New Report Sponsored in Part by the Carnegie Corporation Identifies Steps to Secure Americans’ Votes
Release Date:
09/06/2018
... found that during the 2016 presidential election, America ’s election infrastructure was targeted by actors ...
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Bloomberg Philanthropies to Help Reduce Financial Barriers for Top Talent to Begin Careers in Public Service
Release Date:
03/02/2021
... capabilities greater. It is a moment that cries out for leadership — capable, knowledgeable, impartial, ... skills, and networks that will allow them to quickly get out there and start tackling our country’s...
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Foundation Assets as Social Change Agents: Sustainable Investing for the Public Benefit
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 -
8:45am to 11:00am
... what you preach” approach are all too often left out of conversations between financial advisors and their ... workers’ and human rights, climate change, population growth and the alleviation of poverty. While...
Bessemer Trust and Colleagues Remember Paul Connolly
Release Date:
04/05/2017
... In his sixteen years at TCC, Paul helped lead the firm’s growth strategy, including launching the Western Regional ... leader, colleague, and friend. Our deepest condolences go out to Paul’s loved ones...
Markle Foundation Among Those Stepping Up To The Worker Retraining Challenge
Release Date:
02/06/2018
... laid off workers in skills that are still in demand and out of reach of robots. Moreover, while unemployed and ... productivity, boosting wages, consumption and economic growth – thus creating a boom that...
MLK50 Justice Through Journalism Receives Grant from the Ford Foundation
Release Date:
01/26/2023
... she said. In addition to covering the costs of growth , the Ford Foundation’s support will allow MLK50 to ... tackles the ills of society that were called out by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King: war, racism and...
Risk, Resiliency and Super Storms: What’s Food Got To Do With It?
Release Date:
07/15/2013
... Sustainable Environments, Surdna Foundation As it turns out , quite a bit. In August 2011, farmers upstate lost billions of dollars as Hurricane Irene wiped out crops and farm equipment and took vital physical...
Century Foundation Fellow in NYTimes OpEd: Strong Unions Equals Strong Democracy
Release Date:
01/12/2016
... unions. By stripping these unions of key financial resources — their fair share of fees provided by nonmembers ... and the like — are the remaining bright spot in America ’s once-thriving trade union movement...
Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts gifts University of Houston Rare Collection of Photos
Release Date:
05/24/2018
... prints. “Making this collection of photographs by one of America ’s most important and influential art figures ...
Mississippi Architects Take on Citywide Hunger Problem With Support From Bloomberg Philanthropies
Release Date:
05/06/2019
... cities. In 2017, it was named the fattest city in America based on 17 indicators, including obesity rates, ... tax policies, and the state’s aggressive efforts to cut resources for Medicaid and limit food...
It’s OK to Pause and Think. In Fact, Please Do.
Release Date:
10/04/2017
... is an urgent humanitarian imperative to get donations out to communities in need. There is an instinct to join with ... “best practices in disaster philanthropy” reports and resources is the realization that...
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2019
The Fight for a Fair Vote - A Food for Thought Conversation
Wednesday, February 6, 2019 -
12:00pm to 2:00pm
... of policy that better reflects a changed and changing America is blocked. Does gerrymandering and voter suppression ... How can philanthropy support the fight for a fair vote? Resources Links to articles...
PNY Members Among Companies Pledging Not to Lay Off Workers Amid Coronavirus Unemployment Crisis
Release Date:
04/02/2020
... workers in its insurance and risk management, human resources , management consulting and reinsurance brokerage ... hardship and reminded people of the “formidable resources and financial strength” of the...
Can Philanthropy Support the Transformation of Society?
Release Date:
03/06/2014
... conditions in the produce supply chain.” Wal-Mart, America ’s largest retailer , had just signed on to the Fair ... violence and competition. So we are dedicating our resources , entrusted to us at the NoVo...
Report Funded by the Silicon Valley Community Foundation Finds That California Traffic Fines Prey on Poor
Release Date:
01/08/2018
A recent report by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area, funded by the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, found that Bay Area sheriffs were four to 16 times more likely to book African Americans and Latinos into...
Open Road Alliance -Risk Management Toolkit
Open Road Alliance -Risk Management Toolkit This Toolkit is the first practical, comprehensive framework providing guidance to funders on how to implement best practices in risk management. The Toolkit includes ten adoptable and adaptable tools that cover a spectrum of practice including how to determine your organizational risk profile and how to integrate specific financial, governance, and other procedural risk management activities into daily philanthropic practice. The tools are designed to be used in total or a la carte. Ultimately, the Toolkit is meant to facilitate...
Tech industry booming in New York
Release Date:
04/28/2014
Tech industry booming in New York, with growth outpacing overall city economy: state controller The ... in New York added 25,000 jobs from 2009 to 2013 — a growth rate of 33% compared with 8% for the city during...
Fund for 2025 Testimonials
... will join me in supporting the next ten years of growth for this essential infrastructure organization.” ... and increased capacity. The Fund for 2025 grew organically out of our strategic planning process...
Gates Foundation Releases New Virtual Reality Game to Highlight Life-Saving Innovations
Release Date:
04/13/2017
... game appears alongside a post entitled “ Hidden in Plain Sight ” on Gates’ personal blog, Gates Notes. But it’s ...
Doris Duke’s Andrew Bowman to Lead The Land Trust Alliance
Release Date:
11/30/2015
... people love by strengthening land conservation across America , today announced that Andrew Bowman will assume the ... to dramatically increase the impact of conservation in America .” Bowman currently serves as...