The Forum Welcomes Jay Hutchins as Associate Director of Policy and Communications
Release Date:
04/24/2017
... and Communications The Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers is pleased to welcome Jay Hutchins to the Forum ...
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The Rockefeller Brothers Fund: A 19th Century Fortune Tackles 21st Century Problems
Release Date:
05/17/2017
RBF made headlines a few years ago by announcing plans to divest from fossil fuels. What's the update on the fund’s divestment process and RBF’s mission-aligned investing?
New York Foundation Welcomes Altaf Rahamatulla as Program Officer
Release Date:
08/04/2017
Altaf Rahamatulla comes to New York Foundation from the Ford Foundation where he served as a program associate on the Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Justice team.
30
Oct
2017
Census 2020 - Time to Act - A Webinar Hosted by United Philanthropy Forum
Monday, October 30, 2017 -
1:00pm to 2:00pm
... of Michigan Foundations Daranee Petsod , President, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees Designed ...
New Video From TCC Group: The Missing Link for Maximizing Impact: Foundations Assessing Their Capacity
Release Date:
10/13/2017
... opportunities to advance their agendas. At the same time, grantmakers are establishing ever more ambitious goals that ...
14
Nov
2017
Hats on, Hats Off – A Creative Approach to Capacity Building
Tuesday, November 14, 2017 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
... but want to approach it with fresh eyes? Join New York Grantmakers in the Arts for this interactive session led by a ...
Open Society Foundations and Bloomberg Philanthropies Noted In Report Released By Foundation Center: Quantifying Hope: Philanthropic Support for Black Men and Boys
Release Date:
11/01/2017
According to the 2017 edition of Quantifying Hope: Philanthropic Support for Black Men and Boys (36 pages, PDF), the fluctuations in funding explicitly designated to benefit African-American men and boys might be due, in part, to large grants...
John A. Hartford Foundation Named One of Nation’s Top Funders Addressing Aging America
Release Date:
12/15/2017
... on care for the elderly, said John Feather, the CEO of Grantmakers in Aging. The AARP Foundation, as you might ...
Tell Them We Are Rising: A Documentary Film Breaks New Ground, Andrew W. Mellon Program Associate Emma Taati Interviews Director Stanley Nelson
Release Date:
02/13/2018
In his new film, Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities , director Stanley Nelson presents the first and only multi-platform feature documentary project that explores the historical, current, and future place of HBCUs...
21
Mar
2018
Advancing Economic Opportunity for Immigrants and Refuge - A Webinar Hosted by AFN & GCIR
Wednesday, March 21, 2018 -
1:00pm to 2:00pm
... is hosted by our partners, Asset Funders Network (AFN) and Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR), ...
Hilton Foundation's Quest to Bring Safe Water to All
Release Date:
04/05/2018
In Ghana and elsewhere, Hilton is working on district-based programs to bring multiple disciplines together. The goal is simple: to “get the job done" and promote water-service delivery that can withstand time and regional political infighting and...
The Silicon Valley Community Foundation Seeks to Do Things Differently
Release Date:
04/13/2018
From the start, the Silicon Valley Community Foundation sought to do things differently. Its mission, which Carson calls a “radical departure” from the way other community foundations operate, is emblazoned on the wall right outside of Carson’s...
New York Community Trust Central to Shaping the Mayor's Office of Strategic Partnerships
Release Date:
05/15/2018
Soon after his first term as New York City mayor began in 2014, Bill de Blasio paid a visit to The New York Community Trust. The election was over but he had another campaign in mind.
Atlantic Philanthropies Shares Its Top Ten Lessons Learned in Hindsight
Release Date:
06/19/2018
“You must learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t possibly live long enough to make them all yourself.”
New York Foundation and New York Community Trust Create New Fund Aimed At Supporting A Fair and Accurate Census
Release Date:
07/02/2018
... other funders in the state to create the New York State Grantmakers for Census Equity which plans to raise $1 to $2 ...
Ford Foundation Joins Funders To Launch The Racial Equity in Philanthropy Fund
Release Date:
08/13/2018
The Ford and W.K. Kellogg foundations recently teamed up with Borealis Philanthropy to launch the Racial Equity in Philanthropy Fund. The fund just released its first round of grants, totaling $14 million, which will go to advancing racial equity...
Ford Foundation’s Build Initiative is Hitting Its Stride
Release Date:
08/14/2018
In 2016, the Ford Foundation set out on an experiment—give $1 billion to social justice nonprofits, with all funds going to a combination of general operating support and organizational strengthening.
Surdna Foundation Announces Refined Program Strategies
Release Date:
09/26/2018
The Surdna Foundation announced today refined strategies for its grantmaking programs, intended to reflect the Foundation’s belief that racial justice must underpin social justice.
Nathan Cummings Foundation Welcomes Leticia Peguero, Vice President of Programs
Release Date:
11/27/2018
Nathan Cummings Foundation (NCF) is pleased to announce that Leticia Peguero will join the Foundation as Vice President of Programs.
18
Apr
2019
Impact Investing: Dipping Your Toes or Going All In- A Webinar Hosted by NCFP
Thursday, April 18, 2019 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
Experts predict that the impact investing market will be worth more than $300 billion by 2020. Impact investing – which seeks a specific environmental, social or governance return above and beyond a strictly financial return – can be a particularly...