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LGBT-Themed Films Receive Support From New Arcus Fund

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07/16/2014

... issues and informing public conversations that drive social progress," said Jason McGill, Vice President, Social Justice Programs. "LGBT people have benefited ... effectiveness; the pressing nature...

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NoVo Foundation Examines Unequal Funding for Women and Girls of Color

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10/23/2015

... color. This is one of the reasons that The Chronicle of Social Change and Inside Philanthropy are convening a webinar ... and the needs for this population got me questioning, as a social worker and advocate...

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BofA, Rockefeller Noted for Adding Profit Incentives to Nonprofit Work

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11/06/2015

... Work Impact investing—using private funds to achieve social benefits along with financial returns—has been ... and it allows investors to fund experimental health and social programs by betting on their...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Longtime Director June Makela Steps Down as Lorraine Marasigan Promoted to Lead the Norman Foundation

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12/12/2016

... To ensure the continued commitment to the Foundation’s social justice legacy, Makela helped the Foundation with a ... generation of family members to develop their interest in social justice issues, learn the...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Burke Foundation’s Catalyst Program Seeking Applications

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08/23/2017

... Robin Hood’s Blue Ridge Labs, which is a Brooklyn-based social impact incubator that supports technology-enabled ... of families. The program is seeking those building a social venture or creating...

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Mario Luis Small Joins Russell Sage Foundation Board of Trustees

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11/27/2017

... and the relationship between qualitative and quantitative social science methods. His books include Villa Victoria: The Transformation of Social Capital in a Boston Barrio (2004) and Unanticipated ... the...

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Economic Security

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces 5 Winners of Annual Spark Prize

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01/11/2018

... are Cave Canem Foundation, the Center for Law and Social Justice at Medgar Evers College, Exalt ... demonstrated a deep commitment to advancing racial and social justice. Each of the five Spark Prize...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Hilary Pennington as Executive Vice President

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01/19/2018

... at serving the organizations on the frontlines of social change." Pennington joined the Ford Foundation in 2013 ... in the long-term capacity and sustainability of up to 300 social justice organizations...

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Weinberg Foundation Announces Darius Graham as New Program Director

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06/20/2018

... innovation initiatives, including FastForward U and the Social Innovation Lab, which helped transform new ... to have him join our team.” Graham previously founded DC Social Innovation Project, a nonprofit...

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

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Macquarie Group Launches $A50 Million Philanthropic Award to Mark Its 50th Anniversary in 2019

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10/10/2018

... commitment, to initiate or build on bold ideas to address social need. It is expected to be awarded to five non--profit ... the world and contributed over $A330 million to drive social change at the local...

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Adam Gamoran, President of the William T. Grant Foundation, Spoke at GW University About How Universities Can Conduct Better Research

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10/15/2018

... T. Grant Foundation, a nonprofit foundation that funds social science research – spoke at the Marvin Center ... reorient the research taking place in our universities to social impact,” he said. Gamoran said...

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New Paper From Rockefeller Brothers Fund and Perella Weinberg Partners Finds Investors Can Pursue Impact Without Sacrificing Returns

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02/20/2019

... finds that investors can pursue both financial returns and social or environmental impact simultaneously. Since 2014, ... choosing fund managers that integrate environmental, social , and governance (ESG)...

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Mellon Foundation Grant Helps Capture History, 280 Characters at a Time

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03/31/2019

... duo of archivists were inspired to explore how to preserve social media posts as a means to document history for the ages—and to empower social activists to take control of their own narratives. ... clear to...

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New York Life Foundation Invests in Expanding Access to Summer and Afterschool Learning

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04/23/2019

... program partners, which aim to strengthen the academic and social -emotional skills of middle school students. BellXcel ... been proven to yield measurable gains in academics and social -emotional learning. Last...

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The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Flamboyan Foundation’s Arts Fund Announce Twenty Puerto Rican Writers Receive the Inaugural Letras Boricuas Fellowship

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11/16/2021

... Puerto Rican writers on the island and across the United States diaspora. The fellowship provides crucial support ... and underfunded both in Puerto Rico and in the United States — illustrate the diversity of...

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