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Rockefeller Foundation Grant Helps Create Racial-Justice ETF Backed by the NAACP

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11/28/2017

... the NAACP Socially conscious investors can look forward to two new exchange-traded funds that aim to direct capital to companies that do well by minorities and women. Using the ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Gender Justice

Social Justice

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How Propel Capital is Charting New Paths For Venture Philanthropy in Progressive Organizing

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12/12/2017

... Propel Democracy, a new $5 million effort that seeks ' to catalyze investment in local organizing strategies that ... additional $2 million in 2018. The fund will move quickly to support partners leading...

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Civic Engagement

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Jim Simons, the Numbers King

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12/13/2017

... loved ones sensed that he was less happy. Simons seeks to heighten the foundation’s impact on the sciences. The ...

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Education

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The Simons Foundation

NYS Health Foundation Challenges Philanthropy to Do more to Fix our Flawed Health Care System

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01/12/2018

NYS Health Foundation Challenges Philanthropy to Do more to Fix our Flawed Health Care System NYSHealth outlines some ... NYSHealth is supporting an advocacy effort to make the Certificate of...

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Morgan Stanley Announces Creation of Innovative Play Spaces for Children in 14 Cities With KaBOOM!

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02/02/2018

... for children through a Morgan Stanley Foundation grant to KaBOOM! and the hands-on efforts of hundreds of its ... Atlanta and providing creative play grants in 12 cities to provide local nonprofits an...

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The JPB Foundation Supports Creation of ParkServe Database

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05/01/2018

... Land launched www.ParkServe.TPL.org , providing free, easy- to -navigate access to the most comprehensive database on parks ever assembled. ... The national nonprofit organization is leading a movement ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Freedom Together Foundation

The Prudential Foundation Honors Teen for Efforts to End Gun Violence

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05/01/2018

The Prudential Foundation Honors Teen for Efforts to End Gun Violence Brandon Warren, who launched the We LIVE Indy movement to address youth violence in Indianapolis, has been honored ... with it a citywide peace...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Civic Engagement

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The Leon Levy Foundation and Charles H. Revson Foundation Fund New Nonprofit Local News Entity in New York City

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09/28/2018

... Newmark will launch a new nonprofit local news entity set to serve the New York City area. Dubbed The City, which ... and is helmed by Daily News alumnus Jere Hester, hopes to fill in the gap left when The New...

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Charles H. Revson Foundation

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Communications/Media

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Leon Levy Foundation

The Rockefeller Foundation Announces the Communities Thrive Challenge Grantees

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12/05/2018

... Thrive Challenge Grantees Today, we are thrilled to share the names of the 10 organizations that will each ... for all? How might local investors use their dollars to not only generate returns but also spur...

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Laurie M. Tisch: Perfecting the Art of Philanthropy

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12/13/2018

... Laurie M. Tisch is warm, engaged, and refreshingly down- to -earth. On the walls are colorful selections from her ... her own distinct path, through a passionate commitment to creating opportunities for all...

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Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

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Ms. Foundation for Women Partners with Gucci for Next Phase of Chime for Change

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01/29/2019

... of its Chime for Change campaign, through which it hopes to continue to tackle gender inequality. The project will support six ... in 2013 alongside Beyoncé and Salma Hayek in an effort to...

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Gender Justice

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New York Women's Foundation Awarded $11 Million in Grants in 2018

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03/13/2019

... announced that it awarded grants totaling $11 million to a hundred and seventy-five community organizations in ... which is focused on survivor-led organizations working to strengthen communities affected by...

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Harry and Jeannette Weinberg Foundation Award 16 Jewish Camps With Grants to Increase Accessibility

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04/01/2019

... Weinberg Foundation Award 16 Jewish Camps With Grants to Increase Accessibility Sixteen Jewish camps in North America have been awarded grants to increase accessibility for campers and staff with ... Weinberg...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Disabilities

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Salesforce And United Way Worldwide Introduce New Salesforce.Org Philanthropy Cloud Volunteering Capability

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06/16/2019

... Salesforce.org Philanthropy Cloud that allows employees to volunteer and connect with the causes they care about. ... as customers, leveraging Salesforce.org Philanthropy Cloud to provide a seamless and...

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Technology

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Surdna Foundation Appoints Sophy Yem as Program Officer, Philanthropy

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10/01/2019

... has been appointed Program Officer for Philanthropy. Prior to her appointment, she served as the Foundation’s grants manager since 2017. “I’m thrilled to that Sophy will serve the foundation as its first-ever...

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Resilience & Resolve: NYC COVID-19 Response & Impact Fund Report

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01/07/2021

... the launch of the NYC COVID-19 Response & Impact Fund to provide emergency financial support to help small and mid-size nonprofits respond to emerging needs, cover losses associated with...

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The New York Community Trust

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Disaster Relief

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Commonwealth Fund Names David Blumenthal, M.D., as Its Next President

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08/01/2012

... of The Commonwealth Fund by the foundation's board, to succeed Karen Davis on January 1, 2013. Dr. Blumenthal, ... of health services researchers; and a trustee of the University of Pennsylvania Health...

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Aetna Names Garth Graham, M.D., M.P.H. President of the Aetna Foundation

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09/02/2013

... at the helm of the Aetna Foundation, we will continue to play a pivotal role in using philanthropy to get to the ... Health Policy and Chief of Health Services Research at the ...

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United Hospital Fund Names Oxiris Barbot, MD and Neer Chaudary to Board of Directors

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09/21/2021

... Hospital Fund Names Oxiris Barbot, MD and Neer Chaudary to Board of Directors Dr. Barbot, former NYC commissioner of ... JPB Foundation and adjunct assistant professor at Columbia University Mailman School of...

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