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F.B. Heron Foundation Leads Foundations Toward 100 Percent Impact Investment

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07/02/2015

... warrants, and hybrid instruments) have social as well as financial repercussions. These social and financial repercussions can be positive or negative and vary ... that we invest in have impact that goes well...

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Philanthropy Can Play a Role In Managing Student Debt Crisis

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06/27/2016

... preparation, College knowledge The ability to make sound financial decisions. As an investor in and board member of ... of applying to Where you apply If you correctly apply for financial aid If you understand...

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Edwin Gould Foundation | EGF Accelerator

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Russell Sage Publishes Study on the Problems of Parents Funding College Education

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12/14/2016

... of sociology. “What makes this a concern is that financial support from parents for education is associated ... education, and wealth. A key takeaway is that parental financial support for education is one way...

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Reaching the Unbanked: Citi Inclusive Finance Wins Euromoney Award

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07/20/2017

... leaving them completely outside the system of formal financial services which can serve as bridge out of poverty ... investors and service providers—to expand access to financial services and advance economic...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Economic Security

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How The Prudential Foundation Centers Community in its CSR

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05/04/2018

... president of Diversity, Inclusion & Impact at Prudential Financial , urged small businesses and startups to inject ... companies to an enduring business giant like Prudential Financial . Reddy, who is also...

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Community Development

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Lessons Learned from a Journey to Impact Investing

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03/13/2017

... that all of our capital — intellectual, social, and financial — has a shared purpose. We believe that ... taking a similar step. Our top recommendations for fellow funders considering a shift to impact...

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Happy Holidays: PNY's Year with You

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12/15/2023

... organizational transformation. We joined Media Impact Funders annual Journalism Funders conference and were i n conversation with journalist, ... in our Grantmaking Practice focused on strategies ...

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MasterCard Foundation Funding $15.5 Million Program to Assist Small Farmers in Africa

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11/07/2014

... branchless banking tools, to support farmer access to financial and non- financial services.... MasterCard Foundation Funding $15.5 ...

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Food Systems

Rockefeller's Judith Rodin is One of Many Women Making Their Mark in Social-Impact Investing

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07/27/2016

... in a sea of white males, given the demographics of the financial services sector. That is, unless the conference ... and Cheryl Eason, the deputy executive officer and chief financial officer of CALpers.....

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Gender Justice

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Carnegie's Kim Lew Voices Concerns on Low-Return Environments for Foundation Endowments

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08/24/2016

... year and advisers warned they are unlikely to meet their financial targets. New data show that while foundations increased their spending in 2015, their financial position was undercut by weak stock markets...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Ford-Supported Survey Finds Black, Hispanic Youth Less Likely To Get Money From Parents

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10/06/2016

... feel that they can't depend on family to help them with financial needs, from big-ticket items like college tuition ... overall say an unexpected bill of $1,000 would cause them financial difficulty, a...

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Economic Security

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JPMorgan Launched a New Tool to Help Fill 7,500 Finance Jobs in New York City

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07/12/2017

... seeking to help New Yorkers find "middle-skilled" financial -services jobs. Such jobs typically require a bit ... are thousands of good-paying job opportunities in the financial services sector just...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Workforce Development

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World Bank Withholds Myanmar Funding, but Some Call for Sanctions

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10/13/2017

... in August and represented the first instance of direct financial support from the World Bank to Myanmar’s ... designed to support the government on issues of financial and public administration, however, will...

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Every Experience Builds Expertise

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08/16/2016

... obstacles in educational success because they lack the resources needed to prosper. Family income shouldn’t be the ... from my internship, and most of all built a professional network . As a part of building my...

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As the White House Changes Hands, Philanthropy Must Change Too

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01/26/2017

... process, trust the strongest organizations, and devote resources to helping all the nonprofits we support thrive and ... and high-school students avoid prison, and this statewide network of organizations is...

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The Cricket Island Foundation

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The Rockefeller Drug Laws: New Opportunities for Investment with a National Impact

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04/02/2010

... of punitive drug policies. Here are just a few ways that funders can help support the development of a public health ... creating a public health approach to drug policy is that funders , service providers,...

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