From Health-Care Reform, Lessons for Education Policy
Release Date:
07/09/2013
An op-ed by Greg Anrig, Vice President of Policy and Programs at The Century Foundation.
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Art Groups Fear Losing a Mayor, and His Money
Release Date:
07/01/2013
With less than six months remaining in Michael Bloomberg’s tenure as mayor, and the recent end of a two-year grant program from Bloomberg Philanthropies, many artists and art-supporting organizations have grown concerned.
COF 2.0: Is This What The Field of Philanthropy Really Needs?
Release Date:
08/21/2013
An op-ed by Doug Bauer, Executive Director of The Clark Foundation, in NCRP’s Summer 2013 issue of Responsive Philanthropy.
It’s Time to Cut Through the Hype of Impact Investing
Release Date:
08/19/2013
This op-ed mentions the roles of the Ford Foundation and the F.B. Heron Foundation in the evolution of impact investing.
Atlantic Philanthropies Awards Grants Totaling $11 Million to Nonprofits in Ireland, Northern Ireland
Release Date:
08/16/2013
The grant recipients’ efforts include provide palliative care to people with dementia, promoting philanthropy in the Republic of Ireland, and improving outcomes for children and youth in Northern Ireland.
Target Hands Decision on $5-Million Schools Gift to Online Voters
Release Date:
08/15/2013
For the first time, Target is letting its shoppers decide, via Facebook, how it will distribute $5 million in donations to public schools through its “Give With Target” campaign. (Target President of Community Relations Laysha Ward is also quoted in...
Goldman Sachs, Pritzker Group to Invest $7 Million in Utah School District
Release Date:
08/14/2013
Goldman Sachs and the Pritzker Group will fund the expansion of an early-childhood program in Salt Lake City's Granite School District through a social impact bond.
Red Cross Awards $1 Million to Staten Island Foundation for Sandy Recovery Efforts
Release Date:
08/14/2013
The grant from the American Red Cross will be distributed through the foundation's Hurricane Sandy Nonprofit Recovery Fund and help support community-based organizations providing home repairs for seniors, mental health services and coordination of...
Good Charity, Bad Charity
Release Date:
08/10/2013
This op-ed by Princeton University professor Peter Singer on how to choose between different areas of philanthropy cites information from Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors.
Why Don’t Corporations Give to Charity?
Release Date:
08/08/2013
In an op-ed for Slate, Ken Stern examines the decline in corporate contributions to charities in the U.S., as a percentage of pretax profits, over the past 30 years.
Talking Optimism and Opportunity With New Ford Foundation Head
Release Date:
08/08/2013
A profile of Darren Walker as he prepares to assume the role of President of the Ford Foundation.
Inaugural Bellagio/PopTech Fellows Announced
Release Date:
08/07/2013
The Rockefeller Foundation and PopTech have announced the inaugural recipients of the Bellagio/PopTech Fellows program, a collaborative incubator that works to foster ideas for improving the lives of poor and vulnerable populations.
Atlantic Philanthropies to Award €15 Million to Address Child Poverty
Release Date:
08/07/2013
The $19.78 million grant from Atlantic to the Irish state agency Pobal will be used to support children at risk of poverty within the mainstream education and child care systems.
New Jersey Recovery Fund Awards $3.8 Million for Sandy Relief
Release Date:
08/07/2013
Created with a lead gift from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, and hosted by the Community Foundation of New Jersey, the fund is a collaborative effort of local and national foundations, New Jersey-based corporations and individuals committed to...
Boys & Girls Clubs of America Receives $1 Million for High School Success Campaign
Release Date:
08/06/2013
The New York Life Foundation’s four-year grant to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America will strengthen the organization's academic programming for high school students.
NYC losing small hospitals as money woes mount
Release Date:
08/06/2013
This article on the increasing closure of small, independent hospitals in New York quotes James Tallon, President of the United Hospital Fund.
Underwater Mortgages, Drowning Cities, and Rogue Financiers
Release Date:
08/06/2013
A blog post by Robert C. Hockett, Fellow at The Century Foundation.
Sloan Foundation Partners With Cornell, Georgia Tech, Penn State to Boost STEM Mentoring Among Minorities
Release Date:
08/05/2013
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation’s partnership with Cornell University, the Georgia Institute of Technology and Pennsylvania State University will fund University Centers of Exemplary Mentoring for minority graduate students in STEM (science,...
William T. Grant Foundation Awards $1.7 Million for Research to Benefit Youth
Release Date:
08/03/2013
The seven grants totaling nearly $1.7 million are in support of researchers and organizations working to understand and improve the environments in which youth spend their time.
Penn Announces $1.28 Million Grant for Digital Archaeological Archive
Release Date:
08/01/2013
The grant from the Leon Levy Foundation to the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology will support a collaboration with the British Museum to create a digital archive of archaeological excavations of the ancient...