Brooklyn Community Foundation Picks 20 Nonprofits for 2016 Spark Prize
Release Date:
10/12/2016
... nonprofits. A diverse committee of distinguished civic, business , and neighborhood leaders all hailing from Brooklyn ...
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Three Red Hook Nonprofits Are Finalists in Inaugural Brooklyn Community Foundation SPARK Prize
Release Date:
11/28/2016
Twenty SPARK Prize finalists have been chosen among a pool of 150 applicants. Seventeen ae Brooklyn-based organizations, including three from Red Hook: Dance Theater Etcetera (DTE); Red Hook Initiative (RHI); and the Red Hook Community Justice...
Helmsley Trust Helps Retraction Watch Chart Its Future With New $130,000 Grant
Release Date:
04/06/2017
... the realm of scientific integrity, develop a strategic business plan that targets those unmet needs, and explore ...
Why Ford Foundation’s $1B Announcement Matters More Than You Think, and the Blind Spot of Two-Pocket Thinking
Release Date:
04/07/2017
... a blind spot in how we invest our money that’s bad for business , and bad for society... Why Ford Foundation’s $1B ...
Bargaining With Cancer Patients About Treatment
Release Date:
09/05/2017
... in New York are enlisting techniques taught at Harvard Business School to advise men facing tough decisions about ...
Rockefeller VR Film: Power in Hand - A 360 Experience
Release Date:
09/28/2017
The Rockefeller Foundation created Smart Power for Rural Development initiative, which delivers renewable electricity and puts it in the hands of villages that don't have access to power. This VR film helps illustrate this project's successes.
Bank of America Issues $2.25 Billion Green Bond
Release Date:
05/23/2018
... than $87 billion in financing for low-carbon, sustainable business activities... Bank of America Issues $2.25 Billion ...
Funder Collaboratives: Why and How Funders Work Together
Publication date:
05/2009
... together than by going it alone? Yes, grantmakers say, as long as members define their goals, set clear operational ...
Sharon B. King, Noted Philanthropic Leader, Dies at 68
Release Date:
10/27/2014
... died peacefully at home on October 21st, following a long battle with cancer. She was 68 years old. Sharon ...
Verizon Foundation Launches Diabetes Study
Release Date:
05/29/2015
... foundation is putting up $427,700 to help fund the year- long program. Participants include two groups of ...
Henry Luce Foundation Finances Archiving of Time, Inc. Trove
Release Date:
11/09/2015
... — though an array of file folders one and a half miles long would certainly be worth noting . . . Henry Luce ...
Inside the Proposed Changes to the Landmarked Ford Foundation
Release Date:
04/19/2016
... landmark. Although many aspects of the building have long been outdated—interior designer Warren Platner thought ...
Supported by Sloan, Rita Allen, New Understanding of Thirst Emerges from Brain Study
Release Date:
08/05/2016
... the hydrating effects of drinking, deactivating long before the liquids imbibed can actually change the ...
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Contributes to NJ Initiative to Address Opioid Epidemic
Release Date:
10/26/2016
... The poetry initiative is part of the network’s year- long community engagement project addressing the Garden ...
State’s Delay on Final Sea-Level Rise Projections Chided
Release Date:
11/11/2016
... a rule to set science-based sea-level rise projections for Long Island, New York City and parts of the Hudson River ...
A Look at Open Society’s Ongoing Commitment to Human Rights in the Post-Election Environment
Release Date:
11/28/2016
... it has challenged autocrats worldwide. It’s also long bankrolled efforts to counter intolerance both in the ...
To Sell Themselves to Donors, Nonprofits Are Turning to the Pros
Release Date:
09/13/2017
... to Donors, Nonprofits Are Turning to the Pros Not long ago, the website for the nonprofit Colon Cancer Alliance ...
Cary A. Kravet Joins the Board of United Hospital Fund
Release Date:
02/23/2015
... officer of Kravet Inc., a fifth-generation family business based in Bethpage, New York, that is a global leader ... Law School. He also studied at the Wharton School of Business . He and his wife, Lisa, have...
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... to make a difference in society while supporting business objectives through volunteerism. At this meeting, ... other to deliver greater impact on the organization’s business and societal goals. Designed for...
Susan L. Solomon, Co-Founder of New York Stem Cell Foundation, is on a Quest
Release Date:
02/23/2016
... persuaded Susan L. Solomon to leave a career in law and business for medicine. Ms. Solomon, 64, co-founded the New ... She started her career in law, moved on to the world of business and finance and then...