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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?

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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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NY Women's Foundation and NoVo Foundation Noted for Investments Supporting Women

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03/29/2016

As Women's History Month 2016 draws to a close, some might be tempted to think that our work is done – it is not. The work of gender equity continues. NY Women's and Novo foundations are noted for philanthropic investment in programs for women and...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies to Invest $30 Million in Arts and Cultural Organizations

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04/03/2015

The program was piloted in New York City and will expand to six additional cities nationwide.

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F.B. Heron Foundation Is Going 'All In' with 100 percent Impact Investments

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02/26/2018

... the past three years, wants to take the ultimate impact investing step: to go "all in". That means moving the .....

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The Rockefeller Foundation Announces $65 Million Investment in America’s Working Families

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02/25/2020

... 5 million low-wage workers in America and leverage over $ 1 billion in private capital by 2025. “Far too many people ... and Economic Opportunity Initiative, the Foundation is investing nearly $30 million in...

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Investing: Can You Apply Your Values to Create Value?

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05/06/2014

... Foundation discussed in Forbes article on impact investing . I’ve been privileged to have the unique ... we desperately need new ways to solve old problems…. Investing : Can You Apply Your Values to Create Value...

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MacArthur and Master Card Foundations Invest $24 Million in Secondary Education

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05/06/2014

MacArthur and Master Card Foundations invest $24 million in international secondary education, reports Triple Pundit.

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JP Morgan Chase Investing $40M in Chicago's Underserved Neighborhoods

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09/15/2017

JP Morgan Chase Investing $40M in Chicago's Underserved Neighborhoods ... fund small businesses and train workers... JP Morgan Chase Investing $40M in Chicago's Underserved Neighborhoods .....

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Mark Abrahams Joins FJC as Chief Financial and Investment Officer

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08/19/2014

Mark Abrahams has been appointed Chief Financial and Investment Officer of FJC - A Foundation of Philanthropic Funds.

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Foundations Invest Nearly $2 Million to Improve New York City Schools

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09/10/2014

... organization. Together, the five foundations have pledged $ 1 .9 million to support the Research Alliance’s core ...

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William T. Grant Foundation

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The Rockefeller Foundation Invests $4.6 Million To Scale Food Is Medicine Initiatives in U.S.

Release Date:

11/30/2022

... at The Rockefeller Foundation . “That’s why we’re investing in a food system that prioritizes nutrition, ... In addition, while U.S. consumers paid an estimated $ 1 . 1 trillion for food in...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation’s Resident-Led Investment Program Targets Challenges In Brooklyn

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01/04/2017

Neighborhood Strength is a resident-led investment program that brings community members together at the neighborhood-level to identify, and direct funding to, solutions that target significant local challenges.

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