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A Foundation Risks All of Its Endowment on Creating Jobs

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05/19/2013

As part of its effort to rethink its approach to fighting poverty, the F.B. Heron Foundation will fully invest its $274 million endowment in the next five years to advance its mission.

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Workforce Development

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Young Wealthy Donors Bring Taste for Risk, Hands-On Involvement to Philanthropy

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05/19/2013

An op-ed by 21/64 Managing Director Sharna Goldseker and Michael Moody.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Seven Reasons Why Your Foundation Should Pay Attention to Fracking

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05/16/2013

Health and Environmental Funders Network Program Manager Ramtin Arablouei shares the many risks associated with fracking that have caused concern among policymakers, communities and foundations.

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Environment and Climate Change

Seven Reasons Why Your Foundation Should Pay Attention to Fracking

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05/16/2013

By Ramtin Arablouei, Program Manager, Health and Environmental Funders Network The word “fracking” has been all over the media over the last few years. Hydraulic fracturing , or “fracking,” is the technical shorthand for the...

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Celebrating a Year of Progress on Expanded Learning Time

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05/15/2013

An op-ed by Time to Succeed Coalition Co-Chair Chris Gabrieli and Ford Foundation President Luis Ubiñas.

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Children, Youth and Families

Education

Open Society Foundations Announces 2013 Soros Justice Fellows

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05/15/2013

A mix of emerging and established social justice leaders, the fourteen fellows include investigative journalists, lawyers, grassroots organizers, policy advocates and scholars who will take on a range of reform issues that relate to broader OSF...

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Social Justice

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Rockefeller Pledges $100-Million to Help 100 Cities Cope With Crises

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05/14/2013

The 100 Resilient Cities Centennial Challenge was announced to mark the 100th year, to the day, that the Rockefeller Foundation was incorporated.

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Disaster Relief

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Rockefeller Foundation To Pump $97 Million Into African Digital Jobs

Release Date:

05/13/2013

The pledge is part of the foundation’s ongoing initiative to create jobs for young Africans in the rapidly growing information and communications technology (ICT) enabled sectors in the continent.