NYC Council members rip Walmart’s charity of ‘dangerous dollars’
Release Date:
06/04/2014
... have fired off a letter to Walmart demanding that it stop making millions in charitable contributions to local groups ...
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Instead of Retiring, Many Seek 'Encore' Jobs
Release Date:
07/07/2014
... in 2011 seems to be on the rise as millions of Americans are making plans to work instead of retiring and with many opting ... of the 100 million people in that age range, work in what are...
On Agenda For New Ms. Foundation Head: Diversity and Safeguarding Reproductive Rights
Release Date:
07/10/2014
... of the Ms. Foundation for Women is to "diversify our grant making and what philanthropy looks like." She also tells .....
Bloggers Falsely Accuse JPMorgan Chase of Employee "LGBT Loyalty Test"
Release Date:
07/07/2014
... to be the victim of right wing bloggers who have been making erroneous posts alleging the bank requires its ...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Commits $45 Million for City Halls to Tackle Urban Issues
Release Date:
08/20/2014
... Memphis, and New Orleans. “Mayors everywhere are focused on innovation – and, increasingly, on the tools ...
Donors to Gay Causes Consider Their Next Steps
Release Date:
11/03/2014
Arcus Foundation, Johnson Family Foundation, Overbrook Foundation and Ford Foundation explore the future of the LGBTQ movement.
Foundation to Move Funds to Detroit Pensions
Release Date:
11/12/2014
Six foundations (including the Ford Foundation) have committed over $330 million in support.
J.M. Kaplan Fund Launches Innovation Prize, Seeks Applicants
Release Date:
01/29/2015
... for technical assistance or targeted project expenses, making a total award of up to $175,000. Specifically, the ...
TCC Group Exlpores a New Approach to Capacity Building
Release Date:
02/03/2015
... impact it can achieve. And while situations vary, there are better and worse ways of seeing. Consider the term ...
Simons Foundation Initiative Provides Support for Early Career Scientists
Release Date:
03/25/2015
... for indirect (or administrative) costs. Faculty Scholars are required to devote at least 50 percent of their total ...
Ford Foundation Provides $500 Thousand for Relief Efforts in Nepal
Release Date:
04/30/2015
... in Nepal The Ford Foundation today announced it was making $500,000 in grants to support disaster relief and ... has supported development work for over 60 years. "We are deeply concerned for the well-...
Century Foundation Releases Report on NYC Universal Pre-K
Release Date:
05/13/2015
The new report offers diversity as a means for improvement.
Century Foundation Releases Report Detailing Virtual Labor Organizing
Release Date:
06/10/2015
The study examines the use of technology to reduce income inequality.
Sloan Foundation Backs Digital Public Library of America's Push to Serve All 50 States by 2017
Release Date:
06/29/2015
The Alfred P. Sloan and James L. Knight Foundations have announced a $3.4 million investment in the initiative.
NYC Social Impact Investment Fails to Meet Goal
Release Date:
07/06/2015
... on social skills, personal responsibility, and decision making .... NYC Social Impact Investment Fails to Meet Goal ...
Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City Cannot Accept Donations for World Cup Parade
Release Date:
07/10/2015
City Hall does not currently have a mechanism in place to accept public donations.
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Works to Build a Better South Bronx
Release Date:
07/10/2015
... diabetes, asthma and obesity. The project is deliberate in making an active lifestyle a part of everyday life.... Doris ...
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Facilitates Clinical Research with $8.7 Million in Grants
Release Date:
07/14/2015
... clinical research. This year's awardees — who are engaged in a broad range of areas, from schizophrenia to .....
Bloomberg Philanthropies Announces First Cities Selected to Join What Works Cities Initiative
Release Date:
08/05/2015
... in order to improve services, inform local decision making and engage citizens.... Bloomberg Philanthropies ...
What We Learned from the Failure of the Rikers Island Social Impact Bond
Release Date:
08/10/2015
Goldman Sachs lent $7.2 million to New York City and Bloomberg Philanthropies guaranteed $6 million.