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Salesforce Launches $50 Million Initiative To Fuel Social Impact Startups

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10/03/2017

... Fund, a $50 million initiative to accelerate the growth of startups that are using Salesforce technology to address some of the world's biggest problems. Through the fund, Salesforce ... will invest in...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Salesforce Launches $50 Million Impact Fund to Invest in Social Change Startup

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10/05/2017

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Can Philanthropy Support the Transformation of Society?

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03/06/2014

... Tomatoes are a $600 million a year industry in the state of Florida alone, bought in vast quantities by food giants ... workers can sit down together, look one another in the eye as fellow human beings, shake...

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Food Systems

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NoVo Foundation

Atlantic and Bronfman Philanthropies Among Those Profiled for Spend Down Strategies

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10/08/2015

... Profiled for Spend Down Strategies To capture the magic of compounding.” For spritely Gisèle Huff, that is both ... a limited-life foundation. Looking back over her 17 years as executive director of...

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The Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies [Closed]

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

National Geographic Documentary Films Announces Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Paris to Pittsburgh

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09/13/2018

... to Pittsburgh brings to life the impassioned efforts of individuals who are battling the most severe threats of climate change in their own backyards. Set against the ... of the Bloomberg...

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Environment and Climate Change

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10 Sep 2020

Families Funding Advocacy and Policy Change - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, September 10, 2020 -

12:00pm to 1:15pm

... our policies and practices, and it can be the sole focus of an organization or an additional strategy employed to ... lasting change. Many families pursue advocacy because of a founder’s interest or legacy,...

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Tools & Strategies

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Family Foundation

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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How Rapid Assessments Can Help the Shift from Response to Recovery

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05/13/2021

... The Center for Effective Philanthropy on May 6, 2021. As funders, our immediate response to the onset of a global pandemic early in 2020 was humanitarian: to ... fearful and hopeful about. We also knew we had...

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EMPower - The Emerging Markets Foundation

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Community Development

Disaster Relief

Gender Justice

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Governance and Nominating Committee

... and Nominating Committee guides the annual process of selecting a slate of candidates for the Board of Directors ; the slate is then presented to the membership ...

From Katrina to the “Next Sandy”: Disaster Preparedness, Relief and Recovery for Older Adults

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04/03/2013

Altman Foundation Program Officer Rachael Pine served as moderator for our recent program on the impact of disasters, like Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy, on ...

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Finance & Asset Management

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A Free Lunch Coalition Tries to Make School Meals a Mayoral Issue

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10/17/2013

On the steps of City Hall this morning, an education advocacy group held a ... charter schools. The Lunch 4 Learning campaign, comprised of 85 advocacy organizations, gathered supporters and a ... to enact a free...

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Education

Food Systems

A Short Guide to Impact Investing

Publication date:

02/2015

... worth individuals, family offices and others to know some of the questions, if not the answers, to determine what’s ...

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Report

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Impact Investing

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Case Foundation

Amazon to Open Fulfillment Center On Staten Island

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09/07/2017

A $100 million, 855,000-square-foot Amazon fulfillment center will open on Staten Island's West Shore, and is expected to employ 2,250 people, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday morning.

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Workforce Development

Internal Communications for Philanthropy: Maintaining Community in a Time of Isolation

Release Date:

03/31/2020

... for Philanthropy: Maintaining Community in a Time of Isolation By: Donita Volkwijn, Manager, Knowledge Management, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors As COVID-19 forces those of us in the...

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Communications/Media

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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Recording: Beyond Bars: It's a Movement, Not a Moment

... with over 2.3 million people behind bars. The impact of America’s mass incarceration reverberates across ... BEYOND BARS ’ shines a bright light on the human cost of the carceral system in America. It forces...

Responding to Change: A Look at Strategies Helping Wildlife and People Adapt to Shifting Climates

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03/28/2018

... Adapt to Shifting Climates by Danielle Levoit , Program Officer for the Environment, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation ... water storage. Not coincidentally, due to the impact of global warming, these aspects...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Scathing Report Highlights Forgotten Role of Community Colleges

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05/26/2013

... Kahlenberg discuss the findings from the foundation’s new report. Scathing Report Highlights Forgotten Role of Community Colleges ...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Public Policy

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Education

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The Century Foundation

20 Sep 2018

Taking Stock and Gearing Up: Immigration Policy and the Role of Philanthropy in Building Stronger Communities - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, September 20, 2018 -

4:00pm to 5:00pm

... Immigration Policy Call , during which we will take stock of key immigration-related developments and explore questions ... reunited. Refugee admissions are at historic lows. And a new set of...

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Legal Issues

Public Policy

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Children, Youth and Families

Immigration

Public Policy

Mexico’s Muxe Leaders Assert Rights and Strengthen “Social Armor” Through Visibility - Work Supported by The Arcus Foundation Grantee

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02/21/2023

... - Work Supported by The Arcus Foundation Grantee A group of leaders from within the muxe community of Mexico’s ... A majority of the 128 respondents to two surveys conducted as...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Gender Justice

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Ms. Foundation for Women Spearheads Initiative to Develop a National Blueprint for Women’s Economic Agendas

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05/06/2016

... the country. However, these efforts are only one piece of a more comprehensive approach to support women in ... security. Largely created by the mobilizing power of low-income families and advocacy...

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