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... HR and operations professionals to share knowledge and resources , to test complex ideas with peers about ... Cell Foundation, Inc Oscar De La Cruz , Manager, Human Resources & Benefits, The Andrew W...

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Ford’s Walker Weighs in on New Rules Allowing Pension Funds to Invest with Conscience

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10/22/2015

... shows that these factors directly and significantly impact financial returns on investments. They are part and ... As a society, we’ve only begun to see the potential of impact investing to unleash economic,...

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Artists, Investors and Innovators Join Together to Launch Upstart Co-Lab

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04/14/2016

... future depends on a creative economy, a group of artists, impact investors, philanthropic funders and social innovators ... Co-Lab, an unprecedented collaboration connecting artists, impact investors and...

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Lessons from Family Philanthropy: Rockefeller Brothers Fund at 75

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04/04/2017

... impetus for the RBF was to leverage the philanthropic impact of their money and the cultural impact of the family name. In their young adulthood, the ... recipients. Collective giving gave their philanthropy...

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Lisa Green Hall Joins Nathan Cummings Foundation's Investment Committee

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04/24/2017

... more than 25 years in community development finance and impact investing across for-profit, non-profit and government ... in 2013, where she launched a new portfolio dedicated to impact investing with capital...

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Brooklyn Principal wins Sloan Public Service Award and $10,000 Prize

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06/04/2014

... wins Sloan Public Service Award for her efforts in improving the lives of older students April Leong, principal ... 41st annual Sloan Public Service Awards for her efforts in improving the lives of older...

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Foundations Join Together to Create New Philanthropy Feedback Opportunities

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09/04/2014

The Fund for Shared Insight will work to seek new ways for nonprofits to receive feedback to improve their programs and services.

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Five Cities Selected as Winners in Bloomberg Philanthropies 2014 Mayors Challenge

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09/17/2014

... areas: unemployment, energy efficiency, obesity, aging and improving the overall effectiveness and efficiency of ...

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Former NYC Official & Former Philadelphia Mayor Named 'What Works Cities' Senior Fellows (Bloomberg)

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02/08/2016

What Works Cities, founded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, named former Philadelphia Mayor Michael A. Nutter and former New York City Chief Analytics Officer Mike Flowers 2016 What Works Cities (WWC) Senior Fellows. They will be providing expert...

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JPB Foundation Supports Best Practices, Models for Green Infrastructure in Underserved Communities

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03/10/2016

The Great Urban Parks Campaign: Green Infrastructure in Underserved Communities is bringing together thought leaders from around the country to explore solutions to stormwater management through the use of green infrastructure that also benefits...

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What a Corporate Funder Is Doing to Meet Urgent Humanitarian Needs Through Technology

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09/29/2017

Delivering humanitarian aid can be enormously complex. It requires far-flung logistical efforts that involve moving, tracking and delivering huge amounts of material. And all this needs to happen quickly in places where infrastructure may be...

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25 Feb 2014

Game On: New Tools for Learning and Advocacy

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... how supporting the development and distribution of social impact games can be an innovative new way to help fulfill ... how they effectively combine fun, education and positive impact . Explore The world of...

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Celebrating a Year of Progress on Expanded Learning Time

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05/15/2013

... organizations to advocate for expanded learning time -- improving the opportunities and chances of success for every ...

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William T. Grant Foundation Awards $1.7 Million for Research to Benefit Youth

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08/03/2013

The seven grants totaling nearly $1.7 million are in support of researchers and organizations working to understand and improve the environments in which youth spend their time.

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29 Nov 2011

Time as a Tool: Strategies for Transforming Schools through Time

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1:45pm to 5:00pm

In the last half of the 20th century, a consensus emerged that time could be a valuable tool to improve schools. Early in the 21st century, NCLB proposed “supplementing” regular school hours with additional ones used in more targeted ways to improve...

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Building Bigger Bets with Philanthropy

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12/02/2013

Edna McConnell Clark Foundation President Nancy Roob shares with the Stanford Social Innovation Review how the foundation is aggregating funds to scale what works.

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Applications to the 2014 Nonprofit Excellence Awards are up 25%

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05/19/2014

[New York Community Trust, Philanthropy New York] More Nonprofits Seek to Improve Management Practices Applications Up by 25 Percent Overall – Three Times the Number of Long Island Organizations Apply; Applications from Brooklyn and Queens Double