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RE.invest Initiative to Partner With Eight Cities to Develop Resilient Stormwater Systems

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05/29/2013

The Rockefeller Foundation -funded initiative is a two-year effort to help ... implement and finance infrastructure. In the aftermath of the devastation wrought by Hurricane Sandy, the RE.invest ... public...

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Penn Announces $1.28 Million Grant for Digital Archaeological Archive

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08/01/2013

The grant from the Leon Levy Foundation to the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology will support a collaboration ...

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Arts

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New Commitments Totaling $10.8 Billion Announced During 2013 Clinton Global Initiative Meeting

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09/28/2013

The new commitments included a call to action by the Nike Foundation , in partnership with the NoVo and United Nations ... framework. Today, President Bill Clinton, Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton...

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What’s Strategy Got to Do With It?

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08/27/2013

TCC Group Director of Philanthropy Chris Cardona analyzes a recent discussion about the role and value of strategic philanthropy for the Stanford Social Innovation Review. In a speech to the staff of...

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$2.5 Million Fund to Bolster NYC Human Service Providers

Release Date:

12/11/2013

... PND. The Nonprofit Finance Fund has announced the launch of a $2.5 million funder collaborative to help human service ... for their services. Launched with support from a variety of private and corporate...

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

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01/03/2014

A group of investors drawn from high-net-worth Bank of America clients have invested in a social-impact bond ... billionaire Bill Ackman, the Laura and John Arnold Foundation , and former Treasury...

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

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02/06/2014

... prison. Mr. Bloomberg himself covered about a quarter of the cost with his own cash; George Soros, a de Blasio ally and chair of the Open Society Foundations, also pitched in $30 ...

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Meet the 15 Most Powerful Women in U.S. Philanthropy

Release Date:

03/05/2014

Bloomberg Philanthropies CEO Patricia Harris, NoVo Foundation President Jennifer Buffett and Simons Foundation ... Simons are among those on Inside Philanthropy's list of the 15 most...

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

Release Date:

05/06/2014

... – based on PBS documentary and more than a decade of research, commissioned by The Wallace Foundation .“ Dallas (May 6, 2014) – Learning Forward, the ... The Principal Story Learning Guide, a free resource...

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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

... today named María Teresa Ronderos as the director of its Program on Independent Journalism. Ronderos will ... democracy. She will oversee a program with a 2014 budget of $12.8 million. María Teresa Ronderos,...

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Impact Investing: Not Just For Billionaires

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06/04/2014

... Grants are becoming one option in a more complex menu of financial tools for the social sector. Judith Rodin, president of Rockefeller Foundation , is taking risks with philanthropic capital,...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Mertz Gilmore Fires Up Its War On Coal

Release Date:

06/13/2014

... in Inside Philanthropy singles out the Mertz Gilmore Foundation for championing climate change solutions over the ... past 20 years, especially its efforts to reduce the use of coal, the country’s biggest...

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Instead of Retiring, Many Seek 'Encore' Jobs

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07/07/2014

Instead of Retiring, Many Workers Seek 'Encore Jobs' A trend first spotted in a MetLife Foundation survey in 2011 seems to be on the rise as millions of Americans are making plans to...

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Rockefeller, Surdna Grantees Named "Champions of Change"

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07/22/2014

Rockefeller, Surdna Grantees Named "Champions of Change" Two individuals with organizations supported by both the Rockefeller Foundation and the Surdna Foundation were named Tuesday by...

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American Households Lost More Than One-Third Of Value Over Past Decade

Release Date:

07/26/2014

American Households Lost More Than One-Third Of Value Over Past Decade The inflation-adjusted net worth ... according to a study underwritten by the Russell Sage Foundation . The study, conducted as part of...

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More Technology Investment Needed To Boost Outcomes of Social Change Groups

Release Date:

07/25/2014

More Technology Investment Needed To Boost Outcomes of Social Change Groups If foundations want social change ... to step up investments that will help them make better use of technology, writes Geraldine Mannion...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Among Backers of Education Post News Site

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09/01/2014

Bloomberg Philanthropies Among Backers of Education Post News Site Education Post, a nonprofit ... and fact-based national discussion about the challenges of public education, and possible solutions. Peter .....

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Smaller High Schools and Outside Funding Increase Graduation Rates, Test Scores and College Enrollment

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10/17/2014

... College Enrollment Findings from a new long-term study of small high schools in New York City show the approach may not only boost a student's chances of enrolling in college, but it may also cost less...

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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 ... the movement’s philanthropic vanguard. After a...