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Financing the Social Sector

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09/15/2014

The American Express Corporate social Responsibility Blog explores the top 10 things foundations and corporations should do when considering whether to support nonprofit organizations.

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Arcus and Ford Named as Top Funders who Champion Marriage Equality

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10/07/2014

Arcus Foundation and Ford Foundation have been featured as two of the top eight funders who made marriage equality happen.

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All Investing is Impact Investing

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01/12/2015

Denver Post lists Rockefeller Brothers Fund and F.B. Heron Foundation as examples of utilizing social impact investing.

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Microsoft Is Teaching Cybersecurity to Cities Around the World—For Free

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01/16/2015

... a non-profit organization funded by the Rockefeller Foundation . “We’ll lead workshops for multiple cities ...

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OSF and Ford Praised by de Blasio for Internet Accessibility Work

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02/12/2015

... Accessibility Wor k Mayor Bill de Blasio spurred foundation leaders Wednesday to invest in projects and ...

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Bloomberg Gives $14M for Global Tobacco-Use Monitoring

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03/13/2015

The CDC Foundation has announced a two-year, $14 million grant from ...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies to Help Poor Countries Fight Big Tobacco

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03/19/2015

... by Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , will help low and middle-income countries facing ...

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Winners of the 2015 Pershing Square Sohn Prize Announced

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05/11/2015

The prize is part of a $25 million partnership between the Pershing Square Foundation and Sohn Conference Foundation.

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How The Atlantic Philanthropies Changed Lives Through Building

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05/18/2015

Atlantic Philanthropies President, Christopher G. Oechsli, outlines the foundation's focus on capital projects.

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Community Development

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Ford Backs Initiative to Fight AIDS in the Deep South

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05/29/2015

... Fight AIDS in the Deep South With backing from the Ford Foundation , AIDS United awarded $1 million in grants to ...

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Ford and RBF Lead Charge to Publicize Diversity Data

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07/01/2015

Six major foundations have called on their peers to share the racial and gender make-up of their boards and staff.

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Fourth Annual Verizon Innovative App Challenge Seeks Problem Solving Ideas From Students Nationwide

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08/17/2015

... their schools and communities. Created by the Verizon Foundation in partnership with the Technology Student ...

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Bank of America Awards $1 Million to Nonprofits Tackling Poverty in Detroit

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12/08/2015

... Poverty in Detroit The Bank of America Charitable Foundation recently distributed nearly $1 million in ...

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation

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Ford, Atlantic Philanthropies Bring U.C.L.A. Center on Police-Community Ties to John Jay College

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03/22/2016

... and use of force. A $1.5 million gift from the Ford Foundation and another $1 million from Atlantic ...

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Justice Reform

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Rockefeller Family Fund Divests from Fossil Fuels and Exxon

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03/24/2016

... through that business. But another Rockefeller-associated foundation , the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, led the way down ...

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Ford, Rockefeller and Others Supporting NFF Knowledge-Dissemination Effort on Impact Investing

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04/14/2016

... effort is guided by an advisory committee of nonprofit, foundation , government and financial-sector leaders who have ...

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Mellon Grant Aims to Leverage Linked Data for Enhanced Information Access

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04/28/2016

... Data for Enhanced Information Access The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded Stanford a $1.5 million grant to ...

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Bank of America Announces $300k to Boost Workforce Skills Among Local Youth, Veterans and People With Disabilities

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06/20/2016

... and Drug Dependence Inc., Nassau Community College Foundation , The Viscardi Center Inc. and United Veterans ...

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