Nick Hodges Named COO and Senior Vice President For Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
Release Date:
07/09/2014
Nick Hodges has been named chief operating officer and senior vice president for Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors.
Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors
Claire Tow, Co-Founder, The Tow Foundation, Dies At 83
Release Date:
07/08/2014
Claire Tow, who founded The Tow Foundation with her husband, Leonard, in 1988, died Monday at age 83, following a 14-year struggle with Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS).
The Roots of Today's Giving Pledge
Release Date:
07/08/2014
The Giving Pledge may be vogue today for many wealthy Americans, but as Forbes notes, the idea was first advanced 125 years ago when Andrew Carnegie, whose money endowed Carnegie Corporation of New York, wrote an essay encouraging other...
Critic Calls Grants Aligned With Government Programs "Crony Philanthropy"
Release Date:
07/07/2014
Writing in Forbes, Howard Husock, vice president for policy research at the Manhattan Institute, says that a $10 million commitment from UBS to help underserved students attain a college education is an example of corporate leaders using...
What's Keeping Bloomberg Busy These Days
Release Date:
07/03/2014
Since he left office six months ago, former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg, along with Bloomberg Philanthropies, has been focusing on issues ranging from climate change to gun violence to boosting fish populations in the Philippines, Chile and Brazil.
For Diverse Communities, Giving Circles Strengthen Involvement In Philanthropy
Release Date:
07/03/2014
A new study, funded in part by the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation, finds that one in eight American donors has participated in a giving circle—nearly half of them under the age of 40.
Effective Philanthropy Takes Time
Release Date:
06/26/2014
In "Making Change," a podcast of the Chronicle of Philanthropy, Phil Henderson, president, Surdna Foundation, discusses why effective philanthropy is about working toward a long-term goal.
A Rockefeller Known Not for Wealth but for His Efforts to Help
Release Date:
06/23/2014
In a New York Times article, Richard Rockefeller, advisory trustee to the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, who died in a plane crash earlier this month, is remembered for his commitment to environmental and humanitarian causes.
Heintz and Wayne Pay Tribute To Richard Rockefeller Who Died in Plane Crash
Release Date:
06/20/2014
Rockefeller Brothers Fund President Stephen Heintz and Chair Valerie Rockefeller Wayne pay tribute in a message on the foundation's website to Dr. Richard Rockefeller, advisory trustee, who died in a plane crash on June 13.
Foundation-Funded Innovation Contests With Cash Prizes Attract More 'Average Joes'
Release Date:
06/19/2014
Government and private foundations increasingly are using prize money to allow even Average Joes to help find outside-the-box solutions to complex problems, according to a report funded in part by Bloomberg Philanthropies and The Rockefeller...
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