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Essential Skills and Strategies for Program Officers

... and recognize the myriad ways they can contribute to social change. The “science” of philanthropy: ... , Program Officer, Citi Alli Jernow , Vice President of Social Justice, Arcus Foundation Carolyn Peters ,...

Ariane Cruz Represented Philanthropy New York with City Council Testimony to Improve Contracting for Nonprofits

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04/30/2025

... the very organizations that form New York City's essential social safety net and the foundation of our overall nonprofit ... over 13,000 organizations functions as a critical social safety net, generating...

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05/2023

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What’s Strategy Got to Do With It?

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08/27/2013

... role and value of strategic philanthropy for the Stanford Social Innovation Review. In a speech to the staff of the ... of dollars, we have in fact failed to solve even one social problem once and for all, by...

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Investors Devote $13.5-Million to Combat Recidivism in New York

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01/03/2014

... high-net-worth Bank of America clients have invested in a social -impact bond issued by Merrill Lynch and U.S. Trust for ... of high-powered investors have put $13.5-million into a social -impact bond to finance...

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Investors Devote $13.5-Million to Combat Recidivism in New York

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01/03/2014

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Bank of America Private Bank

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Mass. Unveils Biggest U.S. ‘Pay for Success’ Effort

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01/30/2014

... two-thirds now do. Pay-for-success efforts, also called social -impact bonds, use private money to test innovative social -service efforts, with investors promised a return if ...

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The Sister Fund Welcomes Two New Team Members

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04/18/2014

... Sister Fund a number of years working on behalf of various social justice and humanitarian causes, in addition to a ... Assistant Pastor, and previously as Assistant Minister for Social Ministries and Dean of...

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Gender Justice

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Impact Investing: Not Just For Billionaires

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06/04/2014

... option in a more complex menu of financial tools for the social sector. Judith Rodin, president of Rockefeller ... long term. These experiments come in different avatars: social impact bonds, impact...

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Instead of Retiring, Many Seek 'Encore' Jobs

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07/07/2014

... plans to work instead of retiring and with many opting for social sector jobs. The survey by MetLife Foundation and ... 31 million would like to. Some who now hold jobs in the social services or education...

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New Report Offers Framework to Analyze Effects of Potential Changes to the US Food System

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01/14/2015

... a framework for assessing the health, environmental, social , and economic effects of proposed changes to the ... raises questions about the potential environmental or social impacts of increasing their supply...

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Freedom Together Foundation

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MetLife Releases 2014 Corporate Responsibility Report

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09/23/2015

... on how the company performs on multiple environmental, social and governance issues, including social impact investments, customer service, product access, ...

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Howard Gilman, Laurie M. Tisch, Doris Duke and Mellon Fund Brooklyn Youth Chorus’ Latest Project

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10/18/2016

... voice to those who have been silenced or marginalized by social , cultural or religious circumstances. The Chorus has ... create music that explores race and identity, inequity and social disparity—music that...

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Ford, Rockefeller, Atlantic, Pershing Square, Bloomberg and Open Society Named in Forbes' Big Bet Philanthropy

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11/30/2016

... is the norm. Less common are donations targeted at “ social change”–alleviating poverty, increasing employment ... Philanthropy consulting firm Bridgespan Group researched social -change gifts of $25 million or...

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How Judith Rodin Created A New Model For Philanthropic Funding At The Rockefeller Foundation

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12/07/2016

... governments, or businesses who see payoffs (both social and at times profitable) in social change? How Judith Rodin Created A New Model For ...

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UJA-Federation of New York Convenes Panel on Growing Poverty on Long Island

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01/30/2017

... E. Imhof, Ph.D., Commissioner, Nassau County Department of Social Services. The Keynote was given by Steven M. Cohen, Research Professor of Jewish Social policy at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of...

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Ford-supported Research Finds Friends Help Female Vampire Bats Cope with Loss

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05/24/2017

... Bats Cope with Loss Female vampire bats form strong social bonds with their mothers and daughters as they groom ... major food donor, like a mother or daughter, from a bat's social network, females who...

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IBM Turns to Artificial Intelligence to Solve Poverty, Hunger, and Illiteracy

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06/08/2017

... the tech giant announced the launch of Science for Social Good, a new program that partners IBM researchers with ... announced 12 projects planned for 2017. Each Science for Social Good project aligns with one...

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