The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Names the 2015 Doris Duke Artists Release Date: 04/02/2015The foundation will have awarded $22 million among 80 Doris Duke Artists since the awards program’s inception.Find More ByNews type Member NewsTopic(s) Philanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsFunding Area ArtsPhilanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsRelated Organizations Doris Duke Foundation
Urban Farms and Gardens are Critical for a Healthy and Sustainable Food System Release Date: 03/31/2015Design Trust for Public Space Executive Director, Susan Chin, offers insight on how urban farms are integral to creating viable food options.Find More ByNews type InsightsTopic(s) Philanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsFunding Area Food SystemsPhilanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors
Conservative Publications Accuse OSF of 'Bankrolling' Ferguson Protests Release Date: 03/30/2015The foundation donated $33 million to social justice organizations that arranged protests and rallies in Ferguson.Find More ByNews type Member NewsTopic(s) Philanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsFunding Area Philanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsSocial JusticeRelated Organizations Open Society Foundations
Ford Foundation Funded Study Examines Priorities for Latino Millennials Release Date: 03/27/2015The respondents were 18-35, and the interviews were conducted in English and Spanish.Find More ByNews type Member NewsTopic(s) Philanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsFunding Area Children, Youth and FamiliesCommunity DevelopmentPhilanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsGender JusticeRelated Organizations Ford Foundation
Aetna Foundation Announces Launch of the 2015 GoLocal: Cultivating Healthy Communities Grants Program Release Date: 03/27/2015The Aetna Foundation will institute an open RFP for this new program.Find More ByNews type Member NewsTopic(s) Philanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsFunding Area Food SystemsPhilanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsRelated Organizations Aetna Foundation
Nobody Needs a ‘Shark Tank’ in Philanthropy Release Date: 03/27/2015Maria Mottola, Gail Nayowith, and Jon Pratt give their thoughts on the Council on Foundation competition for nonprofit organizations.Find More ByNews type InsightsTopic(s) Philanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsFunding Area Philanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsRelated Organizations Council on FoundationsNew York Foundation
MetLife Foundation and WSJ Team up for the Financial Inclusion Challenge Release Date: 03/26/2015The partnership seeks to create innovative and sustainable financial solutions.Find More ByNews type Member NewsTopic(s) Philanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsFunding Area Economic SecurityPhilanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsRelated Organizations MetLife
Rita Allen Foundation Study Addresses Impact of Political Advertising Release Date: 03/20/2015Study shows that political ads dwarfed stories about political issues by 45:1.Find More ByNews type Member NewsTopic(s) Philanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsFunding Area Communications/MediaPhilanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsRelated Organizations Rita Allen Foundation
New Thinking about Networks Makes the Field Better, Stronger, More Effective Release Date: 03/20/2015Dave Biemesderfer, President & CEO of the Florida Philanthropic Network, offers insight on partnerships in philanthropy.Find More ByNews type InsightsTopic(s) Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors
Rockefeller Brothers Fund and F.B. Heron Foundation Place More Emphasis on Impact Investing Release Date: 03/19/2015Impact investing increases capital while creating socially responsible results.Find More ByNews type Member NewsTopic(s) Philanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsFunding Area Philanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsRelated Organizations Rockefeller Brothers FundF.B. Heron Foundation