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The Rockefeller Foundation Invests in Satellite Data & AI to Accelerate Economic Development and Climate Resilience in Africa

Release Date:

08/29/2022

... Economic Development and Climate Resilience in Africa NEW YORK and NAIROBI, Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The ... tools to measure how infrastructural developments such as roads, electricity...

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Polly Singh Promoted to Program Officer at Wallace Foundation

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03/01/2012

... , has been promoted to the post of Program Officer in the philanthropy ’s Learning and Enrichment unit. Singh, who joined the foundation as an administrative assistant in 2002, has been a...

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Foundation-Funded Innovation Contests With Cash Prizes Attract More 'Average Joes'

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06/19/2014

... and The Rockefeller Foundation. From a search for new technology to thwart robocallers to a bid to boost the number of college graduates living in cities, solutions to public ... contests in addition to more...

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In A Shift In Giving, JPMorgan Chase Focusing On Economic Growth

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07/13/2014

... shift is taking place at the JPMorgan Chase Foundation as it moves away from "broad-based giving" to a focus on ... to Bruce McNamer, chief executive. The Chronicle of Philanthropy...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund Profiled in Rolling Stone

Release Date:

01/16/2015

... a breaking point with Big Carbon over what Wayne describes as "the schizophrenic notion that we had investments that ... reason for divestment," Wayne says. RBF's business is philanthropy . It...

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Tiffany & Co. Names Anisa Kamadoli Costa Chief Sustainability Officer

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04/10/2015

... Anisa Kamadoli Costa, who previously served as vice president, global sustainability and corporate ... on issues relating to corporate social responsibility and philanthropy , and appointing her to this...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces Realigned Program Areas: Youth, Neighborhoods and Nonprofits

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02/11/2016

... 2014 Brooklyn Insights project, the foundation created a new vision, mission, and strategy that resonates not only in ... The organization is targeting the most critical issues of our time, from immigration...

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The Kids Are Alright: Millennial Generalizations Are Getting Old

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09/20/2017

... into generations. Today, most adult Americans fit into one of four generations. There is the silent generation—born ... capture and comprehend” how young adults engage with philanthropy or giving—what Case and...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Joins Leading Philanthropists to Announce Co-Impact, A Global Collaborative for Systems Change

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11/16/2017

... the formation of Co-Impact ( www.co-impact.io ), a new global model for collaborative philanthropy and social change at scale. Co-Impact will ... Co-Impact will support. In addition to its...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Hilary Pennington as Executive Vice President

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01/19/2018

Ford Foundation Appoints Hilary Pennington as Executive Vice President The Ford Foundation today ... assets for the Ford Foundation. I am confident that this new leadership role—with Hilary in it—will make the...

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"Risk Is a Fact of Life." A Conversation with Stephen Heintz of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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02/16/2018

... Vivien Hoexter and Linda C. Hartley interviewed for their new book, Big Impact: Insights & Stories from America’s ... anticipate. The question is: How do you respond to risk as it happens? Some are...

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A Decade of Impact: Bloomberg LP Improves Energy Efficiency by 45%

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04/11/2019

A Decade of Impact: Bloomberg LP Improves Energy Efficiency by 45% ... 45% since 2008, avoiding more than 1 million metric tonnes of CO2e emissions, according to the company’s 10 th ... his letter here . In 2018,...

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The Rockefeller Foundation and Mastercard Announce Grants to Streamline Access to Benefits for 5 Million People Living in Poverty

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10/21/2019

... digital products, machine learning, policy, research, and new partnerships to deliver at least $2.5 billion in ... Making it easier for them to tap essential benefits such as food assistance and healthcare is...

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10 Nov 2020

Service for Impact - November 2020

Tuesday, November 10, 2020 -

10:00am to 11:30am

Strategic volunteerism is a critical component of how corporations harness the time and talent of employees ... and challenges, brainstorm on solutions, and explore new opportunities to make a...

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25 Apr 2019

Empathy in an Era of Social Division and Toxic Politics - A Food for Thought Conversation

Thursday, April 25, 2019 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... do we promote empathy and is it too late? What role could philanthropy have in advancing empathy in our society? ... Poll examines empathy, or lack thereof, between parties New study: White people lack empathy...

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08 Oct 2024

Reimagining Access: Philanthropic Leadership in the Post-Affirmative Action Era

Tuesday, October 8, 2024 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Philanthropy New York, 320 East 43rd Street

... shifts in the racial makeup of prestigious colleges such as Amherst and Tufts . While specific data on the impact on ... Please join us for a vital discussion on how philanthropy is...

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