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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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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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Environment and Climate Change

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 ...

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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 .....

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Rauch Foundation Catalyzes Local Investment with Cross-Sector Collaboration

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04/28/2021

The Foundation describes how family foundations can play a unique role as a neutral hub to forge relationships across local business, government, and media.

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

Release Date:

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

Release Date:

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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Program-Related Investing: Skills & Strategies for New PRI Funders

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08/2006

... and managing the risks associated with program-related investing , they're referring to both financial and ... mitigate risk in their PRI portfolios. Program-Related Investing : Skills & Strategies for New PRI Funders .....

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

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10/02/2017

For the first time in several years, the Ford Foundation disclosed the investment performance of its $12.1 billion endowment, saying it generated a return of 7 percent in 2016. By comparison, the median return of more than 5,700 foundations that...

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Nathan Cummings Foundation Announces Move to 100 Percent Mission-Aligned Investing

Release Date:

03/13/2018

... Foundation Announces Move to 100 Percent Mission-Aligned Investing The Nathan Cummings Foundation announced that they ... and private sector investors changing the landscape for investing and the business...

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11 Dec 2018

Impact Investing in the Arts 101: Building Your Funding Tool Box

Tuesday, December 11, 2018 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... institutions and individuals are considering impact investing as a tool to complement their grantmaking ... that support the arts have been slow to add impact investing to their toolkits. This lack of uptake...

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Wallace Foundation Invests $30 Million to Strengthen Supervisors Of School Principals

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06/24/2014

... Of School Principals The Wallace Foundation is investing $30 million in a significant five-year effort to ...

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Wallace Foundation to Invest $47 Million In Redesigning Principal Preparation

Release Date:

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

Release Date:

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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14 Jul 2022

Impact Investing: Aligning All Capital for Good - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, July 14, 2022 -

12:00pm to 1:15pm

... and family foundation staff and trustees only. * Impact investing is a powerful tool to align and maximize assets for ... of guidance on how to begin or accelerate their impact investing pursuits. Join us to...