People in the News (5/19/13): Appointments and Promotions
The latest staff and board announcements from the philanthropic sector....
New England Foundation for the Arts Receives $2.2 Million
The grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will help support NEFA's National Dance Project, which encourages the creation and sharing of new dance works across the United States....
Bedford Falls Foundation Awards $4 Million to Catholic University of America
The grant will fund four-year scholarships for promising students with demonstrated financial need, who will be encouraged to fill nursing jobs in the region after graduation....
Foundations Gave More Money to Fewer K-12 Groups in Past Decade, Studies Find
New research presented at AERA's recent meeting found that giving for K-12 reform by large national foundations has increased substantially over the past decade, but most of the funding has gone to a select group of organizations....
Foundations Gave More Money to Fewer K-12 Groups in Past Decade, Studies Find
New research presented at AERA's recent meeting found that giving for K-12 reform by large national foundations has increased substantially over the past decade, but most of the funding has gone to a select group of organizations....
Bay Area Muslims Face Ongoing Prejudice, Report Finds
As a whole, the Muslim community, which represents some 3.5 percent of the region's population, suffers from a significant socioeconomic gap, with median household income below the Bay Area average....
Piper Trust Awards $4.6 Million in First-Quarter Grants
The trust has awarded grants totaling $3.8 million to local nonprofit organizations working in the areas of arts and culture, services for disadvantaged children, health care and medical research, and older adults....
Community Foundation Update (5/18/13)
News and staff announcements from community foundations around the country....
After Decades of Leading the Sector, Rockefeller Foundation Embraces Partnerships
Founded by oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller in 1913, the Rockefeller Foundation is one of three private foundations still operating since the early 1900s, including the Russell Sage Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation....
Nonprofit Leaders Call for Greater Transparency From Foundations
A new report from the Center for Effective Philanthropy found that only 29 percent of respondents said they had a clear understanding of how foundations use the information nonprofits provide....