Site Search
- resource provided by the Forum Network Knowledgebase.
Search Tip: Search with " " to find exact matches.
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Appoints Distinguished Writer, Poet, Scholar, and Arts Advocate Elizabeth Alexander as President
Release Date:
02/07/2018
The Trustees of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation have elected Elizabeth Alexander to be the Foundation’s next President, effective March 2018. Alexander will succeed Earl Lewis, who has served as President since 2013.
Watch A Behind-The-Scenes Video of the Clean Dream Act Rally From The Brooklyn Community Foundation
Release Date:
02/26/2018
Last December, Brooklyn Community Foundation Brooklyn Youth Fellows traveled to D.C. to rally for the Clean Dream Act. Fellows joined members from our Immigrant Rights Fund grantees Atlas:DIY and the New York Immigration Coalition to show support...
Red Cross Awards $1 Million to Staten Island Foundation for Sandy Recovery Efforts
Release Date:
08/14/2013
The grant from the American Red Cross will be distributed through the foundation's Hurricane Sandy Nonprofit Recovery Fund and help support community-based organizations providing home repairs for seniors, mental health services and coordination of...
Ford, Arcus, Palette Fund and Johnson Family Foundation Release Comprehensive Data on LGBTQ Community
Release Date:
07/14/2015
... is called Our Tomorrow, and will provide 125 nonprofit foundations and other partner groups with new data to better ...
JPB Foundation Research Finds Advanced Energy Driving Job Growth in Renewables, Smart Buildings
Release Date:
05/02/2016
Building on a state's strengths in advanced energy technology can maximize job growth and give a state a competitive economic edge, according to research from the American Jobs Project.
Rockefeller Foundation Launches YieldWise, a $130 Million Initiative to Halve Post-Harvest Loss
Release Date:
05/26/2016
The earth’s global food system is facing a quiet crisis—one-third of all food produced is never consumed while 1.2 billion people go to bed hungry or under-nourished, as global economic losses mount into the trillions.
New York-Based Groups Benefit From $23 Million Grants By the Conrad Hilton Foundation
Release Date:
06/27/2016
Westat, Inc. was awarded $400,000 to serve as the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning partner to the Foster Youth initiative strategy.
MetLife Foundation and Sesame Workshop Launch 'Dream, Save, Do' to Support Financial Empowerment
Release Date:
09/14/2016
The program will be implemented through Japan’s local school network and is intended to help children, and the adults in their lives, acquire healthy financial skills and behaviors.
Century Foundation Fellow Gives NYC Schools B-Minus in Efforts to Increase Diversity
Release Date:
11/02/2016
New York City’s schools are among the most segregated in the country — an issue that has attracted growing attention and advocacy.
Long Island Community Foundation Supports Diversity Through International Food Tasting at Gala Fresh Farms
Release Date:
11/15/2016
One of the goals of the newly formed Peconic River Community Development Alliance is to bring people of different backgrounds and ethnicities together in Riverhead Town.
Three Red Hook Nonprofits Are Finalists in Inaugural Brooklyn Community Foundation SPARK Prize
Release Date:
11/28/2016
Twenty SPARK Prize finalists have been chosen among a pool of 150 applicants. Seventeen ae Brooklyn-based organizations, including three from Red Hook: Dance Theater Etcetera (DTE); Red Hook Initiative (RHI); and the Red Hook Community Justice...
Darren Walker of Ford Foundation Speaks Out About Why It's Essential to Partner With Businesses
Release Date:
01/24/2017
Darren Walker of the Ford Foundation speaks out about why it's essential to partner with businesses.
Hugh Hogan of the van Ameringen Foundation Says Philanthropy Should Defend the ACA Through Advocacy
Release Date:
01/26/2017
Do you think that the ACA conversation is an entry point for philanthropy to play a more advocacy role?
New York State Health Foundation Supports Campaign to Urge Nutritious Food Donations
Release Date:
01/17/2017
The Clinton County Health Department is working to ensure healthier meal options are available at places that often get overlooked by such efforts — area food shelves.
Janet Mock, Trustee at Arcus Foundation and Author of 'Redefining Realness,' Talks About Gender Identity
Release Date:
05/07/2014
In this PhilTalk at Philanthropy New York's 35th annual meeting, Janet Mock, Trustee at Arcus Foundation and author of "Redefining Realness," tells the story of her upbringing in Hawaii, where she and her family struggled with homelessness and...
Mellon Foundation Supports Digitization Project for the American Numismatic Society’s Back List of Monographs
Release Date:
04/17/2017
The digitization project for the American Numismatic Society’s back list of monographs has gained funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards $1.725 Million for Hopkins & Community College of Baltimore County Partnership on Humanities
Release Date:
05/19/2017
The money will be used to expand opportunities for community college students to research on the Hopkins campus and study with Hopkins professors and graduate students.
Basic Science Funders – Including Simons Foundation - Ask, "How Do We Know if Our Giving is Working?"
Release Date:
06/05/2017
... Do We Know if Our Giving is Working?" Generally speaking, foundations want to know what their grants are accomplishing, .....
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.