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22 May 2012

Doing the Right Thing: “Smart Microfinance” and the Donor’s Role

Tuesday, May 22, 2012 -

8:15am to 10:30am

... a panel of funders and practitioners discuss the problems, solutions , and future of the microfinance industry. ...

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20 Apr 2010

Nourishing Strong Communities II: Food Works - New York City Council Engages Around Healthy Food

Tuesday, April 20, 2010 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... sectors are working together to create innovative solutions to improve the food system, and what opportunities ...

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Foundations Join the White House in Expanding Opportunities for Young Men of Color

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03/13/2014

... and the business community, to find and rapidly spread solutions that have the highest potential for impact in key ...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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A Nobel Prize For The Voluntary Sector

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11/15/2009

... But there are very successful alternatives to the usual solutions for these problems that are proffered by ... the need to “overcome our addiction to overly simple solutions to complex problems.” As she and a...

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Noyes Foundation Launches New Funding Initiative: Building Power Across Movements

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10/02/2015

... to build power and create more humane and sustainable solutions to Nevada’s problems. Among the issues it works ...

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Civic Engagement

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

MetLife Foundation and Verb Announce Global Competition to Improve Financial Services for the Underserved

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03/31/2016

MetLife Foundation and Verb launched “Inclusion Plus,” a global competition for entrepreneurs, non-profits and companies focused on addressing the financial health needs of low to moderate income households.

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Economic Security

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Jonathan E. Gold Elected to Board of Directors of FJC – A Foundation of Philanthropic Funds

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08/05/2016

... and financial planning through creative and innovative solutions . “We are excited that Jonathan has joined the ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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PhilTV: "Giving Grants is Not Enough; The Question is 'Did You Make Things Better?'"

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09/30/2016

... the a shortage of trained providers, and their potential solutions . In the clip below, Curley speaks specifically to ...

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Workforce Development

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Jonas Center / Barbara & Donald Jonas Family Fund

NYS Health Foundation Offers Insights on Health Designs for Housing

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01/30/2017

... offers practical urban planning and architecture design solutions to support healthy communities, including stairs, ...

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Housing and Homelessness

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New York Health Foundation

North Star Fund Welcomes New Executive Director Jennifer Ching

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02/01/2017

... affected by oppression and inequity to design and deliver solutions that change the daily realities they face. As a ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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North Star Fund

Anthony Shih, MD, MPH, Named President and CEO of United Hospital Fund

Anthony Shih, MD

Release Date:

05/03/2017

... of the New York Academy of Medicine, which advances solutions that promote the health and well-being of people in ...

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Peterson Center on Healthcare Names Jay Want, MD as New Executive Director

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06/28/2017

... at a moment when the U.S. healthcare system is seeking solutions from the ground up. Focusing on the ...

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Mellon Foundation President Earl Lewis To Step Down In March

Release Date:

09/14/2017

... and launch a new initiative, The Center for Social Solutions , to focus efforts on three core areas of concern ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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United Hospital Fund Issues New Report on Implementing Patient-Centered Medical Homes In New York

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10/19/2017

... to a system that rewards value and quality of care, solutions must be developed for how best to measure and ...

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United Hospital Fund

Heckscher Foundation Congratulates Heather Sutton on New Role

Release Date:

10/25/2017

... with the Foundation, working to advance impact-driven solutions for improving life outcomes for children and youth ...

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The Heckscher Foundation for Children

Rockefeller Foundation Announces ShiftLabs: A Community Design Lab on the Future of Work

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02/28/2018

ShiftLabs is a design lab and pilot program that will work in partnership with communities across the country to help them diagnose how technology is changing work in their local and regional markets, learn from successful examples about how similar...

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Workforce Development

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The Rockefeller Foundation

James Rothkopf Elected to Board of Directors of FJC – A Foundation of Philanthropic Funds

Release Date:

03/12/2018

... and financial planning through creative and innovative solutions . “We are excited that Jim has joined the Board of ...

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IFC, Mastercard Foundation Extend Financial Inclusion for Millions in Africa

Release Date:

05/16/2018

... great success stories of this decade. Mobile money solutions and agent banking now offer affordable, instant, ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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MasterCard Foundation

Research Funded By Bloomberg Philanthropies Finds Climate Actions Can Create 14 Million Jobs by 2030

Release Date:

09/10/2018

... the report examines a number of effective urban solutions to climate change, including energy efficiency ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Funders For Justice Launch New Funder Toolkit — Divest/Invest: From Criminalization to Thriving Communities

Release Date:

09/19/2018

... own vision of safety? Learn about possible answers and solutions with this toolkit." Funders for Justice is .....

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