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Funders Should Invest in Health Programs to End Mass Incarceration and the War on Drugs

Release Date:

09/15/2016

... my family and I didn't have insurance. For a long time, I wondered the following: Why didn’t my community have the resources to help people when they were in trouble? ... criminalizing people for poverty...

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In Encouraging Sign, Ebola Vaccine Appears to Provide Long-Lasting Protection

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04/16/2018

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Health

13 Jul 2016

Brownsville as Case Study: Can Community Investments Improve Health?

Wednesday, July 13, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... myriad ways. The Healthy Neighborhoods Fund initiative is supporting one of these groups, Community Solution’s ... of community-based organizations to raise awareness of the long -standing problem of inequities...

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Rockefeller Supports Training Workshops on Impact Investing in Ghana and South Africa

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03/03/2017

... this is new terrain for evaluators, there are several resources on both impact investing and impact ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Edna McConnell Clark Announces Spend-Down, Major Investment in Blue Meridian Partners

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12/14/2016

... decided to "sunset" the Foundation and spend all of its resources (approximately $1 billion) over the next decade. ... group of philanthropic partners are excited about the long - term...

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

NY Women's Foundation and NoVo Foundation Noted for Investments Supporting Women

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03/29/2016

... Foundation and NoVo Foundation Noted for Investments Supporting Women Eleanor Roosevelt, former First Lady and ... "The battle for the individual rights of women is one of long standing and none of us...

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The New York Women's Foundation

21 Oct 2021

Change Makers Activate -- Supporting Innovative State Policies: A Case Study of State EITCs - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network

Thursday, October 21, 2021 - 1:00pm

... helping boost income and improve child well-being. Due to long -standing occupational segregation, women and people of ... In collaboration Change Makers Activate -- Supporting Innovative State Policies: A Case...

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Resources on the CARES Act Relief & Assistance Opportunities for Nonprofits

Release Date:

04/03/2020

... for PNY’s financial series have created webinars and resources that walk organizations through the application ... Protection Program Toolbox & COVID-19 Response Resources PKF O'Connor Davies, LLP:...

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PNY News

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Public Policy

Lessons Learned from a Journey to Impact Investing

Release Date:

03/13/2017

... generations of the Andrus family have worked toward supporting effective solutions to contemporary social ... investments are often small — around just two percent of endowments . After going through a nine-...

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Surdna Foundation

Weinberg Foundation Details Chief Investment Officer Transition

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03/22/2022

... when Mr. Hook and Mr. Gilmore joined the Foundation, total assets have grown from $2.1 billion and now exceed $3.3 ... to move forward with no disruption. In addition to providing careful, highly skilled asset...

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

Funders Who Value Diversity, Use This Resource

Release Date:

10/18/2016

... a Prosperous Society , the inaugural edition of a years- long series of books offering a cross-disciplinary ...

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Mellon Foundation

With Support from Helmsley Charitable Trust, Government of Myanmar Unveils New Plan to Protect Marine Wildlife And Resources

Release Date:

02/24/2017

... of Myanmar Unveils New Plan to Protect Marine Wildlife And Resources The Government of Myanmar and WCS (Wildlife ... sea turtles, and other species — and other marine resources . The plan titled “Marine Spatial...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Impact Investing: Not Just For Billionaires

Release Date:

06/04/2014

... risks she says have the potential for bigger impact long term . These experiments come in different avatars: social ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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The Rockefeller Foundation

27 Sep 2018

Financial Coaching in the Workplace: An Investment Worth Making

Thursday, September 27, 2018 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... Center for Financial Security will release a brief Supporting Employee Financial Stability: How Philanthropy ...

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Land Rights: From Awareness to Action; Ford Recognized For Long Support of Sustainable Development

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12/14/2015

Land Rights: From Awareness to Action; Ford Recognized For Long Support of Sustainable Development Recently, land ... Land Rights: From Awareness to Action; Ford Recognized For Long Support of Sustainable...

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Ford Foundation

Deutsche Bank, Newman's Own, MetLife, Fortitude Fund, and FB Heron Foundation among list of Funders Supporting the Nonprofit Investing Directly in Poor Families

Release Date:

01/26/2018

... Fund, and FB Heron Foundation among list of Funders Supporting the Nonprofit Investing Directly in Poor Families ... Fund, and FB Heron Foundation among list of Funders Supporting the Nonprofit Investing...

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MetLife

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Fortitude Fund

Newman's Own Foundation

05 Oct 2015

Philanthropic Investing in Food Systems

Monday, October 5, 2015 -

12:30pm to 3:30pm

... the Register Now link above. In collaboration with Resources Suggested reading materials: Financing A Better ...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York of New York Helps Support Fellowship Program Providing Post-Harvey Legal Aid

Release Date:

11/20/2018

... of New York of New York Helps Support Fellowship Program Providing Post-Harvey Legal Aid A new $4 million program is ... of New York of New York Helps Support Fellowship Program Providing Post-Harvey Legal Aid...

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Immigration

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

08 Jun 2021

At Long Last: Redressing and Repairing Racial Segregation

Tuesday, June 8, 2021 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... segregation Specific policy changes that can help shift resources to African American families The role and ... part of our Looking Back, Moving Forward program series, supporting the sector to shift power,...