The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Announces New Board Chair
Release Date:
06/02/2017
... and agenda of the Foundation— from governance and investment management to grantmaking and operations. Over the ...
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A Peek into Bloomberg Philanthropies’ New Public Health Initiative
Release Date:
06/23/2017
For the next 18 months, Bloomberg Philanthropies, in partnership with the World Health Organization and Vital Strategies, will be working with cities across the globe to tackle the different factors contributing to noncommunicable diseases.
F.B. Heron: Charitable Giving Is Only a Small Part of What Foundations Do With Their Money
Release Date:
06/30/2017
Most of their capital doesn’t wind up in grants, but in investments. Is the latter the key to maximum impact?
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Provides New Funding for Latinx Artists
Release Date:
08/11/2017
The 2017 grant season for the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC) comes with new investments from the Andrew Mellon Foundation towards the NALAC Fund for the Arts (NFA), the launch of new award for emerging filmmakers and status...
The Promise of Skills-Based Volunteering
Release Date:
09/07/2017
One of the fastest-growing corporate citizenship programs is skills-based volunteering—in which a team of corporate employees works for an extended period of time to help a nonprofit solve a complex operational problem. The benefits of the program...
Hometown Hope: How Amazon is Paying Attention to Homelessness in Seattle and Beyond
Release Date:
09/20/2017
“It’s permanent until homelessness is solved.” So remarked John Schoettler, Amazon’s real estate and facilities VP, to the New York Times after an announcement this spring that the company’s Seattle headquarters will incorporate a shelter for...
Amazon Inks Office Space Deal on Manhattan’s Far West Side
Release Date:
09/22/2017
Amazon.com Inc. plans to open an office on the far West Side of Manhattan and create more than 2,000 jobs in New York City.
High-Level UN Dialogue on Harnessing Africa's Demographic Dividend
Release Date:
09/22/2017
At the United Nations, His Excellency Prof. Alpha Condé, President of Guinea and Chairperson of the African Union, convened a high-level meeting to strengthen the partnership with the private sector and discuss opportunities created by Africa’s...
Opinion: How Parks Lose Their Playfulness
Release Date:
09/25/2017
... praiseworthy. But with ever more private and corporate investment through Trusts and Friends and Foundations and ...
Is Online Fundraising a Bad Idea?
Release Date:
09/29/2017
Many nonprofits embrace online giving because it makes asking for gifts, processing payments, and thanking donors easier and less costly. Some organizations are investing heavily in online fundraising platforms like Razoo or CauseVox, or improving...
Toward Liberation: A Staunch Social Justice Funder Puts Women of Color Up Front
Release Date:
09/29/2017
We hear a lot about the lack of diversity in philanthropy’s upper leadership, and also about the lack of support to organizations headed by women and people of color. Well, here’s one funder that’s actually walking the walk. Building on its initial...
Trump’s Stake in Housing Complex Spurs Lawsuit Over Sale
Release Date:
09/29/2017
... investor Disque D. Deane and San Francisco-based investment firm Belveron Partners who collectively own a 15.4 ...
Helmsley Charitable Trust Commits $5 Million to JDRF T1D Fund
Release Date:
10/27/2017
The JDRF T1D Fund, a venture philanthropy fund focused on developing life-changing approaches to the prevention and treatment of type 1 diabetes (T1D), has announced a $5 million commitment from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust.
Rita Allen Foundation Supported Report Finds That Civic Tech Struggles with Sustainable Funding Despite Gains
Release Date:
10/31/2017
... since a detailed study in 2013 took a broad look at the investment landscape. The newer work is a closer examination ...
Rita Allen Foundation Supported Research Details Consequences of Kansas’ Lifetime Property Tax Exemptions on Local School Districts
Release Date:
03/02/2018
... where federal tax cuts spurred an increase in foreign investment into wind farms across the country.... Rita Allen ...
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May
2018
Equity and Asset Management – Why It’s About Dollars and Sense
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 -
9:00am to 12:00pm
... and Public Welfare Foundation Elizabeth Hewitt , Chief Investment Officer and Senior Vice President, Alfred P. Sloan ... Outsourced CIOs, CFOs, COOs that work with Finance and Investment Committees and the...
Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program Announces 31 Winners of Fellowships for Important Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences
Release Date:
04/25/2018
$6.2 million in philanthropic support from Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Peter G. Peterson Foundation's Ninth Annual Fiscal Summit Will Outline Urgent Need for Fiscal Reset following Recent Tax and Spending Legislation
Release Date:
05/01/2018
The Peter G. Peterson Foundation will convene the 2018 Fiscal Summit: Debt Matters on Thursday, May 10, at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C. As campaigns for the 2018 midterm elections get underway within a rapidly changing policy...
Philanthropy New York Members Featured Among The 50 Most Influential Philanthropists in New York
Release Date:
02/11/2020
With its storied history of penthouse fundraisers and ballroom galas, New York has long been an epicenter of philanthropy. To this day, funders of all sizes invest countless dollars into shaping the state’s approach to criminal justice, health care...
The Rockefeller Foundation Commits to Divesting from Fossil Fuels
Release Date:
12/18/2020
... approved this new policy, prompting the Foundation’s investment team to start taking steps that are expected to ... fuels, it was time that we officially aligned our internal investment strategy with our...