The latest perspectives, news, reports, and resources from around the Foundation.
Center for Effective Philanthropy’s Phil Buchanan makes the case for supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), and highlights ways in which funders and nonprofits can stand by their commitments to justice. The below is an excerpt that…
Building off previous workforce research, the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program has released a first-of-its-kind analysis of jobs involved in the construction, operation, and maintenance of the country’s water infrastructure. Nearly 1.7…
By the end of July, the group that works to connect the dots among the city’s community development corporations plans to have a report that looks at how other cities are connecting the dots in a much broader way. Community LIFT has…
Family connectedness, not money, has the greatest influence on multi-generational family continuity. But when many think about legacy, it’s often in the context of multi-generational financial wealth. Money, though, masks what people are…
Joshua Elliott has joined the Surdna Foundation as Human Resources & Administration Manager. Josh, who relocated from his home state of South Carolina, most recently served as Human Resources Manager for LifeH2H, a company providing medical…
President Trump has delivered his budget request to Congress for fiscal year 2019, which proposes significant cuts to and, in some cases, the complete elimination of key federal agencies – like the National Endowment for the Arts. This has the…
21 national organizations awarded grants, advancing the Foundation’s commitment to social justice values as part of its Centennial grantmaking NEW YORK – The Surdna Foundation, in partnership with the Andrus Family Fund, announced today an…
The Surdna Foundation is pleased to announce its recent hire of F. Javier Torres as Program Director of the Thriving Cultures program. Javier will lead a $9 million grantmaking portfolio, sharpen existing strategies, develop new initiatives, and…
During the period of October-December 2017, 20 grants totaling $3,160,000 were approved by the Surdna Foundation staff and board to further the Foundation’s mission of fostering just and sustainable communities in the United States –…
The Surdna Foundation announced today that Patrice R. Green has been appointed Program Officer for the Strong Local Economies program. She will begin on February 5, 2018. Patrice knows first-hand that we rebuild neighborhoods with…