North Star's Hogan Calls for de Blasio to Give Acitivists a Bigger Role in Policymaking
Release Date:
08/14/2015
... City, Mayor Bill de Blasio has regularly spoken about the need to keep government connected to the grassroots. Last ...
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Fourth Annual Verizon Innovative App Challenge Seeks Problem Solving Ideas From Students Nationwide
Release Date:
08/17/2015
For the first time, the App Challenge will be open to teams representing non-profit organizations in addition to schools.
'Everything is Not Fine.' Inside NoVo's Funding Push on Girls and Young Women of Color
Release Date:
09/02/2015
... not fine. Here at NoVo, we recognize that there is a huge need to focus on support for girls of color. ” ...
Surdna Foundation Invites LOIs for Environmental Infrastructure Programs
Release Date:
09/10/2015
Surdna seeks nonprofits that improve urban infrastructure systems that maximize positive impact while minimizing negative consequences.
Bank of America Awards $1 Million to Nonprofits Tackling Poverty in Detroit
Release Date:
12/08/2015
Bank of America Charitable Foundation distributed nearly $1 million in community giving to 24 nonprofits focused on ensuring individuals and families in metropolitan Detroit have access to basic needs and services.
NYTimes Examines Hartford Foundation Work on Geriatrics
Release Date:
01/29/2016
... programs to improve the care of older adults. “Now we need to make sure we have all the supports in place to assure ...
Ford Foundation-Backed Incubator Generates $100M in Loans, Nearly $1M in Savings
Release Date:
02/11/2016
A new report details how an incubator created by the Filene Research Institute, with funding from Ford Foundation, generated $100 million in loans and nearly $1 million in savings for previously underbanked families.
Mellon Foundation Awards Guggenheim $3M Endowment For Conservation
Release Date:
03/25/2016
... its conservation efforts. The grant, which the museum will need to match two-to-one (raising an additional $6 million), ...
Carnegie Supports New Study on What Keeps Parents Up at Night
Release Date:
04/21/2016
... development, and unearth areas where parents most need support... Carnegie Supports New Study on What Keeps ...
Jerome Foundation, United Memorial Medical Center Seek Nominations for Health and Humanitarian Award
Release Date:
08/15/2016
... committed volunteers devoted to the sick or to those in need , and helping to build a stronger, healthier community ...
Commonwealth Fund Study Finds Sickest Americans Are Paying More for Care, Getting Less
Release Date:
08/31/2016
... Fund finds that those with the greatest medical need — defined as people with at least three chronic ...
Ford Joins Growing List of Grant Makers Focused on People With Disabilities
Release Date:
09/12/2016
Saying it made a major mistake by overlooking the needs of people with disabilities in revamping its programs to focus on inequality, the Ford Foundation pledge Monday to undertake a top-to-bottom review of its policies and practices on the issue.
Ford-Supported Survey Finds Black, Hispanic Youth Less Likely To Get Money From Parents
Release Date:
10/06/2016
More young blacks and Hispanics feel that they can't depend on family to help them with financial needs, from big-ticket items like college tuition to smaller expenses, than do whites or Asians, according to a new GenForward poll.
Co-Authored by Arabella Advisors, Article Tracks A Foundation’s 15-Year Journey In Impact Investing
Release Date:
10/11/2016
How could a small foundation be impactful when hundreds of billions of dollars are needed to achieve large-scale environmental problems mission globally?
Jarrett Lucas of Stonewall Community Foundation on Donor- Advised Funds and Philanthropy
Release Date:
10/28/2016
For the first time in a quarter of a century, The Chronicle of Philanthropy ’s annual ranking of the nation’s top-grossing charities places a financial-sector “donor-advised fund” at the top of the list.
Surdna Foundation to Recognize Four Community Development Financial Institutions
Release Date:
10/31/2016
Opportunity Finance Network, Goldman Sachs, and the Surdna Foundation will award four CDFIs, including Accion and CSBDF, with the 2016 Small Business Leader Award for Mission-Driven Lenders.
United Hospital Fund Supports Family Caregiver Centers
Release Date:
01/18/2017
... Gottlieb said when family caregivers get the support they need , they are better poised to help patients successfully ...
Geraldine R. Dodge and Silicon Valley Community Foundations Accepted to Knight Community Information Lab
Release Date:
02/14/2017
Foundations can apply now through March 24 to be a part of the Knight Community Information Lab, an 18-month process to apply the essentials of human-centered design training to better understand residents’ information needs, then prototype...
Former Obama Chief of Staff Denis McDonough Joins Markle Foundation
Release Date:
02/15/2017
McDonough is coming to Markle as a senior principal, where he will help broaden the partnership between the foundation and other organizations, including governments and public institutions, aiming to “transform America’s outdated labor market to...
Podcast: Mellon Foundation Remains a Bulwark for the Humanities
Release Date:
04/10/2017
Today, with funding for NEA and NEH in jeopardy, the Mellon Foundation’s website prominently features an article on why America needs the federal culture bodies.