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

Release Date:

12/14/2015

Land Rights: From Awareness to Action ; Ford Recognized For Long Support of Sustainable ... issues is heartening to observe, because as Columbia University economist Jeffrey Sachs noted in calling for a .....

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Environment and Climate Change

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Ford Foundation

Atlantic Philanthropies Funds New “Leadership In Action” Program to Improve Healthcare for the Most Vulnerable

Release Date:

08/01/2017

Atlantic Philanthropies Funds New “Leadership In Action ” Program to Improve Healthcare for the Most ... The Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation at Community Catalyst (the Center) has launched a new...

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Foundations Invest Nearly $2 Million to Improve New York City Schools

Release Date:

09/10/2014

... Research Alliance for New York City Schools at New York University . The Chicago-based Spencer Foundation also ...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

The Rockefeller Foundation Invests in Satellite Data & AI to Accelerate Economic Development and Climate Resilience in Africa

Release Date:

08/29/2022

... where new infrastructure development can help mitigate community vulnerabilities and promote economic opportunities, ... Launched in 2018 by The Rockefeller Foundation alongside University of Massachusetts (...

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International/Foreign Affairs

Technology

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Best Resources Swap Meet

Publication date:

09/2012

The Foundation Administrator's Network's “Best Resources Swap Meet” lets members trade details on the best resources for administration, operations, HR, IT, etc., with others. Best Resources Swap Meet .....

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Finding My Power and Community in Philanthropy

Release Date:

08/03/2017

Finding My Power and Community in Philanthropy By Stephanie Chrispin, Public ... in my career, I take with me three lessons: Find Your Community : Grantmaking can be isolating. It can be difficult ... professional...

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2/10/1016 - "Put Your Foundation on the Impact Investing Map" - Live Stream Recording & PPT Presentation

View materials and recording of the program "Put Your Foundation on the Impact Investing Map."

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With Support from Bloomberg Philanthropies, Glacier Ice Art Installation Aims to Encourage Public Action Against Climate Change

Release Date:

11/10/2015

... Glacier Ice Art Installation Aims to Encourage Public Action Against Climate Change Acclaimed visual artist ... signals that we cannot neglect anymore. The international community must hear them and turn them...

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Arts

Environment and Climate Change

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

The New York Community Trust Welcomes New General Counsel and Chief Investment Officer

Release Date:

12/01/2020

The New York Community Trust Welcomes New General Counsel and Chief Investment Officer After 29 years of service to The Trust and ... practice group. Carrie received a B.A. and J.D. from Yale University...

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Appointments & Transitions

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WES Mariam Assefa Fund Announces First Impact Investments to Support the Success of Immigrant and Refugee Workers

Release Date:

12/15/2020

... potential, and start businesses of their own. The first investment , of $500,000, goes to Cell-Ed , a mobile-first ... the RIN-CEO Social Impact Fund to expand its flexible, community -centered financing model...

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Workforce Development

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How our community colleges are falling behind

Release Date:

05/23/2013

... the large socioeconomic, racial and funding divide between community colleges and elite institutions. Pop quiz: What's the biggest category of college or university in the United States? Is it big public...

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Education

12 Nov 2019

Census 2020: Why and How It Matters for Impact Investing - A Webinar Hosted by Mission Investors Exchange

Tuesday, November 12, 2019 -

3:00pm to 4:30pm

... south and other under-counted groups How you can take action , including how philanthropy is using its resources to mobilize capital right now to fill funding gaps ... Prewitt , Carnegie Professor of Public...

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Census 2020

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Impact Investing in New York and Beyond

Release Date:

07/12/2012

... are finding new ways to affect issues from human health to community development to environmental protection. A new ... Catalyst Fund, the Contact Fund and the New York City Investment Fund are deploying...

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David Rockefeller Gift Raises Rockefeller Brothers Fund Endowment to $1.2 Billion

Release Date:

10/25/2018

... These included the Museum of Modern Art, Rockefeller University , the Council on Foreign Relations, and others. ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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NY Community Trust Is Raising $1M to Combat President Trump’s Policies Of ‘Fear’

Release Date:

03/06/2017

NY Community Trust Is Raising $1M to Combat President Trump’s ... Policies Of ‘Fear’ A Manhattan philanthropy is raising $1 million to fund programs for New Yorkers under ... more than just craft...

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Social Justice

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The New York Community Trust

Arcus Foundation Launches Online Resource Exploring Human Relationships with Other Animals

Release Date:

04/22/2014

... with other animals. The resource is based on the Cambridge University Press book of the same title, edited by Raymond ... and the non-human animals who share it with us. Among the voices presented throughout...

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Animal Welfare

The Open Society Economic Justice Program Invests in Race and Gender Equity

Release Date:

10/22/2020

... new fund focused on reducing racial and gender bias in investment decisions. The $87.9 million fund is the first ... or undervalued by the asset management industry. Its investment strategy—the first of its...

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Gender Justice

Social Justice

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Open Society Foundations

Ford Foundation doubles investment for trans organizations, makes sweeping commitments to support LGBTQ+ communities

Release Date:

06/02/2022

Ford Foundation doubles investment for trans organizations, makes sweeping ... for widespread commitments led by leading grassroots and community organizations for the advancement of LGBTQ+ rights. ... significant...

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Gender Justice

LGBTQ

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Ford Foundation

Henry Luce Foundation Emergency Grants Support Underserved Communities in the US

Release Date:

06/05/2020

... recent and current Theology grantees, aim to amplify the voices and experiences of communities that are least heard and support them through community -based responses. These include: A $150,000 grant to .....