How Propel Capital is Charting New Paths For Venture Philanthropy in Progressive Organizing
Release Date:
12/12/2017
... Democracy, a new $5 million effort that seeks 'to catalyze investment in local organizing strategies that build .....
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Fast Company Names Ford Foundation As One of the World's Most Innovative Companies
Release Date:
02/21/2018
The 2018 edition of the World's Most Innovative Companies spans more than 350 enterprises across 36 categories, from the world's most valuable firm and its continuing transformation of consumer electronics to a small outfit selling natural gum to...
Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Working to Gather 20,000 Teen Opinions Across Western New York & Southeast Michigan
Release Date:
11/29/2018
Foundation launches 'Teen Opinions Count' project to help inform future investments in afterschool programs.
2/17/2016 - "Legal Series - Making Grants to Individuals" Live Stream Recording & PPT Presentation
Publication date:
02/2016
View materials and recording of the program "Legal Series - Making Grants to Individuals."
The Secret to More Effective Philanthropy: Funding the Unknown
Release Date:
03/28/2013
An op-ed by Elizabeth Good Christopherson, President and CEO of the Rita Allen Foundation, in anticipation of the May 2013 Ashoka Future Forum in Washington, D.C.
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TDA Plan Administrators' Annual Meeting: Philanthropy New York's 403(b) Tax-Deferred Annuity Retirement Program
Friday, February 22, 2013 -
8:15am to 11:00am
... plan administrators, with representatives from Diversified Investment Advisors and American Funds, our pension plan ...
Making IT Decisions
Publication date:
12/2012
... needs and capacity and maximize your return on investment . Guli Basu, Information Services Operations ...
Building Bigger Bets with Philanthropy
Release Date:
12/02/2013
... implementing a grantmaking strategy of large, long-term investment in the capacity and proof points of nonprofits ...
JPMorgan to Commit $100-Million to Boost Detroit’s Recovery
Release Date:
05/21/2014
Wall Street giant JPMorgan Chase will commit $100-million in grants and loans over five years to aid Detroit’s revitalization effort as the city recovers from the country’s largest municipal bankruptcy, The New York Times and the Detroit Free Press...
MetLife Releases New Corporate Responsibility Report
Release Date:
09/25/2014
MetLife Inc.'s new corporate responsibility Report outlines the organization's corporate responsibility programs, including the MetLife Foundation, which commited $200 million of financial support in 2013.
U.S. Trust Finds that 86% of Wealthy Adults Prioritzie Giving
Release Date:
05/28/2015
For the study, adults with at least $3 million in investable assets were surveyed.
The PIMCO Foundation Sends Employees to Peru to Build Sustainable Small Businesses with Coffee Farmers
Release Date:
08/26/2015
... The PIMCO Foundation, the charitable arm of global investment management firm PIMCO, has again partnered with ...
Former Bessemer Trust Board Chairman Dinny Phipps Remembered
Release Date:
04/11/2016
... came in managing Bessemer Trust, the private bank and investment advising firm it established in 1907. Phipps was ...
U.S. Trust Study Says the Rich Feel Strongly About Giving to Improve Society
Release Date:
05/23/2016
Most wealthy Americans say they want to contribute to society in a meaningful way, and many believe that institutions outside of the government have the best chance of solving tough social and environmental problems.
Supported by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Forest Restoration Gets a Tiny Fraction of the Money it Needs
Release Date:
11/09/2016
Research shows that only 13 percent to 17 percent of the total annual funding needs for restoration and conservation are met — about $50 billion.
Carnegie Corporation Seeking Research on Emerging Technology Threats to Nuclear Stability
Release Date:
12/21/2016
The Carnegie Corporation of New York has issued a call for proposals for research on technological advances that could threaten nuclear stability.
US Trust Study Finds Small Foundations Honing Strategies for Greater Impact
Release Date:
02/03/2017
... 30 percent in 2005, and 78 percent saying they have an investment policy statement, up from 52 percent... US Trust ...
Rockefeller Cited As Trendsetter in Focusing on Resilience Over Climate Change
Release Date:
03/06/2017
The Rockefeller Foundation has invested more than $500 million in resilience since 2005 and developed 100 Resilient Cities , an organization that helps cities around the world organize plans for climate change and other disasters.
Rockefeller Foundation Helps Speed Up Development of Minigrids in Africa
Release Date:
03/28/2017
Development partners such as the U.K.’s Department for International Development and Germany’s GIZ are committing hundreds of millions of dollars to explore the potential for minigrids and support their growth.
Why Ford Foundation’s $1B Announcement Matters More Than You Think, and the Blind Spot of Two-Pocket Thinking
Release Date:
04/07/2017
“Two-pocket thinking” is the idea that “what we do for a living” and “what we really care about” live in entirely separate spheres. Two-pocket thinking is everywhere, it’s easy to understand, and it’s wrong.