Ford Foundation Taps Elizabeth Alexander as Director of the Creativity and Free Expression Program
Release Date:
10/07/2015
Elizabeth Alexander is an award-winning poet, essayist and playwright.
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Peterson Poll: Broad Majority Calls for More Focus on Nation's Fiscal Outlook
Release Date:
10/27/2015
... debt and the efforts elected leaders are making to address America’s fiscal challenges, is 51 (100 is ... "Lawmakers have several critical fiscal issues to address in coming weeks," said Michael A...
Ford Foundation's Darren Walker Advocates for Keeping Artists in New York City
Release Date:
06/10/2016
... of that effort includes examining how art and artists can address the problem, including issues of affordability and ...
NoVo Foundation to Support Food Sovereignty Assessments in Native American Communities
Release Date:
06/23/2016
... control of their local food systems in order to better address community health issues, build the local economy, and ...
Following Ford's Lead, Another Foundation Goes All In on Equity
Release Date:
08/17/2016
... the Ford Foundation, which made a similar commitment to address inequality a little more than a year ago. The ...
Century Foundation Expert Says Tuition-Free College Wouldn’t Admit More Low-Income Students
Release Date:
08/18/2016
... Foundation. But tuition-free college, he says, wouldn’t address the principal reasons the top public schools don’t ...
City Council to Examine Young Men's Initiative Funded by Bloomberg and Open Society Foundations
Release Date:
09/21/2016
... The Young Men’s Initiative, Bloomberg said, would address “four areas where the disparities are greatest and ...
Stonewall Community Foundation Accepting Proposals for LGBTQ Youth Services
Release Date:
10/07/2016
One-year grants for up to $4,000 will be awarded in November. Completed proposals are due by no later than noon on Thursday, October 20th, 2016.
Bloomberg Philanthropies Self-Driving Cars Initiative Launches in Nashville and Five Other Cities
Release Date:
10/25/2016
... to help them prepare for self-driving cars and use them to address city challenges... Bloomberg Philanthropies ...
Nathan Cummings Foundation Launches 2017 Fellowship Program
Release Date:
11/04/2016
The Nathan Cummings Foundation is pleased to announce that it is accepting applications for the fourth cycle of the Nathan Cummings Foundation Fellowship, which provides three individuals with up to $150,000 each to pursue a visionary social justice...
Ms. Foundation President Writes in 'The Hill' About Protecting Water in Flint, Standing Rock
Release Date:
12/08/2016
... until the new year and has not yet approved funding to address the water crisis in Flint, Mich. - despite their ...
Doris Duke Launches Land Trust Climate Initiative
Release Date:
01/24/2017
These days, to be a conservation funder is to be a climate change funder. At least that ought to be the case. Because how do you conserve a wetland that’s drying up? How do you protect a dwindling species when it’s fled from its changing habitat?
Bank of America Grant and Volunteers Support Partnership with Eva’s Village
Release Date:
01/25/2017
... of support for programs run by Eva’s Village, helping to address the problems of hunger, homelessness and addiction in ...
UJA-Federation of New York Convenes Panel on Growing Poverty on Long Island
Release Date:
01/30/2017
... of experts to examine the causes and possible supports to address growing poverty on Long Island, where there are an ...
Ford’s Walker Talks Philanthropy in CNBC Interview
Release Date:
02/07/2017
... an $11.2 billion philanthropic giant that's aiming to address social justice and inequality around the globe... .....
Mellon Grant Helps University Advance Racial Justice Recommendation
Release Date:
02/22/2017
... scholarship that helps the nation better understand and address its legacies of slavery, racism and discrimination. ...
Rajiv Shah on Rockefeller Foundation Priorities, Multilateralism and Philanthropy
Release Date:
04/20/2017
Amid a mood of global distrust toward institutions, philanthropic foundations must prioritize winning public confidence, including by partnering together and taking risks, said Rajiv Shah in some of his first public remarks since taking the helm of...
Bloomberg Urges World Leaders Not to Follow President Donald Trump’s Lead On Climate Change
Release Date:
04/24/2017
New York billionaire Michael Bloomberg urged world leaders not to follow President Donald Trump’s lead on climate change and declared his intention to help save an international agreement to reduce carbon emissions.
Tiffany & Co. Makes Its Point: Presidents Come and Go, But Climate Change is Forever
Release Date:
05/11/2017
As the firing of FBI Director James Comey swamps the news cycle, an amazing public statement by Tiffany & Co. still glitters through the muck. On Tuesday morning, the legendary American jeweler issued a terse but vehement pitch in favor of the...
JPMorgan Chase Focuses on Asset Building in Communities of Color
Release Date:
05/26/2017
... in developing local nonprofit leadership in order to address racial and financial equity issues... JPMorgan ...