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Co-Authored by Arabella Advisors, Article Tracks A Foundation’s 15-Year Journey In Impact Investing

Release Date:

10/11/2016

... we wanted to be catalytic—to take risks to prove new models, so that larger funders with less risk tolerance ... adopt them, too. We focused most of our funding on seeding new organizations and pilots in the...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Contributes to Mayo Performing Arts Center 2016-2017 Season

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11/03/2016

... the region and enhance the economic vitality of Northern New Jersey. The 2016-2017 season is made possible, in part, by a grant the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a ...

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Covenant Foundation Funds Expansion of Shinui, the Network for Innovation in Part-Time Jewish Education

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11/08/2016

... Network for Innovation in Part-Time Jewish Education Four new Jewish learning agencies – Builders of Jewish ... Jewish Education. The expansion coincides with Shinui’s new partnership with The William Davidson...

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Supports Female Playwrights at Centenary Stage Company

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04/06/2017

... Women Playwrights Series is back at Centenary Stage, with new plays from writers from all over the country. Centenary ... Fawcett and Michelle Kholos Brooks, and distinctive new plays that will feature...

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Markle Foundation Collaborates With LinkedIn, Arizona State and edX to Address Technology’s Impact on Jobs

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04/14/2017

... to Address Technology’s Impact on Jobs America needs new tools for the timely measurement and monitoring of ... mainly of economists and computer scientists said in a new report. The panel’s recommendations...

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Workforce Development

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JPMorgan Chase Focuses on Asset Building in Communities of Color

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05/26/2017

... can't move faster to build earning power and wealth. A new partnership between CFED and JPMorgan Chase brings asset ... to multiple cities across the country, starting with New Orleans and Miami. JPMorgan...

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F.D.A. Approves First Gene-Altering Leukemia Treatment, Costing $475,000

Release Date:

08/31/2017

... expected to transform treatment in the coming years. The new therapy turns a patient’s cells into a “living ... the disease “devastating and deadly” and said the new treatment fills an “unmet need.” . . F.D.A...

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USDA Invests $12.6 Million to Train More Than 100 Future Agricultural Science Professionals

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09/06/2017

... by the 2014 Farm Bill. “Agricultural science depends on new ideas and new perspectives,” said NIFA Director Sonny Ramaswamy. ...

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Food Systems

Ms. Foundation to Philanthropy: Grow Local Economies by Supporting Low Wage Workers and Childcare Access

Release Date:

09/08/2017

... Supporting Low Wage Workers and Childcare Access Today, a new study released by the Ms. Foundation for Women validated ... sectors that are made up of up 50% women. 2. Support new and innovative campaigns that...

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Economic Security

Gender Justice

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City Council to Consider Expanding Stays at Shelters for Runaway and Homeless Teens, Young Adults

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09/08/2017

... able to stay longer in the city’s crisis shelters under new legislation that will be introduced in the City Council ... up from 30 days under current law. Another bill would let New Yorkers up to age 25 stay...

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Housing and Homelessness

How Much Did These 90 Companies Add to Global Warming and Sea Level Rise?

Release Date:

09/11/2017

... thermometer be attributed to specific energy companies? A new study attempts to do that, and says that more than a ... to account for their contributions to climate change. The new paper, published last week...

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More Than Half of City's 1.1M Students Attend Overcrowded Schools: Watchdog

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09/21/2017

... school students attend overcrowded schools, according to a new report from the watchdog group Class Size Matters. ... the Department of Education’s addition of more seats and new buildings, many families feel...

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Red Tape, Frustration Pushing Out Applicants for Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Program, Report Shows

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09/26/2017

... droves from the city’s Build It Back recovery program, new data shows. An analysis by City Controller Scott Stringer ... exit the program since 2014. The biggest drop was in New Dorp and Midland Beach on...

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Community Development

Atlantic Theater Company Names Amy Staats Tow Playwright-in-Residence

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09/28/2017

... lineup for its upcoming Amplified Reading Series and two new commissions. Actor and playwright Staats’ plays include ... Off-Broadway theatre. Atlantic has also commissioned two new works via its Launch...

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City Council Members Still Navigating Outside Income Divestment Ahead of Deadline

Release Date:

10/05/2017

... City Council members, two of whom voted against the new restrictions, continue to be involved in their private ... the process of figuring out divestment as mandated by the new law... City Council Members...

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Google to Invest more than $1 Billion in Digital Literacy, Workforce Development

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10/13/2017

... Digital Literacy, Workforce Development Google announced new online tools and more than $1 billion in funding for ... combat that problem, Pichai announced Grow with Google, a new initiative and online...

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Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies Cities of Service Announces 10 Finalists for Inaugural Engaged Cities Award

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04/16/2018

... announced 10 finalists for the Engaged Cities Award, a new effort to elevate cities that are working creatively to ... a program designed to empower city leaders to generate new ideas and advance policy that...

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Capital One and Others Fund Tech Training for Youth

Release Date:

06/29/2018

... North Carolina medical software developer with offices in New Orleans. “I think we have a unique chance to change the landscape for the people of New Orleans and get them jobs that can more than pay their ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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09 Sep 2021

Support thriving families and increase equitable access to the improved Child Tax Credit - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network

Thursday, September 9, 2021 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... now, help ease cash flow and improve the peace of mind and health outcomes of families. Yet, many, particularly ... Policy Advisor and Senior Program Officer, Capital Region, New Hampshire Charitable...