NoVo Announces Pamela Shifman as New Executive Director
Release Date:
04/25/2014
... commitment to promoting economic justice for women and supporting the most marginalized girls around the world. ...
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Bloomberg Takes Public Innovation Initiative to Europe
Release Date:
06/13/2014
Former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg was in Berlin last week to support the European edition of the Mayors Challenge initiative, which encourages municipal officials to come up with fresh ideas that can improve the lives of urban denizens everywhere.
JPMorgan Expands ‘The Fellowship Initiative’ To Help Disadvantaged High Schoolers Get Into Top Colleges
Release Date:
06/21/2014
Launched four year's ago in NYC to help disadvantaged high school students get into top colleges, JPMorgan Chase's "The Fellowship Initiative" is expanding to Chicago and Los Angeles.
Critic Calls Grants Aligned With Government Programs "Crony Philanthropy"
Release Date:
07/07/2014
Writing in Forbes, Howard Husock, vice president for policy research at the Manhattan Institute, says that a $10 million commitment from UBS to help underserved students attain a college education is an example of corporate leaders using...
Open Society Foundations Award $5 Million Challenge Grant To Strengthen Innocence Project
Release Date:
07/09/2014
A $5 million challenge grant from The Open Society Foundations will help the Innocence Project's efforts to establish a $20 million reserve fund.
Report Shows Some Success For NYC's Young Men's Initiative
Release Date:
07/28/2014
A program started during former Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration, and which received support from Bloomberg Philanthropies and Open Society Foundations, was successful at increasing job placement and internship attendance for at-risk males...
Documentary Funded by New York Life Foundation Wins Emmy
Release Date:
08/26/2014
"One Last Hug: Three Days at Grief Camp," a documentary funded by the New York Life Foundation, won the 2014 Emmy for Outstanding Children's Programming.
Washington Post Focuses on Carnegie Corporation Report
Release Date:
09/05/2014
The Carnegie Corporation of New York report indicates that the high Common Core standards could possibly double the current high school dropout rate, unless learning environments are drastically changed.
Rockefeller's Edwin Torres Joins the de Blasio Administration
Release Date:
09/16/2014
Edwin Torres departs the Rockefeller Foundation to join Mayor de Blasio's Administration as Deputy Commissioner of Cultural Affairs.
Arts Funders Create Fund in The New York Community Trust to Advance Cultural Policy and Equity in New York City
Release Date:
11/03/2014
The New York City Cultural Agenda Fund is supported by NYCT, Booth Ferris, Robert Rauschenberg and the David Rockefeller Fund, among other funders.
Restoring and Extending Tax Incentives
Release Date:
11/17/2014
The end-of-year tax bill would restore several expired tax incentives.
Lukas Haynes Appointed Executive Director of the David Rockefeller Fund
Release Date:
11/21/2014
Lukas Haynes, Vice President of the Mertz Gilmore Foundation, will become the new Executive Director of the David Rockefeller Fund in January 2015.
Howard Gilman Foundation Appoints Anna Campbell to Program Officer
Release Date:
01/06/2015
... and began her career at the Massachusetts Cultural Council supporting local grantmaking programs throughout that state. ...
Chris Cardona to Run Ford Foundation's Philanthropy Sector Portfolio
Release Date:
03/09/2015
Former TCC Group Director of Philanthropy, Chris Cardona, has been appointed the new Program Officer, Philanthropy, at Ford Foundation
Laura Washington Joins Andrew W. Mellon Foundation as Director of Communications
Release Date:
04/14/2015
Washington comes to the Mellon Foundation from the New-York Historical Society.
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Offers Insight on Employing Millennials
Release Date:
05/08/2015
Program Director Kathleen Christensen delves into the benefits that will attract and keep talented millennial employees.
Noyes Foundation Urges Donors to Make More Timely Allocations From Their Donor Advised Funds
Release Date:
06/29/2015
The Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation has launched a campaign that will push for Donor Advised Funds to be disbursed in a more timely fashion.
Proteus Fund and Proteus Action League Elect Three New Board Members
Release Date:
07/08/2015
The Proteus Fund and its sister c4 organization the Proteus Action League (PAL) are delighted to announce the election of two new members of the Proteus Board and one new member of the PAL Board.
Morgan Stanley Helps Address Housing, Health and Employment Needs in Washington D.C.
Release Date:
07/30/2015
Morgan Stanley is among the financial supporters of the $34 million initiative facilitated by the Healthy Futures Fund.
Social Innovation Fund Awards $11.3 Million Grant to LISC to Expand Education, Career Services for Low-Income Individuals
Release Date:
08/04/2015
Citi Foundation, MetLife Foundation, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Capital One are funders of the initiative.