Ford Shifts Grant Making to Focus Entirely on Inequality
Release Date:
06/12/2015
... of $1 billion over five years, will enable Ford to create what its president, Darren Walker, calls a "social-justice .....
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Century Foundation Explores the 'Double Burden' of Poverty
Release Date:
08/12/2015
... where many other families are poor, too, creating what sociologists call the "double burden" of poverty. The .....
Ford Foundation Supports "The Devil Finds Work: James Baldwin on Film" Series
Release Date:
09/11/2015
... Lincoln Center will recognize James Baldwin (we celebrated what would've been his 91st birthday last month) with a film .....
The Century Foundation Report on For-Profit Colleges Cited in NY Times
Release Date:
10/13/2015
... But the Education Department, despite a crackdown against what it calls “bad actors,” continues to hand over tens ...
The Source Codes of Foundation Culture
Publication date:
10/2015
... Organizations has been working to better understand what contributes to and impedes efforts to lead productive ...
Several NY Donor Families Among Millionaires Asking for Tax Raise on the Wealthy
Release Date:
03/23/2016
... asked New York state to raise taxes on the wealthy, under what they called a “1% plan for tax fairness”. “As ...
Simons Foundation Gives $40M for Astronomy Facility in Chile
Release Date:
05/12/2016
... in particular its polarization, to better understand what took place a fraction of a second after the Big Bang... ...
Why Ford Foundation Is Underwriting Black Lives Matter
Release Date:
08/08/2016
... foundation is also planning on studying and underwriting what it calls a “new and dynamic form of social justice ...
Kalief Browder's Mother Paid a Cost Far Higher Than His Bail
Release Date:
10/21/2016
... mother, Venida, who was fighting for the system to pay for what it did to her son, fell victim to it herself. All ...
Former Capital One Foundation President Forms Consulting Practice to Strengthen Nonprofit-Corporate Partnerships
Release Date:
12/02/2016
... pursue other opportunities, one question remained: Just what were those opportunities? Berkowitz, who oversaw the ...
Commonwealth Fund Publishes Report on Making Health Care Better for the High-Need Patient
Release Date:
12/07/2016
... These 44 one-on-one listening sessions helped to reveal what clinical and cost data cannot—firsthand insights into ...
ESSA Explained: Inside the New Federal K-12 Law
Release Date:
01/13/2017
... Week's Alyson Klein unpacks the details of the new law and what it means for schools, educators, and students... ESSA .....
The Commonwealth Fund Outlines 10 Recommendations for Policymakers Designing a High-Performing Health Care System for Patients with Complex Needs
Release Date:
01/20/2017
... complex population in health systems around the world. What follows are the group’s top recommendations based on ...
Edgar Villanueva of Schott Foundation Says Less Than .3% of Funding Goes to Native Communities
Release Date:
02/02/2017
... Less than .3% of funding goes to native communities. What are ways funders can be creative in engaging native ...
Ford’s Walker Talks Philanthropy in CNBC Interview
Release Date:
02/07/2017
... American history—in black history—is empathy. That's what Darren Walker is saying. One could argue that if anyone .....
A Closer Look at NY Fund for Women and Girls, Co-Founded by NoVo and New York Women’s Foundation
Release Date:
02/09/2017
... has now distributed at least $2.4 million in grants. So what kinds of things does the NYC Fund for Girls and Women of ...
Milbank Memorial Fund's Koller Comments on Consequences of Dumping Essential Benefits
Release Date:
03/24/2017
A last-minute attempt by conservative Republicans to dump standards for health benefits in plans sold to individuals would probably lower the average consumer’s upfront insurance costs, such as premiums and deductibles, said experts on both sides of...
Nonprofits Likely to Receive $700 Million From Rockefeller Estate
Release Date:
04/24/2017
Nonprofits are likely to receive as much as $700 million from the estate of David Rockefeller, Sr., the former chair and CEO of Chase Manhattan Bank and renowned philanthropist, once his assets have been liquidated, Forbes reports.
New Leader, New Era: Rockefeller Foundation Plots Its Course
Release Date:
04/27/2017
... which distributes money to nonprofits working overseas. What may be just as important in his new role, however, will ...
With Bloomberg Support, Rice University Researcher Maps “How to Succeed in College”
Release Date:
05/31/2017
... University Researcher Maps “How to Succeed in College” What are common characteristics of student success in ...