Dyson Foundation’s Leadership to Change in June
Release Date:
03/19/2015
Andrea Reynolds will replace Diana Gurieva as President of the Foundation.
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More than Test Scores: What Young People Need to Succeed
Release Date:
03/23/2015
Hilary Rhodes, Senior Research and Evaluation Officer at The Wallace Foundation, examines the importance of social and emotional competencies when measuring student success rates.
What World Do You Want to Live In?
Release Date:
05/21/2015
"The world has changed since my grandparents were excluded from getting an education – no doubt about it, but inequality and injustice are still very much with us." - Fred Frelow, Ford Foundation
Want to Create a Movement? Create a Community.
Release Date:
06/10/2015
ZAC Foundation Executive Director, Cheryl Green Rosario, examines the importance of community building to spur support and create a movement.
Doris Duke’s Andrew Bowman to Lead The Land Trust Alliance
Release Date:
11/30/2015
The Land Trust Alliance, a national land conservation organization, announced that Andrew Bowman will assume the role of president starting Feb. 10, 2016.
Century Foundation Fellow Co-Authors Report on Admission Preferences of Low-Income Students
Release Date:
01/11/2016
Top higher-education instutions should set an admissions preference for low-income students because such students now face unjustified barriers and constitute only 3 percent of enrollment at the elite schools, according to a landmark report issued...
James Short Named Program Director for Teaching and Human Capital Management at Carnegie Corp.
Release Date:
02/09/2016
Carnegie Corporation of New York has named James Short to the position of Program Director of the foundation's Teaching and Human Capital Management portfolio of grants. He will join the Corporation on April 11.
After the Election, Building the Beloved Community
Release Date:
11/23/2016
Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation, writes, "As I go through my own efforts to assess and understand the last year in our national life, I find myself asking uncomfortable questions about my own institution and the social sector as a...
Beth Cobert Named CEO of Skillful at Markle Foundation
Release Date:
04/25/2017
Markle Foundation CEO and President Zoë Baird today announced the appointment of Beth Cobert, former Acting Director of the United States Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and a long-time leader at McKinsey & Company, as Chief Executive...
Brooklyn Community Foundation Adds Four Members to Board of Directors
Release Date:
05/24/2017
Brooklyn Community Foundation is pleased to announce the election of four new members to its Board of Directors, effective April 29, 2017. The new members are Brooklyn philanthropist Diane Steinberg, National Grid Executive Rudolph Wynter, retired...
Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Names Daniel F. Wilhelm President
Release Date:
06/05/2017
The appointment marks a new chapter in the life of the organization, which supports research and programs to enhance understanding and develop solutions to violence and conflict in the United States and around the globe.
What Now? From Outrage to Action
Release Date:
08/28/2017
What happened in Charlottesville is a national disgrace, but also a symptom of a chronic disease our country has suffered far too long, writes John H. Jackson, President and CEO, The Schott Foundation for Public Education. He recommends ways the...
Measuring the State of Disaster Philanthropy 2017: Data to Drive Decisions
Publication date:
10/2017
... for free at disasterphilanthropy.foundationcenter. org . Donors, foundations, corporations, journalists, NGOs, ...
Ins and Outs of Forming Early Childhood Education Research-to-Practice and Policy Partnerships
Release Date:
01/11/2018
Sara Vecchiotti, Chief Program Officer, Foundation for Child Development outlines key strategies for ECE and K-12 Funders.
Federal Judge Sides With TCF Against DeVos's Education Department
Release Date:
02/20/2018
A federal judge granted The Century Foundation's request for a temporary restraining order against the Department of Education — what is thought to be the first order of its kind against Secretary Betsy DeVos.
Holly J. Humphrey, MD, MACP, Named President of the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation
Release Date:
05/17/2018
Holly J. Humphrey, MD, MACP, Named President of the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Holly J. Humphrey, MD, MACP, Dean for Medical Education at the University of Chicago, has been selected as the next president of the...
What's the Secret to Responsive Grantmaking?
Release Date:
01/28/2020
At the risk of sounding so uncool, it’s always been a guilty pleasure of mine to log onto Guidestar and read through 990s—the federal tax form that all 501(c)(3)s are required to file each year. I suppose I feel guilty because it makes me feel like...
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
The programs will provide 26,000 play slots for kids ages 5-13 and employment for over 200 youth.
The Rockefeller Foundation Announces Grant to Expand Access to Covid-19 Testing and Tracing in Africa
Release Date:
01/28/2021
Testing and tracing remain two of the strongest public health interventions for containing Covid-19 on this continent of about 1.3 billion people.
Tow Foundation Commits $2 Million to Multiple Myeloma Research at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Release Date:
04/27/2022
This will support multiple myeloma research at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, and in particular, the work of C. Ola Landgren, M.D., Ph.D., a world-renowned hematologic oncologist.