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The Other 95 Percent: How Foundations Can Give All They’ve Got

Release Date:

05/09/2016

... at the other 95 percent, and aiming for 100 percent impact ? I recently enjoyed discussing this with my colleagues ... with full-time staff dedicated to shareholder activism and impact investing, while others...

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Insights

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Impact Investing

Funding Area

Environment and Climate Change

Related Organizations

The Educational Foundation of America

Funded by Research to Prevent Blindness, USC Study Predicts Visual Impairment Will Double by 2050

Release Date:

05/19/2016

Older women, minorities, especially Latinos, most at risk; aging baby boomers contribute to increase.

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Member News

Funding Area

Health

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Research to Prevent Blindness

Ford Foundation Appoints John Irons as Director of Inclusive Economies

Release Date:

05/19/2016

... lines of work: 'Quality Work and Economic Security' and ' Impact Investing.' As director, he will advance Ford's work .....

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Appointments & Transitions

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Ford Foundation

U.S. Trust Annual Survey Finds Entrepreneurs Choose The Career Path Of Most Resistance

Release Date:

05/31/2016

... most is what they don’t have control of: the unknown impact of the 2016 presidential election and a breach in ...

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Member News

Funding Area

Economic Security

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Bank of America Private Bank

Ford Foundation's Chris Cardona on Inequity in Grantee Inclusion

Release Date:

07/29/2016

... have with nonprofits and communities is central to the impact they’re able to achieve. As a funder, I want to ...

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Member News

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Surdna Foundation’s Cordery: Communities Should Define Their Futures

Release Date:

08/25/2016

William Codery, program officer of Surdna Foundation’s Strong Local Economies program, advises that "in order to create the ecosystem needed for local communities to thrive economically, socially and culturally, we have to invest in their success at...

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Member News

Funding Area

Community Development

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Surdna Foundation

Using an Ecosystem Approach to Define Nonprofit Strategy

Release Date:

10/05/2016

... to work in relation to others in order to maximize impact . At TCC, my colleagues and I have been considering how ... pursuing strategic planning with hopes of increasing their impact (e.g., they are not “...

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Insights

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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TCC Group

18 Jan 2017

Peer Learning: A Key to Successful Capacity Building

Wednesday, January 18, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... strategy for building capacity in organizations to achieve impact Elements of peer learning strategies that achieve the greatest impact Critical components of a peer learning program Key ...

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Event type

Professional Development

Format

Panel

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

HR & Operations

Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

Six Recommendations for Shifting Philanthropy Forward

Release Date:

11/28/2016

... establish models and pave the way for broader adoption and impact down the road. Redouble (or start anew) your ... and expertise is often the most effective way to amplify impact . Examine ways to put your...

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Insights

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Arabella Advisors

Racial Justice Is at Heart of Brooklyn Community Foundation Shift

Release Date:

12/06/2016

... lenders are three industries that have had a devastating impact on communities of color and low-income communities in ...

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Member News

Funding Area

Social Justice

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Brooklyn Org

Commonwealth Fund Study Finds that Repealing Obamacare Could Cost 3 Million Jobs

Release Date:

01/06/2017

Congress has another reason not to roll back Obamacare too quickly: New research suggests that repealing two major provisions of Obamacare without replacing them right away could cost the nation 3 million jobs and trigger negative economic impacts...