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... of a new member, Tracy Palandjian , an innovator on impact investing. Professor Downie has been on the board ... been working to forge innovative ways to increase social impact by re-imagining the role of the...

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Strategic Philanthropy for a Complex World: A Response

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05/23/2014

... of methods in both our work and our assessment of its impact . This rich variety of approaches—and the robust ...

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Group of 11 Leading Philanthropies Announce Steps to Expand Opportunities for Young Men of Color

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06/05/2014

... S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Kapor Center for Social Impact , Nathan Cummings Foundation, Open Society Foundations, ...

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Ford Foundation's Darren Walker On His First Six Months

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06/09/2014

... deeply gratifying to travel the world and experience the impact of the Ford Foundation because there is no corner of ...

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Hunger-Relief Programs Receive Morgan Stanley Support To Feed More Children

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07/09/2014

... we have focused our community efforts on having a positive impact on children’s health to help children reach their ...

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Atlantic Philanthropies Offers Best Practices For Winding Down

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08/13/2014

... bets on transformational opportunities—big bets whose impact will endure beyond the existence of our foundation. It ...

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Rockefeller Foundation Partners with HUD for National Disaster Resilience Competition

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09/18/2014

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will award $1 billion to help communities that have been devastated by natural disasters.

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We're at a Tipping Point Over Climate Change

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09/23/2014

... change. After all, new technology is revealing the impact of our daily consumption on the climate, and ...

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Rockefeller Foundation President Profiled in BusinessWeek

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10/03/2014

... lots of its own money, it’s focusing on what it calls “ impact investing”—highly targeted spending that opens the ...

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Donations for Ebola Relief Efforts Are Slow to Take Off

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10/20/2014

... food, housing and protective equipment will have any impact — or how those things will get where they are most ...

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Tiffany & Co. Foundation Among Funders of Breakthrough Fisheries Management Research

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10/27/2014

Stricter fisheries management can combat the effects of climate change.

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RPA, Ford, MasterCard Foundation Among Funders Partnering with Foundation Center on Global Development

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11/20/2014

... the value philanthropy can bring in driving greater impact for people.... RPA, Ford, MasterCard Foundation Among ...

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From Katrina to the “Next Sandy”: Disaster Preparedness, Relief and Recovery for Older Adults

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04/04/2013

... Philanthropy New York hosted a session to zero in on the impact of disasters, like Hurricane Sandy, on vulnerable ... raise money for response and recovery and to identify high- impact projects meriting...