The New York Women’s Foundation and Ms. Foundation Announce Year Two Results of $100M Collective Fund
Release Date:
03/26/2018
... the public at #ProsperityTogether. In Year One ( 2016 ), Prosperity Together partners invested a collective ...
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National Progressive Advocate Heather McGhee Receives Brooklyn Community Foundation’s Inaugural Fair and Just Fellowship
Release Date:
05/16/2018
... achieved widespread recognition following her August 2016 appearance on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal , a ...
Jonathan Horowitz of The Klarman Family Foundation Wins 2021 JJ Greenberg Memorial Award
Release Date:
04/01/2021
... Klarman Family Foundation as a senior program officer in 2016 , Horowitz was a vice president of global philanthropy at ...
The Whiting Foundation Provides New Grants for Public Humanities Projects Filling in the Tapestry of History and Culture
Release Date:
05/11/2021
... the humanities for the public good. Since it began in 2016 , the WPEP has given $2.4 million to launch and expand ...
12/15/2014 - Why We Can’t Wait: Lessons from Listening to Girls of Color - Live stream and Materials
Publication date:
12/2014
View the materials and live stream recording of the program, "Why We Can’t Wait: Lessons from Listening to Girls of Color."
5/21/2015 - Program Related Investment: the Promise and Pitfalls - Live stream recording & Presentations
Publication date:
05/2015
View materials and the live stream recording of the program, "Program Related Investment: the Promise and Pitfalls."
JPMorgan Chase Joins Second Chance Efforts to Reduce Obstacles to Employment
Release Date:
10/21/2019
... Chicago. Specifically, the firm will apply its business resources and expertise — including data, research, talent ... PolicyCenter is powered by the firm’s global business resources and expertise, including...
In the Aftermath: How to Help in the Philippines
Release Date:
11/13/2013
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors shares their suggestions — based on the best practices developed by other philanthropists over the years — for helping those affected by Typhoon Haiyan.
Try it, You’ll Like It: The Promise of Digital Media
Release Date:
07/26/2012
By David Morse, Senior Fellow, Encore.org One of the best things that can happen when you participate in an interesting panel is that you learn new things from your colleagues, or have nascent ideas tweaked, tested and maybe even...
28
Feb
2017
Prison Is The Most Unaffordable Housing
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
There is a documented link between rising housing costs, the recent drastic growth of evictions, and the exploding prison population. Over 100 cities in the United States criminalize life-sustaining activities such as sleeping, eating, and food-...
Bloomberg Philanthropies, Ford Foundation, and the JPB Foundation Announce $1.2 Million Grant to Support the Fresh Air Fund’s New NYC Summer Spaces and Youth Employment Programs
Release Date:
07/24/2020
... site locations on its website over the coming days. The sites will be operated on Mondays through Thursdays and each ...
New Study from Arnold Ventures finds Intensive, Specialized Training of Police Officers Leads to Reduced Crime, Fewer Arrests, and More Positive Interactions and Community Evaluations
Release Date:
03/29/2022
... of officers impacted outcomes. Across the three study sites , 28 police officers were randomly assigned to two ...
David Rockefeller Creative Arts Center Recognized for Sustainable Design, Architectural Excellence, and Community Impact
Release Date:
07/31/2023
“The Rockefeller Brothers Fund takes great pride in the David Rockefeller Creative Arts Center’s achievements,” said Geraldine Watson.
Ending Whack-a-Mole Philanthropy
Release Date:
10/08/2020
Too often in philanthropy we achieve progress or a reform, but don’t think to look around the corner. We thereby create - or exacerbate - another problem. It’s whack-a-mole philanthropy.
07
Jun
2012
-- POSTPONED -- Moving Beyond Your Comfort Zone: Unexpected Gains Through Creative Funding Practices
Thursday, June 7, 2012 -
8:45am to 11:00am
In a recent Forbes article, Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen, chair of the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society and president of her family’s foundation, underscored the importance of philanthropic innovations. “We need to become much more...
27
Nov
2012
Social Impact Bonds: The Brains Behind the Buzz
Tuesday, November 27, 2012 -
7:45am to 11:00pm
Are Social Impact Bonds the future of social change financing? Many of us in the sector have heard about them. The City of New York, in partnership with Goldman Sachs and Bloomberg Philanthropies, recently announced a major initiative to reduce...
06
Mar
2013
Keeping Risk Above Water Part 1: Can Mission-Related Investing Be Used for Disaster Response & Recovery?
Wednesday, March 6, 2013 -
11:00am to 1:00pm
Webinar
Thus far the costs of Hurricane Sandy are estimated as high as $60 billion: $20 billion in property damages and $10 billion to $30 billion more in lost business, with an overall impact on the economy for the fourth quarter of 2012 near .6 percent...
12
Mar
2013
Getting Your Foundation’s Spending Policy & Asset Allocation Right
Tuesday, March 12, 2013 -
8:45am to 11:00am
Today’s volatile market environment changes how foundations are thinking about spending policy and asset allocation. Come hear leading colleague, both foundation staff and trustee, in the field about their forecast of the market for the next few...
17
Apr
2013
Keeping Risk Above Water Part 2: Investing in Adaptation, Disaster Response & Recovery
Wednesday, April 17, 2013 -
12:00pm to 1:00pm
Webinar
Please join us to learn about market-rate investment opportunities in disaster response and recovery. As New York City and the surrounding region struggle to recover from personal and public loss in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, how can foundations...