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Evaluation Shows How Program Related Investments Are Generating Positive Social Returns

Release Date:

06/19/2014

... Program Related Investments (PRIs) have contributed to the financial sustainability of its investees and are ... to products and services on more equitable terms and in new ways to...

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When It Comes To Building Resilient Cities, Everyone Wants In

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06/24/2014

When It Comes To Building Resilient Cities, Everyone Wants In The idea of building a resilient city is not limited to a handful of people, but from workshops being conducted as...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Rockefeller Brothers Fund Joins Impact Investment Efforts

Release Date:

06/25/2014

... this week , the Rockefeller Brothers Fund announced plans to dedicate 10 percent of its $840 million endowment to ... investments that intentionally generate financial return as well ...

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Report Shows Link Between Children's Outcomes and Mothers' Educational Attainment

Release Date:

07/10/2014

... with children of better educated mothers, according to a report from the Foundation for Child Development. ... for America’s Children , also finds that one in every eight children in...

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Foundation for Child Development

Hunger-Relief Programs Receive Morgan Stanley Support To Feed More Children

Release Date:

07/09/2014

Hunger-Relief Programs Receive Morgan Stanley Support To Feed More Children The Morgan Stanley Foundation is awarding more than $1 million in grants to local food banks and...

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Bloomberg Says His Work Is About "Saving Lives"

Release Date:

07/14/2014

Bloomberg Says His Work Is About "Saving Lives" In an interview with Rolling Stone, former New York Mayor ... he and Bloomberg Philanthropies are doing is about "trying to save lives." Adds...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Barnard Receives Mellon Grant for Digital Access Initiative

Release Date:

07/09/2014

... next four years, this program will allow Barnard faculty to collaborate with curators, archivists, and collection ... access to the partnering institutions’ resources, such as high-resolution...

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Wealthy Should Be Encouraged To Start Giving Sooner

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07/18/2014

Wealthy Should Be Encouraged Not To Start Giving Sooner Encouraging wealthy people to start giving away their money earlier in life "could prevent today’s urgent problems from ... with the...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

Community Revitalization Works Better When A "Quarterback" Is In Charge

Release Date:

07/22/2014

... Revitalization Works Better When A "Quarterback" Is In Charge The "community quarterback" model can be an effective approach to revitalizing troubled neighborhoods, write Nancy O. .....

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Citi Foundation

Prescription For Making Healthcare Enrollment More Customer-Friendly

Release Date:

08/01/2014

... for Obamacare begins this fall, NY State should take steps to make the process for signing up more customer-friendly, ... President & CEO, New York State Health Foundation , in the...

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Atlantic on Spending Down: "We’re Actually Gearing Up”

Release Date:

08/06/2014

... declared that Atlantic is “NOT spending down.” In no time, a couple of old friends and foundation -watchers wrote me to ask, “What?! When did they change their minds?” For ... more than a...

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Insights

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Governance

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09 Oct 2014

Mission and Impact Investing: Overcoming Resistance and Getting Started - Webinar

Thursday, October 9, 2014 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... foundations and family offices are increasingly turning to mission (or impact) investing strategies as a key tool for aligning investments and operations with ... mission and objectives. How can you engage...

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Atlantic Philanthropies Awards €14.7 Million For Dementia Care

Release Date:

08/14/2014

... totaling €14.7 million (approximately $20 million) to improve the care and well-being of people suffering with dementia in the Republic of Ireland. Christopher G. Oechsli, ... and CEO of the Atlantic...

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Open Society’s Soros among Brookings Top Politically Influential Global Billionaires List

Release Date:

09/16/2014

... Power Index is a ranking of the top global billionaires in terms of overall political power. There are a number of ... has assessed their overall political influence globally or in particular countries around...

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Open Society Foundations

Russell Sage Study Shows Average Americans Get Poorer as Per Capita Wealth Reaches New High

Release Date:

10/01/2014

Russell Sage Study Shows Average Americans Get Poorer as Per Capita Wealth Reaches New High While America as a ... is declining. Despite a near doubling of total wealth in America over the past...

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SIFMA Funded Programs Provide Financial Literacy to Millions of Students

Release Date:

10/02/2014

SIFMA Funded Programs Provide Financial Literacy to Millions of Students While several factors contributed ... illiterate. That’s right, illiterate. Defined as “having or showing a lack of knowledge about a .....

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Arcus Awards Grant to Alliance of Baptists to Support Inclusion and Racial Justice

Release Date:

10/09/2014

Arcus Awards Grant to Alliance of Baptists to Support Inclusion and Racial ... the training of 12 to 15 Alliance members to serve as consultants to...

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LGBTQ

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Arcus Foundation

NoVo Co-President Peter Buffett Uses New Notoriety to Champion Women and Girls Around the World

Release Date:

10/10/2014

NoVo Co-President Peter Buffett Uses New Notoriety to Champion Women and Girls Around the World For most of ... kids, a low-profile music career. That all changed in 2006 when his dad, Warren Buffett, announced...

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NoVo Foundation

Helmsley Charitable Trust Donates $1.6 Million to Address School Dropout Crisis in Ethiopia

Release Date:

10/21/2014

Helmsley Charitable Trust Donates $1.6 Million to Address School Dropout Crisis in Ethiopia SOS Children's Villages, the world's largest ... primary school studies. Sadly, without this educational...

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Children, Youth and Families

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Philanthropy’s Special Role in Supporting Community Recovery from Disasters

Release Date:

10/29/2014

Philanthropy’s Special Role in Supporting Community Recovery from Disasters This week ... the FC, released our report on the Philanthropic Response to Hurricane Sandy. The dollars are impressive – nearly 600...

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Disaster Relief

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Philanthropy New York

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