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04 Dec 2024

The Power of Networks to Advance Youth Development: Honoring Janet Kelley’s Legacy and Contributions

Wednesday, December 4, 2024 -

3:30pm to 6:30pm

Philanthropy New York; 320 East 43rd Street; NYC 10017 (Ford Foundation Building, Auditorium)

... PNY Members: To register yourself and/or a colleague at your organization, please log in and click the “Register ... . Please note that this event is in-person and invite-only as it has limited capacity. .....

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Panel

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Leadership Development

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Children, Youth and Families

Education

Shamira Lukomwa

... companies. A first-generation Ugandan-American, Shamira is deeply committed to transformative social impact on the African continent and across the African Diaspora. She is passionate about increasing...

Evaluation Shows How Program Related Investments Are Generating Positive Social Returns

Release Date:

06/19/2014

An evaluation has found that The Rockefeller Foundation's Program Related Investments have contributed to the financial sustainability of its investees and are helping them accomplish social goals and achieve impact.

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Finance & Asset Management

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Economic Security

Three Named Winners For Best Green Business Ideas In Western Balkans

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07/31/2014

... business ideas that will contribute to a better, more sustainable life for people in the Western Balkans. The awards program is operated in partnership with local foundations ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Atlantic Philanthropies Awards €14.7 Million For Dementia Care

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08/14/2014

... Million For Dementia Care The Atlantic Philanthropies is making grants totaling €14.7 million (approximately $20 ...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

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Aging

Health

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MasterCard Foundation Initiative to Bring Economic Opportunities to Rural East Africa

Release Date:

03/17/2015

... or explore opportunities in agriculture. The new program is noteworthy not only for its scope, but for its ... the same time, since the average age of the African farmer is around 60, there is...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Metlife Launches ‘The Financial Inclusion Challenge’ to Improve Financial Access in Asia

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03/20/2015

... impediments to more equitable economic development in Asia is inadequate access to formal financial institutions such as ... to the formal financial sector, while access in South Asia is as low as 33 percent...

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Markle Foundation President Examines China as a Source of Jobs for the U.S. in WSJ OpEd

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06/04/2015

The growing Chinese middle class outpaces the country's ability to provide services for the population.

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

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Rockefeller and Nonprofits Fight Food Waste With Feast

Release Date:

05/09/2016

... Rockefeller Foundation, City Harvest, NRDC, Sustainable America, GrowNYC and other partners, GRACE is proud to cohost Feeding the 5000 NYC, an event designed ...

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Food Systems

Rockefeller Foundation Initiative to Help Halve Food Loss by 2030

Release Date:

02/07/2017

... loss worldwide by 2030, a key objective of the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals. The loss in Nigeria is staggering. While the country is the largest producer of tomatoes in Sub-Saharan...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Food Systems

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Bloomberg Backed “Global Street Design Guide” Now Available Free Online

Release Date:

05/22/2017

... a handbook for cities around the world to design safe, sustainable streets, is available to the public as for free online. The guide was ... document, also available for purchase as a $50 hardcover, is...

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Health

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Gates Report Stresses Need for Philanthropy Amid Aid Cuts

Release Date:

09/13/2017

... card today meant to underscore deep worries that the world is in danger of backsliding on a broad range of ... development and has more than $40 billion at the ready, is meant to guide international efforts to...

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Amid Global Crises, UNGA Will Show Development Community Rising To The Challenges

Release Date:

09/18/2017

... out of UNGA. But whatever he might say — and if history is a guide, there's every likelihood he'll be provocative and ... Amina Mohammed, the Nigerian architect who engineered the Sustainable...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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How Many Big Storms Before People Abandon Coastal Cities?

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10/02/2017

... the question for sustainability and development experts is , will the world's coasts bear the burden of all this ... sea levels and extreme weather, perhaps a better question is , will all this humanity...

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Environment and Climate Change

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How Nonprofit Programs Scale Up: Findings from the Wallace Foundation

Release Date:

10/06/2017

... Social Programs: Pathways, Partnerships and Fidelity,” is the latest entry in what the Wallace Foundation itself ... the report’s organization, however, the authors’ focus is on whether the mechanism used...

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The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Appoints Distinguished Writer, Poet, Scholar, and Arts Advocate Elizabeth Alexander as President

Release Date:

02/07/2018

... 2013. Alexander, a renowned writer, poet, and scholar, is recognized as one of the nation’s leading voices in ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Announces More Than $19 Million in Grants

Release Date:

10/18/2018

... of a "Global Sisterhood." The vision for the next phase is for Catholic sisters to become recognized as global leaders in the provision of sustainable human development services, while remaining .....

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