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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.

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07 Jun 2017

New York City Workforce Funders Quarterly Meeting and Impact of the Minimum Wage Increase on New York City’s Workforce System

Wednesday, June 7, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... of this rapid re-structuring of New York City’ s low-wage labor market. Speakers Bob Chory , President & ... and Impact of the Minimum Wage Increase on New York City’ s Workforce System ...

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PNY Annual Meeting Headliner Radhika Jones Interviews Feminist Icon Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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05/08/2017

... Jones will be the moderator for the headline panel of PNY' s 38th Annual Meeting "The Power of Participation." Check her ... feminist icon and mainstay in conversations about women’ s equality,...

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12 Jul 2017

Exclusive Preview & Discussion with Stanley Nelson: Tell Them We Are Rising

Wednesday, July 12, 2017 -

4:30pm to 7:00pm

... Explore: The challenges and opportunities for today’ s HBCUs, whose relevance is being questioned in a ... film in surfacing untold experiences Philanthropy’ s role in supporting higher education Presenters:...

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27 Feb 2018

BBB Charity Effectiveness Symposium XII: Dealing with Disruption - Framing Leadership Strategies for the Future

Tuesday, February 27, 2018 -

8:30am to 12:00pm

Please join Education and Research Foundation of the Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan New York for their twelfth Charity Effectiveness Symposium. Dealing with Disruption will focus on how nonprofit leaders can cope with...

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Markle Foundation Among Those Stepping Up To The Worker Retraining Challenge

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02/06/2018

... being automated? You might if you lived in Sweden . That' s because most Swedish workers who are replaced by machines ... "Our system of retraining could be better, but it' s better than those...

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New Journal From The Russell Sage Foundation Reimagines Approach to Eradicating Poverty

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02/21/2018

... that help keep millions of Americans afloat, the nation’ s leaders reimagined what it means to lift people out of ... could wipe out poverty and its attendant inequities. It’ s the work of three researchers...

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01 Jun 2018

Overstepping? When Should Foundations Weigh In On Grantee Governance

Friday, June 1, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... the situation right. Leading With Intent, BoardSource' s national survey on nonprofit governance, finds that .....

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The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

31 Jan 2019

How Strong is my Corporate Citizenship Portfolio?: How to Assess to Align Programs and Maximize Impact - A Webinar

Thursday, January 31, 2019 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

... and the programs provide minimal value to the company’ s efforts to meet stakeholder expectations. In this webinar, ...

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26 Feb 2019

BBB Charity Effectiveness Symposium XIII: Visions for Change: Building Better Outcomes

Tuesday, February 26, 2019 -

8:00am to 12:00pm

Please join Education and Research Foundation of the Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan New York for their thirteenth Charity Effectiveness Symposium. Vision for Change will focus on how nonprofit leaders are creatively...

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12 Nov 2019

Service for Impact

Tuesday, November 12, 2019 -

9:00am to 10:30am

Strategic volunteerism is a critical component of how corporations harness the time and talent of employees at all levels to support nonprofit partners and meet community needs. The Service for Impact working group, rooted in the principles of...

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Did Exxon Deceive Its Investors on Climate Change? - Lee Wasserman, Director of the Rockefeller Family Fund, Featured in The New York Times

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10/21/2019

... in The New York Times The New York attorney general’ s office will take its case against Exxon Mobil to trial on Tuesday, arguing that one of the world’ s largest oil and gas companies misled its shareholders...

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Alison White Joins Arcus’ Great Apes & Gibbons Program as Research, Learning and Evaluation Program Officer

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07/23/2020

... from the field and broader society inform the foundation’ s strategic conservation grantmaking, and that knowledge ... of the 5th volume into 2021. Alison holds a bachelor’ s of science in environmental...

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06 Apr 2021

Secure Your Own Mask Before Assisting Others and Other Wellness Practices for Life

Tuesday, April 6, 2021 -

10:30am to 12:00pm

... or improve their health and well-being, the organization’ s culture must facilitate and support those goals. Learn ... positive workplace culture that drives your organization’ s mission, vision, and values...