Bloomberg Plans a $50 Million Challenge to the N.R.A.
Release Date:
04/15/2014
Mayor Michael Bloomberg plans a $50 million challenge to the N.R.A., reports the New York Times.
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The Importance of Criticizing Philanthropy
Release Date:
05/12/2014
The Importance of Criticizing Philanthropy, an article featuring the Rockefeller Foundation in The Atlantic.
United Way Hires Top Marketer for Brand Makeover
Release Date:
04/29/2014
United Way hires top marketer for brand makeover, reports Chronicle of Philanthropy.
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Jun
2014
The Future of Finance: Shifting Power and Wealth from Wall Street to Main Street
Wednesday, June 25, 2014 -
2:45pm to 5:00pm
The financialization of our economy is a driving force behind growing inequality in our country, and precipitated the financial crash of 2007. The financial downturn led to the worst recession since the Great Depression, leaving working families...
Arcus to Match Up to $50,000 in Give OUT Day Donations to Russia Freedom Fund
Release Date:
05/12/2014
Arcus Foundation to match up to $50,000 in Give OUT Day donations to Russia Freedom Fund.
New Arcus Report on Extractive Industries and Ape Conservation Reveals Potential of Collaboration Among Industry, Conservation and Government Sectors
Release Date:
04/18/2014
New Arcus Foundation report on Extractive Industries and Ape Conservation Reveals Potential of Collaboration Among Industry, Conservation and Government Sectors
Arcus Foundation Launches Online Resource Exploring Human Relationships with Other Animals
Release Date:
04/22/2014
The Arcus Foundation, a global foundation promoting respect for diversity among peoples and in nature, announced today the launch of www.PoliticsOfSpecies.com , an online resource that takes a look at the way humans regard and interact with other...
TCF Senior Fellow Barton Gellman Wins Third Pulitzer
Release Date:
04/30/2014
The Century Foundation Senior Fellow Barton Gellman wins third Pulitzer for his Washington Post coverage of the National Security Agency's massive surveillance program.
Aetna Foundation's Garth Graham honored for Philanthropy Leadership by National Medical Fellowships.
Release Date:
04/16/2014
Aetna Foundation President Garth Graham honored for Philanthropy Leadership by National Medical Fellowships. He was recognized for his continuing leadership in advancing community and national health initiatives that aim to improve health equity in...
16
Jul
2014
Healthcare Reform Update: Are Your Populations Getting Covered?
Wednesday, July 16, 2014 -
2:45pm to 5:00pm
New York’s health exchange, New York State of Health, has been lauded by The New York Times as a model for health exchanges across the nation.
Beyond Grantmaking: Foundations as Impact Investors
Release Date:
05/12/2014
Judith Rodin of The Rockefeller Foundation and Margot Brandenburg of the Nathan Cummings Foundation on their new e-book “The Power of Impact Investing: Making Markets Work for Profit and Public Good.”
The Perpetuity Debate
Release Date:
04/29/2014
John Hoover of The Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies has a different perspective about perpetuity. He writes that spending down is a healthy issue for donors and Boards to consider, but there are significant points of clarification to think...
Perpetuity, continued
Release Date:
04/24/2014
Tony Proscio of the Center for Strategic Philanthropy and Civil Society at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy keeps the conversation going around the question: What Is the Case for Foundations Living in Perpetuity? This topic was the...
From Boston to New York: Is a More Just City Possible?
Release Date:
04/21/2014
On April 2 and 3, Neighborhood Funders Group hosted From Boston to New York: Is a More Just City Possible?, a two-day learning tour that focused on the promise of both cities’ new mayoral administrations to be more transparent and accountable, and...
Why Philanthropy Should Help Strengthen Community Colleges
Release Date:
04/17/2014
Research shows the increasing importance of the post-secondary credential to one’s ability to participate in the labor market in this knowledge economy. It is predicted that in our not-too-distant future, over 60% of jobs in the U.S. will require one
Strategic Philanthropy for a Complex World: A Response
Release Date:
05/23/2014
[Ford Foundation] - President Darren Walker: Strategic philanthropy too often minimizes or ignores complexity because it is difficult to understand and predict.
Flood-Resistant Neighborhood Would Be 80 Years in the Making
Release Date:
05/22/2014
[Rockefeller Foundation] Study Predicts Building in East River Could Pay for Itself and Then Some
Why Should Your Foundation Continue to Exist?
Release Date:
04/14/2014
The idea of time-limiting foundations seems to be gaining more traction. As counterpoint, a recent Philanthropy New York program asked: “What Is the Case for Foundations Living in Perpetuity?”
New York Life Foundation Awards a $325K to Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors
Release Date:
05/20/2014
Helping Grieving Military Families: New York Life Foundation Awards a $325,000 Grant to the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors
NoVo Announces Pamela Shifman as New Executive Director
Release Date:
04/25/2014
NoVo Foundation announced Pamela Shifman has stepped into the role of Executive Director. For the past six years, Shifman has led the Foundation’s Initiatives for Girls and Women.