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Aetna Foundation Leverages Philanthropic Investment to Build Healthier Communities

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04/20/2017

... to local stakeholders that can find new ways to improve health equity in their neighborhoods. That funding comes in ...

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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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Ford, Rockefeller and Others Supporting NFF Knowledge-Dissemination Effort on Impact Investing

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04/14/2016

... Supporting NFF Knowledge-Dissemination Effort on Impact Investing Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) is partnering with the ... could revolutionize America's approach to entrenched social issues. The project...

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Surdna Foundation Announces Over $600,000 in Impact Investing Grants

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01/11/2018

Surdna Foundation Announces Over $600,000 in Impact Investing Grants The Surdna Foundation announced that it has ... national organizations to strengthen the field of impact investing . The five grants complete a...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Roy Swan to Lead Mission Investments Portfolio

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12/05/2017

... investments (PRIs), which Ford pioneered in the impact investing field. A well-respected investment and corporate ... executive with a passion for using finance to achieve social impact, Swan will begin his...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Invests $2.5M in Youth Initiatives for 2017

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12/14/2017

... 2015 as a 10-year, $25 million commitment to improving social and economic opportunities and outcomes for 16- to ... more just and equitable future for Brooklyn depends upon investing in young people right now...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Release "Impact Investing Handbook: An Implementation Guide for Practitioners."

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07/22/2020

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Release "Impact Investing Handbook: An Implementation Guide for ... Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors published the “Impact Investing Handbook: An Implementation Guide for...

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

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04/17/2014

... , one of the largest private foundations in the United States , has named Jonathan D. Hook as its first Chief ...

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

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Nonprofit Community Health Clinics Receive $1.9 Million in Grants From Hartford Foundation

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05/27/2013

... from the Corporation for National and Community Service's Social Innovation Fund. To improve care for depression - one ... disabling but under-diagnosed and ineffectively treated health conditions - the...

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09 Apr 2018

Participate. Convene. Invest.: A Call to Action for Philanthropy - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Monday, April 9, 2018 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

We are now less than two years away from “Census Day,” April 1st, 2020! Join a conversation about why the census matters and the role that philanthropy can play in ensuring a fair and accurate count. Data from the census drive key decisions made by...

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Group Moves Toward Metrics to Ensure Impact Investments Really Have Impact

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08/14/2017

... As more investors seek to use their capital as a tool for social change, a group of asset managers and nonprofit ... is working to spread the practice, and to ensure impact investing stays true to its roots as...

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Lisa Green Hall Joins Nathan Cummings Foundation's Investment Committee

Release Date:

04/24/2017

... than 25 years in community development finance and impact investing across for-profit, non-profit and government ... she is a lifelong advocate and champion for economic and social justice. She has extensive...

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F.B. Heron Foundation Funds Feasibility Study on Impact Investing in Western NY

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02/11/2015

F.B. Heron Foundation Funds Feasibility Study on Impact Investing in Western NY Western New York foundations and ... to determine the region's economic potential for impact investing through deals that yield...

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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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Arabella Advisors Hires Julia Sze as Managing Director of Impact Investing

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02/03/2016

... Advisors Hires Julia Sze as Managing Director of Impact Investing WASHINGTON, DC – Arabella Advisors announced ... has joined the firm as its new managing director of impact investing . Sze will work with...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Increases Investment in Youth Initiatives to $2.8M in 2018

Release Date:

12/14/2018

... 2015 as a 10-year, $25 million commitment to improving social and economic opportunities and outcomes for 16- to ...

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22 Jun 2010

Investing in Our Next Generation: English Language Learners and Their Families

Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 9:00am to Wednesday, June 23, 2010 - 5:00pm

... growing population in U.S. elementary schools. While states like New York, California, and Texas continue to serve ... at rates over 250%—are occurring in states such as South Carolina, Kentucky, and Delaware...

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Arabella Advisors Report Calls on Philanthropy to Catalyze Inclusive Investment

Release Date:

03/04/2019

... Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurs of Color Through Inclusive Investing (36 pages, PDF), systemic biases deeply embedded in ... created 72.3 percent of all new jobs in the United States , while women-owned...

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