Arcus Foundation's Support of Mighty Earth Has Major Impact on a Destructive Cacao Industry
Release Date:
03/29/2018
... the major chocolate companies responded with promises to make change . Then, in February, still working under the ...
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06
Jun
2018
Stronger Together: New Frontiers in Funders Supporting Social Movements - June Webinar Hosted by HRFN
Wednesday, June 6, 2018 -
12:30pm to 1:30pm
Please join Human Rights Funders Network for their webinar series to explore funders' role in supporting social movements.
10
Jul
2018
The Power of Pooled Funding to Increase College Graduation Rates
Tuesday, July 10, 2018 -
9:00am to 11:00am
... initiatives have the potential to help young people make great strides in obtaining a college degree How to ...
01
Nov
2018
Planning Your Path for the Future: Your Professional Evolution in Grants Management
Thursday, November 1, 2018 -
2:00pm to 5:00pm
... take the lead on a new project, or change a process to make your work more efficient—how you ask is just as ...
13
Dec
2018
Whose Democracy?: Midterm Field Notes to Guide Funders Through 2020 and Beyond
Thursday, December 13, 2018 -
9:00am to 11:30am
... funders should be thinking about for 2020 and learn how to make our funding more relevant through innovative funding ...
13
Dec
2018
The Underpinning Stories: Climate & Scale - A Webinar Hosted by CLIMA Fund
Thursday, December 13, 2018 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
... of climate change, while slowing down enough to listen and make choices that will effectively reduce emissions and ...
25
Feb
2019
Census Jobs: How Do You Mobilize a Temporary Workforce of Half a Million People in Less Than Two Years?
Monday, February 25, 2019 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
... of out-of-work people. Today’s strong economy will make recruitment for the 2020 Census much harder. Nonprofits ...
24
Apr
2019
The Underpinning Stories: Climate & Geography - A Webinar Hosted by CLIMA Fund
Wednesday, April 24, 2019 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
... within the global climate movement How different funders make choices about geographic funding and what this means ...
23
Jul
2019
Saving the Vaquitas: Screening and Discussion of National Geographic's Sea of Shadows
Tuesday, July 23, 2019 -
3:00pm to 6:00pm
... the line to save the last remaining vaquita. The film will make its theatrical premiere on July 12 across the US, just a ...
24
Jul
2019
A Post-Victory Breakfast Briefing on Congestion Pricing & the Road Ahead
Wednesday, July 24, 2019 -
9:00am to 10:30am
... we have to work diligently over the next 18-21 months to make sure the plan that was enacted is the plan that is ...
Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, Headwaters Foundation, and The Whitman Institute Launch the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project
Release Date:
01/22/2020
... behaviors. Over the next five years, the Project aims to make trust-based philanthropy the norm rather than the ...
07
May
2020
COVID-19, Democracy and the Importance of Local Journalism - A Webinar
Thursday, May 7, 2020 -
9:30am to 11:00am
We invite you to join us for a timely and insightful conversation about local journalism with funders who are making bold investments in the sector and the civic news organizations that they support. Join your funder colleagues in examining current...
Robert Sterling Clark: Supporting Our Grantee Partners in the Era of COVID-19
Release Date:
03/19/2020
For the last two weeks, I have been picturing Wile E. Coyote chasing the Road Runner right off the cliff – and in particular I am feeling the moment he looks down and notices the ground beneath him is missing.
Investing in our Mission: A Five-Year Case Study of Fossil Fuel Divestment at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Release Date:
05/11/2020
... each year into climate change solutions, set out also to make a financial case, that fossil fuel holdings would ...
Everyone Deserves a Fair Slice
Release Date:
06/30/2020
Most investors, smart investors want to build on the skilled competencies and professionalism of the organisations they fund. This is enlightened self-interest.
13
Nov
2020
Philanthropy 101: Foundation Governance and Legal Issues
Friday, November 13, 2020 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
What makes up the leadership and governance of a foundation? What are the legal dos and don'ts? What role do trustees play? Join us as we review the ethics and legal guidelines of a foundation.
01
Apr
2021
Financial Series: Getting the Financial Information You Need Without Overburdening Grantees
Thursday, April 1, 2021 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
You now know what you can learn about grantees through the Form 990’s and Financial Statements. What more do you need from them to understand their financial situations? What’s useful to you and not too much to ask from grantees?
30
Jun
2021
Equity and Evaluation: Can We Embrace Both in Collecting Demographic Data?
Wednesday, June 30, 2021 -
11:00am to 1:00pm
As funders look to embrace equity within their grantmaking practices, they have begun to explore how equity can shape their evaluative practices. From integrating cultural competence to questioning the myth of objectivity, to turning the evaluative...
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Supports Expansion of Arts and Education Programs and Social Impact Initiatives at Silkroad
Release Date:
03/25/2021
The largest gift in the organization’s history will support capacity building around the expansion of its arts and education programs and social impact initiatives
Kelly Granat and Sherrilyn Ifill Join Mellon Foundation's Board
Release Date:
05/26/2021
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation today announced the election of Kelly Granat and Sherrilyn Ifill to its Board of Trustees.