UCLA computational biologists have discovered that four populations in West Africa can trace about 8% of their genetic ancestry to an archaic hominin, an extinct relative of humans that branched off from the hominid evolutionary tree more than 600,...
... Fund’s $15M, five-year commitment focused on two key strategies : deep, neighborhood-based initiatives with a ... would align, with broader impact. Leveraging these strategies , the HFCC initiative focused on...
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The Rockefeller Foundation has given a $1 million grant to Dallas-based Impact Shares, which says it is the first 501(c)(3) nonprofit exchange-traded fund (ETF).
This analysis of MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region impact investing cites a recent research report from JP Morgan and the Global Impact Investment Network.
At a White House event earlier this week, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund announced plans to dedicate 10 percent of its $840 million endowment to targeted impact investments.
A recent Center for Strategic and International Studies event, 'Impact Investing: An Opportunity for Development?,' brought together a panel of experts to discuss impact investing and its potential to address global issues.
Are Social Impact Bonds the future of social change financing? Many of us in the sector have heard about them. The City of New York, in partnership with Goldman Sachs and Bloomberg Philanthropies, recently announced a major initiative to reduce...
Leaders of the PIMCO Foundation pooled funds with 10 other collaborators to provide technical assistance and training to local agencies working with the homeless.
How important is Judith Rodin? Ask one of the 20,000 New York public school students who got to see the Broadway hit "Hamilton" because of her and they might say she is life-changing.