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OSF Founder Soros Instrumental in Advancing Drug Reform Policies in the United States

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10/03/2014

... United States Financier George Soros has become one of the largest supporters of drug reforms ranging from medical marijuana use to the easing of sentencing for drug charges. His foundation...

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Open Society Foundations

At Age 100, Rockefeller Targets Africa's Growing Cities

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10/15/2014

... Africa is in a unique position, although the issue of building inclusive economies is really a global challenge. Almost everywhere in the world, a small portion of the population owns a lion's share the...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Donates $1.6 Million to Address School Dropout Crisis in Ethiopia

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10/21/2014

... growth in primary school enrollment rates, but the number of students dropping out of school continues to be a challenge. The dropout rate in ... foundation, the prospects for employment and achieving ...

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MasterCard Foundation to Help Address Water Sanitation in East Africa with Micro-Credit Program

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10/27/2014

... “There is a consensus within policy and financial community that targeted subsidies and concessionary ...

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Environment and Climate Change

Rauch Foundation Study Shows Lack of Housing Options in Long Island

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01/09/2015

Rauch Foundation Study Shows Lack of Housing Options in Long Island Long Island is ... (apartments, condominiums, and garage apartments), the financial arrangement (renting as well as...

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F.B. Heron and Edna McConnell Clark Foundations Lauded for Granting Unrestricted Funding

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02/03/2015

... practices we use to construct our philanthropy, just as radically as Starrett Brothers and Eken did. We have good materials (committed people, financial capital, promising solutions) but are...

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation Dedicated to Getting Veterans Back to Work

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04/20/2015

Bank of America Charitable Foundation Dedicated to Getting Veterans Back to Work Hope came in the form of the Veteran Integration Program (VIP), a ... life while advancing professionally and establishing ...

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Prudential Names America's Top Youth Volunteers

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05/05/2015

... service initiatives that range from supporting families of U.S. soldiers to helping children with cancer, 10 students were named America’s top youth volunteers of 2015 today by The Prudential Spirit of...

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Century Foundation Report Calls for Funding Reform for Community Colleges

Release Date:

05/28/2015

... Community colleges tend to receive the least amount of public financial support compared to other institutions, yet they are asked to push high numbers of low-income students into the middle...

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The Century Foundation

Rockefeller Helps Develop a Cohesive Strategy for Family Philanthropy

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09/16/2015

... Philanthropy A century has past since the creation of the Rockefeller Foundation, and the spirit of family philanthropy still results in the creation of powerful foundations and other...

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The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation Releases Report on Grantmaking to Create Impact

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09/17/2015

... reputation for quality, both locally and nationally. Yet, as executive director Paulette LoMonaco recalls, Good Shepherd lacked the resources to build some of the core systems and practices that “every good...

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Commonwealth Research Cited by NYTimes on Reducing Bounce Between Health Plans

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03/23/2016

... on Reducing Bounce Between Health Plans Millions of Americans are finding Obamacare to be unstable ground. ... drops slightly, and now his family no longer qualifies for financial assistance through...

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Century Foundation Report: The Real Price of College

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03/15/2016

Century Foundation Report: The Real Price of College The high price of college is the subject of ... a college education, pointing out that the availability of financial...

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Despite Legacy Connections, Rockefeller Family Fund Sets Trend by Changing its Fossil Fuel Investments

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04/04/2016

... Fossil Fuel Investments One by one, the descendants of John D Rockefeller, the Gilded Age oil baron, are ... the fossil fuels that made the family rich. On the heels of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund in 2014,...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Rockefeller Family Fund

U.S. Trust Annual Survey Finds Entrepreneurs Choose The Career Path Of Most Resistance

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05/31/2016

... Annual Survey Finds Entrepreneurs Choose The Career Path Of Most Resistance In its annual survey of high net worth business owners, U.S. Trust found that ... significant implications for their business and...

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Bank of America Private Bank

Alfred P. Sloan, Time Warner 'Fast Track Grant' Goes To Film That Explores Science and Technology

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06/07/2016

... organizations, and production companies. During three days of intensive meetings, participants gain valuable exposure and build vital relationships as they fast track their films towards completion. Fast Track...

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F.B. Heron Foundation's Clara Miller Writes About Building a Foundation for the 21st Century

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06/08/2016

... (and that includes the U.S. economy) has felt the effects of three related long-term trends, widely reported and ... Main Street retailers, brick-and-mortar banks, or financial printers, to name just a few);...

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NY Times Common Sense Columnist Says Ford Foundation Is an Unlikely Convert to ‘Impact’ Investing

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04/17/2017

... $1 billion to investments that “earn not only attractive financial returns but concrete social returns as well,” as it said in a news release. Earning high returns isn’t just a matter...

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Atlantic Philanthropies' Report Examines the Effectiveness of the Limited-life Approach

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05/01/2017

Atlantic Philanthropies' Report Examines the Effectiveness of the Limited-life Approach Limited-life foundations are ... and that return compounds at a higher rate than its financial assets would, then making...

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Ford, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur and Rockefeller Foundations’ Impact Investing Highlighted

Release Date:

06/07/2017

... is picking up the slack. In 2016, investors looking for financial returns that demonstrate social good improvement ... organization to increase the scale and effectiveness of impact investing. . . Ford, John D...

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