Council on Foundations Names 2017 Career Pathways Participants
Posted January 15, 2017
The program helps diverse individuals gain the knowledge and experience necessary to assume leadership positions in the philanthropic arena....
Fund for Girls and Young Women of Color Awards $2.1 Million in Grants
Posted January 15, 2017
The funder collaborative awarded grants in 2016 to nonprofits working to cultivate the leadership of young women of color as agents of change....
National Jewish Hospital Receives $7 Million From Blank Foundation
Posted January 15, 2017
The gift will establish a fund in support of pediatric care services for needy families at the Denver-based hospital....
Columns
January 4, 2017
If foundations are to be "America's passing gear," writes Alliance contributing editor Timothy...
Connections
January 13, 2017
Twenty-six states and the District of Columbia met six or fewer of ten key indicators of public...
5 Questions for…
January 6, 2017
Preston spoke with PND about the problem of fake news, the role of social media in the recent...
Newsmakers
August 16, 2016
PND spoke with Spruill about the council's efforts to promote the SDG framework to its members and...
NPO Spotlight
January 10, 2017
Founded in 2003 by a former teacher who served as legal counsel to Aspire Public Schools, a...
Off the Shelf
November 18, 2016
In her new book, Keohane, executive director of the Pershing Square Foundation, explores how...
On the Web
January 5, 2017
The HeForShe campaign for gender equality provides a systematic approach to and targeted platform...
UW Receives $5 Million for Computer Science, Engineering Building
January 14, 2017
The pledge from Zillow Group will support construction of a facility that enables the university...
SMU Receives $2 Million to Endow Ethics Center Directorship
January 14, 2017
The gift from Cary Maguire will endow the William F. May Endowed Directorship at the Maguire...
Iowa State, Boston Foundation Receive Eight-Figure Gifts
January 14, 2017
The gifts are tied to the transfer of a majority stake in Curriculum Associates, a...
Community Foundation Update (1/14/17)
January 14, 2017
News and staff announcements from community foundations around the country....
Charitable Giving to Grow 3.6 Percent in 2017, Study Predicts
January 13, 2017
The report from the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy projects that...
UCSF Receives $500 Million From Helen Diller Foundation
January 13, 2017
The gift will provide $400 million in endowed faculty and student support and $100 million in...
Pathfinder Receives Nearly $10 Million for Contraception Programs
January 13, 2017
Two grants from the Gates Foundation will support projects designed to expand women's access to...
Open Society Foundations to Stay in Hungary Despite Crackdown Threat
January 13, 2017
Hungary's ruling party has pledged to "sweep out" NGOs funded by Hungarian-born George Soros'...
People in the News (1/15/17): Appointments, Promotions, Obituaries
The latest staff and board announcements from the philanthropic sector....
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