Margaret L. Wolff Becomes New Chair of the John A. Hartford Foundation Board of Trustees
Release Date:
06/05/2015
Wolff will succeed Norman Volk, who retires after 36 years of service.
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Celebrating the Films of Frederick Wiseman: A Special Retrospective
Wednesday, September 9, 2015 -
5:00pm to 7:30pm
Widely regarded as one of our greatest living documentary filmmakers, Frederick Wiseman has spent his nearly 50-year career making films that capture the drama and nuance of American institutions.
Evelyn J. Blanck Joins Guttman Foundation Board of Directors
Release Date:
01/11/2016
The Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation is pleased to announce that Evelyn J. Blanck has joined the Board of Directors.
The New York Women's Foundation Announces Five New Board Members
Release Date:
10/28/2021
NEW YORK, NY, October 28, 2021 -- The New York Women’s Foundation welcomes four new and one returning member to its Board of Directors. These Board members will provide strategic direction for continued growth around The Foundation...
David Blumenthal to Step Down as Commonwealth Fund President at End of Year
Release Date:
05/11/2022
David Blumenthal, M.D., will step down as president of the Commonwealth Fund at the end of 2022
Beyond the Rhetoric: Foundation Strategy
Publication date:
10/2007
... Foundation Strategy examines foundation leaders' view and use of strategy in making decisions. Analysis of their .....
Philanthropy Takes Fore as Bloomberg Exits N.Y. Mayoralty
Release Date:
04/30/2013
Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s approach to philanthropy and his giving priorities are examined as he prepares for his return to private life.
Atlantic Philanthropies to Award €15 Million to Address Child Poverty
Release Date:
08/07/2013
The $19.78 million grant from Atlantic to the Irish state agency Pobal will be used to support children at risk of poverty within the mainstream education and child care systems.
Rockefeller Foundation Announces Winners of 2013 Jane Jacobs Medal
Release Date:
10/14/2013
The Medal is awarded annually to individuals whose work creates new ways of seeing and understanding New York City.
Funders Launch National Conversation on A ‘Common Purpose’
Release Date:
10/01/2013
At Independent Sector’s annual conference, Stephen Heintz, President of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, revealed that RBF and six other major foundations — including the Rockefeller Foundation, the Open Society Foundations and the Carnegie...
Bill Gates: 'Philanthropy Should Be Taking Bigger Risks Than Business'
Release Date:
09/25/2013
View video of Bill Gates at the Clinton Global Initiative.
NY begins first statewide school-to-job project
Release Date:
11/03/2013
IBM's Stanley Litow was quoted in a Wall Street Journal article about a new statewide workforce development program for high school students.
Bloomberg Donates $1-Million Genesis Prize for Fellowship
Release Date:
05/23/2014
... of his philanthropy and public service and said he would use the $1-million award to launch a competition for young ...
Simons Foundation Gives Stony Brook University $25 million
Release Date:
09/12/2014
Simons Foundation donates $25 million to Stony Brook University for research and programming in geometry and physics.
NYCT Gives $7.6 Million in Largest Round of 2014 Grants
Release Date:
10/07/2014
... legal aid to unaccompanied minors facing deportation; use the arts to help schools meet Common Core standards; ...
Program Focuses on Getting City Workers to Live Healthier Lives
Release Date:
01/22/2015
A new Culture of Health Team will explore ways to get city workers to live healthier, more active lives.
Conservative Publications Accuse OSF of 'Bankrolling' Ferguson Protests
Release Date:
03/30/2015
The foundation donated $33 million to social justice organizations that arranged protests and rallies in Ferguson.
Carnegie Praised for Preserving the Spirit of Philanthropy
Release Date:
04/13/2015
... people. Imagine if Andrew Carnegie had not decided to use his considerable wealth to establish a system of more ...
Helmsley Type 1 Diabetes Program Announces $5 Million Request for Proposals
Release Date:
06/03/2015
... funding will go to innovative solutions that enable the use of data to ease the burden of type 1 diabetes (T1D) for ...
Q&A with Sreenivasan: The Met Engages Audiences with Digital Technology (Bloomberg Philanthropies)
Release Date:
02/02/2016
Through innovative partnerships and bold approaches, the Bloomberg Philanthropies arts program increases access to culture using new technologies. The chief digital officer at the Metropolitan Museum of Art discusses the intersection of art and...