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PhilTV: Do Money and Mission Mix? How Foundations Are Using Sustainable Investment to Address Climate Change

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05/31/2016

... potential of climate change to harm the economy in the long term. Fossil fuel companies are at risk because ... fossil fuel companies, but in fact leading members of the foundation community...

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TD Charitable Foundation Awards $2.5 Million for Affordable Housing

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12/11/2012

Grants of $100,000 each were awarded through the foundation 's ... today announced the winners of $2.5 million in grants to support affordable housing...

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Community Development

UJA-Federation Has Launched A Grant-Making Contest, Asking New Yorkers to Vote on “Big Ideas”

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06/26/2017

UJA is awarding $250,000 to advance one “big idea” to transform how people in NYC live together as a Jewish community — one that’s welcoming, inclusive, and brings our city closer together.

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PNY Board Chair Phil Li Named President of Robert Sterling Clark Foundation

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01/13/2016

... Chair Phil Li Named President of Robert Sterling Clark Foundation Philip Li has been named President and CEO of ... remaining committed to its work on social justice will support , encourage and invest ...

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New York Life Foundation Awards $1 Million to Comfort Zone Camp

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07/13/2013

The two-year, $1 million grant is in support of organizational capacity building for Comfort ... a four-year, $1 million grant from the New York Life Foundation . The funding supports BGCA’s Great...

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Joan Colello Named Trustee Emeritus, Fatima Shama and Kenneth Halcom Join Pinkerton Foundation Board

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02/27/2019

... Emeritus, Fatima Shama and Kenneth Halcom Join Pinkerton Foundation Board After nearly 50 years on The Pinkerton ... areas in New York City. The Foundation makes nearly 300 grants...

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Nigeria Youth Futures Fund Launches with Seed Funding from the Ford and MacArthur Foundations

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09/13/2021

... Lagos, Nigeria (September 13, 2021) —Today the Ford Foundation and MacArthur Foundation announced the launch of ... Youth Futures Fund (NYFF), a new $5 million fund that will support and...

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Heckscher Foundation for Children Works to Demystify NYC High School Admissions Process

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07/13/2015

Heckscher Foundation for Children Works to Demystify NYC High School ... -- predominantly from lower-income households -- lack the support they need to identify best fits," said Peter Sloane, ... the city...

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Rockefeller Foundation, Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth to Invest $50 Million on Social Impact Data

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01/29/2019

Rockefeller Foundation , Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth to Invest ... for social impact, starting with a $20-million investment in DataKind . “Like the introduction of science to ... a project- to a...

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The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Provided Critical Funding to Voting Block, a New Jersey Collaborative Reporting Effort

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02/08/2018

The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Provided Critical Funding to Voting Block, a New ... the next governor’s agenda and deepen engagement between communities and newsrooms. To do this, each Voting Block .....

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Awards $7.3 Million to Dance Organizations

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08/21/2015

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Awards $7.3 Million to Dance Organizations The ... in New York City has announced the inaugural round of grants through its Leadership Grants...

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Schott Foundation Welcomes Sharon J. Lettman-Hicks and Miren Uriarte to the Board of Directors

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02/26/2016

Schott Foundation Welcomes Sharon J. Lettman-Hicks and Miren Uriarte ... Sharon believes activism includes the need to financially support your interests—she is a Justice Society member of ... specializing...

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NoVo and NY Women’s Foundation Match $10 Million NYC Commitment for Girls, Young Women of Color

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02/12/2016

NoVo and NY Women’s Foundation Match $10 Million NYC Commitment for Girls, Young ... Table), announced an initial commitment of $10 million in new philanthropic funding for programs targeting girls, ... of color;...

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How COVID-19 Sent Women’s Workforce Progress Backward: Congress’ $64.5 Billion Mistake - Report from The Century Foundation

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10/29/2020

... $64.5 Billion Mistake - Report from The Century Foundation Four times as many women as men dropped out of the ... or family-forward workplace policies—policies that support caregivers to both provide and care...

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Gilman Foundation Donates $75K to Young People’s Chorus for New Music

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09/14/2015

Gilman Foundation Donates $75K to Young People’s Chorus for New ... pleased to announce its first grant from the Howard Gilman Foundation . The grant of $75,000 was issued to YPC for its ... contemporary music...

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Kress Foundation Invites Applications for Scholarly European Art Projects

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05/09/2016

Kress Foundation Invites Applications for Scholarly European Art ... from antiquity to the dawn of the modern era. Grants are awarded to projects that create and disseminate ... presentation of research, and other...

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Water.org Receives $2.9M Grant from Helmsley Charitable Trust to Provide Safe Water and Sanitation in East Africa

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10/22/2014

... Charitable Trust to Provide Safe Water and Sanitation in East Africa Through a $1.2 million grant from the ... will gain access to safe water and improved sanitation in Kenya. In addition,...

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Sir Alok Sharma Joins The Rockefeller Foundation to Advance Global Development and Climate Action Goals

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05/22/2023

Sir Alok Sharma Joins The Rockefeller Foundation to Advance Global Development and Climate Action ... as Climate and Finance Fellow. In this role, he will support The Rockefeller ...

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Supported by Commonwealth Fund, Study Shows Diabetes, Depression Apps Are Failing the Usability Test

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07/18/2016

... and caregivers are too difficult to use, especially by underserved populations. Some of the most popular mHealth ... at San Francisco. The study, published this week in the Journal of General Internal Medicine...

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