How the David Rockefeller Fund has Responded to the Crises of 2020
Release Date:
09/24/2020
... address the failures of national federal leadership since 2015 ; to educate and mobilize climate-concerned citizens ...
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RPA, Ford and MasterCard Support Bogata Convening on World Philanthropy
Release Date:
03/12/2015
RPA, Ford and MasterCard Foundation Lead Committee for Post- 2015 Partnership Platform for Philanthropy Representatives ... will convene at an event in Bogota organized by the Post- 2015 Partnership Platform for...
Atlantic's Chuck Feeney Tops Forbes List of 'Most Generous' Givers
Release Date:
10/07/2016
... of the fifty U.S. philanthropists who gave the most in 2015 , while Chuck Feeney, co-founder of the Duty Free ... of their current net worth. Feeney, who ranked seventh in 2015 giving with $427 million, has...
Philanthropy Must Lead With Its Heart
Release Date:
02/19/2015
... Neither of these things were expected. At all. After spending a decade in this altered state , we have come to some basic conclusions. People are ...
Reimagining Reporting for Greater Impact
Release Date:
02/16/2024
... nonprofit employees showed that nonprofit leaders are spending upwards of 30 percent of their time reporting on ... Center for Justice Innovation, Faith in NY, New York State Youth Leadership Council, Street...
Is Grantmaking Getting Smarter? A National Study of Philanthropic Practice
Publication date:
03/2012
GEO's new national field survey of grantmaking practice (conducted by research partner TCC Group) examines the connection between listening to and learning with grantees and improving practices to achieve better results. In light of the global economic downturn, this survey also highlights some of the key shifts in grantmaking since 2008 and what they mean for supporting nonprofit resilience.
How Foundations Use Communications to Advance Their Public Policy Work
Publication date:
05/2010
This study examines how foundations that wish to engage in public policy are using communications to expand the reach and impact of their work. It reveals that communications is at the very center of successful policy engagement for the foundations interviewed, which make use of ten distinctly different strategies to boost their policy engagement. Among the foundations included in the study are The Atlantic Philanthropies, the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Ford Foundation, and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund.
What Makes an Effective Coalition?
Publication date:
03/2011
The California Endowment, a leading funder of policy advocacy efforts, commissioned TCC Group to conduct new research on the crucial ingredients for an effective coalition or network. Written by TCC Group's Director of Evaluation Jared Raynor, the report identifies the characteristics of effective coalitions and examines how they can be cultivated and evaluated.
Reimagining Service: Helping Grantees Increase Volunteer Capacity to Maximize Program Impact
Release Date:
02/14/2012
Our collaborative program on January 10th examined the Reimagining Service and Cities of Service initiatives and how supporting volunteer capacity can strengthen grantees and increase the impact of grantmaking, even in an era of reduced funding. We’...
Working with the Business Sector: Pursuing Public Good with Private Partners
Publication date:
06/2004
How can grantmakers cross the divide between philanthropy and business? Looking at the push and pull between sectors from the vantage point of those working in independent and corporate foundations, this guide examines efforts to partner with and influence the business world. Grantmakers weigh the case for engaging business, share strategies for working with companies, and identify skills for promoting corporate philanthropy. They also explore ways to bridge cultural and philosophical differences between the sectors.
Grantmakers Play an Important Role in Comprehensive Immigration Reform Efforts
Release Date:
02/20/2013
... of New York’s Geri Mannion is quoted in this article examining the work of funders (including the Open Society ...
President, Again, Attacks Charitable Deduction
Release Date:
04/11/2013
This examination of President Obama’s federal budget proposal includes comments from Michael Peterson, President of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
Giving Circles: More Impact to Go Around
Release Date:
11/07/2013
Ana L. Oliveira, President of the New York Women's Foundation, is quoted in a New York Times examination of the rise of giving circles.
Edgar M. Bronfman, Who Built a Bigger, More Elegant Seagram, Dies at 84
Release Date:
12/22/2013
The New York Times examined the life of Edgar M. Bronfman, President of The Samuel Bronfman Foundation.
Russell Sage Foundation's Journal of the Social Sciences Connects Research and Policy to Improve Educational Equity
Release Date:
11/09/2016
Better communication about how educational research can impact public policy may improve educational equity, according to a new paper from Rice University.
New York Community Trust Ranked Number Three In Total Assets
Release Date:
07/15/2014
A new report that ranks community foundations by asset size finds that The New York Community Trust is number three in the nation with $2.4 billion.
Tiffany & Co. Foundation Woodland Gardens Exhibit Unlocks the Magic of Aquatic Life
Release Date:
08/20/2015
... York Aquarium. The Battery Conservancy president Warrie Price called it a "completely unique" experience that's "a .....
NYTimes Publishes OpEd by Tiffany & Co. Chairman on Environmental Sustainability
Release Date:
11/09/2015
... was inescapable: No amount of corporate profit or share price value could justify our participation, however ...
Zuckerberg May Sell Up to $12.8 Billion in Facebook Stock to Fund Work in Education, Science, and Advocacy
Release Date:
09/25/2017
... $170.54 a share at the close of business Friday. At that price , the value of the stock sale would be between $6 ...
Citi Community Development Is Partner in NYC’s First Citywide Community Land Trust
Release Date:
10/25/2017
A citywide collaborative of nonprofit affordable housing organizations today announced the formation of the Interboro Community Land Trust (CLT), NYC’s first citywide CLT.