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
How Bloomberg is Still Changing the Way Cities Operate Release Date: 03/30/2015Every city from Bloomberg's innovation campaign has shown success, but what happens when the money runs out?Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area Community DevelopmentPhilanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors
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
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
OMB Uniform Guidance: Are Your Grantees Prepared? Release Date: 03/17/2015In our new Issue Guide, we examine the challenges of actually implementing the OMB Uniform Guidance, the lack of clarity about how State and City governments will respond and the potential implications for philanthropy.Find More ByNews type PNY NewsFunding Area Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors