NYS Health Foundation Launches Consumer Empowerment Initiative, Seeks Proposals
Release Date:
03/23/2016
The New York State Health Foundation launched a Request for Proposals (RFP) for its newest priority area: Empowering Health Care Consumers.
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Rauschenberg Fee Dispute Goes to Florida Supreme Court
Release Date:
03/23/2016
The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation is asking the Florida state Supreme Court to take up a dispute about $24.6 million in fees awarded to trustees who managed the assets of artist Robert Rauschenberg after he died in 2008.
To Combat Islamophobia, Start Where You Are
Release Date:
03/23/2016
New York Foundation Executive Director Maria Mottola says that we must not be neutral bystanders.
Carnegie: Nuclear Material Isn’t Secure Enough
Release Date:
03/24/2016
How can we defeat complacency in protecting nuclear materials? First, we must have a culture committed to continuous improvement, says Carnegie in a series of articles about issues related to the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, D.C., on...
Teagle Foundation Gives $2M for College/Community Partnerships
Release Date:
03/14/2016
The Teagle Foundation awarded more than $2 million in grants across 11 projects under its “College-Community Connections” program.
Ford Foundation: The Equity Series- Cultural Equity
Release Date:
03/14/2016
In a series of conversations on equity, the Ford Foundation presents a dialogue on cultural equity. Ford Foundation President Darren Walker and acclaimed poet and college administrator Crystal Williams discuss issues of inequity and access in U.S...
Dodge Foundation Suports NJ Schools Grants for Field Trips in Pilot Program
Release Date:
03/14/2016
The Community Foundation of New Jersey and the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation are announcing today that their pilot program, Field Trip New Jersey, has awarded more than $45,000 in grants to schools supporting educational field trips.
TCC Group Unveils a New Foundation Core-Capacity Assessment Tool
Release Date:
03/14/2016
TCC Group launched a new tool, which is a free (for a limited time), online, statistically validated assessment measure that was developed to help foundations make sense of their institutional capacity strengths and challenges.
Rockefeller-founded Asia Society Marks 60 Years of Building Bridges Between the U.S. & Asia
Release Date:
03/15/2016
Asia Society will celebrate its 60th anniversary in 2016 with special exhibitions and signature events across the Society's global network that kick off this week in New York.
Century Foundation Report: The Real Price of College
Release Date:
03/15/2016
Century Foundation's research indicates that the current approach to higher education financing too often leaves low-income students facing unexpected, and sometimes untenable, expenses.
National Teen 2016 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Recipients Named (Bloomberg)
Release Date:
03/15/2016
Alliance for Young Artists & Writers announced the national award recipients of the 2016 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, the nation's longest-running and most prestigious recognition program for creative teens in grades 7–12.
Commentary from Rockefeller Foundation: A Solution to Hunger? Stop Throwing Dinner Away
Release Date:
03/15/2016
Judith Rodin, president of the Rockefeller Foundation, and Sam Kass, founder of Trove and chef, write that food loss costs the world economy almost $1 trillion annually.
Mayor's Fund Hires New Director of Development
Release Date:
03/15/2016
The Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City announced that Joy Shigaki will be joining the organization as its new Director of Development.
Foundation Core Capacity Assessment Tool (FCCAT)
A new Foundation Core Capacity Assessment Tool (FCCAT), an online, statistically validated assessment measure was developed by TCC Group to help foundations make sense of their institutional capacity strengths and challenges.
3/17/2016 - Using Financial Statements Together with IRS Form 990 - Live Stream Recording
Publication date:
03/2016
View the live stream recording of " Using Financial Statements Together with IRS Form 990 to Understand Your Potential Grantees ."
Revson Fellowship Produces Research on Female Face of Genocide
Release Date:
03/16/2016
For a Charles H. Revson Foundation Fellowship, Sarah Cushman researched the lives of women at the Birkenau concentration camp.
Carnegie Prize Honoring Genocide’s Unsung Heroes Profiled in NYTimes
Release Date:
03/16/2016
An international committee deliberating on who would receive a new humanitarian award, created in memory of the Armenian genocide, has selected four relatively obscure humanitarians as finalists for the annual prize.
More Informality, Please.
Release Date:
03/16/2016
Philanthropy loves its panel discussions. A panel is a great format, yet Philanthropy New York members tell us that they also love when we create learning and networking sessions in other formats. One of our groups is doing just that later this...
Arabella Advisors Noted in NPR Report: Solutions that Could Help The U.S. Slash Food Waste
Release Date:
03/16/2016
Each year, an estimated 133 billion pounds of food that farmers grow never makes it to our plates. That's enough to fill 44 skyscrapers. And tons of it ends up in landfills, where it emits methane, a greenhouse gas.
Wallace Foundation to Invest $47 Million In Redesigning Principal Preparation
Release Date:
03/16/2016
Strong principals are critical components of successful schools, and Wallace Foundation will be investing millions of dollars in research into what makes a principal effective.