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Rockefeller Brothers Fund Invests in Venture to Install 1.3 Gigawatts of Renewable Electricity across Africa by 2018

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01/20/2017

The Rockefeller Brothers Fund invested in the Lekela Power platform -- a joint venture between Mainstream Renewable Power Ltd. and Actis LLP that plans to install more than 1.3 gigawatts of renewable electricity across Africa by 2018.

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Why Helping Pets Helps People

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12/05/2013

... Vice President of Grants Management, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ( ASPCA ) The ... over 2011 to a total of $8.3 billion, yet grant dollars for “Animals and Wildlife” constituted...

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Humanizing Immigration: The Role of COVID-19

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06/17/2020

... picked long before COVID-19 changed the world, was spot on for the moment in which we live. Nothing has “humanized” ... undoubtedly have a harder time accessing and paying for medical treatment. An MPI...

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Johnson & Johnson Announces $1.75 Million Donation to Save the Children to Support Syrian Humanitarian Refugee Crisis

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11/18/2015

... Crisis Johnson & Johnson today announced an expanded partnership with Save the Children to support children ... mental health support and community-building initiatives for the displaced families. Joaquin...

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Jonas Center for Nursing & Veterans Healthcare Celebrates 10 Years & 1,000 Scholars

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02/05/2016

Jonas Center for Nursing & Veterans Healthcare Celebrates 10 Years & 1,000 Scholars As the Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare marks ten years, it ... New York City-focused funder to a...

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Weinberg Foundation Announces Grants as Part of $3M Summer Funding Collaborative

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03/30/2016

... Foundation celebrates this extraordinary spirit of partnership and the promise of providing even more children with opportunities for summer learning and enrichment." The following ... review strategy...

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NY Community Trust Gives More than $800,000 to Bring Technology-Driven Learning to NYC Youth

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09/12/2016

... media to compose and record original music, advocate for immigrants' rights and school discipline reform, and ... money is the latest in $8 million in grants in six years for students' digital media...

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New York Life Launches $1 Billion Impact Investment Initiative to Address Racial Wealth Gap and Appoints Martin King as Head of Impact Investments

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05/06/2021

... communities over the long term. That’s why, for our initial investment, we are partnering with Fairview ... to make 15 venture capital and growth equity limited partnership commitments over the next three...

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Awarded More Than $84 Million in Grants in First Half of 2021

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07/27/2021

... the US-Latin America Sisters Exchange Program. Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate was granted $685,000 ... support religious institutes in these countries to care for their elderly sisters...

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Celeste Ford Appointed Chief Communications Officer of Carnegie Corporation of New York

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07/24/2023

... Ford as chief communications officer. She is responsible for developing and implementing a comprehensive ... of New York. “Having worked closely with Celeste for the past six months, I know that she has the...

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McNulty Prize Catalyst Fund Awarded to Emerging Organizations Challenging Entrenched Inequities

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10/14/2020

... to creating integrated, place-based healthcare solutions for farmworker communities in California, to galvanizing a ... advance human rights in Nigeria, to building a pipeline for Latino education leaders...

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... supporting veterans and it will no doubt continue to do so for years to come. But how can donors best use their ... and tools that can inform meaningful philanthropy for those who have served. Topics of...

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Don’t Forget the Small Guys

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07/19/2010

During the current recession, several grantmakers have decided to fund larger and more-established nonprofits, rather than invest in newer, smaller, and “riskier” ones. In our latest blog post, Miguel Bonilla, the Director of Strengthening New York...

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Open Society Offers New Grants to Spur Charity Collaboration

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04/08/2013

Teams of charities in eight U.S. cities are competing for long-term grants, through the Open ... that will be used to help improve opportunities for low-income people and minorities. Teams of...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Schools Rake In Private Funds

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07/28/2013

This article on the record $47 million in pledges that the fundraising arm of the New York City public-school system received this past year quotes Rick Smith, president of the Pinkerton Foundation, which helped fund the Summer Quest academic summer...

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Heavy Hitters Debate School Achievement Gap

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10/15/2013

The Education Funders Research Initiative’s recent Education Forum conversation on the achievement gap in New York City was reviewed on The Times’ SchoolBook blog.

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4/16/2015 - The Mainstreaming of Mental Health - Recording and Presentation

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04/2015

View materials and the live stream recording of the program, "The Mainstreaming of Mental Health: Grappling with City, State and Federal Developments Poised to Dramatically Alter Behavioral Health Programs."

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Wallace Report Connects the Dots of Data Use in Afterschool Systems

Release Date:

05/31/2016

... of Data Use in Afterschool Systems A growing number of cities are building afterschool systems to provide low-income ... educators ensure that these systems have the impact their cities need? One way is to use...

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