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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Names Second Class of Doris Duke Impact Award Recipients
Release Date:
06/16/2015
Twenty Performing Artists Receive $80,000, totaling in $1.6 million to 20 new grantees.
Surdna Foundation, JPMorgan Chase, Prudential, Among Foundations Leading the Way in Impact Investing and Racial Equity
Release Date:
02/26/2019
It has been inspiring to be part of the rapidly growing impact investing movement over the last several years, as foundations and their partners have committed more of their assets to social and environmental change. In the midst of this growth,...
Rockefeller's Judith Rodin is One of Many Women Making Their Mark in Social-Impact Investing
Release Date:
07/27/2016
The concentration of women raises a perhaps uncomfortable question: Is the social-impact investment advisory sector a haven or a ghetto for women?
Ford, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur and Rockefeller Foundations’ Impact Investing Highlighted
Release Date:
06/07/2017
Instead of just using the stock market, more and more foundations putting their endowments into projects that help the world–including hitting the Sustainable Development Goals
As Wealthy Millennials Take Control Of Family Fortunes, Impact Investing Is Set For A Big Boost
Release Date:
09/18/2017
The world’s richest families are increasingly investing their money in good causes, giving a boost to the growing, if still challenged, impact investing space. More than a quarter (28%) of ultra-net-worth “family offices” are now putting money into...
United Hospital Fund Report Takes In-Depth Look at Hidden Impact of Opioid Epidemic on Children
Release Date:
03/07/2019
Opioid addiction is well-recognized as a national crisis, but the impact on children and adolescents whose parents or close family members are addicted has received little sustained attention. A far-reaching report released today by United Hospital...
Rockefeller Foundation, J.P. Morgan Chase and Goldman Sachs Noted As Supporters of Impact Investing
Release Date:
11/17/2015
There is a growing realization that, along with government aid and charitable philanthropy, financial institutions can help solve some of the world’s social problems.
The Samuel H. Kress Foundation Funded Study Shows Museum Field Trips Impact Learning
Release Date:
09/28/2018
The Samuel H. Kress Foundation support a study that shows that facilitated classroom visits to an art museum have a measurable impact on key aspects of student learning.
Co-Authored by Arabella Advisors, Article Tracks A Foundation’s 15-Year Journey In Impact Investing
Release Date:
10/11/2016
How could a small foundation be impactful when hundreds of billions of dollars are needed to achieve large-scale environmental problems mission globally?
Food Bank of South Jersey Receives $50,000 Child Hunger Impact Grant from Morgan Stanley Foundation
Release Date:
10/13/2016
The Food Bank of South Jersey (FBSJ) announced today that it has been awarded a $50,000 Child Hunger Impact Grant from the Morgan Stanley Foundation.
Funded by the Educational Foundation of America, New Study Finds Potential for High-Impact Philanthropy Untapped in South
Release Date:
04/07/2017
Funded by the Educational Foundation of America and the Kresge and Mary Reynolds Babcock foundations, the report argues that the South is fertile ground for philanthropic investment and boasts both the skills and infrastructure necessary to empower...
Supported by WT Grant Foundation, Research Finds School Choice Policies Impact Segregation
Release Date:
05/23/2017
Despite decades of educational reform and legal efforts, many U.S. schools are experiencing increasing segregation. The new generation of school choice policies adopted in response to legal decisions may actually be increasing school inequalities,...
Rockefeller Foundation Supports A “Carbon Yield” Methodology to Compare Environmental Impact of Investments in Renewable Energy
Release Date:
06/23/2017
The tool, which is publicly available online, relies on estimating how much carbon-dioxide pollution is avoided as buyers want to know real environmental benefits of investments.
State-by-State Impact of Opioid Epidemic on Children - New Report from the United Hospital Fund
Release Date:
11/13/2019
An estimated 2.2 million children nationwide were affected by the opioid crisis as of 2017; West Virginia had highest rate of children affected; California had the highest number of children.
Morgan Stanley, TruFund Financial Services and Ford Foundation Announce Launch of $26 Million Impact Developers Fund
Release Date:
06/22/2020
Fund will provide capital to minority and women owned real estate development companies.
14
Jan
2016
Documenting Impact featuring “Chasing Ice” (OVEE screening, featuring clips and live chat)
Thursday, January 14, 2016 -
12:00pm to 1:00pm
Join us for an OVEE screening featuring clips and conversation from Chasing Ice, one of the five powerful films selected for our 2015 Media Impact Festival
Rockefeller Foundation, Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth to Invest $50 Million on Social Impact Data
Release Date:
01/29/2019
The Rockefeller Foundation and the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth will invest $50 million over five years to build the field of data science for social impact, starting with a $20-million investment in DataKind.
23
Mar
2016
Documenting Impact featuring “Who is Dayani Cristal?” (OVEE screening, featuring clips and live chat)
Wednesday, March 23, 2016 -
12:00pm to 1:00pm
Join us for an online OVEE screening featuring clips and conversation from Who is Dayani Cristal?, one of the five powerful films selected for our 2015 Media Impact Festival.
13
Dec
2022
Upholding Democracy: How to Leverage Philanthropic Capital to Transform the Media Landscape - A Webinar Hosted by Media Impact Funders
Tuesday, December 13, 2022 -
1:00pm to 2:00pm
Join experts from industry leaders New Media Ventures and Accelerate Change for a discussion around how the media landscape is shifting, why philanthropic investment is necessary, and opportunities for collaboration.