Foundation to Move Funds to Detroit Pensions
Release Date:
11/12/2014
Six foundations (including the Ford Foundation) have committed over $330 million in support.
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Whatever Happened to Obama’s ‘Promise Neighborhoods’ in NYC?
Release Date:
11/12/2014
Local organizations, such as the Elmezzi Foundation, received smaller planning grants, but were not selected for the larger implementation awards.
William T. Grant Foundation Announces Scholars Finalists
Release Date:
11/09/2014
The William T. Grant Scholars Program awards early-career researchers in social, behavioral and health sciences.
Partnership with MasterCard Foundation Working to Strengthen Board Governance in Africa
Release Date:
11/13/2014
A $6.1 million partnership between MasterCard Foundation and the Center for Financial Inclusion at Accion will launch the Accion Africa Board Fellowship Program.
Taking the Time to Learn in Transition: How the Ford Foundation Board Revamped the Traditional CEO Search
Release Date:
11/13/2014
Kofi Appenteng outlines the CEO search process that led to Darren Walker being named CEO of Ford Foundation.
Collective Impact: From Concept to Reality
Release Date:
11/13/2014
Elmezzi Foundation Executive Director Pooja Joshi O'Hanlon defines the popular philanthropic idea of "collective impact."
John A. Hartford Foundation Forges Public-Private Partnership With CMMI to Spread "Hospital at Home" Model of Care
Release Date:
11/14/2014
Initiative offers hospital-level care for older adults with certain chronic conditions in their own homes.
People with Health Insurance Still Can't Afford All the Care They Need
Release Date:
11/14/2014
Commonwealth Fund reports that at least 13 percent of privately insured adults spend at least 10 percent of their income on medical care.
Four Freedoms Fund Names New Director
Release Date:
11/14/2014
Anita Khashu has been appointed Director of Four Freedoms Fund.
16
Dec
2014
Best Practices in HR Compliance - Surviving a Department of Labor Audit
Tuesday, December 16, 2014 -
8:00am to 11:15am
The Department of Labor has recently increased its audits, putting increased pressure on nonprofits and Foundations to ensure that both practices and records are in compliance.
The Ploughshares Fund Strives to Create a Nuclear-Free World
Release Date:
11/17/2014
The fund is backed by Open Society Institute, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation and Rockefeller Brothers Fund, among others.
Restoring and Extending Tax Incentives
Release Date:
11/17/2014
The end-of-year tax bill would restore several expired tax incentives.
The Living Wage Debate: Affordability and Feasibility
Release Date:
11/17/2014
Carol Kellerman, President of the Citizens Budget Commission, offers insight on the practicality of providing living wages for nonprofit employees.
Helmsley Charitable Trust Announces $2.2 Million in Emergency Funding for Ebola Response Efforts
Release Date:
11/18/2014
Gift will assist GlobalGiving's efforts to rebuild West African health systems.
Ford’s Walker Named to Independent Sector Board
Release Date:
11/18/2014
Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation, has been appointed to Independent Sector's Board of Directors.
Ford Foundation Works to Promote Government Action on Income Equality
Release Date:
11/18/2014
Ford Foundation created messaging to build public support for government anti-poverty action.
The Moment I Lost It
Release Date:
11/19/2014
The education practitioners in the room are the real experts because they are living the reality of education reform every day.
A Guide to NYC's New Pot Policy
Release Date:
11/19/2014
WNYC breaks down the new low-level marijuana policy.
New York Life Foundation Commits $1.4 Million to Childhood Bereavement Providers
Release Date:
11/19/2014
Gift will support the Grief Reach initiative.
15
Dec
2014
Why We Can’t Wait: Lessons from Listening to Girls of Color
Monday, December 15, 2014 -
1:45pm to 5:00pm
If we listened to girls and young women of color, what would they tell us? To find out, African American Policy Forum (AAPF), in partnership with local organizations, is hosting town hall hearings in cities throughout the country allowing community...