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Declare Overhead Dead
Release Date:
03/18/2014
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors President and CEO Melissa Berman served as the keynote speaker at the recent BBB Charity Effectiveness Symposium, where one of the opportunities she touched on for 21st-century philanthropy was changing the language...
A New April 15: Make It a Day of Giving (Efficiently)
Release Date:
03/15/2010
By Eugene Steuerle (This piece was originally published in The NonProfit Times on March 1, 2010, and is reprinted with permission.) President Barack Obama on January 22 signed into law a provision allowing charitable gifts made...
The Century Foundation Has Obtained New Data Showing 99 Percent of Student Fraud Claims Concern For-Profit Colleges
Release Date:
11/13/2017
The Century Foundation (TCF) has obtained new data from the U.S. Department of Education about nearly 100,000 “borrower defense claims”—applications for loan relief from students who maintain that they have been defrauded or misled by federally...
James Rothkopf Elected to Board of Directors of FJC – A Foundation of Philanthropic Funds
Release Date:
03/12/2018
A Foundation of Philanthropic Funds announced that James (Jim) Rothkopf of Stamford, CT, a prominent finance executive, has been elected to its Board of Directors. FJC manages one of the nation’s largest Donor Advised Funds, as well as Fiscal...
New Report From The Redlich Horwitz Foundation: New York Should Use Family First Act As “Tailwind” for Curbing Congregate Care
Release Date:
04/24/2018
The grant maker laid out a slate of recommendations for the state, including limiting the allowable use of group settings and helping private providers change their business models.
Creating Enduring Value at a Corporate Foundation: Bridging the Gap Between Brand and Cause
Release Date:
09/24/2013
... is enormous when you can marshal the attention and resources of your organization, deploy them in a way that is ... a surprisingly overlooked group. Awareness, education and resources — particularly on the...
How One Foundation Became The First (Trust-Based) Follower
Release Date:
01/06/2021
... community and staff. Our role as funders is to provide resources to nonprofits and let them decide how those funds ... based on leadership, the management team, strategy, resources and the ability to execute...
What More Can We Do?
Release Date:
02/03/2021
... and who had been systematically denied the material resources to buffer them from the pandemic’s threats. In 16 ... Organizations with the greatest barriers to wealth and resources received the most additional...
Breaking Down Barriers: Meet the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation's "Open Call" Grantees
Release Date:
10/25/2023
... in New Jersey. Through their work, they advocate for the resources to address housing and homelessness, for changes to ... that limit opportunities for developers of color to access resources , and for the...
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.
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.
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...