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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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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...

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Environment and Climate Change

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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 ... opting for social sector jobs. The survey by...

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Aging

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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 part of...

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Economic Security

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Among Backers of Education Post News Site

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09/01/2014

Bloomberg Philanthropies Among Backers of Education Post News Site Education Post, a nonprofit ... Peter Cunningham, the former communications guru for U. S . Education Secretary Arne Duncan, is leading the .....

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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...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Education

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Donors to Gay Causes Consider Their Next Steps

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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 .....

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LGBTQ

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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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Veterans

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What's Next for Community Philanthropy

Publication date:

02/2015

To help funders adapt, the Monitor Institute’ s free, do-it-yourself What’ s Next for Community Philanthropy toolkit includes a series of interactive exercises, conversation starters, and even ...

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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 ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Gender Justice

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Ford Shifts Grant Making to Focus Entirely on Inequality

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06/12/2015

... against inequality will take center stage at the Ford Foundation under a sweeping overhaul announced today by the nation’ s second biggest philanthropy. Not only will Ford direct all of its...

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Archives of Atlantic Philanthropies Given to Cornell Library

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10/26/2015

Archives of Atlantic Philanthropies Given to Cornell Library The ... archives of The Atlantic Philanthropies, among the world’ s largest and most influential foundations, will be housed .....

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

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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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Environment and Climate Change

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The Tiffany & Co. Foundation

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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...

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Mellon Grant Aims to Raise $75 Million for National Gallery

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03/18/2016

... $75 Million for National Gallery The National Gallery of Art announced a $30 million challenge grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Thursday that could bring the Smithsonian museum ... Post. Made to mark...

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Arts

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Aetna’s 1.5M Competition Encourages Cities and Towns to Get Healthier

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04/06/2016

Aetna’ s 1.5M Competition Encourages Cities and Towns to Get ... Health Association (APHA) and the National Association of Counties (NACo) are working with Aetna’ s independent charitable...

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Health

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Doris Duke Performing Artist Awards Provide Financial Literacy Workshops to Individual Artists

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04/08/2016

... Financial Literacy Workshops to Individual Artists Winners of the 2016 Whiting Awards , given annually to ... bout of inchoate elation. The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation created a new...

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People Who Made Scranton Great - Harry & Jeanette Weinberg

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04/14/2016

... are highly familiar with the good works and deep pockets of the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation . Today, the foundation is among the biggest in the ... Centers of...

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Ford, Knight and Others Give $20M for United States Artists Campaign

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04/19/2016

... Give $20M for United States Artists Campaign The John S . and James L. Knight Foundation will contribute $1 million to a new $20 million operations endowment campaign in support of United...

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