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Rockefeller Brothers Fund Joins Impact Investment Efforts

Release Date:

06/25/2014

At a White House event earlier this week, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund announced plans to dedicate 10 percent of its $840 million endowment to targeted impact investments.

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Environment and Climate Change

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Engaging Teens Through "Hunger Games" and Skateboarding Culture

Release Date:

06/25/2014

Grants totaling $663,000 from The New York Community Trust to boost digital media learning will provide NYC teens the opportunity to remix music on wired steel drums, play a Hunger Games-inspired video game and create digital maps and videos of...

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Education

Technology

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The New York Community Trust

Surdna's Head Reflects on Aligning Program With Mission, Impact Investing

Release Date:

06/25/2014

In an interview with Shelterforce, Surdna President Phillip Henderson talks about aligning program with mission, cross-pollination between programs and the foundation's recent launch into the impact investing world.

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Community Development

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Surdna Foundation

Bipartisan Report Warns of Extreme Threat to Economy From Global Warming

Release Date:

06/24/2014

A new report, "Risky Business," funded in part by Bloomberg Philanthropies, warns that more than a million homes and businesses along the nation’s coasts could flood repeatedly before ultimately being destroyed.

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Wallace Foundation Invests $30 Million to Strengthen Supervisors Of School Principals

Release Date:

06/24/2014

In an effort to raise the quality of teaching and learning in schools, The Wallace Foundation is investing $30 million over five years to help 14 urban school districts improve the effectiveness of their principal supervisors.

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Digital Badges: What They Are and Why Funders Should Pay Attention (Part 2)

Release Date:

06/24/2014

The NYC Department of Ed’s Digital Ready network of schools has been working with the Hive NYC Learning Network to give kids opportunities to explore their interests through the creative application of digital and technology, and recognize their...

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Insights

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Education

Veterans

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The New York Community Trust

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

When It Comes To Building Resilient Cities, Everyone Wants In

Release Date:

06/24/2014

The idea of building a resilient city is not limited to a handful of people, but from workshops being conducted as part of the Rockefeller Foundation's 100 Resilient Cities Challenge, people from all walks of life want to be part of the effort.

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Michelle A. Adams and Stephen Berger Elected to United Hospital Fund Board

Release Date:

06/24/2014

Michelle Adams and Stephen Berger have joined the United Hospital Fund Board

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Health

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United Hospital Fund

Paula Moreno To Join Ford Foundation Board of Trustees; Kofi Appenteng Elected as Board Chair

Release Date:

06/23/2014

Paula Moreno has been named to the Ford Foundation's board of trustees and Kofi Appenteng has been elected as its 11th chair.

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Ford Foundation

NYPL Wins $500,000 in News Challenge for Internet Access Project

Release Date:

06/23/2014

The New York Public Library has won $500,000 for an internet access project from the Knight News Challenge, co-sponsored by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Ford Foundation and the Mozilla Foundation.

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