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“Nothing will ever be attempted if all
possible objections must first be overcome.”
About the Foundation
Mission Statement
Nathan Cummings
The Cummings Family Legacy
NCF Remembers Trustee Emeritus Buddy Mayer
Remembering Trustee Dr. Robert N. Mayer
Board and Staff Reflections
A Family Foundation: Looking to the Future, Honoring the Past
Part One: Nathan Cummings, the Donor and His Interests
Part Two: Organizing the Foundation: Basic Decisions
Part Three: The Foundation Begins its Work
Part Three: The Foundation Begins its Work (continuation)
Part Four: The Foundation Comes into its Own
Part Four: The Foundation Comes into its Own (continuation)
The Second Chapter: Nathan Cummings Foundation 2000-2010
Oral History
Written History
Board Recommended Grants
The Impact of Early Funding
Long Term Funding
The Sundance Compact
Spousal Connections
Shareholder's Resolutions
Evolution of the Investment Committee
Partnership with the New Israel Fund
Board Chairs (Family & Independent)
NCF DNA
Board of Trustees
Staff
Office Space
Contact Us
Financial Statements
Office Arts Exhibits
Dandy Lion
Hold These Truths
JAZZ.COVERS.POLITICS: ALBUM ART IN AN AGE OF ACTIVISM
Kamoinge + En Foco: Advancing the Frame
Bring in the Reality
HOME(WARD)
Re-imagining a Safe Space
Counter)Public Art, Intervention & Performance in Lower Manhattan from 1978–1993
Centrifuge
Caribe Now: Contemporary Art of the Caribbean Diaspora
AAI Impact Investing
What We Fund
Corporate and Political Accountability
Inclusive Clean Economy
Racial and Economic Justice
Voice, Creativity and Culture
Israel
Grants
Nathan Cummings Foundation Fellowship
Fellowship Guidelines
Frequently Asked Questions
Current and Former Fellows
2015 Fellows
Introducing Culture Changes Us
Culture Changes Us 2016 Cohort
2013 Fellows
2014 Fellows
Fellow Reflections
How To Apply
FAQ
News & Reports
Letters to the Field
Fellowship now taking applicants!
In solidarity, we will prevail.
Letter to the Field: No Time for Business as Usual
Annual Reports
News
NCF Welcomes Leticia Peguero, New Vice President of Programs
President’s Remarks: Radical Solidarity - Philanthropy’s Role in Showing Moral Courage
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler: This Is How We Will Ensure Net Neutrality
IBT runs NCF piece on problematic structure at 21st Century Fox
Investors Raising Heat on Fossil Fuel Companies and Their Strategies for Emerging Low-carbon Economy
Large Mutual Funds Fail to Support Proxy Access
Loren Harris Joins The Nathan Cummings Foundation
NCF grantee AXS Map featured in Time Magazine
NYT Reviews Firelight Media's 'The Black Panthers'
New Momentum for Change in Corporate Board Elections
News Corporation Board Approves Split of Company
The Nathan Cummings Foundation Taps Sharon Alpert as Next President and CEO
Tipped Into Poverty
Uber Drivers and Others in the Gig Economy Take a Stand
We can solve climate change, but it won’t be cheap or easy
“Summits on Tenth” Press release
ISS Backs Proposal on Open Internet at Verizon
$1 million in matching funds to Jewish social justice
PRRI & Brookings Institute Poll Finds Broad Support for Path to Citizenship for Immigrants
Tackling Poverty and Thinking Big
Questions Emerge About the Mold That Hurricane Sandy Left Behind
Stanley Nelson and ‘The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution’
Institutional Investors Press for Disclosure of Corporate Lobbying
Report Raises Concerns about AT&T's Commitment to an Open Internet
Press-Release NCF & Harvard's SRP
Slow pace of flood repairs a concern in NYC
Rupert Murdoch survives calls to step down as chairman
British Regulator Declares BSkyB ‘Fit and Proper’
Court backs Obama on minimum wage, overtime for home health aides
Survey | Beyond Guns and God
Whats True? About the White Working-Class
Support for Proxy Access at Darden Restaurants Expected to be High
"A Historic Moment for Two Million Home Care Workers"
2015 Fall Docket Summary
A Climate Hawk Separates Energy Thought Experiments from Road Maps
A White Poet Borrows a Chinese Name and Sets Off Fireworks
Active Ownership vs. Divestment: When Is It Either-Or? Can My Foundation Do Both Well?
An Environmentalist Call to Look Past Sustainable Development
Congratulations Ai-jen Poo and Rick Lowe
Congratulations to Rabbi David Saperstein
Gap To End On-Call Scheduling For Workers
NCF Joins the “Ban the Box” Philanthropy Challenge.
NCF Proposal Leads to Positive Changes in Duke Energy’s Reporting
NCF Proxy Access Proposal Wins at Oracle Corp.
Evolution of the Foundation’s Focus
NCF Welcomes Elizabeth Méndez Berry and Isaac Luria as Directors of Voice, Creativity and Culture
Nathan Cummings Foundation Names Artealia Gilliard as its First Director of Communications
Net Neutrality Activists Take Civil Rights Fight to Doorsteps of Telecom Giants
Oracle Ties Pay to Performance After Investor Lobbying
Saqib Bhatti: Chicagoans Need a Financial Plan That Puts Neighborhoods First
Shareholders Press Verizon Board on Net Neutrality
PRRI Survey Results Indicate That The GOP Is Out Of Touch With America On Immigration
Special Reports
#PopJustice Report Series
A Family Foundation
Changing Corporate Behavior Through Shareholder Activism
Strategic Planning Process
NCF's Carbon Footprint
Visioning Justice and the American Jewish Community
Nathan Cummings Foundation Statement on Occidental Petroleum
Shareholder Activities
Proxy Voting
Shareholder Resolutions
UNPRI
Press Coverage and NCF-Authored Articles
Additional Resources
Changing Corporate Behavior Through Shareholder Activism
2013 Fellows
The Nathan Cummings Foundation
2013 Fellows
2013 Fellows
Andrew Slack
Margot Brandenburg
Saqib Bhatti
Read the 2013 Fellowship Announcement
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Current and Former Fellows
2015 Fellows
2014 Fellows
2013 Fellows
