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Ford to Dedicate $1B of Endowment to Mission Related Investments

Release Date:

04/05/2017

... More recently, this discussion—in the Ford Foundation’ s halls and throughout our sector—has focused on how to create impact through the capital market , specifically through impact investing... Ford to ...

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Gay Rights Group Turns Down Bank of America’s Money Over HB2 Compromise

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05/09/2017

Gay Rights Group Turns Down Bank of America’ s Money Over HB2 Compromise The nation’ s largest gay rights group plans to reject $325,000 in Bank ... officer, and Charles Bowman, the North Carolina market...

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LGBTQ

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Bank of America [Corporate]

Rockefeller Foundation Backs Nonprofit ETF Startup

Release Date:

08/01/2017

... with a single trade. Many of the funds track a broad market index, rather than trying to outperform. . . ...

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Cuomo Administration Bullish On State Climate Action After RGGI Agreement

Release Date:

08/28/2017

... state Department of Environmental Conservation said there' s a good chance the Northeast agreement between states to ... annually starting in 2020, retire carbon allowances in the market and set a minimum...

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How to Build a Strong Local Food System

Release Date:

08/29/2017

... year round in order to feed hungry people in the central U. S . Over the past half-century, however, a more nationalized ... Towns, agricultural states now grow or raise food that’ s sent out of state for...

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Food Systems

Peter G. Peterson Foundation CEO Comments On Federal Debt Passing $20 Trillion For First Time

Release Date:

09/12/2017

... On Federal Debt Passing $20 Trillion For First Time The U. S . federal government' s gross debt surpassed $20 trillion on Friday, according to a .....

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Economic Security

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation

Seven Elements of A Results-Driven Corporate Social Responsibility Program

Release Date:

09/21/2017

Companies today must become active within their own communities to thrive as 81% of millennials expect organizations to make public declarations of their corporate citizenship.

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Seven Elements of a Results-Driven Corporate Social Responsibility Program

Release Date:

09/26/2017

Companies today must become active within their own communities to thrive as 81% of millennials expect organizations to make public declarations of their corporate citizenship.

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U.S. Lost 33,000 Jobs in September as Hurricanes Roared Through

Release Date:

10/06/2017

U. S . Lost 33,000 Jobs in September as Hurricanes Roared ... Texas and neighboring states knocked down September’ s national payroll totals. But whatever damage the storms ... do not expect it to significantly...

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Workforce Development

23 Oct 2018

The Art of Knowledge-in-Action: Building Your Reflective Practice as a Funder

Tuesday, October 23, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... what is happening during challenging situations, make new sense of what you see, and adjust your approach to get to ... Partner, The Giving Practice and author of Philanthropy’ s Reflective Practices Yvonne...

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Professional Development

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Workshop

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All Funders

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Leadership Development

11 Feb 2014

Promoting the Common Good: Standing Up for 501(c)(4)'s

Tuesday, February 11, 2014 -

7:45am to 11:00am

Philanthropy New York

... Explore • If you should, or can, include 501(c)(4)' s in your giving • What the new proposed IRS regulations would mean for you and your .....

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Public Policy

10 Jul 2014

Community Driven Capacity Building: Creative Approaches From the Field - Webinar

Thursday, July 10, 2014 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... for its Washington, DC grantees, leading to innovative new partnerships. Presenters Ben Barge , Fellow, Z. Smith ... National Center for Family Philanthropy (NCFP) launched a new version of their website - to...

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Family Foundation

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01 Jun 2017

CFF Annual Gathering 2017

Thursday, June 1, 2017 -

5:00pm to 7:30pm

... strategies being used to impact our regional food system. New this year, we will be featuring the recipient of our ... systems change. We are thrilled to be partnering with the new Project Farmhouse to host...

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Stavros Niarchos & Leon Levy Foundations Supported Research Finds Common Cerebral White Matter Abnormalities in Children with Autistic Traits

Release Date:

09/06/2017

... with Autistic Traits Structural abnormalities in the brain' s white matter match up consistently with the severity of ... who also have autistic traits. This is the finding of a new study, published...

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Health

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Leon Levy Foundation

Stavros Niarchos Foundation

Action Plan Released to Conserve One of Africa’s Richest Sites for Biodiversity with Support from the Arcus Foundation

Release Date:

02/14/2018

Action Plan Released to Conserve One of Africa’ s Richest Sites for Biodiversity with Support from the Arcus ... on an initial framework plan developed in 2004, the new plan highlights the importance of the region...

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Animal Welfare

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Arcus Foundation

28 Mar 2018

Elevating the Public's Understanding of Science Through Popular Culture - A Webinar Hosted by Media Impact Funders

Wednesday, March 28, 2018 -

2:30pm to 3:30pm

... us for a Media Impact Funders-sponsored webinar exploring new ways for funders to engage the public with science and ... are using popular culture media forms - books, films, new media, radio, television, and...

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Tools & Strategies

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14 Dec 2018

Beyond Understanding: Listening for Emergence

Friday, December 14, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:30am

... techniques, we will hone our listening skills and learn new appreciation for listening as a vital tool for navigating ... workshop, and participants will leave with 2-3 new listening-related skills, a personal...

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Professional Development

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Leadership Development

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

Release Date:

09/10/2018

... meet their commitments to the Paris climate agreement, a new research on Sunday showed that ambitious urban climate ... populations have the most to gain from the introduction of new technologies... Research...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

03 Dec 2019

Moving Justice Forward: Perspectives from Manhattan DA Cyrus R. Vance, Jr.

Tuesday, December 3, 2019 -

8:30am to 10:00am

... District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr. about his office’ s Criminal Justice Investment Initiative (CJII) -- $250 ... once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to spur innovation, test new approaches, create new...

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All Funders

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Public Policy

Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

Justice Reform

Public Policy

Rockefeller Brothers Fund Aligns Investments with Mission: Diversifying Investment Managers

Release Date:

03/31/2020

... Managers The Rockefeller Brothers Fund has set a new goal to invest 25 percent of its endowment holdings with ... As of December 2019, approximately 12 percent of the Fund' s endowment is invested with...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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