Fund for Shared Insight Announces First Round of Grants Totaling $5.26 Million Release Date: 11/21/2014Ford and JPB Foundation are among funders participating in this initiative.Find More ByNews type Member NewsTopic(s) Philanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsRelated Organizations Ford FoundationThe JPB Foundation
Wealthy Donors are Driving the Immigration Reform Debate Release Date: 11/20/2014Ford, Carnegie, OSF and Atlantic have granted a combined $300 million toward immigration.Find More ByNews type Member NewsTopic(s) Philanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsFunding Area Immigration
RPA, Ford, MasterCard Foundation Among Funders Partnering with Foundation Center on Global Development Release Date: 11/20/2014The partnership will focus on global development post-2015.Find More ByNews type Member NewsTopic(s) Philanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsFunding Area International/Foreign AffairsRelated Organizations Rockefeller Philanthropy AdvisorsFord Foundation
Ford’s Walker Named to Independent Sector Board Release Date: 11/18/2014Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation, has been appointed to Independent Sector's Board of Directors.Find More ByNews type Member NewsTopic(s) Philanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsRelated Organizations Ford Foundation
Ford Foundation Works to Promote Government Action on Income Equality Release Date: 11/18/2014Ford Foundation created messaging to build public support for government anti-poverty action.Find More ByNews type Member NewsTopic(s) Philanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsFunding Area Economic SecurityRelated Organizations Ford Foundation
The Ploughshares Fund Strives to Create a Nuclear-Free World Release Date: 11/17/2014The fund is backed by Open Society Institute, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation and Rockefeller Brothers Fund, among others.Find More ByNews type Member NewsTopic(s) Philanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsRelated Organizations Ford FoundationOpen Society FoundationsRockefeller Brothers FundThe Rockefeller FoundationCarnegie Corporation of New York
Taking the Time to Learn in Transition: How the Ford Foundation Board Revamped the Traditional CEO Search Release Date: 11/13/2014Kofi Appenteng outlines the CEO search process that led to Darren Walker being named CEO of Ford Foundation.Find More ByNews type Member NewsTopic(s) Philanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsRelated Organizations Ford Foundation
Collective Impact: From Concept to Reality Release Date: 11/13/2014Elmezzi Foundation Executive Director Pooja Joshi O'Hanlon defines the popular philanthropic idea of "collective impact."Find More ByNews type InsightsTopic(s) Philanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsRelated Organizations The Elmezzi Foundation
Foundation to Move Funds to Detroit Pensions Release Date: 11/12/2014Six foundations (including the Ford Foundation) have committed over $330 million in support.Find More ByNews type Member NewsTopic(s) Philanthropic & Nonprofit SectorsRelated Organizations Ford Foundation
From Poverty to Giving Away Millions: Darren Walker Shares His American Dream Release Date: 11/11/2014Ford Foundation President, Darren Walker, shares his story in People Magazine.Find More ByNews type Member NewsTopic(s) Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors