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Co-Impact Announces Inaugural Grants Totaling $80 Million

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01/16/2019

... round of grants today to improve education, health, and economic opportunity for an estimated 9 million people over ... human progress in the areas of education, health, and economic opportunity. The first-...

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Co-Impact Philanthropic Funds, Inc.

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Rockefeller Foundation Designates Atlanta As Newest City in Opportunity Zones Initiative

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07/31/2019

... private investment in economically-distressed communities through Opportunity Zones created in the 2017 Tax Cuts and ... Officer embedded in Invest Atlanta, the City of Atlanta's economic development...

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Community Development

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation Announces Lavastian Glenn Promoted to Vice President of Programs

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12/16/2021

... next chapter seeking to advance intersectional racial, economic , and environmental justice.” Lavastian joined NCF in 2018 as the director of racial and economic justice, and in 2021, she added senior director...

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WES Mariam Assefa Fund Announces New Grants to Support New York City Asylum Seekers

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02/21/2023

... including many Venezuelans fleeing an unprecedented economic crisis. African and Caribbean migrants who had ... face intersectional barriers to such support, including women , LGBTQ+, and Black asylum seekers...

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World Education Services / WES Mariam Assefa Fund

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Human Services

Immigration

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2/11/2016 - "National Leadership as Diverse as the U.S. - Philanthropy Can Make It Happen" Live Stream Recording & PPT Presentation

View materials and recording of the program "National Leadership as Diverse as the U.S. - Philanthropy Can Make It Happen."

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Supported by Surdna and NY Community Trust, Study Shows How Arts and Culture Improve Health, Safety and Well-being in NYC

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03/10/2017

... in New York City neighborhoods with many cultural resources are healthier, better educated, and safer ... those in similar communities with fewer creative resources , according to a groundbreaking study by the...

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The New York Community Trust

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Arts

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Surdna Foundation

SeaChange Capital Partners Announces New Fund to Make Program-Related Investments in New York City

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11/24/2014

... organizations increase their impact while offering the potential for some amount of financial return. These ... housing, education and youth development, community and economic development, or the arts. NYPRI...

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The Heckscher Foundation for Children

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Altman Foundation

Ford’s Walker Weighs in on New Rules Allowing Pension Funds to Invest with Conscience

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10/22/2015

... account. As a society, we’ve only begun to see the potential of impact investing to unleash economic , social and environmental benefits. Today is an ...

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Rockefeller Supported, ‘Futures of Work” Report Examines Global Disruptions

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01/19/2016

... disruptions to the world of work—yet people in different economic positions will be impacted in very different ways, ... of change for this group, in addition to unpacking their potential effects over the next...

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Workforce Development

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Impact Investing's Role in Global Development (Rockefeller Foundation)

Release Date:

02/19/2016

... discuss what the title implies: impact investing and its potential to address global issues. With all the hype ... the magic remedy for international development and economic growth. Part of its allure is the...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Rockefeller Foundation Initiative to Help Halve Food Loss by 2030

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02/07/2017

... means loss of income and profits, leading to their own economic insecurity... Rockefeller Foundation Initiative to ...

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Food Systems

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Commonwealth Fund and GWU Release New Findings on House GOP Healthcare Bill Resulting in Loss of 1M Jobs in 10 Years

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06/19/2017

... George Washington University presented some unflattering potential effects from the enacting of the American Health ... reductions in support for health insurance cause negative economic effects. By 2026, 924,...

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Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

EMpower - The Emerging Markets Foundation Announces New Grants in Emerging Market Countries

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01/13/2022

... providing them with vocational and employability training through a blended approach, enabled by a digital 4 learning ... counselling. SoHK will also directly engage 300 caregivers through individualised...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Community Development

International/Foreign Affairs

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EMPower - The Emerging Markets Foundation

Public Policy Positions and Priorities

... a stronger and more equitable New York. PNY believes that through participation in public policy and collaboration with ... urges Congress and the Administration to devote sufficient resources to the 2020...

Commonwealth Fund President Karen Davis to Step Down at End of 2012

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01/02/2012

... comparative performance data on healthcare providers. Through the Minority Health Policy Fellowship at Harvard, ... exchange of international innovations and experience through the Fund’s Harkness Fellowship...

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Appointments & Transitions

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04 Feb 2015

Service for Impact

Wednesday, February 4, 2015 -

7:45am to 11:00am

... difference in society while supporting business objectives through volunteerism. At this meeting, we will deep dive ...

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Panel

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Corporate Funders

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Volunteerism

22 Jul 2020

Service for Impact - July Conversation

Wednesday, July 22, 2020 -

10:00am to 11:30am

... difference in society while supporting business objectives through volunteerism. The focus of this year’s meetings is ...

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Network Building

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Breakout Discussion

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Corporate Funders

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Volunteerism

New York Community Trust Awards Grants to 56 Organizations in All Five Boroughs

Release Date:

10/15/2019

... Some highlights: REDUCING MATERNAL MORBIDITY IN BLACK WOMEN : The United States is the only developed nation that ... deaths over the past two decades. This trend affects black women the most. Research shows...

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Children, Youth and Families

Civic Engagement

Community Development

Economic Security

Food Systems

Health

Housing and Homelessness

Workforce Development

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The New York Community Trust

Ford Foundation Announces $180 Million in New Funding for U.S. Racial Justice Efforts

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10/09/2020

... funds to groups creating structural and systemic change through strategic litigation, policy advocacy and grassroots ... moment of racial reckoning have the resilience and resources they need to help build a...

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