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American Express Awards $5 Million to Boost Volunteering

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03/18/2015

... Volunteering American Express and the American Express Foundation have announced a four-year, $5 million grant to the National Park Foundation in support of an effort to increase voluntarism in ...

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RPA Forms Partnership to Combat Poverty in Indonesia

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04/14/2015

... a project of the United Nations Development Programme, Foundation Center, and a group of leading foundations guided ...

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10 Sep 2015

Planning for an Influx of Assets - Webinar

Thursday, September 10, 2015 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

*This webinar is limited to private and family foundation staff and trustees only.* An influx of ... already doing: making a difference according to your foundation ’s mission. With more money come increased .....

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14 May 2024

Food Waste Reduction: Philanthropy for People and the Planet - A Webinar Hosted by Community Food Funders

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

Join us for a deep dive into the problem of food waste, where funding has been going, how local and national organizations are establishing innovative partnerships to address food waste, and why and where funders should get involved.

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Food Systems

Stephanie Bencivenga Joins Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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01/01/2013

Stephanie Bencivenga is the Program Assistant for the Rockefeller Brothers Fund’s Sustainable Development program . Prior to joining the RBF, Bencivenga worked in ... documentaries. She also co-founded and served...

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With Help From Rockefeller Brothers, Ploughshares Pushes Better Ties with Iran

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06/18/2014

... a one-year $500,000 grant specifically for its Iran program , with the goal “advancing just and durable ... RBF has also been a major donor to Ploughshares’ Iran program in previous years, providing a grant of...

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What We Learned from the Failure of the Rikers Island Social Impact Bond

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08/10/2015

... Rikers Island prison didn’t work, despite being hailed as a success by some. The concept of SIBs is for private ...

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JPMorgan Renews Veterans Partnership with $13.8M Commitment

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03/01/2016

... innovative programs, research, policy analysis, and program evaluation. JPMorgan Chase remains the Institute’s ...

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Bloomberg Awards $10 Million for Women Coffee Farmers in Africa

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09/23/2016

... Institute to expand its women's economic development program in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. .....

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Bank of America Grant and Volunteers Support Partnership with Eva’s Village

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01/25/2017

Eva’s Village, a Paterson, NJ, anti-poverty, nonprofit organization, partners with local businesses and community groups to raise funds for its 20 integrated anti-poverty programs.

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Bank of America [Corporate]

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Edna McConnell Clark’s PropelNext Initiative Shows Promising Results

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06/12/2017

... Alumni 2015 grantees have made since completing the program , as well as the initial progress that current PropelNext California ...

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One 'Dreamer' Vows to Finish Med School in The Face of DACA Chaos

Release Date:

09/06/2017

... decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program , better known as DACA, with a mixture of resignation and resolve. "In some ... periods without fear of deportation under the Obama-era...

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JP Morgan Chase Investing $40M in Chicago's Underserved Neighborhoods

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09/15/2017

... parts of the city torn by violence and unemployment. The program , announced today, is modeled on a larger-scale effort ... There, the bank committed $100 million to a comprehensive program to address Detroit...

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Jewish Group Slams Mayor De Blasio’s Free School Lunch Plan for Not Offering Kosher Foods

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10/02/2017

... many in the city’s Jewish community bellyaching about a program they want their kids to receive. De Blasio rolled out the federally funded program on Sept. 6, promising free meals for all city ...

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Former Microsoft CEO and Wife Pledge $60 Million to Fight Social Inequality

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10/05/2017

... Connie Ballmer are giving $60 million over six years to a program created by StriveTogether, a national nonprofit that ... to fight intergenerational poverty across the country. The program , called...

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Google Pledges $1 Billion to Fund Non-Profit Education

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10/13/2017

... the U.S. from India 24 years ago. Pichai also unveiled a program called "Grow with Google" aimed at training Americans how to get jobs or grow their businesses. The program aims to outfit people with...

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Capital One ScopeAthon Provides Consulting Services to Nonprofits

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07/13/2018

At the Capital One ScopeAthon event, held at the 1717 Innovation Center in downtown Richmond, volunteers from Capital One provided free, skills-based consulting services to five Richmond nonprofits: UnBoundRVA, Startup Virginia, YWCA Richmond,...

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Proteus Fund (NYC Office)

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Grantmakers Should Seize the Moment to Support Racial-Justice Solutions

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10/10/2014

... Civic Engagement Fund This post originally appeared as a "Letter to the Editor" in the September 21 issue of the ... and -racial coalitions, we have seen a sophisticated new alignment across...

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Achieving Equity: What Can Data Tell Us

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11/21/2018

... “extraction” of data from communities and use this as an opportunity to start real human conversations. Hope ... questions and use budget templates that are unique to our foundation ’s preferred budget lines...

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