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The Importance of Criticizing Philanthropy

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05/12/2014

The Importance of Criticizing Philanthropy, an article featuring the Rockefeller Foundation in The Atlantic. Last month, readers of the ... the trade journal of the nonprofit...

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Strategic Philanthropy for a Complex World: A Response

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05/23/2014

[Ford Foundation ] - President Darren Walker: Strategic philanthropy ... minimizes or ignores complexity because it is difficult to understand and predict. As John Kania, Mark Kramer, and ... philanthropies should...

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Digital Storytelling for Social Impact

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06/02/2014

Digital Storytelling for Social Impact The ubiquity of digital technology and the explosion of content on the Internet have made it increasingly difficult to break through, capture people’s...

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A Coalition to Move de Blasio Along on Bus Rapid Transit

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06/09/2014

A Coalition to Move de Blasio Along on Bus Rapid Transit As a candidate, ... to create a “world-class” bus rapid transit system of at least 20 routes in New York City. Now there’s a .....

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Evaluation Shows How Program Related Investments Are Generating Positive Social Returns

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06/19/2014

... Returns An evaluation has found that The Rockefeller Foundation 's Program Related Investments (PRIs) have contributed to the financial sustainability of its investees and are helping...

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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 ... from workshops being conducted as part...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund Joins Impact Investment Efforts

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06/25/2014

... this week , the Rockefeller Brothers Fund announced plans to dedicate 10 percent of its $840 million endowment to targeted impact investments. The foundation 's...

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Impact Investing

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

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07/10/2014

... education and health outcomes, compared with children of better educated mothers, according to a report from the Foundation for Child Development. Mother’s Education and ...

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Bloomberg Says His Work Is About "Saving Lives"

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07/14/2014

... he and Bloomberg Philanthropies are doing is about "trying to save lives." Adds Bloomberg: "Particularly, I want the foundation to focus on things that other people aren't...

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

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07/22/2014

... "community quarterback" model can be an effective approach to revitalizing troubled neighborhoods, write Nancy O. Andrews, president and CEO of the Low Income Investment Fund, and Brandee McHale, COO...

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Prescription For Making Healthcare Enrollment More Customer-Friendly

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08/01/2014

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

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Improving Education May Come Down to Changing Principals

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09/08/2014

Improving Education May Come Down to Changing Principals As we go back to school this fall, ... their kids get the best ones? But what if, in the interest of educational improvement, we paused...

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

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09/16/2014

... Global Billionaires Political Power Index is a ranking of the top global billionaires in terms of overall political power. There are a number of existing rankings that rate the net worth...

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SIFMA Funded Programs Provide Financial Literacy to Millions of Students

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10/02/2014

SIFMA Funded Programs Provide Financial Literacy to Millions of Students While several factors contributed to the ... about a particular subject.” For 37 years, the SIFMA Foundation...

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

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10/10/2014

NoVo Co-President Peter Buffett Uses New Notoriety to Champion Women and Girls Around the World For most of his 56 years, Peter lived a pretty average, anonymous ... Peter and his wife, Jennifer, run the now $3...

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Philanthropy’s Special Role in Supporting Community Recovery from Disasters

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10/29/2014

... from Disasters This week marks the two year anniversary of “Super Storm Sandy” hitting the Eastern Seaboard of the US, the Caribbean and Canada. Many of the hardest hit ... the FC, released...

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How She Leads: Paula Luff, Hess Corporation

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11/06/2014

... Corporation seven years ago as its first Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility, Paula Luff has seen the ... transform itself from an integrated oil-and-gas company to a pure exploration and...

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United Way of New York City Releases 2014 Self-Sufficiency Standards

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12/02/2014

United Way of New York City Releases 2014 Self-Sufficiency Standards ... at The New School featuring key leaders from the business, foundation , nonprofit, and government sectors. This report ... time for our city...

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