The Back-of-the-Envelope Guide to Communications Strategy
Release Date:
09/12/2017
... In an article published earlier this year, we asked nonprofits to stop raising awareness, and instead focus on ...
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Foundation Presidents Defend Donor-Advised Funds—Is That the Best They Can Do?
Release Date:
09/14/2017
... before they would be automatically disbursed to qualifying nonprofits . . . Foundation Presidents Defend Donor-Advised ...
Harvard Endowment Reports ‘Disappointing’ 8.1 Percent Return
Release Date:
09/20/2017
Describing the results as “disappointing,” Harvard University reported on Tuesday that its $37.1 billion endowment earned an 8.1 percent return for its most recent fiscal year.
The NYPD's Growing DNA Database Raises Concern
Release Date:
09/26/2017
As the police have gotten more aggressive about collecting genetic material, they've quietly amassed a giant database of DNA profiles without any laws and little oversight over how they can use it.
Tumult After AIDS Fund-Raiser Supports Harvey Weinstein Production
Release Date:
09/26/2017
In May 2015, the entertainment producer Harvey Weinstein arranged for two items to be auctioned off at a fund-raiser for amfAR, a New York-based charity that works to cure AIDS. Now there is controversy about what happened after the auction.
Jewish Group Slams Mayor De Blasio’s Free School Lunch Plan for Not Offering Kosher Foods
Release Date:
10/02/2017
Mayor de Blasio's free school lunch plan isn’t kosher — and that’s left many in the city’s Jewish community bellyaching about a program they want their kids to receive.
‘Interrupters’ Help Reduce Violence in New York City
Release Date:
10/02/2017
They have prior criminal records but now aim to resolve neighborhood conflicts before they turn violent. They walk neighborhood streets on a daily basis and use their connections to resolve disputes before they escalate, requiring the police.
What Business Can Learn From Buddhism
Release Date:
10/02/2017
Millennials, we are told, have a different attitude to work than their elders. They want to work for organisations committed to values and ethics, where there is a higher purpose than simply making a profit.
More Training Needed to Fill New York’s ‘Middle Skill Jobs
Release Date:
10/13/2017
It’s widely known that college graduates earn far more money over the professional careers than their peers who only have a high school diploma.
American Express Grant Will Help Renovations at Historic Utah Pickle Company Building
Release Date:
11/03/2017
American Express teamed up with private, non-profit group called The National Trust for Historic Preservation and Main Street America teamed up with and held a nationwide competition between 25 cities to grant them up to $150,000 to restore a...
Century Foundation Fellow Addresses How this Higher Education Bill Will Only Increase Inequality
Release Date:
12/12/2017
Anti-poverty activists are urging Gov. Andrew Cuomo to veto a bill that would allow students at for-profit colleges to get the same kind of tuition assistance being offered to their non-profit counterparts.
JPMorgan Chase, Ford Foundation and Kresge Foundation Back Development in Detroit's North End and Grandmont-Rosedale Neighborhoods
Release Date:
05/11/2018
Develop Detroit will build or rehab or build 70 new homes in the North End and Grandmont-Rosedale neighborhoods.
Andy Warhol Foundation Awards Grants for Arts Writing
Release Date:
12/03/2018
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts announced today the twenty-one recipients of its 2018 Arts Writers Grants. They will receive a total of $725,000. Administered by the New York–based nonprofit Creative Capital, the grants support...
09
May
2019
Newsrooms & Philanthropy: Is There a Shared Playbook for Impact and Social Change?
Thursday, May 9, 2019 -
9:00am to 11:00am
Journalism can be a powerful tool and information source for funders seeking to amplify the causes they are investing in. But how can funders evaluate these investments, consider investment in media alongside other programmatic grants, and better...
Rockefeller Brothers Fund Announces New David Rockefeller Creative Arts Center
Release Date:
06/05/2019
Today, The Pocantico Center of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF) announced plans for the creation of the David Rockefeller Creative Arts Center.
Silicon Valley Community Foundation and Gilroy Foundation Set Up Gilroy Garlic Festival Victims Relief Fund
Release Date:
07/30/2019
In partnership with the Gilroy Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation has established a charitable fund to provide relief to victims of the terrible shooting that occurred July 28, 2019, at the Gilroy Garlic Festival.
Cheryl C. Effron Joins the Board of the Markle Foundation
Release Date:
01/16/2020
The Markle Foundation is pleased to announce today that Cheryl C. Effron has been elected to its Board of Directors. Ms. Effron has spent most of her career as a New York-based real estate developer.
16
Sep
2020
Ray Madoff vs. Daniel Hemel: Should DAFs Be Reined In?
Wednesday, September 16, 2020 -
9:00am to 10:15am
Some see the flexibility afforded by DAFs to be a boon to philanthropy. Others see a need for more regulatory oversight. Please join us for a debate between two leading thinkers in this area as they lead us in considering the question: Should DAFs...
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12
Mar
2014
What Philanthropy Can Do To Help Reduce Poverty in America Today
Wednesday, March 12, 2014 -
2:45pm to 5:00pm
... Democracy Now! • Howard Husock, Vice President, Policy Research, Manhattan Institute for Policy Research • Michael Weinstein , Chief Program ...