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BofA, Rockefeller Noted for Adding Profit Incentives to Nonprofit Work

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11/06/2015

... growing over the past five years, and one recent technique in particular shows promise. It’s called Pay for Success, ... has attracted financial heavyweights such as Bank of America and Merrill Lynch, and...

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Rockefeller Provides Capital for Start-Up Aiming to Increase Worker Savings

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12/09/2015

... Washington wonk career path. After earning a master’s in public policy from Georgetown and a Ph.D. in political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he was hired...

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Economic Security

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Verizon Supported Study Finds Smartphone App Can Improve Self-management for Some with Spina Bifida

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12/10/2015

... wounds and other complications, according to a pilot study of the interactive Mobitle Health & Rehabilitation app. Findings were published Oct. 20 in the American Journal of Physical...

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Erik Estrada Joins Andrus Family Fund

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12/14/2015

... Officer and he joins Andrus from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ’s New Jersey Health Initiatives (NJHI) in Camden New Jersey. He has a long history of working with youth and in...

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Edited Stem Cells Offer Hope of Precision Therapy for Blindness (Doris Duke, Research to Prevent Blindness)

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02/03/2016

Edited Stem Cells Offer Hope of Precision Therapy for Blindness (Doris Duke, Research to ... have corrected a blindness-causing gene mutation in stem cells derived from an affected patient. The result ... National...

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American Express-Supported NYFA Emerging Leaders Boot Camp Participants Named

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02/18/2016

... intensive professional-development program from New York Foundation for the Arts turns three, a new cohort of arts administrators has been selected. NYFA’s Emerging ... believes that through this program, we...

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Environment and Climate Change

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18 Mar 2016

The Global Goals in New York City

Friday, March 18, 2016 -

9:00am to 2:00pm

... and SDG Philanthropy Platform to discuss how local work in New York City supports the Sustainable Development Goals ... new global goals encourage and enhance domestic programs in the United States? Why do...

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Nathan Cummings Urges Firstenergy Shareholders to Vote for Proposal Regarding Disclosure of Lobbying Expenditures

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05/06/2016

Nathan Cummings Foundation Urges Firstenergy Shareholders To Vote For Proposal Regarding Disclosure Of Lobbying Expenditures - Sec Filing Dear FirstEnergy ... Shareowner: We write to you as long-term shareholders...

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NYS Health Announces Funding Opportunity in Its Newest Priority Area, Empowering Health Care Consumers in New York State

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05/06/2016

NYS Health Announces Funding Opportunity in Its Newest Priority Area, Empowering Health Care Consumers in New York State The New York State Health Foundation is pleased to launch a Request for...

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09 Jun 2016

"The Trans List" - A Special Film Sneak Preview

Thursday, June 9, 2016 -

5:00pm to 8:00pm

... deep discrimination and disproportionately high levels of violence. In the face of these challenges, trans people refuse to be ... that tells the stories of 11...

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Surdna’s Garcia Interviewed in Philanthropy News Digest

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05/12/2016

Surdna’s Garcia Interviewed in Philanthropy News Digest You don't need a political ... It's there, lurking, in the presidential primary campaigns of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders,...

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NY Community Trust Teams Up with Muslim-American Leaders to Counter Anti-Islamic Stereotypes

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08/09/2016

... Leaders to Counter Anti-Islamic Stereotypes In the past year, suspected hate crimes and other forms of racial and religious bigotry against Muslim Americans rose ... and promising futures. The Trust is a...

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Forbes Article Highlights Edna McConnell Clark as Example of Thinking Like a Venture Capitalist

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08/24/2016

Forbes Article Highlights Edna McConnell Clark as Example of Thinking Like a Venture Capitalist In the private sector, no one thinks that great investments ... by acquirers. Compare that investment approach with a...

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New York Life Donates $100,000 to Flood Relief Efforts in Louisiana

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08/25/2016

New York Life Donates $100,000 to Flood Relief Efforts in Louisiana NEW YORK, August 25, 2016 – New York Life ... American Red Cross, a $25,000 donation to Baton Rouge Area Foundation Flood Relief Fund and $25,000...

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Rockefeller Supports Training Workshops on Impact Investing in Ghana and South Africa

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03/03/2017

Rockefeller Supports Training Workshops on Impact Investing in Ghana and South Africa Impact investing – a field that ... much growth over the last decade, through a combination of strategic grant making and...

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Two Weeks Left to Apply to The J.M.K. Innovation Prize

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04/14/2017

... weeks from today. The Prize is an exciting initiative of The J.M. Kaplan Fund, a New York-based family foundation . In 2017, up to ten Prizes will be awarded to those tackling ...

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Surdna-Funded Study Calls for Targeted Federal Policies to Create Quality Jobs

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05/09/2017

... public policies that encourage private-sector investment in the creation of quality jobs are needed, a report from Pacific Community Ventures finds. Funded by the Surdna Foundation , the...

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Chief Of 100 Resilient Cities, A Rockefeller Funded Program, On How Cities Can Tackle Climate Change

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07/25/2017

Chief Of 100 Resilient Cities, A Rockefeller Funded Program, On How ... America’s most populated city is still rebuilding in some areas — and, with an office of recovery and ... Cities, a 4-year-...

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Goldman Givers: Seven Things To Know About Donors from Goldman Sachs

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08/14/2017

... Donors from Goldman Sachs Recently, we offered an overview of things to know about donors who hail from the finance ... not surprising that so much surplus wealth has accumulated in the hands of...

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