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... Fund Greater Newark said it made a $600,000 investment to help improve literacy by bringing Reading Partners’ successful program model to Greater Newark. Reading Partners is a national nonprofit ... with the proven, individualized reading support they need to read at grade level by fourth grade. “Data has ...
News Type: News
... on the Arts awarded more than $35.6 million in grants to support more than 700 arts organizations, projects, and ... monumental increase in funding and for recognizing the need for robust public support of the arts right now,” said ... foster a more equitable and inclusive arts community. We know there is still much work to be done, and we look forward ...
News Type: News
Topic: Grantmaking
... of New Jersey has announced 14 grants totaling $55,000 to non-profit organizations that support companion animals. The funding is made available by the Great Companions Fund, a legacy fund at the Community ...
News Type: News
Audience: All Funders
Topic: Grantmaking
Funding Area: Animal Related
... joined the WBGO Newark Today "Ask the Mayor" show to discuss what we are learning and how this pilot can inform state and federal public policy. ...
News Type: Newark Liaison
... and workforce development, with a focus on efforts to strengthen hiring pipelines and empower students to advance their academic and career opportunities, including a previously announced $10 million grant to Spelman and Morehouse colleges to establish the Center for ...
News Type: News
Audience: All Funders
Funding Area: Racial Equity
A year after kicking off an initiative to improve nutrition at schools in its hometown of Camden, ... to effect change by leveraging the expertise and resources of numerous partners to advance developments in ... and corporate entities, Campbell set out to improve how kids eat at school through cafeteria equipment upgrades, ...
News Type: News
Audience: All Funders
Topic: Grantmaking
Funding Area: Food/Agriculture/Nutrition
How can family philanthropies ensure their internal ... a growing recognition across the philanthropic sector that to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion, it must approach its work through a disability lens. For funders, there are opportunities throughout their work to ...
Event Type: Partner
Audience: Family Foundation
Topic: Family Philanthropy
Publication Date: July, 2018
... where one’s racial identity has no influence on how one fares in society — is a fundamental element of ... societal outcomes, but in the very institutions that seek to positively impact them In a sector focused on improving ... social outcomes across a wide range of issues, we need only look within our own organizations to understand why ...
Resource Type: Research
Audience: All Funders
Funding Area: Racial Equity
... Jersey announced that it will award $200,000 in grants to local nonprofits as a result of its fall 2020 collective ... $624,000 since 2017. “With such a tremendous increase in need in our region, it’s been very rewarding to see how our generous members have responded, in a year that has ...
News Type: News
Topic: Grants Management
The administration’s current attempt to exclude and expel people through sweeping executive ... Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrant And Refugees to learn how advocates are addressing the closure of the border and ... REGISTRATION There is no cost for this webinar. You will need to log in or create an account on GCIR's website to ...
Event Type: Partner
Audience: All Funders
The FirstEnergy Foundation awarded more than $3.43 million to nearly 100 organizations across its six-state service ... addition, FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) provided $220,000 to five organizations as part of the initiative. The grants ... organizations in 2020, and we look forward to seeing how the second round of contributions will help strengthen ...
News Type: News
Topic: Grantmaking
Funding Area: EducationalHealth-General & RehabilitativeRacial Equity
From forest fires in Canada and Greece to massive floods in Vermont and California – not to mention scorching heat waves across the globe – recent ... for building climate resilience in the South and learn how philanthropy can invest in transformative solutions to ...
Event Type: Partner
Audience: All Funders
Funding Area: Disaster Response/Relief
... development financial institution, committed $50,000 to nonprofits chosen by mayors and a county leader who are deeply committed to furthering formative economic impact efforts in their ... This is especially relevant today given our nation's dire need for more affordable housing, small business expansion ...
News Type: News
Publication Date: April, 2007
What does effectiveness mean to foundations? Explore definitions, challenges, and tips for ...
Resource Type: Case Study
Audience: All Funders
Publication Date: January, 2013
A sample conflict of interest form for independent private foundations.
Resource Type: Sample Document/Template
Audience: Family FoundationProgram Staff
Topic: AdministrationGovernance
The William Penn Foundation is pleased to announce it has recently awarded nine Watershed Protection ... million. Our Watershed Protection Program supports efforts to secure healthy rivers and streams in the Delaware River ... is pleased to announce it has recently awarded 24 Great Learning grants totaling more than $4.2 million. Our ...
News Type: News
The William Penn Foundation has recently awarded 15 Great Learning grants totaling more than $2.8 million. Their Great Learning program grantmaking focuses on increasing the ... grants totaling nearly $6 million supporting efforts to secure healthy rivers and streams in the Delaware River ...
News Type: News
Topic: Grantmaking
Publication Date: July, 2019
This introduction describes four skills that help leaders to achieve better and more equitable results. The skills are ... Annie E. Casey Foundation’s competency-based approach to leadership development. Through Results Count, leaders can develop and practice these skills over time to become more powerful and effective in their work. The skills ...
Resource Type: Report
... for Philanthropy is a multi-year initiative that seeks to build the capacity of regional associations of grantmakers’ staff, board and volunteer leaders to engage policymakers. Our vision is that policymakers will ... of grantmakers as among the most valued voices and expert resources on issues critical to philanthropy and society. ...
... 248 grants totaling $14,136,250 were made in 2021 to nonprofit organizations working to foster self-reliance and create strong, healthy ... and new nonprofit partners working to increase access to resources, address immediate needs, and advocate for change ...
News Type: News
Topic: Grantmaking