NY Juvenile Justice Funders Urge State Officials to 'Raise the Age'
Release Date:
06/18/2015
... 'Raise the Age' Dear Governor Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader Flanagan and Assembly Speaker Heastie: We are .....
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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Grants $4.1 Million to 41 Theater Programs
Release Date:
07/06/2015
Each grant ranged between $10,000 and $160,000 and will be used toward operating support over the next two years.
New York Community Trust to Collaborate with NCRP's Philamplify to Assess Community Foundations
Release Date:
09/09/2015
After nine comprehensive assessments of private, independent grantmakers from across the country, Philamplify will deliver honest feedback to community foundations.
The Gender Divide in Ballet Leadership and Choreography
Release Date:
09/29/2015
In the past, Ford Foundation and Wallace Foundation have worked to increase diversity in the arts.
National League of Cities and MetLife Foundation Partner for Eight City Project
Release Date:
10/30/2015
The National League of Cities is launching a new initiative in partnership with MetLife Foundation to help cities promote financial inclusion for their residents.
AOL Charitable Foundation Joins Others in Event on the STEM Workforce
Release Date:
11/03/2015
Sara Link, President, AOL Charitable Foundation, will participate in a panel by the Global STEM Alliance (GSA) of the New York Academy of Sciences. Executives from AOL, ARM, Cisco, Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, Johnson & Johnson Innovation, and US...
Arcus Foundation Establishes Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership
Release Date:
12/04/2015
The Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership at Kalamazoo College named four Southwest Michigan social justice activists to its inaugural ACSJL Regional Fellowship Program.
Nathan Cummings Foundation Touted for Broad and Innovative Support for Climate Change
Release Date:
12/09/2015
The Nathan Cummings Foundation lauded as embracing a broader, more pragmatic portfolio of approaches to climate change.
NPs Share Excellent Management Practices (New York Community Trust)
Release Date:
01/19/2016
Attendees of The New York Community Trust’s 2015 Nonprofit Excellence Awards Best Practices Workshop and Awards Presentation learned about ways to improve the management of their organizations, while supporting their missions.
Former NYC Official & Former Philadelphia Mayor Named 'What Works Cities' Senior Fellows (Bloomberg)
Release Date:
02/08/2016
What Works Cities, founded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, named former Philadelphia Mayor Michael A. Nutter and former New York City Chief Analytics Officer Mike Flowers 2016 What Works Cities (WWC) Senior Fellows. They will be providing expert...
New Mortgage Program Big Boost for Detroit Buyers (Clinton, Ford Foundations)
Release Date:
02/19/2016
A new program to help Detroit home buyers finance purchases will guarantee 1,000 mortgages in a city where banks have been skittish about lending because of deeply depressed property values.
An Outspoken Force to Give Food Workers a Seat at the Table (Ford Foundation)
Release Date:
02/22/2016
... the release of a new book by Saru Jayaraman, an outspoken leader in the food labor movement. It was not an obvious ...
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Share Research on 'The Theory of the Foundation'
Release Date:
03/23/2016
Melissa Berman, president and CEO at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, discusses the initial work on her organization's ongoing, three-year research program dedicated to the identity, decision-making, and impact of foundations.
Nathan Cummings Foundation Selects Loren Harris as Vice President of Programs
Release Date:
04/19/2016
... Foundation announced that Loren S. Harris, a philanthropic leader with more than 20 years experience challenging ...
Brooklyn Community Foundation Launches Spark Prize to Honor Nonprofit Changemakers
Release Date:
04/20/2016
Up to $600,000 will be awarded to organizations representing excellence and impact of Brooklyn’s nonprofit sector.
Rockefeller Divestment in Fossil Fuels Leads Landmark Climate Accord Approved at U.N.
Release Date:
04/25/2016
The 21st Conference of Parties (COP21), under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, delivered a global agreement to limit future global warming to under 2° C above pre-industrial levels. The
Atlantic Philanthropies Joins Black Foundation Executives In Sharing Grief Over Police Shootings
Release Date:
07/08/2016
Just hours before five police officers were gunned down in the streets of Dallas, black foundation and nonprofit leaders from across the country picked up their phones Thursday and shared their grief.
New Discoveries on Dark Matter from Sloan-Sponsored Scientists
Release Date:
07/15/2016
... years,” says Jeremy Tinker of New York University, a co- leader of the scientific team carrying out this effort. ...
John A. Hartford Foundation's Fulmer to be Honored by New York Academy of Medicine
Release Date:
08/25/2016
JAHF President Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN, FAAN, will receive The New York Academy of Medicine’s Award for Exceptional Service to the Academy in a ceremony on Nov. 3, 2016. Dr. Fulmer is one of five distinguished leaders to be honored that day by the...
Bloomberg Philanthropies and Harvard Launch City Leadership Initiative
Release Date:
08/26/2016
Funded by a $32 million gift from Michael R. Bloomberg, Harvard University and Bloomberg Philanthropies have announced the launch of a joint initiative aimed at advancing leadership, management, and innovation in cities across America and around the...