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Three Essential Insights on International Impact Investing

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09/08/2014

By Cynthia Muller, Senior Director of Impact Investing, Arabella Advisors Understanding the local context of the geographies within which you’re exploring investment ... various approaches in several countries...

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Why Bring People Together In Person?

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08/13/2013

... are other goals that can only be met through the kinds of interpersonal interactions and dynamics that emerge in a ... to have a clear purpose that is appropriate to the type of convening that you plan. A “...

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Which Nonprofits Are Most Ready for Capacity Building?

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07/19/2012

... which nonprofit is most likely to benefit from this sort of investment? After all, change is something many talk ... that are used to gauge “readiness.” A recent study of an initiative to strengthen nonprofit...

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More than Test Scores: What Young People Need to Succeed

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03/23/2015

... are based on the belief that young people need a variety of high-quality opportunities to support their development ... skills to succeed in life. Success also depends on a range of attributes that society...

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Education

Making Change Not Grants: Combining the 3 Roles of the Arcus Foundation for Impact

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06/02/2015

... & Strategy, Arcus Foundation There’s been a lot of discussion in the philanthropic community about the need ... have at our disposal—convening, commissioning of research, pursuing policy change, leveraging...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Animal Welfare

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Harvard University, Wildlife Conservation Society Launch ‘Planetary Health Alliance’ with Support from Rockefeller

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12/14/2015

... University, the Wildlife Conservation Society, and a range of other partner organizations are launching the Planetary Health Alliance, a new effort to dramatically improve our understanding of...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Health

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Century Foundation Fellow Co-Authors Report on Admission Preferences of Low-Income Students

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01/11/2016

... Fellow Co-Authors Report on Admission Preferences of Low-Income Students America's top colleges and ... now face unjustified barriers and make up a mere 3 percent of enrollment at the elite schools,...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education

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The Other 95 Percent: How Foundations Can Give All They’ve Got

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05/09/2016

... Give All They’ve Got By Melissa Beck, Executive Director of The Educational Foundation of America As private foundations, we usually focus on the 5 ... fighting climate change. Stephen Heinz sparked an...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Now Accepting Applications for Incubator Project

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01/19/2017

... the Foundation’s office in Crown Heights and a stipend of up to $5,000 for start-up costs. Startup Brooklyn nonprofits and community leaders in need of affordable office space are encouraged to apply now .....

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This Is Not A Normal Grant Cycle Or A Time To Wait And See

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02/21/2017

... Founder, Arabella Advisors Donors with a wide variety of political beliefs and philanthropic missions—all of whom Arabella serves—have reached out to me to express ... the temptation to treat our current...

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HSBC Gives $1.5M to Scale Up Horizons Learning Programs

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05/16/2017

... Learning Programs HSBC today announced a charitable grant of $1.5 million to help bring Horizons multi-year learning programs to new communities and serve more low-income children across the ... hours on...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Autonomous Driving Will Transform Cities: Is Philanthropy Paying Attention?

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05/23/2017

... past year, we at Bloomberg Philanthropies have heard a lot of excitement and concern from city leaders over one new technology in particular – autonomous vehicles (AVs) ... benefits to their cities –...

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Community Development

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Urban Land Institute to Partner with 100 Resilient Cities, Pioneered by The Rockefeller Foundation to Help Improve Resilience of Urban Areas Globally

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06/15/2017

... by The Rockefeller Foundation to Help Improve Resilience of Urban Areas Globally The Urban Land Institute (ULI) has ... by the Rockefeller Foundation (100RC), becoming a part of their Platform of...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Community Development

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Danielle Deane-Ryan Joins the Nathan Cummings Foundation as Director, Inclusive Clean Economy

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06/29/2017

... Danielle Deane-Ryan will join the Foundation as director of the Inclusive Clean Economy focus area. Deane-Ryan brings more than two decades of experience shaping advocacy and communications strategies, .....

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06 Feb 2019

The Fight for a Fair Vote - A Food for Thought Conversation

Wednesday, February 6, 2019 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... instead. This calculated practice undermines the power of voters and the democratic process is stood on its head. ... including, voter ID requirements, roll purges, and closure of polling sites – the...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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17 Jan 2019

The Border and Beyond: Federal Immigration Policy Outlook and Philanthropic Engagement - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, January 17, 2019 -

4:00pm to 5:00pm

... will be granted on a first come, first served basis.* As a New Year dawns, immigration policy continues to dominate the ... on the U.S.-Mexico border. The past year saw a wide range of funders take action...

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15 Jul 2019

**POSTPONED: FCCP Racial Equity Series: July 2019 - Metrics as Tyranny or Metrics as "Strategic Objects" - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Monday, July 15, 2019 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... apologize for any inconvenience.** This webinar is a part of a three-part series: June 10 – FCCP Racial Equity ... This summer, FCCP is excited to bring you a brand new opportunity, the Summer Equity + Power...

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Robert Sterling Clark: Supporting Our Grantee Partners in the Era of COVID-19

Release Date:

03/19/2020

... Sterling Clark: Supporting Our Grantee Partners in the Era of COVID-19 For the last two weeks, I have been picturing ... lives – more hand sanitizer, fewer in-person meetings, new memes. New...

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