With Help From Rockefeller Brothers, Ploughshares Pushes Better Ties with Iran
Release Date:
06/18/2014
... and its allies than the Ploughshares Fund, which has been investing heavily this year in work with hefty support from ...
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Bloomberg Philanthropies Commits $45 Million for City Halls to Tackle Urban Issues
Release Date:
08/20/2014
Bloomberg Philanthropies today announced a new $45 million investment to boost the capacity of city halls to use innovation to tackle major challenges and improve urban life.
Financing the Social Sector
Release Date:
09/15/2014
The American Express Corporate social Responsibility Blog explores the top 10 things foundations and corporations should do when considering whether to support nonprofit organizations.
PNY Members Among Top Ten Funders of LGBTQ Education and Safe Schools Work
Release Date:
09/18/2014
Ford, Open Society and Arcus are among the top funders for LGBTQ education and safe school works.
RPA Announces Ebola Survival Fund
Release Date:
10/29/2014
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors is partnering with a coalition of NGOs as part of a new grantmaking collaborative, the Ebola Survival Fund.
MasterCard Foundation Funding $15.5 Million Program to Assist Small Farmers in Africa
Release Date:
11/07/2014
The program will help improve productivity for 730,000 farmers in Ghana, Kenya and Tanzania.
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.
Rockfeller Brothers Fund Weighs in on Motivation for Fossil Fuel Divestment
Release Date:
05/18/2015
One reason for instituting the change was to lead to ethical and financial consistency.
PIMCO Foundation Director Explores Impact of Corporate Giving
Release Date:
08/31/2015
Leaders of the PIMCO Foundation pooled funds with 10 other collaborators to provide technical assistance and training to local agencies working with the homeless.
MetLife Releases 2014 Corporate Responsibility Report
Release Date:
09/23/2015
MetLife Foundation provided more than $27 million in financial inclusion grants in year two of its $200 million, five-year commitment.
Doris Duke Study Finds Promoting Abstinence, Fidelity for HIV Prevention Is Ineffective
Release Date:
05/03/2016
In a study of nearly 500,000 individuals in 22 countries, researchers could not find any evidence that these programs had an impact on changing individual behavior.
Rockefeller Funding of Resilience Officer in Chicago Makes News
Release Date:
05/03/2016
After announcing and filling the new job bankrolled by the Rockefeller Foundation, Mayor Rahm Emanuel struggled to explain just what it is that former Deputy Water Management Commissioner Aaron Koch would be doing in the newly created job.
NY Women’s Foundation Announces Seven More Regional Young Women’s Initiatives
Release Date:
06/15/2016
At the State of the Women Summit, Ana Oliveira announces 7 other women's foundations across the United States that will initiate Young Women's Initiatives.
Would John D. Rockefeller Opt for an LLC? A Conversation With Judith Rodin
Release Date:
06/23/2016
... efforts to buttress Rockefeller’s work through impact investing and alliances with big businesses... Would John D. ...
Ford Foundation Appoints Gabrielle Sulzberger to Board of Trustees
Release Date:
07/08/2016
With over 20 years of experience in financial services, Sulzberger brings a valuable perspective to the foundation’s board at a time of visionary change.
Why Ford Foundation Is Underwriting Black Lives Matter
Release Date:
08/08/2016
... of social justice leadership and infrastructure,” by investing in the Black-Led Movement Fund, (BLMF) a pooled ...
Century Foundation Expert Says Tuition-Free College Wouldn’t Admit More Low-Income Students
Release Date:
08/18/2016
Top public schools fear falling in national college rankings if they accept students with lower test scores.
New Study Examines How Creative Placemaking Projects Build Social Capital in Communities
Release Date:
11/04/2016
As interest in measuring and understanding the impact of arts investments in community development continues to grow, a new study released today, Setting the Stage for Community Change: Reflecting on Creative Placemaking Outcomes , offers insights...
Rockefeller's Judith Rodin Writes Time Magazine Editorial on Eliminating Waste to Feed The Hungry
Release Date:
12/05/2016
Rockefeller Foundation has invested hundreds of millions of dollars and enlisted partners around the globe—from large corporations to smallholder farmers, from celebrity chefs to supermarkets—to halve food waste globally, through an initiative...
How Judith Rodin Created A New Model For Philanthropic Funding At The Rockefeller Foundation
Release Date:
12/07/2016
During her tenure, the outgoing president has created innovative ways to use philanthropic dollars to unlock corporate donations, because—while philanthropy has a lot of money—it's not enough to solve the world's problems on its own.