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Group of 11 Leading Philanthropies Announce Steps to Expand Opportunities for Young Men of Color

Release Date:

06/05/2014

[The Atlantic Philanthropies, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Ford Foundation, Nathan Cummings Foundation, Open Society Foundations] Eleven of the nation’s leading philanthropies have announced a bold plan of action to maximize the potential of the...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

Open Society Foundations

Impact Investing: Not Just For Billionaires

Release Date:

06/04/2014

[The Rockefeller Foundation] Foundations just make grants, correct? Not necessarily. Grants are becoming one option in a more complex menu of financial tools for the social sector.

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Why Do Banks Care About Youth Career Readiness in New York?

Release Date:

06/03/2014

JP Morgan Chase recently announced a $250 million initiative to bolster the skills of workers, with a big focus on young people and three months later, the Citi Foundation also announced its biggest initiative ever: a $50 million, three-year effort...

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'Docu-Ad’ Exposes Hardship of Those Without Bank Access

Release Date:

06/03/2014

A new commercial from American Express, presented like an investigative nonfiction film, exposes the high costs of living outside the traditional financial system.

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Communications

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Change Captial Fund Launches Initiative to Support Community Development

Release Date:

06/02/2014

[Altman Foundation; Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ; Brooklyn Community Foundation; Capital One; Citi Foundation; Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation; F.B. Heron Foundation; Goldman Sachs; Mizuho Bank USA; M & T Bank; New York Community Trust; New...

11 Leading Philanthropies Respond to White House Report on Young Men of Color

Release Date:

05/30/2014

[Open Society Foundations, Atlantic Philanthropies, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Ford Foundation, Nathan Cummings Foundation] The White House’s My Brother’s Keeper Task Force today released a report on policies, regulations, and programs that have the...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

Russell Sage Foundation Calls for Articles on Women and the Economy

Release Date:

05/29/2014

The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences invites paper submissions for its upcoming special issue on the changing roles and status of women and the effects on society and the economy. The special issue will consider both the...

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Opportunity International and The MasterCard Foundation Plan To Help 7M Out of Poverty With $22.7M Partnership

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03/25/2014

Opportunity International andThe MasterCard Foundation plan to help 7 million out of poverty with $22.7 million partnership, reports Forbes.

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Are You Concerned about Affordable Housing?

Release Date:

03/03/2014

Many of the funders involved in Sandy recovery, as well as those more generally focused on community building, have expressed interest in learning more about housing issues.

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For Profound Change in America, Think Local

Release Date:

01/29/2014

Open Society Foundations' Kenneth Zimmerman shares the latest news about the Open Places Initiative — a multi-year effort to promote real and sustainable opportunities for civic, economic and political change in local communities.