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22 May 2012

Doing the Right Thing: “Smart Microfinance” and the Donor’s Role

Tuesday, May 22, 2012 -

8:15am to 10:30am

Microfinance has revolutionized international economic development and emerged as one of the most promising tools for providing access to credit and other financial services for the poor. Aggressive commercialization and rapid growth, however, have...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Lourdes Lopez to Board of Trustees

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03/12/2014

... director of The George Balanchine Foundation, where she helped educate the public about dance, and she also ...

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Weinberg Foundation Names Jonathan D. Hook Their First Chief Investment Officer

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04/17/2014

... University's investment office in 2001. He subsequently helped to found the Ohio State University Investment Office .....

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

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Robertson Foundation Executive Director Phoebe Boyer To Become CEO Of Children's Aid Society

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07/15/2014

The Children's Aid Society has named Phoebe Boyer president and chief executive officer, and the first woman to serve in these roles.

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Iris Chen Named Executive Director of The Fund for Public Schools

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08/05/2014

Iris Chen has been named executive director of The Fund for Public Schools.

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Musicians Foundation Celebrates Centennial Anniversary

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12/18/2014

... in distress. In doing so, these socially engaged artists helped pioneer the course of charitable giving in this ...

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Arts

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Westchester Community Foundation Names New Chief

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06/01/2015

The foundation has tapped Laura Rossi to be its next executive director.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Environment and Climate Change

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The New York Community Trust

JPMogan Chase Announces New Initiatives to Create Affordable Housing in the South Bronx

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10/07/2015

The investments will help support the construction of 200 affordable housing units in the South Bronx.

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Housing and Homelessness

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Gates Foundation Names Robert Hughes as New K-12 Strategy Director

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02/18/2016

... York State's educational finance system. His leadership helped secure $5 billion in operating funds and $13.5 billion .....

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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MetLife Foundation and Verb Announce Global Competition to Improve Financial Services for the Underserved

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03/31/2016

MetLife Foundation and Verb launched “Inclusion Plus,” a global competition for entrepreneurs, non-profits and companies focused on addressing the financial health needs of low to moderate income households.

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Economic Security

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NYS Health Foundation Offers Insights on Health Designs for Housing

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01/30/2017

A substantial body of evidence links the design of the built environment with physical, social, and mental health outcomes.

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New York Health Foundation

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Health

Housing and Homelessness

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Jonas Center Advisory Board Welcomes New Members

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05/10/2017

The Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare announced updates to its national Advisory Board, including three new members.

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Jonas Center / Barbara & Donald Jonas Family Fund

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Health

Veterans

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Julia Weede Joins Carnegie Corporation of New York

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07/10/2017

... companies including Pearson and Follett. In addition, she helped develop online platforms for student learning and for ...

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Communications/Media

Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Stavros Niarchos & Leon Levy Foundations Supported Research Finds Common Cerebral White Matter Abnormalities in Children with Autistic Traits

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09/06/2017

Researchers in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at NYU School of Medicine found structural abnormalities in the brain's white matter match up consistently with the severity of autistic symptoms not only in children with autism...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

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Health

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Leon Levy Foundation

American Liver Foundation Elects Nicholas DeRoma as Chairman to its Board

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10/13/2017

The American Liver Foundation (ALF) announced today the appointment of Nicholas DeRoma as the new chairman of the ALF’s National Board of Directors.

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Research Funded by Russell Sage Foundation Shows Great Recession Still Plagues Workers With Lower Lifetime Wages

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03/13/2018

The researchers found that workers displaced in Washington during the Great Recession suffered earnings losses similar to those in Pennsylvania during the 1980s, in Connecticut during 2000-2001, and in the United States nationally between 1980 and...

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