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Rockefeller Brothers Fund and F.B. Heron Foundation Place More Emphasis on Impact Investing

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03/19/2015

... environmental causes, announced it would divest itself of all fossil-fuel investments. The decision was not just ... and then distribute a portion every year. But in today’ s world, this structure faces some...

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Citi Foundation and Technoserve Partner for Economic Opportunity in Africa

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07/20/2015

... growth in four sub-Saharan countries. Citi Foundation’ s African Youth and Women’ s Business Development programme ... of women and youth. Youth account for 60 percent of all Africans...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Backs Study Exploring Taskmaster Brain Region

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09/25/2015

... through a sequence of tasks, you aren’t far off. In new research, Brown University scientists report evidence ... This isn’t just an everyday aspect of psychology; it’ s an every minute one. Think of your...

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Ford Foundation Spells Out Cuts to Make Way for Its Shift in Focus to Inequality

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11/09/2015

... Make Way for Its Shift in Focus to Inequality Under a new strategy announced today, the Ford Foundation will double ... June, when the grant maker announced that it would direct all of its work toward reducing...

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Commonwealth Fund Offers Guidance on the Creation of a High-Performance Health System for the Sickest and Frailest

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11/10/2015

... Health System for the Sickest and Frailest New analysis from The Commonwealth Fund offers guidance on ... principles for improving care for this population—and all patients—starting with identifying people...

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The Nation Details Eric Holder’s Appearance at Ford Foundation

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12/14/2015

The Nation Details Eric Holder’ s Appearance at Ford Foundation Eric Holder was the ... were at the forefront of the public consciousness, from a new assault on voting rights to the Black Lives Matter ... these...

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Tow Foundation Founder to Serve on NP Board Taking Over Philadelphia’s Struggling Newspaper of Record

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01/12/2016

... Founder to Serve on NP Board Taking Over Philadelphia’ s Struggling Newspaper of Record “If newspapers are ... the entire Philadelphia Media Network (PMN), which runs all three of the outlets, to the nonprofit...

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Schools Are Finally Starting To Embrace Integration as a Method Of Closing The Achievement Gap (Century Foundation)

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02/11/2016

... rotating staff members and collecting and analyzing data, all with the goal of helping to close the achievement gap ... a proven educational innovation: school integration. A new report from The Century...

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IU Joins Center For Integration Of Research, Teaching And Learning (Sloan Foundation)

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03/11/2016

... engineering and mathematics fields. IU is among 25 new members to join the center. Membership will include both ... and Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. All Center for the Integration of...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Share Research on 'The Theory of the Foundation'

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03/23/2016

... sets of assumptions related to the organization’ s environment, mission, and core competencies. Together, ... a “theory of the business.” Importantly, he noted that all organizations, not just corporations,...

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Ford’s Alexander Reviews ‘Incarceration Nations’ in Washington Post

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03/22/2016

Ford’ s Alexander Reviews ‘Incarceration Nations’ in Washington ... like: “There is no such thing as good guys and bad guys. All people do good and bad things, including you. You can ... the description offered in...

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Arcus Foundation Report Reveals Trans Discrimination Not Limited to Bathrooms

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05/13/2016

... Bathrooms With so much media focus on North Carolina‘ s anti-transgender bathroom law, LGBT advocates may be ... trying to live authentically in their true gender. A new report reveals transgender women and...

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Sloan partners with NASA to Study Microbes from ISS

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09/23/2016

... of the space station including the air. Based on NASA' s data, more than 200 astronauts had already crossed the "threshold" to the ISS to perform vital research. All of the mission is connected...

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Anthony Bourdain and Rockefeller Foundation Partner On Food Waste Documentary

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11/01/2016

... he takes on the issue of food waste around the world in a new documentary. "Wasted! The Story of Food Waste" will be ... Zero Point Zero Production, the team behind Bourdain' s PBS series "...

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Newman's Own Names Walter Harrison to Advisory Board

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11/02/2016

Newman' s Own Names Walter Harrison to Advisory Board Newman' s Own ... academic quality, finances, and fundraising have all improved. New academic programs were added...

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Six Recommendations for Shifting Philanthropy Forward

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11/28/2016

... In the wake of the elections, philanthropy faces a new future. This is always true when a new administration ... in which we give and invest are shifting, and we all need to shift with them...

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

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01/04/2017

Brooklyn Community Foundation’ s Resident-Led Investment Program Targets Challenges In ... American woman who has lived there for sixty years. All were there to answer the key question, “What is our ... from...

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Rockefeller and Unreasonable Institute Give $1M to Groups Fighting Urban Poverty

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01/12/2017

... Poverty Fix one city and you may change the world. After all , more people than ever are flocking to metro areas: more than 75% of the globe’ s population is expected to be urban by 2050. Figure out how ...

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Aetna Foundation Looks Beyond the Doctor's Office in a Quest for Better Health

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03/17/2017

Aetna Foundation Looks Beyond the Doctor' s Office in a Quest for Better Health Aetna recently announced a new RFP for the latest cycle of its Cultivating Healthy ... funding addresses the need to improve...

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Target Corporation Supports Water Harvesting Cistern to Transform Blighted Properties

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03/29/2017

... and vacant land into useful community assets. The all -volunteer organization will debut a new recreational space and water harvesting cistern this ... TerraCycle®, and Target Corporation. The organization’...

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