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Investors Devote $13.5-Million to Combat Recidivism in New York

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01/03/2014

... social-impact bond issued by Merrill Lynch and U.S. Trust for a program combating recidivism in New York, reports The ... to finance a program aimed at lowering recidivism rates for newly released prisoners in...

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Investors Devote $13.5-Million to Combat Recidivism in New York

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01/03/2014

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Liza Sutherland Joins Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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01/15/2014

... goals. Prior to joining RPA, Sutherland worked for six years as a Philanthropic Advisor at The Philanthropic Initiative of the Boston Foundation and for three years as a Research Associate at...

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Bill de Blasio Says He’ll Build Upon Bloomberg’s Young Men’s Initiative

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02/06/2014

... had no immediate plans to ask his billionaire predecessor for another check. The nearly $130 million program, known as ...

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Learning Forward Launches Free, Online Learning Guide to Enrich Principal Preparation Programs

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05/06/2014

... than a decade of research, commissioned by The Wallace Foundation .“ Dallas (May 6, 2014) – Learning Forward, the ... research on education leadership funded by The Wallace Foundation . The Learning Guide’s five...

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María Teresa Ronderos, Award-Winning Reporter, to Lead Open Society’s Work on Independent Journalism

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05/15/2014

The Open Society Foundations today named María Teresa Ronderos as the director of its Program on Independent Journalism.

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Impact Investing: Not Just For Billionaires

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06/04/2014

Impact Investing: Not Just For Billionaires Foundations just make grants, correct? Not ... one option in a more complex menu of financial tools for the social sector. Judith Rodin, president of Rockefeller...

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Mertz Gilmore Fires Up Its War On Coal

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06/13/2014

... in Inside Philanthropy singles out the Mertz Gilmore Foundation for championing climate change solutions over the past 20 ... program, with grants hovering in the mid-five figures. The foundation...

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Participate in the 2014 Grantmakers Salary & Benefits Survey

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06/18/2014

... and the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers for the annual Grantmakers Salary and Benefits Survey . This ... which includes compensation summaries for 35 positions by foundation...

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21 Jul 2014

Demystifying Funder Transparency: Sharing Assessments

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3:15pm to 5:00pm

... where and how to begin with improving and enhancing your foundation ’s transparency practices. One avenue for funder transparency is sharing program and grantee ... second-guessing, many more are taking the...

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Instead of Retiring, Many Seek 'Encore' Jobs

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07/07/2014

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

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Rockefeller, Surdna Grantees Named "Champions of Change"

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07/22/2014

... with organizations supported by both the Rockefeller Foundation and the Surdna Foundation were named Tuesday by the White House as "Champions of Change" for their efforts to ensure...

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More Technology Investment Needed To Boost Outcomes of Social Change Groups

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07/25/2014

... to have more impact, they need to step up investments that will help them make better use of technology, writes ... Gibson, an independent consultant -- write: "Foundations that care about changing the...

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Donors to Gay Causes Consider Their Next Steps

Release Date:

11/03/2014

Donors to Gay Causes Consider Their Next Steps The Arcus Foundation ’s latest effort in support of gay and lesbian ... issues began with an ominous question: "Is there a future for the LGBTQ movement?"...

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Improving Health Care Is Billionaire Peterson’s Next Mission

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11/24/2014

... The billionaire’s New York-based Peter G. Peterson Foundation will announce a $200 million offshoot next month, ... and his son Michael Peterson, the president of the foundation , are seeking to further slow...

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Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare Announces Initiative to Address "Invisible Wounds of War"

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02/12/2015

Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare Announces Initiative to ... for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare and the Bob Woodruff Foundation today announced an expansion of their partnership...

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What's Next for Community Philanthropy

Publication date:

02/2015

... Monitor Institute’s free, do-it-yourself What’s Next for Community Philanthropy toolkit includes a series of ... and generate creative new approaches and models for the future. According to Suzanne Allen of Philanthropy Ohio, "The What’s Next for Community Philanthropy toolkit should contain a .....

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Ford’s Push for the Reproductive Rights of Young Women in the Niger Delta

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04/13/2015

Ford’s Push for the Reproductive Rights of Young Women in the Niger Delta The Ford Foundation has a keen interest in empowering women by ... makes a lot of sense, especially in Nigeria. Women in that...

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Ford Shifts Grant Making to Focus Entirely on Inequality

Release Date:

06/12/2015

... against inequality will take center stage at the Ford Foundation under a sweeping overhaul announced today by the ... give lots more money in a way grantees have been clamoring for : It hopes to double the...

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'Everything is Not Fine.' Inside NoVo's Funding Push on Girls and Young Women of Color

Release Date:

09/02/2015

... and Young Women of Color “There’s a myth out there that for girls and women of color, everything is fine,” said NoVo Foundation Executive Director Pamela Shifman, who assumed ...

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