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Rediscovering the Enterprise Investment Approach

Release Date:

09/17/2014

... environment. Recently here at Heron we adopted a new investment policy statement that puts an enterprise approach ... The danger for us in thinking about Heron’s financial resources as “assets” is that we stay...

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Nonprofit Universities Invest Assets in Offshore Tax Haven Funds—Is This OK?

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11/22/2017

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Carnegie Supports New American Academy Of Arts & Sciences Report On The Public Good Of Public Research Universities

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03/22/2016

... Project co-chair Robert Birgeneau, Chancellor Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley. "These universities also ... of American Universities, and President Emerita, the University of Michigan...

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09 Oct 2012

College and Career Ready: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals

Tuesday, October 9, 2012 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... deportation deferrals under President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). While definitely not ... interested funders. College and Career Ready: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals ...

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Georgetown University President, Vice-Chancellor of St Andrews (Scotland) and Former President of Portugal, Join Carnegie Corporation Board of Trustees

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01/01/2013

John J. DeGioia, President of Georgetown University ; Louise Richardson, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of St Andrews (Scotland); and Jorge Sampaio, ... in the institution’s history; significantly...

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On Philanthropy: All Investing is Impact Investing (Rockefeller Brothers Fund, F.B. Heron Foundation)

Release Date:

01/04/2016

... donations for the public good. The great majority of those resources are invested for a financial return without regard ... for financial growth. . . Recently, philanthropic and investment leaders have come to...

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With Bloomberg Support, Rice University Researcher Maps “How to Succeed in College”

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05/31/2017

With Bloomberg Support, Rice University Researcher Maps “How to Succeed in College” What are common characteristics of student success in college? A team of researchers narrowed it ... and retention. Six of eight...

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Name a New Kind of Funder Action Meeting

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03/01/2017

Name a New Kind of Funder Action Meeting A message from PNY President Ronna Brown, ... want to understand how other funders are directing their resources in that area at this moment in time and think ... your...

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New York Life Foundation Partners with First Book To Bring Grief Books, Resources to Educators

Release Date:

02/27/2019

... Foundation Partners with First Book To Bring Grief Books, Resources to Educators The New York Life Foundation today ... education nonprofit whose mission is to bring high-quality resources to educators serving...

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9/21/15 - What Does it Mean to Serve on a Nonprofit Board? - PPT and Resources

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09/2015

... What Does it Mean to Serve on a Nonprofit Board? - PPT and Resources ...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Increases Investment in Funding Prison Education and Re-entry Programs

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06/13/2019

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Increases Investment in Funding Prison Education and Re-entry Programs ... “The Mellon Foundation believes in each and every student ’s humanity and sees expanding access to higher .....

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New School Year, New Complaints About Contaminated Food Given To NYC Students

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09/20/2017

Just days into the new school year, there are already problems with the food served to New York City’s 1.1 million students.

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Food Systems

Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Report Amplifies Black Community Leadership in Improving Quality of Education

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05/26/2017

Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Report Amplifies Black Community Leadership in Improving Quality of Education Although many African-American community leaders believe inequities in public education are ... Bloomberg...

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IBM Joins With Stavros Niarchos Foundation, Ford Foundation, And Carnegie Corporation to Help Students Tackle Math

Release Date:

09/14/2017

... to provide elementary school teachers with targeted math resources for their kindergarten through fifth grade ... of limited time, higher academic standards, diverse student needs, and the responsibility to...

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Though Enrolling More Poor Students, 2-Year Colleges Get Less of Federal Pie

Release Date:

05/22/2013

... from The Century Foundation’s report on the nation’s community colleges. Community colleges have received a declining share of ... on higher education over the last decade even as their student...

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Schott Foundation's Jackson Declares "Our Nation Can No Longer Neglect Marginalized Students"

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04/26/2017

... Resolved. No child walks into a classroom as just a student . Our children carry with them a whole identity inclusive of their varying home lives, community experiences, and rates of development. Yet in each...

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The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Funds Program to Improve Retention and Graduation Rates for All Students

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04/27/2018

Wabash College has received an $800,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to improve retention and graduation rates for all students with special emphasis on students from particular populations that have been historically disadvantaged in...

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All Investing is Impact Investing

Release Date:

01/12/2015

... donations for the public good. The great majority of those resources are invested for a financial return without regard ... support to worthy causes. They can be viewed as a "social investment " with...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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Open Society University Network Launches to Transform Higher Education

Release Date:

01/23/2020

Open Society University Network Launches to Transform Higher Education ... Soros announced today that he is creating a new university network to better prepare students for current and ... operate throughout the...

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Open Society Foundations

With Trump Moving to End DACA, New York City Leaders Pledge Support for Students and Teachers

Release Date:

09/06/2017

... answers as to the immediate effects the repeal of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals would have on the more than ... message today is very clear,” Fariña said. “Every student , parent and educator is...

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