"Risk Is a Fact of Life." A Conversation with Stephen Heintz of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Release Date:
02/16/2018
... sector. American foundations give away about $60 billion a year , a significant sum of money except when you compare it ...
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Bloomberg Philanthropies Selects Top 35 Innovative Urban Ideas as Finalists in 2018 Mayors Challenge
Release Date:
02/21/2018
... $100,000 per city, a new addition to the competition this year . The Mayors Challenge returns to the U.S. as one of the ...
Ford, Hilton Foundation, and JPB Foundation Join others in Collaborative Fund to Address Housing Instability
Release Date:
02/23/2018
Understanding that stable homes provide an important platform for individual success and thriving communities, nine of the nation’s largest private foundations have joined forces to create the Funders for Housing and Opportunity collaborative, with...
New York State Health Foundation Funded Study Finds Most NY Health Providers Are Not Ready to Care for Veterans
Release Date:
03/01/2018
Only about 2 percent of the physicians and other health care providers in New York State are equipped to provide timely and quality care to veterans in the community, according to a new RAND Corporation study.
All Proceeds From the Auction of David and Peggy Rockefeller's Art Collection Will Go to Charity
Release Date:
03/15/2018
... best,'" David Jr. recalls of his dad, who passed away last year at the age of 101. "He would say 'This is the best steak .....
Bloomberg Philanthropies Publishes Results of Largest Survey of American Mayors
Release Date:
04/05/2018
... with the new administration has gotten worse over the past year . The research also provides a deep examination of how ...
MasterCard Foundation Commits 100 million to Projects Within Its Young Africa Works Strategy
Release Date:
04/16/2018
... young people entering the continent’s workforce each year than in the rest of the world combined. Can that ...
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funds New Research on the Energy and Environmental Implications of the Digital Economy
Release Date:
04/18/2018
... grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to support a two- year project focused on the implications of the digital ...
Bloomberg Philanthropies-Supported Criminal Justice Mentorship Program Scales across Country
Release Date:
05/02/2018
... With 600,000 men and women returning home from prison each year , there is an abundant supply of credible messengers who, ...
Andrus Family Fund and Groundswell Fund Amongst Leading LGBTQ Funders
Release Date:
05/07/2018
Just over 60 U.S. foundations increased their grantmaking by 25 percent or more in 2016, earning them a place on Funders for LGBTQ Issues’ 2016 honor roll.
Bloomberg Philanthropies Expands Arts Innovation and Management Program
Release Date:
05/11/2018
... and Washington, D.C. Through the $43 million multi- year initiative, Bloomberg Philanthropies will provide ...
OSF Leaving Hungary Under Government Pressure
Release Date:
05/15/2018
Under intense political pressure and the threat of legal sanctions, George Soros’s Open Society Foundations said on Tuesday that it had become impossible to work in Hungary, whose prime minister has blamed Mr. Soros for the country’s problems, and...
Salesforce.org Launches Philanthropy Cloud That Could Transform Corporate Giving
Release Date:
05/31/2018
With Philanthropy Cloud, companies can manage all their philanthropic efforts on one network, easily connecting with employees about CSR initiatives, and then tracking progress, motivating participation, and measuring collective impact.
Michael Bloomberg Will Spend $80 Million on the Midterms To Flip the House for the Democrats
Release Date:
06/25/2018
... to take control of the House of Representatives this year , directing aides to spend tens of millions of dollars in ...
Research to Prevent Blindness Funds Research for Eye Implant
Release Date:
07/09/2018
Researchers at Caltech have developed an implantable pressure sensor that can reside in the human eye for years at a time while wirelessly sending data about the eye’s health to the patient or medical professionals. The implant could make it easier...
McNulty Prize Catalyst Fund Launches at the Aspen Institute
Release Date:
07/10/2018
The McNulty Foundation announced the inaugural recipients of the McNulty Prize Catalyst Fund, a new fund at the Aspen Institute to support innovative social ventures at vital inflection points.
Eugene M. Lang Foundation Takes Action With New Grant For Immigration Lawyers
Release Date:
07/10/2018
... who made headlines in 1981 when he promised full four- year college scholarships to a graduating class of East ...
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The Supreme Court Nominee and the 2018 Elections - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP
Monday, August 6, 2018 -
3:00pm to 4:00pm
The retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy, and subsequent nomination of Brett Kavanaugh, have far-reaching implications that could negatively affect all the issues we most care about, such as voting rights (including partisan gerrymandering), money...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Announces 14 Finalists In The Running For Its 2018 Public Art Challenge
Release Date:
07/18/2018
... light installations, murals, and performances. “This year ’s proposals focus on critical issues facing our ...
BNY Mellon Partners With Girls' Leadership Initiative on Stem Boot Camp
Release Date:
08/02/2018
A global leadership development initiative of the United Nations Foundations is partnering with BNY Mellon to bring STEM boot camps to five cities, including Pittsburgh.