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Supported By The Prudential Foundation, the National Fund For Workforce Solutions Selects Four Cities to Participate in Job Quality Initiative

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01/19/2018

... Foundation , will enable local employers to incorporate new skill development strategies and/or business practices ... collaboratives will partner with companies to implement new hiring and training strategies...

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Charities Seek to Attract More Boomers as They Mull Retirement Plans

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10/20/2014

... seeking to get them thinking about how to channel their money and other assets into philanthropy. Charities are ... Fidelity reported a burst of giving after introducing a new iPhone application at the end of...

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$1.25 Million Mellon Grant Awarded to Arts & Humanities to Fund Digital Humanities, African American Studies

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07/17/2015

... in ARHU and the University Libraries. It also includes money to run workshops, to deliver public programming, to ... Innovation & Research Experience (FIRE) program, a new initiative to expose first-year...

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Ford Statement on Importance of Arts Amidst Pressing Poverty

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08/18/2015

... confront this question directly. In 1994, a small pot of money was allocated by the court to commission artwork to decorate its new building. At the time, some asked whether it was right to ...

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Wallace Foundation Funds Research on Summer Academic Programs for Poor Children

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09/07/2016

... for poor children, whose families might not have time or money for camps or enrichment activities. Now new research suggests that school districts can stave off the ...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Supports Effort to Enroll More Low-Income Students at Top Universities

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12/13/2016

... to Enroll More Low-Income Students at Top Universities A new effort to enroll low- and moderate-income undergraduates ... $1.7 million over two years to start the project, money that won’t go directly to...

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

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12/14/2016

... might be exacerbating economic inequality, according to a new study by a University of Kansas professor. “Young ... wealth distribution received more than eleven times more money for school than those in the...

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NY Community Trust Urges Mega-Donors Can Offset Their Clout By Empowering Community Funders

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06/22/2017

... social good and we're excited by the prospect of lots of new money flowing into the social sector. What's a cause for .....

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The New York Community Trust

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At Google, She Oversees $100 Million in Giving. She Thinks Companies Should Do More.

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08/28/2017

... commitments. In February, it announced $11.5 million in new grants focused on racial equity and the criminal-justice system. The money will support the Center for Policing Equity, which ...

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Is Rezoning In East Harlem A Trojan Horse For Gentrification?

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08/30/2017

... in East Harlem gets a facelift every few months — a new mural painted by the Harlem Art Collective, which formed ... a giant Trojan horse rolls down a wide avenue, suited money -man and -woman types coming out...

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Study: Giving Leads to Happiness

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09/18/2017

... on themselves. The other half were instructed to choose a new recipient each week on whom to spend the money . In other words, half the volunteers agreed to be ...

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Citigroup Sets Restrictions on Gun Sales by Business Partners

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03/23/2018

... stance in the divisive nationwide gun control debate. The new policy, announced Thursday, prohibits the sale of ... who offer credit cards backed by Citigroup or borrow money , use banking services or raise...

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Richard D. Parsons Elected Next Chair of The Rockefeller Foundation Board; David Rockefeller Jr. To Step Down At End of Five Year Term

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10/29/2015

... Rockefeller Jr. To Step Down At End of Five Year Term NEW YORK —The Trustees of The Rockefeller Foundation announced ... Webb & Tyler. Prior to that, he held various positions in state and...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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08 Dec 2020

Lessons from COVID Relief: Spoiler Alert - One Time Cash Disbursements are NOT enough - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network

Tuesday, December 8, 2020 - 1:00pm

... industries, primarily BIPOC, were left with few options , especially those left out of any federal relief. ... bold and inclusive policies and innovations New yet tested approaches to address income inequality...

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All Investing is Impact Investing

Release Date:

01/12/2015

... donations for the public good. The great majority of those resources are invested for a financial return without regard ...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation Tackles Workforce Development in Baltimore

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05/28/2015

... as of March 2015, compared with 5.5 percent for the state of Maryland. The recognized nonprofits play a critical ... low-income individuals and families to job training resources at their point of need......

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