Ford’s Walker Weighs in on New Rules Allowing Pension Funds to Invest with Conscience
Release Date:
10/22/2015
... step toward realizing this promise and using the power of markets to help solve some of our most urgent social ...
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Commonwealth Fund Advice: It’s Important to Read the Fine Print of Healthcare Coverage
Release Date:
12/16/2015
Findings from the most recent Commonwealth Fund Health Care Affordability Tracking Survey reveal that two of five adults with private coverage are unaware that their health plan fully covered preventive care services—and fully half of privately...
Ford Foundation Appoints John Irons as Director of Inclusive Economies
Release Date:
05/19/2016
... Foundation where he served as managing director for Global Markets . An economist by training, Irons led work on U.S. ...
Alfred P. Sloan, Time Warner 'Fast Track Grant' Goes To Film That Explores Science and Technology
Release Date:
06/07/2016
Film Independent Selects 10 Projects And 20 Filmakers For 2016 Fast Track Program And Awards $20K Alfred P. Sloan Fast Track Grant To Mark Levinson For 'The Gold Bug Variations'
Rockefeller's Judith Rodin Joins Conversation on Innovative Finance, New Investment Tools and Climate Change
Release Date:
12/08/2016
... helps private American companies invest in emerging markets with loans, political risk insurance and equity ...
Citi Foundation Announces $4M Youth Workforce Fund: Grant Opportunity for Nonprofits Connecting Young Adults to Employment
Release Date:
05/25/2017
... grants of up to $250,000 to community organizations in 15 markets across the United States. Selected grantees will also ...
Commonwealth Fund: Why and How to Avoid High-Risk Pools for Americans with Preexisting Conditions
Release Date:
06/05/2017
The American Health Care Act (AHCA)—the U.S. House of Representatives’ bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA)—would allow states to apply for waivers to reduce existing consumer protections and provide funding for states to set up...
Warren Buffett Donates $3.17 Billion to NoVo Foundation and Other Charities
Release Date:
07/11/2017
The billionaire on Monday donated about $3.17 billion of Berkshire Hathaway stock to the NoVo Foundation as well as four other family charities, Reuters reports. This marks his 12th annual donation to the group of charities.
Reaching the Unbanked: Citi Inclusive Finance Wins Euromoney Award
Release Date:
07/20/2017
... services and advance economic progress in underserved markets . As a direct result of its Inclusive Finance ...
Commonwealth Fund: In the Healthcare Aftermath
Release Date:
08/02/2017
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has always needed fixing. Now that the Congress has tried and failed to repeal and replace it, the time for repair seems at hand.
Philanthropy vs. Tyranny: Inside the Open Society Foundations' Biggest Battle Yet
Release Date:
08/21/2017
... ago. Nevertheless, thanks to his skills in financial markets , Soros—who recently turned 85—is now richer than ...
Sales and Social Enterprise Aren’t Mutually Exclusive
Release Date:
08/24/2017
To market to the base of pyramid, we need to stop thinking of selling as a dark art.
Newman's Own Pops The Champagne - Salad Dressing - That Is
Release Date:
08/30/2017
Newman’s Own marks its 35th anniversary this month. It was on Aug. 25, 1982, that the philanthropic company shipped its first bottles of olive oil and vinegar salad dressing.
Raising Money from the Modern Family
Release Date:
09/06/2017
When fundraising efforts focus on couples, nonprofits miss some of their best potential donors. The typical donor profile is shifting fast, in part because women are often earning as much as or more than their husbands.
Warm Up Potential Major Donors Via Digital
Release Date:
09/20/2017
Nearly three-quarters (73 percent) of philanthropic giving comes from individuals and donor pyramids continue to grow steeper to the point that, today, as much as 95 percent of dollars into organizations via individual giving are given by 5 percent...
Insurers Come Out Swinging Against New Republican Health Care Bill
Release Date:
09/21/2017
The health insurance industry, after cautiously watching Republican health care efforts for months, came out forcefully against the Senate’s latest bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act, suggesting that its state-by-state block grants could create...
Amazon Inks Office Space Deal on Manhattan’s Far West Side
Release Date:
09/22/2017
Amazon.com Inc. plans to open an office on the far West Side of Manhattan and create more than 2,000 jobs in New York City.
Nations Urged to Reject Phillip Morris Funds for Antismoking Efforts
Release Date:
10/03/2017
Skepticism abounded when Phillip Morris International announced it would fund and help set up a new body called the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World. The tobacco giant plans to donate about $80 million a year for 12 years to this new organization...
Richard Thaler Wins Economics Nobel for Recognizing People Are Irrational
Release Date:
10/10/2017
... for his influential work on how human nature affects markets . Thaler won the $1.1-million prize for ...
JPMorgan Chase Announces $20 Billion Investment in Employees, Branch Expansion and Local Economic Growth
Release Date:
01/23/2018
... will develop hundreds of new branches in several new U.S. markets , increase wages and benefits for hourly U.S. ...