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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation and Social Justice Impact Investing

Release Date:

07/05/2018

... paper detailing its unconventional effort to hire an investment advisor, and in the process, increase the ... years, and that foundations don’t need to sacrifice investment performance to make an impact.....

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

New York Life Foundation Invests in Expanding Access to Summer and Afterschool Learning

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04/23/2019

BellXcel, a national education nonprofit, today announced a $3 million, three-year grant from the New York Life Foundation that will help the organization to expand access to evidence-based summer and afterschool learning for 12,000 at-risk middle-...

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Children, Youth and Families

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New York Life Foundation

Surdna Appoints Shuaib Siddiqui, Director, Mission Related Investing

Release Date:

06/30/2016

... The Surdna Foundation announced that Shuaib Siddiqui, an investment professional whose work has focused on addressing ... effort to understand how the foundation could align its investment policies and...

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Evaluating the Charitable Deduction and Proposed Reforms

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06/2012

Many recent proposals for budget and tax reform would change the value of the charitable contribution deduction. This Urban Institute report provides context for policymakers who may be considering one or more of these reforms, as well as for other interested observers.

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The Rockefeller Foundation Announces $65 Million Investment in America’s Working Families

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02/25/2020

The Rockefeller Foundation Announces $65 Million Investment in America’s Working Families WASHINGTON, D.C., ... to make America’s social safety net more efficient and effective , to expanding access to reliable,...

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Children, Youth and Families

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The Rockefeller Foundation

10 Jul 2012

Planning for Our Shared Future: Investing in Immigrant Children, Youth, and Families

Tuesday, July 10, 2012 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

Webinar

Join Grantmakers for Children, Youth & Families (GCYF) and Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) for a webinar exploring a range of issues relevant to immigrant children, youth, and families, including increasing access to...

Arabella Advisors Hires Julia Sze as Managing Director of Impact Investing

Release Date:

02/03/2016

... Sze has more than 25 years of experience in the investment management field, specifically in emerging ... Family Wealth Group, where she served as the chief investment officer for family offices and...

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Arabella Advisors

Nathan Cummings Report Offers Insights into Mission-Aligned Investing

Release Date:

04/19/2021

... and opportunities for mission-aligned investing and offers resources for institutional investors interested in shifting ... Values Proposition: How and Why We Transformed Our Investment Model to Align Our...

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Numerous PNY Members Investing in New $31M Living Cities SIB Fund

Release Date:

03/31/2016

... because repayable capital unlocks significantly more resources available to accelerate, scale or replicate investment efforts." Current and anticipated loans or ... impact for low-income communities. By...

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MetLife

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Ford Foundation

Prudential Financial (Non Member)

Funders Should Invest in Health Programs to End Mass Incarceration and the War on Drugs

Release Date:

09/15/2016

... wondered the following: Why didn’t my community have the resources to help people when they were in trouble? ... criminalizing people for poverty, and we need to divert resources from our criminal justice...

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Adam Connaker appointed Director, Impact Investing at the Surdna Foundation

Release Date:

03/07/2022

... Surdna Foundation today announced that Adam Connaker , an investment professional whose work has focused on harnessing ... and leading an ongoing effort to align the Foundation’s investment policies and...

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Commonwealth Fund, John A. Hartford and Peterson Center on Healthcare Contribute to Health Care ‘Playbook’ of Best Practices

Release Date:

01/04/2017

... Contribute to Health Care ‘Playbook’ of Best Practices A new nationwide survey of patients with complex ... Contribute to Health Care ‘Playbook’ of Best Practices ...

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The John A. Hartford Foundation

The Rockefeller Foundation Invests $4.6 Million To Scale Food Is Medicine Initiatives in U.S.

Release Date:

11/30/2022

... the gaps between food and health care. The goal of this investment is to help the millions of patients facing food ... a fraction of those who could benefit. We urgently need investment in these programs that...

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Food Systems

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The Rockefeller Foundation

09 Oct 2014

Mission and Impact Investing: Overcoming Resistance and Getting Started - Webinar

Thursday, October 9, 2014 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

Family foundations and family offices are increasingly turning to mission (or impact) investing strategies as a key tool for aligning investments and operations with their mission and objectives. How can you engage your board in a thoughtful...

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Family Foundation

Board & Trustees

An Old Idea is New Again: Tackling Large Complex Problems by Investing in Communities

Release Date:

04/10/2018

Gisela Alvarez, New York Community Trust writes "My years as a grantee taught me an important lesson: meaningful and lasting change must come from the communities most affected by the change. Now, in a funder capacity, as the Coordinator for the...

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The New York Community Trust

The Rockefeller Foundation Announces Ten Grants at COP27 to Scale Indigenous and Regenerative Agriculture Practices Globally

Release Date:

11/09/2022

... at COP27 to Scale Indigenous and Regenerative Agriculture Practices Globally $11 million in grants will support ... scaling Indigenous and regenerative agriculture practices around the world. Evidence makes...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

08 Oct 2024

Meeting the Moment Part Three: Trust-Based and Participatory Practices - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Tuesday, October 8, 2024 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... we will delve into the principles, strategies, and best practices that empower families’ philanthropic endeavors to ... the Moment Part Three: Trust-Based and Participatory Practices - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP...

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Tools & Strategies

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Webinar/Teleconference

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Family Foundation

Private Foundation

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

16 Feb 2017

Legal Series - London’s Calling! So is Syria, Sudan, North Korea… Best Practices in International Grantmaking

Thursday, February 16, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... Calling! So is Syria, Sudan, North Korea… Best Practices in International Grantmaking April 19 – Legal ... and a general counsel? A lively discussion about best practices in international grantmaking, of...

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Professional Development

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Public Policy

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International/Foreign Affairs

07 Jun 2012

-- POSTPONED -- Moving Beyond Your Comfort Zone: Unexpected Gains Through Creative Funding Practices

Thursday, June 7, 2012 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... zone as they share their experiences. Explore How the investment of funding dollars allocated to serve one ... Comfort Zone: Unexpected Gains Through Creative Funding Practices ...

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Issue-Based

14 Jul 2022

CANCELLED: Grant Reporting - What is the Purpose? Linking Values, Vision, and Practice - Part 2 of 3 (July Action Session)

Thursday, July 14, 2022 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... is no exception. Now is the perfect time to establish practices that center our nonprofit partners. Join us for ... 1, as we begin to develop an Action Plan and navigate effective internal collaboration,...