New Board Members for Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees
Release Date:
01/26/2016
The membership of Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) elected new members to its board of directors.
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Peterson: With Primaries Near, Majority Of Voters Want Leaders To Focus On Fiscal Future
Release Date:
01/26/2016
Peterson Foundation’s January Fiscal Confidence Index, a monthly measure of public attitudes about the nation’s long-term debt and the efforts elected leaders are making to address America’s fiscal challenges, shows that a significant majority of...
Simons Foundation Study Shows New Insights on Ocean Microoganisms
Release Date:
01/26/2016
For microorganisms in the oceans -- including those that capture half of the carbon taken out of the atmosphere every day -- viruses are a major threat. But a paper to be published Jan. 25, 2016 in the journal Nature Microbiology shows that there's...
Meet The Woman Driving Sustainability And Corporate Responsibility At Tiffany & Co.
Release Date:
01/26/2016
At Tiffany & Co., Anisa Kamadoli Costa does two jobs --- leading sustainability efforts for Tiffany & Co. and running a major coporate foundation.
12/8/15 - "Nonprofit People Rising: How Foundations Can Nurture Diverse Grantee Talent and Build Organizational Strength" Live Stream Recording & PPT Presentation
Publication date:
12/2015
View materials and recording of the program "Nonprofit People Rising: How Foundations Can Nurture Diverse Grantee Talent and Build Organizational Strength."
22
Mar
2016
Foundation Archives: How Changes to the Way We Work is Sparking Innovation in the Way We Record Our History
Tuesday, March 22, 2016 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
We invite CEOs, trustees, records managers, and other senior staff to join foundation leaders and seasoned experts in an intimate discussion on recent work and innovations in preserving foundation records, particularly as organizations begin the...
Century Foundation Quoted in Article on School Desegregation Lawsuit
Release Date:
01/27/2016
Richard Kahlenberg, a senior fellow at the Century Foundation and a longtime researcher of school integration noted there was a difference between imposed and voluntary segregation.
Heron Calls for A New Model Of Philanthropy
Release Date:
01/27/2016
In a treatise entitled “Building a Foundation for the 21st Century,” Heron President Clara Miller makes the case that the modern economy demands a different practice of philanthropy, one that makes use of all of its resources to actively engage with...
Wallace Foundation Releases Report on Principal Evaluation
Release Date:
01/27/2016
About three-quarters of school principals are evaluated annually—but evidence suggests that those performance appraisals don’t always help principals sharpen the skills they need to improve student achievement.
To Avoid Being a Supporter of the Status Quo, Ask “So What?”
Release Date:
01/27/2016
Citi Foundation President Brandee McHale says that we should consider whether measurement might be preventing philanthropy from asking the big questions.
$10M McNulty Foundation Gift Expands Leadership Program at Wharton
Release Date:
01/28/2016
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania announced a $10 million commitment from Anne Welsh McNulty, which will drive the expansion and global reach of the current Wharton Leadership Program.
Bloomberg, U.S. Commerce Department To Host 2nd U.S.-Africa Business Forum In NYC
Release Date:
01/28/2016
Bloomberg Philanthropies and the U.S. Department of Commerce will co-host the second U.S.-Africa Business Forum during the week of September 19, 2016.
NYTimes Examines Hartford Foundation Work on Geriatrics
Release Date:
01/29/2016
Terry Fulmer, president of the Hartford Foundation, observed, in the New York Times article noting the foundation's work, how support is needed for a high quality of life for the elderly.
'Embrace of the Serpent' Wins Sloan Foundation Prize at Sundance for Portrayal of Science
Release Date:
01/29/2016
The Colombian film "Embrace of the Serpent," already up for the Academy Award in the Foreign-Language Film category, won The Alfred P. Sloan Prize at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival.
Grant Foundation Receives Award for Excellence in Youth Research & Programming
Release Date:
01/29/2016
The William T. Grant Foundation has been selected as the 2016 Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA) Presidential Citation: Organizational Impact Award for Excellence in Research and Programming for Youth.
NBC News Profiles Asian Women Giving Circle at Ms. Foundation
Release Date:
01/29/2016
In 2005, Hali Lee invited 10 friends together to raise money for what she hoped would be a game-changing geh, a shared saving circle, and the Asian Women Giving Circle (AWGC) was officially born. AWGC functions as a donor-advised fund at the Ms...
16
Mar
2016
Campaign for Grade Level Reading: The Funder Action Series, Part 3 - Webinar
Wednesday, March 16, 2016 -
11:00am to 12:00pm
Join us for the third webinar, of a four-part series, that will explore the Campaign for Grade Level Reading Initiative and its core community solution areas.
Tow Foundation Gives $25M to Barnard for Tech Center
Release Date:
02/01/2016
Telecommunications executive Leonard Tow's foundation is donating $25 million to Barnard College, which will use to build a new teaching center and institute a technology requirement.
Mortality Rates for Middle-Aged Whites Not Just About Drugs, Suicide, Says Commonwealth Fund
Release Date:
02/01/2016
Recent research has called attention to an unexpected rise in death rates among middle-aged, white Americans between 1999-2014. The especially broad reach of these negative mortality trends suggests there is an urgent need for further investigation...
NYS Health Foundation Releases Report on Uninsured Immigrants & Insurance Coverage
Release Date:
02/01/2016
As many as 457,000 unauthorized, uninsured immigrant New Yorkers remain ineligible for health care coverage, a new report from the NYS Health Foundation finds.