MasterCard Foundation Launches $50 Million Fund to Help Smallholder Farmers in Africa
Release Date:
01/21/2015
... Foundation. "This new Fund will stimulate private sector organizations to provide affordable and accessible .....
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Deutsche Bank, MetLife, Prudential and Posner-Wallace Join Forces for Capital Consortium Fund
Release Date:
03/17/2015
The Essential Capital Consortium (ECC) will finance the growth of social enterprises in developing countries.
Wallace Foundation Launches 'Building New Audiences for Sustainability' Initiative
Release Date:
04/16/2015
... Initiative One of the biggest questions today in the sector commonly and somewhat misleadingly known as “the ...
Casey Family Programs Announces Winner of the 2015 Casey Excellence for Children Award
Release Date:
05/21/2015
The 2015 honoree is The Center for Native American Youth.
Foundations Vow to Invest in Clean-Energy Technology
Release Date:
06/17/2015
... announced $4 billion in commitments from the private sector , including more than $1 billion from institutional ...
NYCT Grant Will Build Capacity for Child Welfare
Release Date:
07/02/2015
... quality of care and save costs for the child welfare sector by identifying and sharing proven practices. CCF ...
UU Veatch's Molly Schultz Hafid joins NCRP's Board of Directors
Release Date:
09/25/2015
... program and leadership within the broader philanthropic sector . She is the lead author of a recently published ...
Tech Companies Lead the Way on Paid Family Leave, and the Rest of the Country Should Catch Up - Century Foundation Study
Release Date:
11/13/2015
... leading the way on family leave policies: the technology sector . In a new report on paid family leave in the tech ...
Rockefeller Foundation, J.P. Morgan Chase and Goldman Sachs Noted As Supporters of Impact Investing
Release Date:
11/17/2015
... industry ushered a new approach to funding the private sector , impact investing is attempted to harness the finance ...
Impact Investing's Role in Global Development (Rockefeller Foundation)
Release Date:
02/19/2016
A recent Center for Strategic and International Studies event, 'Impact Investing: An Opportunity for Development?,' brought together a panel of experts to discuss impact investing and its potential to address global issues.
NoVo and Ms. Foundations Support Grantmakers for Girls of Color Funders Convening
Release Date:
03/02/2016
... and articulate a shared vision to shift the philanthropic sector . Learn about the Grantmakers for Girls of Color effort ...
Ford Foundation Names Kathy Reich as Director for Effort to Strengthen Institutions and Networks
Release Date:
04/29/2016
... States and across its 10 global offices to implement sector -leading approaches to supporting the sustainability, ...
F.B. Heron Foundation's Clara Miller Writes About Building a Foundation for the 21st Century
Release Date:
06/08/2016
... evolution of skills needed to make a living. In the social sector , as we build enterprises and invest capital, we may be ...
Suzette Hunte Joins United Way of New York City as Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives
Release Date:
09/08/2016
Hunte will serve as a strategic thought partner to the President and play a critical role in the design, coordination and implementation of the President's initiatives, both internally and externally, at UWNYC.
Former Goldman Sachs Foundation President Among Many GS Leaders Now in Trump Administration
Release Date:
02/03/2017
For weeks, Donald Trump ran his presidential transition out of Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan. Now that he has been sworn in as president, he has made the move to the White House – and he’s taking part of New York with him.
NYS Health Foundation Co-Authors Column on Blocking Immigrants from Essential Services
Release Date:
06/01/2017
With over 3 million foreign-born residents, immigrants are vital to the health of NYC’s economy and neighborhoods, explains Nisha Agarwal, commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs; Steve Banks, the commissioner of the city’s...
Commonwealth Fund and GWU Release New Findings on House GOP Healthcare Bill Resulting in Loss of 1M Jobs in 10 Years
Release Date:
06/19/2017
... of jobs lost (725,000) would be in the health care sector ." . . . Commonwealth Fund and GWU Release New Findings .....
Overbrook Foundation: A Small Family Funder Trying to Cure What Ails Environmentalism
Release Date:
08/01/2017
Sometimes it’s the smaller foundations that take on the most audacious goals. One example of such a funder is the Overbrook Foundation, which has worked during the past few years to improve an underperforming U.S. environmental movement.
High-Level UN Dialogue on Harnessing Africa's Demographic Dividend
Release Date:
09/22/2017
... meeting to strengthen the partnership with the private sector and discuss opportunities created by Africa’s ...
Opinion: Powered by Women - Philanthropy in the Age of Trump Needs to Address Gender
Release Date:
09/25/2017
... a key priority. To respond effectively, the philanthropic sector , too, must make gender justice, in addition to ...