City Year Receives $2.5 Million Grant from the New York Life Foundation
Release Date:
06/16/2015
The funding will impact as many as 150,000 middle school students.
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Is Overhead Having a Moment?
Release Date:
06/16/2015
Is it possible, after all these years of advocacy, government and philanthropy are beginning to heed the call?
New Training Program Takes on Teacher Improvement
Release Date:
06/17/2015
The program is supported by The Simons Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Foundations Vow to Invest in Clean-Energy Technology
Release Date:
06/17/2015
More than 90 foundations are committing at least 5% of their total endowment assets to new energy over the next five years, including RBF and Overbrook.
Russell Pennoyer Joins William T. Grant as Board Chair
Release Date:
06/17/2015
Pennoyer succeeds Henry Gooss, who has served in the role since 2009.
Scaling Effectively: Create a Plan, Support the Vision and Manage the Risks
Release Date:
06/17/2015
VP of Nonprofit Strategy at Social Impact Exchange, Anne Sherman, discusses how to scale for impact.
NY Juvenile Justice Funders Urge State Officials to 'Raise the Age'
Release Date:
06/18/2015
Philanthropic support includes Tow Foundation, Pinkerton Foundation, Andrus Family Fund, Long Island Community Foundation, Brooklyn Community Foundation, Bernard F. and Alva B. Gimbel Foundation, David Rockefeller Foundation and New York Foundation.
Helmsley Charitable Trust Increases Commitment to Environment of Madagascar
Release Date:
06/18/2015
The foundation has announced new funding of $900,000 to conserving the ecosystem of Madagascar through the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.
Ford's Walker Addresses a Solution for Inequality in CNN OpEd
Release Date:
06/18/2015
The Ford Foundation president believes you need to attack inequality at the root.
Michael Burke Joins New York Life Foundation as COO
Release Date:
06/22/2015
New York Life announced that Michael Burke has joined the company as chief operating officer, New York Life Foundation and corporate vice president in the Corporate Responsibility Department.
San Diego Grantmakers Hires Beeta Jahedi as Senior Director of Learning and Programs
Release Date:
06/22/2015
San Diego Grantmakers is pleased to announce that Beeta Jahedi will join the SDG team as Senior Director of Learning and Programs effective July 24, 2015.
6/24/2015 - Learning the Way: DACA, Educational Attainment and Philanthropy - Webinar Recording & Resources
Publication date:
07/2015
Please click here to view the materials and recording of the webinar, "Learning the Way: DACA, Educational Attainment and Philanthropy."
Sloan Foundation Backs Digital Public Library of America's Push to Serve All 50 States by 2017
Release Date:
06/29/2015
The Alfred P. Sloan and James L. Knight Foundations have announced a $3.4 million investment in the initiative.
Bloomberg Philanthropies Announces Public Arts Challenge Winners
Release Date:
06/29/2015
Through its Public Art Challenge, Bloomberg Philanthropies has announced two-year grants of up to $1 million each to six cities for temporary public art projects.
6/11/2015 - Funding Where Poverty Lives: City and Suburban Realities - PPT Presentation & Notes
Publication date:
06/2015
View the PowerPoint presentation and notes from the program, "Funding Where Poverty Lives: City and Suburban Realities."
Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces First Cohort of Incubator Project
Release Date:
06/29/2015
Three nonprofit organizations were selected to take advantage of one year of free co-working space and a $5,000 stipend for start-up costs.
PRIs and Effective Intermediaries
Release Date:
06/30/2015
John Townsend outlines the reasoning for the Altman Foundation's use of an intermediary when making program related investments.
Bank of America Charitable Foundation Backs Workforce and Educational Development Opportunities
Release Date:
06/30/2015
The foundation has announced more than $1.1 million in grants to several Los Angeles nonprofit organizations.
Do Corporate Grantmakers Care More About the Poor Than Other Foundations?
Release Date:
06/30/2015
Corporate foundations like JPMorgan Chase have increased giving to underserved communities by as much as 40 percent in the last decade.
Noyes Foundation President Featured in Philanthropy News Digest
Release Date:
06/30/2015
Vic De Luca, President of the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation was interviewed about the foundation's new donor-advised campaign.