Westchester Community Foundation Names New Chief
Release Date:
06/01/2015
The foundation has tapped Laura Rossi to be its next executive director.
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J.M. Kaplan Fund Names Innovation Prize Finalists
Release Date:
09/29/2015
Up to 10 of the finalists will be awarded the J.M.K. Innovation Prize. Winners will be announced in November 2015.
Dyson Foundation Names Jennifer Killian New Program Officer
Release Date:
11/09/2015
Jennifer Killian of the City of Poughkeepsie has been hired to serve as a program officer for the Millbrook-based Dyson Foundation.
Ms. & New York Women’s Foundation Join Others in $100M Pledge to Support Economic Security of Women & Families
Release Date:
11/13/2015
NYWF is a leading partner with 27 public U.S. women’s foundations in Prosperity Together. With 18 million women in poverty nationwide, and with women at the financial helm of two-thirds of U.S. families, supporting women’s economic security is more...
Bloomberg, U.S. Commerce Department To Host 2nd U.S.-Africa Business Forum In NYC
Release Date:
01/28/2016
Bloomberg Philanthropies and the U.S. Department of Commerce will co-host the second U.S.-Africa Business Forum during the week of September 19, 2016.
Foundation for a Just Society Supports Report on LGBTQ Organizing in West Africa
Release Date:
03/07/2016
"We Exist: Mapping LGBTQ Organizing in West Africa," a report charting the growth of LGBTQ activism in Africa, assesses the challenges and opportunities activists face.
Donzelina Barroso Named as Director, Global Philanthropy, for Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
Release Date:
09/28/2016
A seasoned philanthropic expert, Barroso will lead RPA’s London office.
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2016
Community Foundation’s Role Among a Family’s Professional Advisors - Webinar
Thursday, October 20, 2016 -
2:00pm to 3:00pm
Most philanthropic families use multiple vehicles and a range of professional advisors to realize their mission and goals – including partnering with community foundations. How should a community foundation understand its role within that “team” of...
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Nov
2016
Expand Your Comfort Zone: Taking Risks in Family Philanthropy - Webinar
Thursday, November 17, 2016 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
Philanthropy is often described as society’s “risk capital.” Private generosity can support causes and ideas that business and government agencies cannot or will not. However, the idea of risk in philanthropy quickly muddies as we direct our...
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Jan
2017
David vs. Goliath: How Arizona Advocates Won Victories in the Fight Against Extremism - Webinar
Monday, January 9, 2017 -
3:00pm to 4:00pm
Despite a 2016 election season which saw the rise of xenophobic rhetoric, advocates in Arizona have surprised many by successfully pushing back against anti-immigrant bills in the state legislature, defeating leading anti-immigration figure Sheriff...
Rockefeller Brothers Fund Invests in Venture to Install 1.3 Gigawatts of Renewable Electricity across Africa by 2018
Release Date:
01/20/2017
The Rockefeller Brothers Fund invested in the Lekela Power platform -- a joint venture between Mainstream Renewable Power Ltd. and Actis LLP that plans to install more than 1.3 gigawatts of renewable electricity across Africa by 2018.
Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Breaks New Ground in a Critical Health Niche
Release Date:
06/28/2017
... neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in Africa. Legatum’s initial success in just two countries, Rwanda and Burundi, ...
Andrew W. Mellon Supports Fellowship Program Diversifying the Intellectual Leadership of Scholarly Publishing
Release Date:
06/29/2017
The American academic and cultural heritage communities are not keeping up with societal needs for diversity, equity, and inclusion. The University Press Diversity Fellowship Program, an initiative designed to diversify the acquisitions departments...
Suzanne C. Sousa Steps Into New Role as Executive Director of the Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation
Release Date:
08/23/2017
Suzanne C. Sousa has been appointed Executive Director of the Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation. Elizabeth Olofson has stepped aside as Executive Director and has been designated Senior Philanthropic Adviser.
Supported By The New York State Health Foundation, IMPAQ Health Launches NYPlanCosts Calculator
Release Date:
12/19/2017
Designed to help New Yorkers make more informed health plan selections, the NYPlanCosts Calculator is an easy-to-use website that provides out-of-pocket cost estimates by health plan for people with any of the 10 chronic conditions and life events...
Helmsley Charitable Trust Announces $18 Million Grant to Establish Helmsley Health Discovery Tower
Release Date:
01/24/2018
... the majority of her fortune to her namesake trust. In its initial round of major grants, the trust donated nearly $50 ...
The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Provided Critical Funding to Voting Block, a New Jersey Collaborative Reporting Effort
Release Date:
02/08/2018
At a time when news organizations are losing staff at alarming rates and perceived negatively by 43 percent of Americans, collaborative reporting models rooted in engagement, like Voting Block, are a way for newsrooms to help expand their reporting...
Action Plan Released to Conserve One of Africa’s Richest Sites for Biodiversity with Support from the Arcus Foundation
Release Date:
02/14/2018
... to the northern tip of Lake Albert. Building on an initial framework plan developed in 2004, the new plan ...
Bloomberg Philanthropies, Surdna, Andrew W. Mellon and Ford Foundation Sign Joint Statement Defending NEA Against Proposed Trump Budget
Release Date:
03/01/2018
Trump has twice suggested that the NEA be shut down, but for the first time, 11 foundations signed a joint statement of opposition.
What's Interesting About the Partnership Between Rockefeller and Chan Zuckerberg
Release Date:
04/10/2018
The Communities Thrive Challenge, launched last week, could end up supporting a pretty wide range of work. It’s looking for “community-driven approaches that help low-income and financially insecure people find and retain well-paid and meaningful...