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Tech-Oriented New York Grad School Backed by Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches

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09/13/2017

... to mix academics, graduate students, entrepreneurs and business leaders in a setting to advance research and business start-ups. In other words, the campus can be seen as ...

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Rita Allen Foundation Supported Report Finds That Civic Tech Struggles with Sustainable Funding Despite Gains

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10/31/2017

... filled with organizations struggling to create sustainable business models. The report, dubbed Scaling Civic Tech: ... The newer work is a closer examination of “why startups in the field are struggling to...

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Tony Haile, Former CEO of Chartbeat, Joins Media Development Investment Fund Board of Directors

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04/12/2017

... that lie at the heart of any successful modern media business . He will make a vital contribution to the future ... and has been named one of the 100 Most Creative People in Business by FastCompany, and 40...

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Media Development Investment Fund

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Communications/Media

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Ford Foundation Strives to Boost Medicaid Enrollment

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12/01/2014

Ford has invested $1.5 million in BeneStream, a startup that will help increase Medicaid enrollment for low-income employees.

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Funded by Soros and Mastercard, New Human Ventures Project Seeks to Help Refugees

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02/01/2017

... million in private investment capital to “invest in startups , established companies, social impact initiatives, ...

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Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth

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Village Capital And Metlife Foundation Announce Partnership

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03/17/2017

... program to build the ecosystem for financial inclusion startups in Poland, Ukraine, Turkey, and the UAE, and support top financial technology startups in each region. Village Capital and MetLife .....

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Women in Leadership: Why It Matters

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05/2016

It’s no secret that women have historically faced greater barriers than men when it comes to fully participating in the economy. Across geographies and income levels, disparities between men and women persist in the form of pay gaps, uneven opportunities for advancement, and unbalanced representation in important decision-making.

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Nina C. Robbins Chosen to Lead F.Y. Eye, Inc.

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01/19/2018

... provided strategic and operations support for technology startups as well as marketing and branding expertise. Prior ... Citymart, and worked for the New York Department of Small Business Services as their...

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With Support From the Surdna Foundation, This Organization Is Focused on Creating a National Black Tech Ecosystem

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07/31/2019

The first grant awarded was from the Surdna Foundation whose mission is to support social justice reform, healthy environments, inclusive economies, and thriving cultures across the United States. The grant will support the building of an API tool...

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Capital One-Funded Report: Women Entrepreneurs On the Rise in NYC

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03/04/2016

... trade (20 percent). The number of women-founded tech startups has exploded in recent years, and NYC is ahead of ... businesses have paid employees. The average women-owned business in NYC has sales of $128,268...

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The F.B. Heron Foundation Welcomes New Team Members

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04/15/2014

... Heron with a background that marries computer science with business intelligence. He is an expert in Tableau which ...

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PNY Members Among Companies Pledging Not to Lay Off Workers Amid Coronavirus Unemployment Crisis

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04/02/2020

... & McLennan is in what Glaser likes to call “a brains business ” — reliant on his employees’ ability to focus ...

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Borealis Philanthropy Introduces Emerging LGBTQ Leaders of Color Fund's New Program Associate, Steph Beeman

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05/23/2023

... complex. In prior roles, Steph carved out a passion for business and program start-ups. At Montana State University, where they earned a B.S. in Business Management and Marketing, Steph launched a support ...

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The John A. Hartford Foundation Board of Trustees Elects Two New Members

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06/08/2023

... Alexa Smart Properties for Amazon, where she directs business and strategy development. She has had more than a ... Senior Living, and most recently built the senior care business practice at a national...

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The John A. Hartford Foundation

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To Get Beyond Two Percent, We Have to Go Beyond Giving

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10/08/2013

... Kessler to contribute to its TED Weekends series, “The Business Case for 21st Century Charities.” The series ... two areas. First, a growing pool of nonprofits employs business -like practices to sustain...

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Citi Launches More Than $1 Billion in Strategic Initiatives to Help Close the Racial Wealth Gap

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09/23/2020

... to Help Close the Racial Wealth Gap NEW YORK--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Citi and the Citi Foundation today announced ... $350 million in procurement opportunities for Black-owned business suppliers $50 million in...

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Foundation Center Appoints Two New Board Members

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12/03/2014

... Fund and an adjunct professor at Columbia University's Business School where she also serves on the advisory board .....

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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Zul Jamal and Carley Roney Join Brooklyn Community Foundation’s Board of Directors

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02/05/2018

... Foundation’s Chairman Alan Fishman. “Their impressive business acumen, deep commitment to social justice, and ... Roney focused her expertise on supporting female-founded startups , progressive political...

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