Site Search

Appointments & Transitions

Funding Area

Health

Commonwealth Fund President Karen Davis to Step Down at End of 2012

Release Date:

01/02/2012

... system, plans to step down as the Fund’s president on December 31, 2012. “Karen Davis is one of the outstanding thinkers and leaders on healthcare reform,” said James R. Tallon, Jr., Chair of ... to an...

Find More By

News type

Related Organizations

The Commonwealth Fund

2021 J.M.K. Innovation Prizes Awarded to 10 Initiatives With Standout Potential, Shared Community Focus

Release Date:

11/16/2021

... with the potential to make a significant, lasting impact on America’s most pressing challenges. The 2021 awardees ... by a second-round review by thirty subject matter experts . “Our open application process,...

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Social Justice

Related Organizations

The J.M. Kaplan Fund

Finding the Right Balance: Thoughts on Advocacy and Direct Service Funding from Ashley Blanchard

Release Date:

07/09/2010

On June 10th, Philanthropy New York held a panel discussion ... long-time grantees in these activities. Conversely, I’m on the board of the Hill-Snowdon Foundation , which ... organizing. We typically fund...

Find More By

News type

Insights

Audience

All Funders

Occupy The Box

Release Date:

03/21/2012

... given at the Better Business Bureau Charity Symposium on February 28, 2012.) When I heard the title of today’s ... of supporting start-up nonprofits, with an emphasis on those that value self-determination and...

Find More By

News type

Insights

Audience

All Funders

The Haitian Earthquake: Response, Relief & Recovery

Release Date:

01/14/2010

... We encourage our members to visit our special webpage on the disaster in the days ahead for more information. Tell us what ...

Find More By

News type

Insights

Audience

All Funders

UJA Federation Charities Scramble to Address FEGS Closure

Release Date:

03/16/2015

... entities and elected officials failed to see the disaster coming. Groups associated under the UJA ...

Find More By

News type

Topic(s)

UJA-Federation of New York

Related Organizations

Verizon Foundation to Match Employee Contributions to Nepal Relief Efforts

Release Date:

04/28/2015

... victims of the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Nepal on Saturday, claiming more than 3,000 lives, injuring more ... via loved ones in the region—by the devastating natural disaster . In a bid to encourage...

Find More By

News type

Corporate Social Responsibility

Funding Area

Disaster Relief

Related Organizations

Verizon

Rockefeller's Rodin Discusses City Resiliency on Innovation Hub

Release Date:

05/04/2015

Rockefeller's Rodin Discusses City Resiliency on Innovation Hub Chances are, you’re always flirting with disaster . Whether you live in the drought-ridden West, the ... Rockefeller's Rodin Discusses City...

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Communications/Media

Disaster Relief

Resilience: Nature’s Lessons for Surviving Its Worst Moods

Release Date:

06/02/2015

... challenge. One group that is putting it to practice on a broad scale is the Rockefeller Foundation with its 100 ... might compromise their existence in the face of a natural disaster like the Nepal earthquake...

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Related Organizations

Rockefeller's 100 Resilient Cities: Analysis Method Using Data-Driven Mapping

Release Date:

03/29/2016

... effective ways to stay resilient in a natural or manmade disaster . Sandia created an Urban Resilience Analysis ...

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Related Organizations

Appointments & Transitions

Judith Rodin Steps Down as Head of Rockefeller Foundation

Release Date:

06/16/2016

... to help cities identify their weaknesses “before the disaster happens?” Mr. Karp agreed: “We think this can be ...

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Related Organizations

New York Community Trust Gives $100K Grant to Encourage Resilient Building Practices in NYC and Beyond

Release Date:

07/07/2016

The grant will help communities be better prepared against rising seas, flooding, and other natural disasters.

Find More By

News type

The New York Community Trust

Funding Area

Community Development

Related Organizations

With Support from the Rockefeller Foundation, This New Orleans Neighborhood Is Fighting Flooding By Welcoming It

Release Date:

03/09/2017

... U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Natural Disaster Resilience Competition to further the implementation ... "What Katrina exposed for us is that we cannot just rely on manmade,...

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Related Organizations

Bloomberg Philanthropies Highlights Coal Communities in Latest Film

Release Date:

05/01/2017

... Highlights Coal Communities in Latest Film The new film on the coal industry that Bloomberg Philanthropies is ... its federal funding, which would have a crippling effect on its work—and on...

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Rockefeller-Backed FarmerLink Helps Philippine Planters Milk the Coconut Boom

Release Date:

05/10/2017

FarmerLink, a pilot project set up by a consortium to make small-scale coconut farmers in the Philippines more resilient to shocks like natural disasters and pests, and increase their productivity, takes advantage of mobile technology.

Find More By

News type

International/Foreign Affairs

Funding Area

Food Systems

Related Organizations

As Harvey Hammers Texas, Oddo Says Lessons Of Sandy Are Ignored

Release Date:

08/29/2017

... out of Texas, it's more heartbreaking to know that the disaster recovery mechanism in this country is still broken," .....

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Housing and Homelessness

Millions of Dollars From Corporations and Individuals Flow to Flood-Ravaged Texas

Release Date:

08/29/2017

... of the intended recipient nonprofit, the Center for Disaster Philanthropy, for several hours on Tuesday. Donors were still able to make transactions ...

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

In The Battle For Trans Equality In North Carolina, This Teen Is On The Front Lines

Release Date:

09/28/2017

... Battle For Trans Equality In North Carolina, This Teen Is On The Front Lines North Carolina has become a flashpoint for ... corresponds to their gender identity. HB 2 was a costly disaster for the state and...

Find More By

News type

Funding Area

Gender Justice

In Hurricanes’ Wake, Nonprofits Worry About Fundraising Impact

Release Date:

10/10/2017

... the Night, a political saga set in Russia that had been on the calendar for months. As damage was being cleared at the theater, the play opened on schedule at a University of Houston venue. The team ... lines...

Find More By

News type

Funding Area