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F.B. Heron Foundation Leads Foundations Toward 100 Percent Impact Investment

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07/02/2015

... Percent Impact Investment When people hear about impact investing , a light goes on. People immediately begin to see ... assume that foundations must be doing the bulk of impact investing . In fact, relatively...

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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

... society, we’ve only begun to see the potential of impact investing to unleash economic, social and environmental ... Walker, chair of the National Advisory Board on Impact Investing (NAB) and president of the...

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Ford Foundation"s Darren Walker Participates in Discussion on the Influence of Impact Investing on Philanthropy

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05/12/2016

... Participates in Discussion on the Influence of Impact Investing on Philanthropy Impact investing can lead to new strategies for entrepreneurs ... For the leaders of large foundations, the rise of impact...

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

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04/17/2014

The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, one of the largest private foundations in the United States, has named Jonathan D. Hook as its first Chief Investment Officer.

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The Open Society Economic Justice Program Invests in Race and Gender Equity

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10/22/2020

... through the Soros Economic Development Fund, its impact investing arm, has committed $5 million to an innovative new ...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund's Purpose-Driven Investing Highlighted by Forbes

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01/27/2017

... wealthy families and financial institutions are investing in purpose too. Take the Rockefeller Brothers Fund ... committed to divest from fossil fuels. Purpose-driven investing is more than table stakes; it’s...

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24 Apr 2012

Foundation Assets as Social Change Agents: Sustainable Investing for the Public Benefit

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8:45am to 11:00am

... Foundation Assets as Social Change Agents: Sustainable Investing for the Public Benefit ...

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New York Invests $69M in Upgrades for Local Water Systems

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09/20/2017

New York state is making a $69 million investment in local water and sewer projects.

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Arabella Advisors Report Calls on Philanthropy to Catalyze Inclusive Investment

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03/04/2019

... Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurs of Color Through Inclusive Investing (36 pages, PDF), systemic biases deeply embedded in ... in the United States, while women-owned businesses created 1 .24 million more jobs...

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Investment in Light Rail Program Helps Create Jobs, Stimulate Economy

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06/17/2014

A new light rail line that connects the downtowns of Saint Paul and Minneapolis for the first time in decades is being hailed by the Ford Foundation as an example of how strategic public investments in transit and transit-oriented development can...

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Evaluation Shows How Program Related Investments Are Generating Positive Social Returns

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06/19/2014

An evaluation has found that The Rockefeller Foundation's Program Related Investments have contributed to the financial sustainability of its investees and are helping them accomplish social goals and achieve impact.

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10 May 2017

Which Impact Investing Tools Are Right for Your Foundation’s Mission?

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

This program is a part of our Impact Investing Programs Series from our 2016-17 PNY Core ... : February 10, 2016 – Put Your Foundation on the Impact Investing Map April 14, 2016 – Active Ownership versus ... the...

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Surdna's Head Reflects on Aligning Program With Mission, Impact Investing

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06/25/2014

... Head Reflects on Aligning Program With Mission, Impact Investing In an interview with Shelterforce, Surdna ... and the foundation's recent launch into the impact investing world. In discussing how Surdna...

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NYS Health Foundation Releases Assessment of the Region’s Population Health Investments

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05/02/2017

A new NYSHealth-funded report analyzes the New York State Department of Health's current funding for total population health.

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Salesforce Launches $50 Million Impact Fund to Invest in Social Change Startup

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10/05/2017

Salesforce continues to build a social good movement within the technology sector. Since it was founded in 1999, the cloud computing giant and its CEO, Marc Benioff, have been trailblazers in redefining "corporate social responsibility," with...

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Ford Releases Investment Returns; More Grant Makers May Be On the Way

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10/02/2017

... investment performance of its $12. 1 billion endowment , saying it generated a return of 7 ... and the rest in fixed-income securities, delivered a 9. 1 percent annualized return. Those returns lagged just...

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Wallace Foundation to Invest $47 Million In Redesigning Principal Preparation

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03/16/2016

... Foundation has been seeking to change that for years, investing millions of dollars in research into what makes a ...

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