MetLife Foundation Supports Expansion of Green Schoolyard Initiative
Release Date:
10/20/2015
... for Public Land has committed to raising an additional $ 1 million per year to support community involvement in the ...
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Dodge Foundation Participates in Discussion of How Arts Organizations Help Drive Downtown Revivals In NJ Cities
Release Date:
10/22/2015
New Jersey’s cities frequently face funding shortages for education, environmental and other programs, but the state’s relatively small yet steady support for arts organizations continues to attract additional investment and trigger downtown...
Rockefeller Provides Capital for Start-Up Aiming to Increase Worker Savings
Release Date:
12/09/2015
... Brookings in 2008 to work on his idea full-time and got a $ 1 million grant from the Rockefeller Foundation. In 2010 he ...
Arabella Advisors Hires Managing Director of Advocacy, Scott Nielsen
Release Date:
02/04/2016
Scott Nielsen, who has years of experience helping foundations develop and evaluate advocacy initiatives, has joined Arabella as managing director of advocacy.
Peterson Foundation Says Obama Budget Doesn’t Address Unsustainable Debt
Release Date:
02/09/2016
... president’s budget will begin growing again, totaling $6. 1 trillion over the next ten years. And over the long term, ...
Five Questions for Pamela Shifman, Executive Director, NoVo Foundation
Release Date:
04/01/2016
... Shifman, Executive Director, NoVo Foundation Of the 1 .8 billion young people in the world, approximately half — ...
Rockefeller Foundation Launches Conversation-for-Action Series, Insight Dialogues
Release Date:
04/28/2016
... the Green Revolution to building the field of impact investing , these moments of transformations begin with a ...
Public-Private Partnership With Ford, Surdna, Niarchos, Bloomberg, Mellon, and Rockefeller Award Placemaking Grants Totaling $11 Million
Release Date:
12/09/2016
ArtPlace America, a public-private partnership that works to position arts and culture as a core sector of comprehensive community planning and development, has announced grants totaling $11 million to twenty-nine creative placemaking projects in...
Report Highlights 20 Urban Resilience Strategies In The Rockefeller Foundation-Supported Resilient Cities Network
Release Date:
01/25/2017
While cities committed to building resilience are actively working to boost their capacity to survive, adapt to, and grow despite chronic stresses and acute shocks, service providers and private-sector investors are needed to bridge the gap in...
Ford Foundation Hires Detroit Native, Kevin Ryan, as Program Officer for its New Detroit Office
Release Date:
05/31/2017
Ford Foundation opens a Detroit office after 64-year hiatus and hires Detroit native and New York Foundation staffer as program officer.
Rauch Foundation Research On Government Spending & Early Childhood Published
Release Date:
07/26/2017
Current scientific research demonstrates that the first three years of a child’s life are the most important in terms of brain development. If we want children to start school prepared to learn, and to succeed, then we must support young children...
George Soros Transfers Billions to Open Society Foundations
Release Date:
10/18/2017
... has increased its attention on the United States, investing in programs to protect gays and lesbians and reduce ...
Ford Foundation President Darren Walker Highlights The Role Of Innovative Partnerships In New Orleans' Recovery
Release Date:
10/20/2017
In this Times Picayune Op-ed, Darren Walker highlights the role of innovative partnerships in New Orleans' recovery.
Ms. Foundation For Women and New York Women's Foundation Take A Stand With Prosperity Together
Release Date:
11/14/2017
Members of Prosperity Together, a nonpartisan coalition of 29 public women’s foundations dedicated to empowering low-income women and their families, are joining together for a #GivingTuesday campaign.
Tow Foundation Funded CUNY Graduate School of Journalism Announces First-Ever Endowed Chair, Professor Jeff Jarvis
Release Date:
11/21/2017
... of the news business. The Tow Foundation has pledged $ 1 .5 million over five years to support The Leonard Tow Chair ...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Announce The Selection Committee For 2017 U.S. Mayors Challenge
Release Date:
11/29/2017
... million grand prize and four others will receive $ 1 million awards... Bloomberg Philanthropies Announce The ...
Maya L. Harris Joins Arcus Foundation Board of Directors
Release Date:
12/12/2017
Maya L. Harris Joins Arcus Foundation Board of Directors The Arcus Foundation, a global foundation promoting respect for diversity among peoples and in nature, announced today that Maya L. Harris, a distinguished attorney and...
With Support from Gerstner and Heckscher Foundations, SUNY Announces Emergency Aid to Support Degree Completion Among Students
Release Date:
12/19/2017
Starting next year, University at Albany students who are at risk of dropping out due to sudden financial hardship or some other emergency situation could be eligible to apply for emergency aid.
NoVo Foundation Announces Three Winners of the Pathways to Freedom Challenge
Release Date:
02/15/2018
The Partnership for Freedom today announced the three winners of its Pathways to Freedom challenge. Atlanta, Chicago, and Minneapolis were selected to participate in a first-of-its-kind anti-trafficking challenge to develop citywide approaches to...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Selects Top 35 Innovative Urban Ideas as Finalists in 2018 Mayors Challenge
Release Date:
02/21/2018
As Part of the Bloomberg American Cities Initiative, Challenge Will Invest $17.5 Million in Grants and Technical Assistance to Discover Innovative Solutions to Urgent Local Issues