Rockefeller Foundation Announces Winners of 2013 Jane Jacobs Medal
Release Date:
10/14/2013
... Jacobs Medal — Bette Midler and Ian Marvy. The Medals are awarded each year to recipients whose work creates new ...
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Domestic Workers Bill of Rights passes Legislature
Release Date:
09/12/2013
Bend the Arc was among the organizations mobilizing support in California on behalf of legislation requiring overtime pay for domestic employees, reports the San Francisco Chronicle.
Groups seek changes in NY policy as hunger grows
Release Date:
10/14/2013
ALBANY, N.Y. — Advocacy groups are pushing for changes in New York policy to attack what ...
Target, General Mills, McKnight foundations top list of Minnesota grantmakers
Release Date:
10/30/2013
... Foundation and Corporation topped Minnesota’s grant making list for 2012, donating $147 million nationally, ...
Assessing the How of Grantmaking
Publication date:
04/2014
... grants: Does our grantmaking align with our intentions? Are our grants structured to be successful? Are we efficient in our internal processes? Are we communicating effectively? Does our process strengthen ...
Who's Been the Biggest Superstar in the Fight for Health Reform?
Release Date:
05/28/2014
[Atlantic Philanthropies] A few foundations stand out as heroes in the saga of health reform. Remember when Atlantic Philanthropies bravely committed $27 million to help win passage of the Affordable Care Act? Or when the Robert Wood Johnson...
Effective Philanthropy Takes Time
Release Date:
06/26/2014
Effective Philanthropy Takes Time In this episode of Making Change , a podcast of the Chronicle of Philanthropy, ...
Note to Funders: If You Believe in the Importance of Leadership, Fund What Leaders Want to Do
Release Date:
07/08/2014
... . Many academic journal articles and even entire books are devoted to the importance of leadership to the success of ... in the nonprofit, corporate, or government realms. There are literally entire shelves in...
NY Community Trust Supports Wide Range of Education Technology Efforts
Release Date:
08/12/2014
The NY Community Trust's support for technology learning in NYC ranges from tech integration at the middle school level to workforce development and technology skills training for college graduates and job seekers.
MetLife Releases New Corporate Responsibility Report
Release Date:
09/25/2014
MetLife Inc.'s new corporate responsibility Report outlines the organization's corporate responsibility programs, including the MetLife Foundation, which commited $200 million of financial support in 2013.
Andy Warhol Foundation to Exhibit Unseen Work, Increase Focus on Grantmaking
Release Date:
01/04/2015
... and entering a new, mature phase, focused solely on grant- making .... Andy Warhol Foundation to Exhibit Unseen Work, ...
Ford, OSF and Others Join Forces to Safeguard Internet Liberties
Release Date:
02/05/2015
The new coalition will be called NetGain and will work to create an Internet-based public sphere.
Ford’s President Highlights Government’s Role in Reducing Inequality
Release Date:
10/30/2015
... future, Ford plans to articulate a more detailed grant- making strategy to combat racial, gender, income, and other ... the discussion, Mr. Walker provided a glimpse. Here are some of the questions readers...
With Mellon Support, Smithsonian to Create National Art Database
Release Date:
02/22/2016
The Smithsonian American Art Museum, and 14 institutions from around the country, are building a shared, and searchable, online database that could spur research and scholarship about American art.
Century Foundation Research on School Segregation is Focus of Reporting in The Atlantic
Release Date:
04/21/2016
... King said that the need for “urgency” when it comes to making classrooms more socioeconomically and racially diverse ...
How Philanthropy Can Help Achieve the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals in the U.S.
Publication date:
07/2016
This report from the Council on Foundations examines how U.S. funders can view their work in the global development framework and contribute to the success of the goals in the United States.
Century Foundation President Comments on New Proposal Offering Debt Forgiveness
Release Date:
07/22/2016
What makes you a public servant? For the purposes of the federal student loan program, 10 years working for the government or most nonprofits qualifies.
Ford Foundation Paper Cited in Wired Article on the Future of Open Source Code
Release Date:
08/11/2016
... runs on software. But the tools we use to build software are buckling under increased demand. Nearly all software ...
Ford Foundation Supports Film About the Epic Clash Over the Amazon
Release Date:
08/17/2016
... a story that isn't over yet. The outsized protagonists are indigenous leader Alberto Pizango, who the filmmakers .....
Supported by Simons Foundation, Super-Resolution Microscope Builds 3-D Images By Mapping Negative Space
Release Date:
09/06/2016
... of Texas at Austin have demonstrated a method for making three-dimensional images of structures in biological ...