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09 Dec 2010

Shareholder Activism: Changing Corporate Behavior

Thursday, December 9, 2010 -

7:30am to 11:00am

... polluter, would you ask it to clean up its ways? What about a company that repeatedly violated safety laws or one ... labor? As the company’s owner, would you be concerned about the impact of these practices...

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To Get to the Good, You Gotta Dance With the Wicked

Release Date:

09/19/2013

... The authors base their conclusion on hard questions about whether what they, as leading social entrepreneurs, ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

13 Nov 2013

Where is Opportunity in America? - New York Index Launch

Wednesday, November 13, 2013 -

3:00pm to 6:00pm

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld

... the conversation. We hope you will join us to learn more about how the Opportunity Index can support your efforts and ...

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Economic Security

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Community Development

One year after Sandy, are we prepared for another superstorm?

Release Date:

10/31/2013

... question for domestic disaster professionals -- and just about anyone with a wandering imagination -- has always been, ...

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Disaster Relief

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Philanthropy New York

One year after Sandy, are we prepared for another superstorm?

Release Date:

10/31/2013

... question for domestic disaster professionals -- and just about anyone with a wandering imagination -- has always been, ...

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Disaster Relief

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Philanthropy New York

Workplace Flexibility

Publication date:

03/2011

... flexibility? Why should my organization be thinking about workplace flexibility? What are our options, and which ...

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Bill de Blasio Says He’ll Build Upon Bloomberg’s Young Men’s Initiative

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02/06/2014

... land jobs and avoid prison. Mr. Bloomberg himself covered about a quarter of the cost with his own cash; George Soros, ...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Funding Area

Workforce Development

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Open Society Foundations

A Nonprofit Lender Revives the Hopes of Subprime Borrowers

Release Date:

02/25/2014

... next decade, reports The New York Times. WASHINGTON — About 200 people struggling to become homeowners filled the ...

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Community Development

Science Studies Get a Big Boost

Release Date:

03/10/2014

... Warner and the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation. About 37,000 new math and science educators will be ready to ...

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Education

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Carnegie Corporation of New York

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

Bloomberg Plans a $50 Million Challenge to the N.R.A.

Release Date:

04/15/2014

... grass-roots network to motivate voters who feel strongly about curbing gun violence, an organization he hopes can ...

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Aetna Foundation's Garth Graham honored for Philanthropy Leadership by National Medical Fellowships.

Release Date:

04/16/2014

... equity in underserved and minority communities. Learn more about the Aetna Foundation/NMF Healthcare Leadership Program. ...

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Health

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Aetna Foundation

Pinkerton Foundation Launches Literacy Initiative in Queens

Release Date:

06/01/2014

... events and publicity campaigns designed to send a message about the importance of literacy... Pinkerton Foundation ...

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Education

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The Pinkerton Foundation

It’s Time to Face the Long-Term-Care Dilemma

Release Date:

06/09/2014

... of their ever longer lives." "Everyday," he says, " about 6,000 U.S. baby boomers turn 65 and become eligible for .....

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Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

Century Foundation Intern Discussion Series Kicks Off With Look At Regulating Marijuana Sales

Release Date:

06/11/2014

... forum series for summer interns in NYC with a discussion about the challenges of regulating the market for cannabis, a ...

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Public Policy

Mertz Gilmore Fires Up Its War On Coal

Release Date:

06/13/2014

... to Inside Philanthropy, as of May, Mertz Gilmore had given about a half a million in 2014 to its alternatives to coal ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Mertz Gilmore Foundation

Pennsylvania College Consortium Created With $800,000 From Mellon Foundation

Release Date:

07/03/2014

... to contribute in important ways to national discussions about improving access to higher education and improving ...

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Education

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Mellon Foundation

Bank of America Charitable Foundation Gives $500,000 to Anti-Poverty Effort

Release Date:

07/17/2014

... poor Americans connect with programs they may not know about but that could help lift them out of poverty. The ...

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Volunteerism

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Economic Security

Workforce Development

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation

Bloomberg Philanthropies Among Backers of Education Post News Site

Release Date:

09/01/2014

... a more “respectful” and fact-based national discussion about the challenges of public education, and possible ...

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Member News

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Education

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Commonwealth Fund Poll Shows Majority Happy with ObamaCare Plans

Release Date:

09/18/2014

... over how they signed up, according to a new poll. About 70 percent of people who bought healthcare plans ...

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Member News

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Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

Carnegie and MasterCard Foundation Headline African Higher Education Summit

Release Date:

10/06/2014

... – to revitalise interest in the sector and talk about the future. “This is a call to action. The summit ...

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Education

International/Foreign Affairs

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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