Sequestering the Sector
Release Date:
02/28/2013
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors President & CEO Melissa Berman discusses what the sequester could mean for the nonprofit sector.
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CECP Announces 2013 Excellence Awards in Corporate Philanthropy
Release Date:
02/26/2013
The Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy awarded its Chairman's Award to IBM for the Smarter Cities Challenge, a three-year, $50 million competitive grant program to make cities around the world smarter and more livable.
Sloan Foundation Announces 2013 Research Fellowships
Release Date:
02/22/2013
Awarded annually by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation since 1955, the 2013 class of fellows includes 126 researchers from 61 colleges and universities across the United States and Canada.
New York Life Awards $5 Million to September 11 Memorial, Museum
Release Date:
02/21/2013
The grant will support construction of an education center that will tell the story and honor the victims of the 1993 and 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.
The Role of Philanthropy and Advocacy in Healthcare Reform Implementation
Release Date:
02/21/2013
A report from Philanthropy New York’s “Money and Power in Post-Election America: Where Is Philanthropy?” conference's Health Reform breakout session.
Small Nonprofit Newsroom Wins Pulitzer for Reporting
Release Date:
04/16/2013
InsideClimate News, a five-year-old nonprofit environmental journalism outlet supported in part by the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, won a Pulitzer Prize for national reporting for its investigation of a pipeline oil spill in Michigan.
Ms. Foundation for Women Receives Bequest
Release Date:
04/16/2013
The nearly $2 million bequest from the estate of Margaret "Meg" Jacobs is the largest bequest in the organization's forty-year history.
President, Again, Attacks Charitable Deduction
Release Date:
04/11/2013
This examination of President Obama’s federal budget proposal includes comments from Michael Peterson, President of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
Donor-Advised-Fund Tool Sends Gifts Directly to Charities
Release Date:
04/09/2013
The DAF Direct widget, a simple application that can be placed on a nonprofit’s website, was created by Fidelity Charitable in collaboration with other donor-advised funds and 10 charities that have piloted the application.
Open Society Offers New Grants to Spur Charity Collaboration
Release Date:
04/08/2013
Teams of charities in eight U.S. cities are competing for long-term grants, through the Open Society Foundations' Open Places Initiative, that will be used to help improve opportunities for low-income people and minorities.
Spending a Week on Food Stamps Taught Me a Lesson That Could Aid All Grant Makers
Release Date:
04/07/2013
An op-ed by Simon Greer, CEO of the Nathan Cummings Foundation.
Report About NYC’s Libraries Sparks New Proposal from Speaker Quinn
Release Date:
04/05/2013
The Center for an Urban Future’s report, which was funded by the Charles H. Revson Foundation, documented the important role that public libraries play in communities across New York City.
Council on Foundations Announces 2013 Philanthropy Awards
Release Date:
04/04/2013
Carnegie Corporation of New York President Vartan Gregorian is among the honorees, receiving CoF's Distinguished Service Award.
Will Obamacare Increase Insurance Costs in New York State?
Release Date:
04/01/2013
An op-ed by James Knickman, President and CEO of the New York State Health Foundation.
What It Means To Be A Philanthropist -- Gen Xers and Millennials Weigh In
Release Date:
04/01/2013
21/64 Managing Director Sharna Goldseker and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy’s Michael Moody discuss their recent report on the philanthropic vision of the next generation of donors.
Carnegie Corporation of New York Awards More Than $19.2 Million in Grants
Release Date:
03/29/2013
The 26 board-approved grants were made to organizations in the United States and around the world.
The Secret to More Effective Philanthropy: Funding the Unknown
Release Date:
03/28/2013
An op-ed by Elizabeth Good Christopherson, President and CEO of the Rita Allen Foundation, in anticipation of the May 2013 Ashoka Future Forum in Washington, D.C.
4 Foundations Recognized for Aiding the Needy and Minorities
Release Date:
03/26/2013
The NoVo Foundation, the Levi Strauss Foundation, the Woods Fund of Chicago and the California Community Foundation received the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy’s inaugural Impact Awards for creativity and leadership in giving.
Carnegie Corporation Commits $15 Million for Rethinking School Design
Release Date:
03/25/2013
This initial commitment to support district-based school design work uses the principles in a new Carnegie Corporation report as a starting point.
The Grantmaking Formula for the New Normal
Release Date:
03/25/2013
An op-ed by Douglas Bauer, Executive Director of the Clark Foundation.