Smarter Philanthropy for Greater Impact
Publication date:
03/2014
This special supplement from Stanford Social Innovation Review includes eleven ...
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Heckscher Foundation for Children Works to Demystify NYC High School Admissions Process
Release Date:
07/13/2015
... high schools in New York City can be a daunting task, from the sheer number of options available to the notoriously ... As a result, a number of resources have been developed, from websites to new apps, to...
Carnegie President Praises Efforts to Amplify World Humanitarian Initiatives
Release Date:
08/19/2015
... day we are inundated with harrowing stories of desperation from refugees around the world. From those risking everything to cross the Mediterranean or ... with too many unknowns: Where will my next meal come...
Atlantic Philanthropies Writes About Philanthropy’s Role in Promoting Positive Approaches to School Discipline
Release Date:
01/07/2016
... of ninth grade, my son's friend Emmanuel was suspended from school for bringing a brick to class. Emmanuel had found ... are not soft, and Emmanuel's display of irony got a laugh from his classmates...
Microsoft Joins Bloomberg, JPMorgan & Others in Supporting Smithsonian's Museum of African American History
Release Date:
03/25/2016
... Other recent donations include $1 million from the Alfred Street Baptist Church, a $10 million gift from David Rubenstein, $1 million from MGM Resorts International and $1 million ...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Highlights Coal Communities in Latest Film
Release Date:
05/01/2017
... industry that Bloomberg Philanthropies is co-producing, From the Ashes, highlights the challenges facing out-of-work ... on its work—and on the former miners who are benefitting from its programs. That kind of...
New York Business Coalition Denounces Trump Move On DACA
Release Date:
09/06/2017
... program protecting undocumented immigrants. The criticism from the Partnership for New York City was part of widespread ... for Childhood Arrivals, which granted temporary reprieve from deportation and...
Atlantic Philanthropies and Ford Foundation Funded Lynching Memorial and Slavery Museum Sets April Opening
Release Date:
11/14/2017
... Five Points area. The museum, called The Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration, will open in downtown ... The opening of the memorial and museum will be celebrated from April 26-29 with...
William T. Grant Foundation Supported Study Finds Trump Immigration Policies Take Mental Toll on Latino Parents
Release Date:
03/22/2018
... month in the Journal of Adolescent Health, collected data from 54 Latino parents about mental health from six focus groups and more than 200 surveys. Researchers ... The groups surveyed included undocumented...
UJA-Federation of New York Succeeds in Securing $84 Million for Local Jewish Day Schools and Yeshivot
Release Date:
05/20/2019
... day schools and yeshivot in New York. Twenty-two schools from New York City, Long Island, and Westchester participated ... $53 million. An additional $31 million was contributed from the match fund, yielding a...
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Ford Foundation Awards $2.7 Million to Artspace for Creative Placemaking
Release Date:
01/14/2013
... Artspace Projects, Inc. has announced a $2.7 million grant from the Ford Foundation in support of efforts designed to ... Artspace Projects, Inc. has announced a $2.7 million grant from the Ford Foundation in...
Philanthropy as Backer of Brains
Release Date:
05/02/2013
... the role of philanthropy as field-builder, drawing from the stories of the Rockefeller Foundation’s history of creating, defining and advancing fields, from public health, molecular biology, area studies, and...
Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program Releases Final Report
Release Date:
05/28/2013
... twelve years, helped more than 4300 social justice leaders from 22 countries advance their education and bring new ... African Parliament member Wilmot G. James and other guests from around the world at the...
Good Charity, Bad Charity
Release Date:
08/10/2013
... between different areas of philanthropy cites information from Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors. You are thinking of ... Good. But to which cause should you give? If you seek help from professional...
Rockefeller Foundation Awards $3.8 Million for IT Jobs in Ghana
Release Date:
03/26/2014
... jobs, primarily for disadvantaged youth. The grant from the foundation leverages a $5 million grant from the World Bank through its eGhana Project... Rockefeller ...
Brooklyn Community Foundation Moving to Crown Heights this Summer
Release Date:
04/09/2014
... in the heart of the borough: 1000 Dean Street. Relocating from DUMBO to Crown Heights, Brooklyn Community ... hub and incubator for nonprofit and civic organizations from across the borough…. Brooklyn...
First Payment Made Toward Detroit's 'Grand Bargain'
Release Date:
12/12/2014
... retirement systems this week as part of the city’s exit from bankruptcy. The Foundation for Detroit’s Future, a nonprofit created specifically to transfer funds from 12 foundations and the Detroit Institute of...
Simons Foundation Funds Groundbreaking Autism Research
Release Date:
12/15/2014
... responses and related inflammation, an analysis of data from autopsied human brains reveals. The study, a ... and the University of Alabama at Birmingham, included data from 72 autism and control brains. It...
Ford, OSF and Others Join Forces to Safeguard Internet Liberties
Release Date:
02/05/2015
... Over the past two decades, the Internet has evolved from an obscure Defense Department project to a global ... good. The group, which includes several heavy hitters from the foundation world including the Ford...