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Salesforce continues to build a social good movement within the technology sector. Since it was founded in 1999, the cloud computing giant and its CEO, Marc Benioff, have been trailblazers in redefining "corporate social responsibility," with...

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U.S. Trust President Says 'It's Standing Room Only' In Impact Investing

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02/22/2017

Clients want socially responsible investing options, and the broker/dealers see opportunities in meeting that demand.

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Co-Impact Announces Inaugural Grants Totaling $80 Million

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01/16/2019

Co-Impact Announces Inaugural Grants Totaling $80 Million Co-Impact announced its first round of grants today to improve education, health, and economic opportunity for an estimated 9 million people over the next five years across Africa, South Asia...

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20 Oct 2021

Impact Investing, Picking Up Where Philanthropy Leaves Off

Wednesday, October 20, 2021 -

2:00pm to 4:00pm

During this time of racial reckoning, foundations are increasingly interested in various forms of impact investing. Over time, this should translate into more place-based investment into nonprofits and social enterprises that have not traditionally...

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Resilience & Resolve: NYC COVID-19 Response & Impact Fund Report

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01/07/2021

New York’s philanthropic community acted decisively when COVID-19 began disrupting life in our city.

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Surdna's Head Reflects on Aligning Program With Mission, Impact Investing

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06/25/2014

In an interview with Shelterforce, Surdna President Phillip Henderson talks about aligning program with mission, cross-pollination between programs and the foundation's recent launch into the impact investing world.

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JPMorgan Chase Pledges $10 Million to Study Its Philanthropic Impact

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02/06/2015

JPMorgan Chase will analyze the efficacy of its corporate social responsibility initiatives.

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What We Learned from the Failure of the Rikers Island Social Impact Bond

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08/10/2015

Goldman Sachs lent $7.2 million to New York City and Bloomberg Philanthropies guaranteed $6 million.

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Goldman Sachs

Podcast: The Surdna Foundation Pivots to Mark 100 Years of Impact

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03/24/2017

In 1917, businessman John Andrus decided to give away half his self-made fortune, built in part on developing the peptonoid elixir that was the precursor to Pepto-Bismol.

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F.B. Heron Foundation Funds Feasibility Study on Impact Investing in Western NY

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02/11/2015

The six-month study will explore investments that provide a social or environmental benefit.

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Wall Street Not Giving Up On U.S. Social Impact Bonds

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07/30/2015

Though Goldman Sachs and Bloomberg lost money from a recent Rikers Island recidivism reduction program, they still plan to explore social impact bonds in the future.

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Carnegie President Says Humanitarians Can Have Impact on Refugee Crisis

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04/26/2016

A six-country survey commissioned by the Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity finds widespread misperceptions of the scale of the global refugee crisis.

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Commonwealth Fund Report Predicts a Detrimental Impact of an ACA Repeal on Jobs

Release Date:

08/04/2017

A report by the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University and the Commonwealth Fund predicts bad news if Congress repeals the ACA. Research shows that the loss of 'ACA tax credits and Medicaid expansion would lead to a...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funds Research of Human Impact on Indoor Climate

Release Date:

06/04/2019

Human impact on the indoor climate is being mapped for the first time in a large-scale test at DTU.

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New York Botanical Garden Humanities Institute To Explore Social Impact of Gardens

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06/19/2014

A symposium that will explore the role of women in landscape design will be the first event at New York Botanical Garden's Humanities Institute, made possible by a $635,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

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Rita Allen Foundation Study Addresses Impact of Political Advertising

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03/20/2015

Study shows that political ads dwarfed stories about political issues by 45:1.

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Ford, Rockefeller and Others Supporting NFF Knowledge-Dissemination Effort on Impact Investing

Release Date:

04/14/2016

Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) is partnering with the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco on a collaborative effort to examine how results-based funding could revolutionize America's approach to entrenched social issues.

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Commonwealth Fund Reports Detail Impacts of Clinton and Trump Health Reform Proposals

Release Date:

09/23/2016

Commonwealth Fund Reports Detail Impacts of Clinton and Trump Health Reform Proposals The ... under the Trump plan... Commonwealth Fund Reports Detail Impacts of Clinton and Trump Health Reform Proposals ...

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