Workforce Development

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Community Development

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Report Shows Link Between Children's Outcomes and Mothers' Educational Attainment

Release Date:

07/10/2014

Children whose mothers have not graduated from high school lag on economic, education and health outcomes, compared with children of better educated mothers, according to a report from the Foundation for Child Development.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education

Gender Justice

Foundation for Child Development

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Instead of Retiring, Many Seek 'Encore' Jobs

Release Date:

07/07/2014

A trend first spotted in a MetLife Foundation survey in 2011 seems to be on the rise as millions of Americans are making plans to work instead of retiring and with many opting for social sector jobs.

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Aging

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MetLife

Evaluation Shows How Program Related Investments Are Generating Positive Social Returns

Release Date:

06/19/2014

An evaluation has found that The Rockefeller Foundation's Program Related Investments have contributed to the financial sustainability of its investees and are helping them accomplish social goals and achieve impact.

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Finance & Asset Management

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Goldman Sachs: Women Are the Smartest Investment We Can Make

Release Date:

06/16/2014

"Womenomics" became the impetus behind one of Goldman Sachs’ most powerful investments, "10,000 Women."

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Insights

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Gender Justice

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Goldman Sachs

Digital Badges: What They Are and Why Funders Should Pay Attention (Part 1)

Release Date:

06/13/2014

A badge can offer a more complete, accurate depiction of an educational experience than a grade or a test score.

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Insights

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Education

Technology

The New York Community Trust

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Badge Alliance

Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

Report Details Employment Challenges Facing Latino Youth

Release Date:

06/13/2014

A study supported by the Rockefeller Foundation finds that Latinos, the youngest and fastest-growing segment of the American labor force, face considerable challenges gaining stable employment.

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New York Community Trust Grants $7.3 Million to 69 Nonprofits in All Five Boroughs and Nationwide

Release Date:

06/09/2014

Nonprofits throughout NYC working to help victims of human trafficking, stop gang violence and build young leaders are among the 69 groups sharing in $7.3 million in grants from The New York Community Trust

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Children, Youth and Families

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Aging

Arts

Communications/Media

Community Development

Education

Environment and Climate Change

The New York Community Trust

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NYC Council members rip Walmart’s charity of ‘dangerous dollars’

Release Date:

06/04/2014

[Women's Health Foundation] More than half the members of the New York City Council have fired off a letter to Walmart demanding that it stop making millions in charitable contributions to local groups here. Recipients include the New York Women's...

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