The Gender Divide in Ballet Leadership and Choreography
Release Date:
09/29/2015
... the arts world knows that in order to exist in the future, it needs to broaden its offerings, cultivate its audience, ...
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Ford Foundation Launches Arts in a Changing America With Webcast
Release Date:
10/23/2015
The Ford Foundation, along with artists, arts organizations and community leaders, will present a live webcast of the Arts in a Changing America (ArtChangeUS) launch event.
American Express Puts Nonprofit Leadership Programs Online
Release Date:
10/29/2015
Seeking to improve the leadership skills at nonprofits around the world, the American Express Foundation is starting an ambitious new digital effort to train aspiring charity executives.
Atlantic Philanthropies, Ford Foundation, JPMorgan Chase Foundation, MetLife, Bank of America Partner to Provide $30M Social Impact Loan Fund
Release Date:
11/17/2015
The new fund will support better integrated care for at-risk people such as frail seniors, people with disabilities, at-risk youth, and individuals with behavioral health needs.
Hilton, Tow, Surdna and Edna McConnell Clark Noted as Important Funders for Foster Youth
Release Date:
01/08/2016
Article highlights funders who are working to support young people who are "aging out" of foster care and give those youth the same kinds of opportunities that other youth get.
Impact Investing's Role in Global Development (Rockefeller Foundation)
Release Date:
02/19/2016
... to address global issues. With all the hype surrounding it these days, impact investing could easily be considered ...
IU Joins Center For Integration Of Research, Teaching And Learning (Sloan Foundation)
Release Date:
03/11/2016
Indiana University has joined a national consortium, the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning, to improve the teaching skills of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows and to increase the diversity of future university...
Brooklyn Community Foundation Launches Spark Prize to Honor Nonprofit Changemakers
Release Date:
04/20/2016
Up to $600,000 will be awarded to organizations representing excellence and impact of Brooklyn’s nonprofit sector.
Young Journalist Responds to Darren Walker's NY Times Op-Ed on Unpaid Internships
Release Date:
07/08/2016
... The op-ed was by Darren Walker of the Ford Foundation, and it discussed what he called "America’s ... young workers who cannot possibly afford to work for free. It got media types talking about journalism...
Long-Sought ‘Warm-Sensitive’ Brain Cells Identified in New Study Supported by NY Stem Cell, Rita Allen, Sloan, and Klingenstein Foundations
Release Date:
09/09/2016
... brain detects when the body is becoming too warm, and how it then orchestrates the myriad responses that animals, ... sleep, mating, parental behaviors, eating, and drinking, it has been difficult to precisely...
Carnegie Corporation of New York Funds Primer to Guide Students on College Choices
Release Date:
10/17/2016
The Commission on the Future of Undergraduate Education at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences received $2.2 million from Carnegie Corporation of New York for this initiative.
An Analysis of Bloomberg Philanthropies Boost for Disadvantaged Students at Top Schools
Release Date:
12/22/2016
Many funders want to ensure college access for disadvantaged and first-generation college students, but fewer focus on ensuring such access to the nation’s top institutions of higher education.
MetLife Foundation Sponsors Ballet Hispánico Tour
Release Date:
02/21/2017
Ballet Hispánico en Familia is a 90-minute, fun-filled journey through Latin American dance and culture featuring Ballet Hispánico Artistic Director & CEO Eduardo Vilaro as host, excerpts from Ballet Hispánico's diverse repertory and a Q&A...
NY Women’s Foundation’s Oliveira Offers Blueprint for Investing in Vulnerable Young Girls
Release Date:
02/28/2017
Ana Oliveira, President and CEO of the NY Women's Foundation, argues that "if we want the low-income girls of our city to be as healthy, stable, and successful as possible, we need to better recognize, respect, and bolster the strengths of the low-...
Rockefeller Foundation-Backed Executive Survey Finds Continued Bias No. 1 Reason Women Don't Make It To The Top
Release Date:
06/08/2017
... Survey Finds Continued Bias No. 1 Reason Women Don't Make It To The Top A just-released survey by Korn ... makes companies perform better," and 47 percent say, " It allows companies to attract...
Sarah Eagle Heart to Receive 2017 American Express NGen Leadership Award
Release Date:
07/26/2017
Sarah Eagle Heart, Oglala Lakota, CEO of Native Americans in Philanthropy is the recipient of the 2017 American Express NGen Leadership Award, honoring her as an emerging leader under age 40 who has already demonstrated significant impact in...
Opinion: The Urban Revival Is Over
Release Date:
09/05/2017
... America over the past decade or two may be in danger. As it turns out, the much-ballyhooed new age of the city might ... suit. The urban revival has been so thoroughgoing that it has even engendered a new...
Third Wave is Blazing New Trails for Gender Justice
Release Date:
09/08/2017
To support nonprofits that reflect the communities they serve, Third Wave has recently launched the Own Our Power Fund and will be announcing their first round of grantees this fall.
Toward Liberation: A Staunch Social Justice Funder Puts Women of Color Up Front
Release Date:
09/29/2017
... faltering investments in reproductive justice. Since then, it has become a key grantmaker in this space. Groundswell says it has given over $20 million to fund the reproductive ...
UJA-Federation of New York Receives $20 Million Gift
Release Date:
10/02/2017
The UJA-Federation of New York has announced a $20 million legacy gift from the Jack S. & Shirley M. Silver Foundation in support of the organization's Jewish Day Camp Centennial Signature Initiative.