there are distinct differences between younger and older owners, entrepreneurs of all ages share a strong desire to control their own destiny.
Rockefeller Fund Takes First Green Stake in Pivot From Oil
Release Date:
07/28/2016
... Power Ltd. to expand renewable energy in Africa. The investment was part of an $117.5 million funding round ... International Finance Corp. and other backers. The investment will help finance as much as $1.9...
Mixed Feelings as Board Takes up Mayor’s Jerome Avenue Rezoning Bid
Release Date:
09/13/2017
... of no harassment program to protect existing tenants and investment in apprenticeship programs. Others were different, ...
Rockefeller Foundation Grant Helps Create Racial-Justice ETF Backed by the NAACP
Release Date:
11/28/2017
... initiatives. Impact Shares is a nonprofit ETF issuer and investment manager, which says its mission is to "build a .....
Fast Company Names Ford Foundation As One of the World's Most Innovative Companies
Release Date:
02/21/2018
The 2018 edition of the World's Most Innovative Companies spans more than 350 enterprises across 36 categories, from the world's most valuable firm and its continuing transformation of consumer electronics to a small outfit selling natural gum to...
Open Society Foundations Along with Collaboration of Funders Highlight Immigrants’ Vital Role in Ohio Communities
Release Date:
03/16/2018
Open Society Foundations, in partnership with a group of other philanthropy organizations, funded a Cleveland State University report, Our Pathway to a Brighter Future: Ohio's New Americans, which highlights the crucial role immigrants play in Ohio'...
The New York Women’s Foundation Receives $2.25 Million Grant from CBS to support the Fund for the Me Too Movement and Allies
Release Date:
12/14/2018
The New York Women’s Foundation (The Foundation) today announced receipt of a $2.25 million grant from the CBS Corporation.
SIFMA Foundation Announces Winner of Fall 2018 InvestWrite Competition
Release Date:
02/21/2019
... advice to a famous entrepreneur! Van Fleet recommended an investment portfolio for Yvon Chouinard, of Patagonia, that ...
UJA-Federation of New York Succeeds in Securing $84 Million for Local Jewish Day Schools and Yeshivot
Release Date:
05/20/2019
UJA-Federation of New York announced today that its Day School Challenge Fund (DSCF) has generated $84 million in new endowment dollars for participating Jewish day schools and yeshivot in New York.
Westchester Community Foundation Met $2 Million Goal and has Distributed $861,500 in COVID-19 Grants to Date
Release Date:
08/03/2020
... for the Westchester Market Leadership Team to commit to an investment in the Foundation’s COVID-19 Response Fund. The ... the region and are best positioned to deploy the right resources to meet such a...
United Hospital Fund Names Two New Vice Presidents, New Controller, Other Staff Changes
Release Date:
04/06/2021
... R. Murria will be promoted to vice president of human resources from director of human resources , while retaining his title as chief diversity, ... been crucial to UHF’s success, ensuring that we have the...
Five Qs for…Douglas Bauer, Executive Director, Clark Foundation
Release Date:
03/30/2012
... is reprinted with permission. Philanthropy News Digest: How tough is it out there for nonprofits? And what can the ... filling some of these gaps. We all know, however, that the resources available to private...
Personal Strategy: Mobilizing Your Self for Effective Grantmaking
Publication date:
09/2005
... contributors discuss the elements of personal strategy and how it helps grantmakers to leverage their strengths in ... are able to think and work like "naturals" - and how the rest of us can emulate their style. Personal .....