Whatever Happened to Obama’s ‘Promise Neighborhoods’ in NYC?
Release Date:
11/12/2014
Local organizations, such as the Elmezzi Foundation, received smaller planning grants, but were not selected for the larger implementation awards.
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Wealthy Donors are Driving the Immigration Reform Debate
Release Date:
11/20/2014
Ford, Carnegie, OSF and Atlantic have granted a combined $300 million toward immigration.
Rockefeller Foundation to Announce Second Batch of Resilient Cities
Release Date:
12/02/2014
Cities were selected from an applicant pool spanning 94 countries.
Winning Was Just Part of the Reward
Release Date:
09/17/2013
... now called The New York Community Trust-New York Magazine Nonprofit Excellence Awards . But the journey that brought us ... small staff of only five people had accomplished. The Nonprofit Excellence Awards...
Microsoft Is Teaching Cybersecurity to Cities Around the World—For Free
Release Date:
01/16/2015
Program is funded by the Rockefeller Foundation's 100 Resilient Cities initiative.
Edna McConnell Clark Foundation Discusses the Difficulties of Evaluation
Release Date:
03/17/2015
... some lessons that we hope policymakers, funders, and nonprofit practitioners may find helpful as starting points ...
Rockefeller Brothers Fund Among Those Pushing for Stronger Climate Risk Disclosure
Release Date:
04/24/2015
... In a seven-page letter to the SEC, organized by the nonprofit sustainability advocacy group Ceres, investors ...
New Prudential Foundation Initiative Will Assist Job Seekers with Disabilities
Release Date:
04/27/2015
... grant to the National Organization on Disability (NOD), a nonprofit that promotes the full participation and ...
Citi Foundation, America's Promise Alliance Launch $3 Million Fund
Release Date:
04/27/2015
... will award grants of up to $250,000 in support of local nonprofit programs and college and career opportunities for ...
Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Backs Community Development in Baltimore
Release Date:
05/11/2015
The grant is part of the $1.5 million Summer Youth Initiative in partnership with the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the Family League of Baltimore.
Winners of the 2015 Pershing Square Sohn Prize Announced
Release Date:
05/11/2015
The prize is part of a $25 million partnership between the Pershing Square Foundation and Sohn Conference Foundation.
New York Foundation and Brooklyn Community Foundation Lauded for Nimbleness
Release Date:
05/27/2015
The New York Community Foundation was one of five groups nationwide to receive an Impact Award from the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy. The group was honored for taking risks by issuing grants to support community engagement and help...
Ford Shifts Grant Making to Focus Entirely on Inequality
Release Date:
06/12/2015
The Ford Foundation also aims to double the total amount it grants out for general operating support.
Ford Foundation Board Making Rare Detroit Visit
Release Date:
06/15/2015
... the city. Trustees will also be meeting individually with nonprofit organizations that receive grant money from the ...
Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces First Cohort of Incubator Project
Release Date:
06/29/2015
... non profits. Through the Incubator Project, three nonprofit organizations were selected to take advantage of ...
United Hospital Fund Explores the Struggles of Family Caregiving
Release Date:
07/31/2015
AARP reports caregivers devote an average of 18 hours per week to medical needs and the work is worth $470 billion annually.
Bank of America Provides Light to 500 Schools in the Developing World
Release Date:
08/13/2015
The foundation has donated $500,000 to the GivePower Foundation which provides solar powered lighting to schools.
PIMCO Foundation Director Explores Impact of Corporate Giving
Release Date:
08/31/2015
... Giving Those involved in local charity, from donors to nonprofit recipients, have noted this shift and see it as a ...
Surdna Foundation Invites LOIs for Environmental Infrastructure Programs
Release Date:
09/10/2015
... The Surdna Foundation is accepting Letters of Inquiry from nonprofit organizations for programs that connect and improve ...
Rockefeller Brothers Fund and Others Make $1.1M Grants to CEP and GEO
Release Date:
10/16/2015
The Rockefeller Brothers Fund along with the Ford, Hewlett, Kresge, Packard, and Robert Wood Johnson foundations awarded surprise $1.1-million unsolicited grants to two organizations that help grantmakers -- the Center for Effective Philanthropy and...