Tony Haile, Former CEO of Chartbeat, Joins Media Development Investment Fund Board of Directors
Release Date:
04/12/2017
... in both analytics and content, to help guide MDIF’s investments in independent news businesses in countries with ...
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The Rockefeller Foundation Awards Grants to Fuel Plans for Equitable Investment in Opportunity Zones in Washington, DC, Oakland, Dallas, and St. Louis
Release Date:
09/05/2019
... cities build a pipeline of projects and small business investments that move beyond the early stages of planning and ... will only happen if organizations like ours make the right investments , bring together...
Rockefeller Foundation Supports A “Carbon Yield” Methodology to Compare Environmental Impact of Investments in Renewable Energy
Release Date:
06/23/2017
... Yield” Methodology to Compare Environmental Impact of Investments in Renewable Energy The tool, which is publicly ... as buyers want to know real environmental benefits of investments . Advisers and rating...
Capital One Invests $3 Million to Fund Machine Learning Research at University of Maryland
Release Date:
12/15/2017
A $3 million gift and partnership with Capitol One is allowing the university to pursue research in data analytics, machine learning and cybersecurity.
Brandee McHale Returns to Citi Foundation as President and Managing Director and Head of Community Investing and Development
Release Date:
03/03/2020
Citi Foundation taps a familiar face, Brandee McHale.
Co-Chief Investment Officer of Carnegie Corporation of NY Meredith Jenkins Goes to Trinity Wall Street
Release Date:
01/19/2016
... role, she was responsible for managing the foundation’s investments in venture capital and buyout funds. For the five ...
Rockefeller Brothers Fund Invests in Venture to Install 1.3 Gigawatts of Renewable Electricity across Africa by 2018
Release Date:
01/20/2017
The Rockefeller Brothers Fund invested in the Lekela Power platform -- a joint venture between Mainstream Renewable Power Ltd. and Actis LLP that plans to install more than 1.3 gigawatts of renewable electricity across Africa by 2018.
JP Morgan Chase Launches 'New Skills For Youth'; Invests $75M to Build Tomorrow’s Economy
Release Date:
01/19/2016
Young people need pathways to high-quality training and skills to compete for jobs and JP Morgan Chase is starting an initiative to help youth be successful.
Despite Legacy Connections, Rockefeller Family Fund Sets Trend by Changing its Fossil Fuel Investments
Release Date:
04/04/2016
... Family Fund Sets Trend by Changing its Fossil Fuel Investments One by one, the descendants of John D ... sense — financially or ethically — to continue holding investments in these companies,” the Family Fund’...
NY Times Common Sense Columnist Says Ford Foundation Is an Unlikely Convert to ‘Impact’ Investing
Release Date:
04/17/2017
... foundation announced that it would commit $1 billion to investments that “earn not only attractive financial ...
The New York Community Trust Grants $4.8 Million to Invest in a Fairer, More Equitable New York
Release Date:
04/08/2019
Combating youth violence, addressing climate change, and improving access to mass transit. These are just three of the 46 projects New York’s community foundation is supporting to improve life for New Yorkers.
How Bloomberg Philanthropies' Big Investment in Mayors May Shape Education Reform, and More
Release Date:
09/16/2016
Mayoral control remains a controversial issue in education, but some see it as a major boon for reform efforts in cities.
JPMorgan Chase Invests In Dallas Students to Prepare for Well-Paying, High-Demand Careers
Release Date:
05/23/2018
JPMorgan Chase announced a $3 million New Skills for Youth investment to expand access to opportunity in the Dallas region and provide students with necessary education and skills to secure well-paying, high-demand careers in growing local...
Edna McConnell Clark Announces Spend-Down, Major Investment in Blue Meridian Partners
Release Date:
12/14/2016
... Partners, based not only on what its unprecedentedly large investments will do to raise the goals of outstanding ... the growth of Propel Next in the short term with new investments in staff and additional...
New Bloomberg Philanthropies City Data Alliance Launches in the U.S., Latin America, and Canada with $60 Million Investment
Release Date:
03/09/2022
Program will Help 100 International Cities Set a New Standard of Excellence for Using Data to Make Policy Decisions, Evaluate the Impact of Public Services, and Improve Residents’ Lives
USDA Invests $12.6 Million to Train More Than 100 Future Agricultural Science Professionals
Release Date:
09/06/2017
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced $12.6 million to support the training of 55 doctoral candidates and 52 postdoctoral scholars. Funding is made through NIFA’s Agriculture...
Backed by Henry Luce and Andrew W. Mellon Foundations, Report Shows Need for U.S. to Invest in Language Learning to Remain Competitive
Release Date:
02/28/2017
The first national study of language learning in 30 years was requested from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences by a bipartisan group of members of U.S. Senate & House of Representatives.
Surdna Foundation Announces Nearly $13 Million Investment in Artists of Color to Advance Racial Justice
Release Date:
04/29/2020
Surdna's Artist Regranting Initiative will support up to 260 projects in communities across the nation over three years.
Bloomberg's Investment in Renewable Energy Instrumental in Phase Out of the United States' 200th Coal Plant
Release Date:
07/16/2015
In 2009, the pollution from the 200 coal plants now slated for retirement caused 6,000 heart attacks, 60,000 asthma attacks and 3,600 deaths each year.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Increases Investment in Funding Prison Education and Re-entry Programs
Release Date:
06/13/2019
Grants deepen Mellon’s years-long commitment to expanding educational opportunities for the incarcerated.