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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

... for another check. The nearly $130 million program, known as the Young Men’s Initiative, was created in 2011 and ... prison. Mr. Bloomberg himself covered about a quarter of the cost with his own cash; George...

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Open Society Foundations

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

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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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NoVo Foundation

Service Through Philanthropy Dr. Starita Boyce Ansari

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04/15/2014

... Dr. M. Starita Boyce Ansari is a scholar in the field of philanthropy. She has been recognized by Ford Foundation and W. K. Kellogg Foundation for her research in philanthropy. Dr. Boyce...

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

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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 ... research on education leadership funded by The Wallace...

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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

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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 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...

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

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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...

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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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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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 ... course for the movement and keep its momentum,...

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Improving Health Care Is Billionaire Peterson’s Next Mission

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11/24/2014

... Group LP co-founder who has championed the cause of U.S. debt reduction, is now taking aim at some $800 ... The billionaire’s New York-based Peter G. Peterson Foundation will announce a $200 million offshoot...

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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

... Announces Initiative to Address "Invisible Wounds of War" The Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare and the Bob Woodruff Foundation today announced an expansion of their...

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What's Next for Community Philanthropy

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02/2015

... Next for Community Philanthropy toolkit includes a series of interactive exercises, conversation starters, and even ... challenge old assumptions, understand the full range of possibilities, and generate creative new approaches and models for the future. According to Suzanne Allen of Philanthropy Ohio, "The What’s Next for Community .....

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Monitor Institute

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 ... the world, bearing 7.5 children on average. The Ford Foundation...

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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 ... biggest philanthropy. Not only will Ford direct all of its money and influence to curbing...

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Archives of Atlantic Philanthropies Given to Cornell Library

Release Date:

10/26/2015

Archives of Atlantic Philanthropies Given to Cornell Library The ... permanently at Cornell. The archives, which will serve as an important resource for philanthropists and historians, ... Manuscript Collections (...

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Meet The Woman Driving Sustainability And Corporate Responsibility At Tiffany & Co.

Release Date:

01/26/2016

... brand is not only challenging, but requires knowledge of the entire organization. And then adding to the task is the additional job of running a major corporate foundation . For most companies...

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Mellon, Ford and NYCT Support WNYC Series on Gentrification

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03/03/2016

... tenants and homeowners, it feels like a violent shove out of the way, especially for black and brown Brooklynites who ... There Goes the Neighborhood has been provided by the Ford Foundation , Andrew W. Mellon...