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Ford’s Walker Weighs in on New Rules Allowing Pension Funds to Invest with Conscience

Release Date:

10/22/2015

... funds to consider the full-range of risks that affect investment decisions – including environmental, social and ... on investments. They are part and parcel of prudent investment decisions, and should be...

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Ford Foundation"s Darren Walker Participates in Discussion on the Influence of Impact Investing on Philanthropy

Release Date:

05/12/2016

... businesses. That means room for new people to receive investment . For the leaders of large foundations, the rise of ...

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation and Social Justice Impact Investing

Release Date:

07/05/2018

... paper detailing its unconventional effort to hire an investment advisor, and in the process, increase the ... years, and that foundations don’t need to sacrifice investment performance to make an impact.....

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JPMorgan Chase CEO Talks With Bloomberg About $100M Investment in Detroit

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01/03/2017

JPMorgan Chase CEO Talks With Bloomberg About $100M Investment in Detroit The conversation features JPMorgan Chase’s $100 million investment in Detroit’s recovery and why business must play ... to the unique,...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund's Purpose-Driven Investing Highlighted by Forbes

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01/27/2017

Rockefeller Brothers Fund's Purpose-Driven Investment Highlighted by Forbes Millennials are coming of ... brand to stand out as a sound monetary, as well as social, investment , in turn, can help your business...

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24 Apr 2012

Foundation Assets as Social Change Agents: Sustainable Investing for the Public Benefit

Tuesday, April 24, 2012 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... in the future. Learn how innovative strategies and new investment opportunities can be used to align investment practices with mission objectives to sustain the public good. Explore How some boards and...

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Evaluation Shows How Program Related Investments Are Generating Positive Social Returns

Release Date:

06/19/2014

An evaluation has found that The Rockefeller Foundation's Program Related Investments have contributed to the financial sustainability of its investees and are helping them accomplish social goals and achieve impact.

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Economic Security

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10 May 2017

Which Impact Investing Tools Are Right for Your Foundation’s Mission?

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... organizations’ missions and program goals Potential investment instruments and structures that your foundation ...

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Professional Development

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Media Development Investment Fund Launches Blended-Value Media Loan Fund

Release Date:

11/16/2016

Media Development Investment Fund Launches Blended-Value Media Loan Fund New York, November 16, 2016: Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF) today announced the launch of MDIF ... In a ground-breaking...

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Communications/Media

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NYS Health Foundation Releases Assessment of the Region’s Population Health Investments

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05/02/2017

A new NYSHealth-funded report analyzes the New York State Department of Health's current funding for total population health.

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Health

Salesforce Launches $50 Million Impact Fund to Invest in Social Change Startup

Release Date:

10/05/2017

Salesforce continues to build a social good movement within the technology sector. Since it was founded in 1999, the cloud computing giant and its CEO, Marc Benioff, have been trailblazers in redefining "corporate social responsibility," with...

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Program-Related Investing: Skills & Strategies for New PRI Funders

Publication date:

08/2006

When grantmakers talk about assessing and managing the risks associated with program-related investing, they're referring to both financial and programmatic concerns. GrantCraft asked five experienced PRI makers how they think about risk, how they weigh and balance different sorts of risk, and how they mitigate risk in their PRI portfolios.

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Report

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Ford Releases Investment Returns; More Grant Makers May Be On the Way

Release Date:

10/02/2017

Ford Releases Investment Returns; More Grant Makers May Be On the Way For ... time in several years, the Ford Foundation disclosed the investment performance of its $12.1 billion endowment , ... will beat indexes...

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Nathan Cummings Foundation Announces Move to 100 Percent Mission-Aligned Investing

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03/13/2018

The Nathan Cummings Foundation announced that they will align 100 percent of their nearly half-billion dollar endowment with their mission.

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11 Dec 2018

Impact Investing in the Arts 101: Building Your Funding Tool Box

Tuesday, December 11, 2018 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Many philanthropic institutions and individuals are considering impact investing as a tool to complement their grantmaking activities. Despite its increasing popularity, however, institutions that support the arts have been slow to add impact...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies ‘Summer Boost NYC’ Summer 2022 Learning Program Launched at New York City Public Charter Schools

Release Date:

04/18/2022

... credit for recognizing the crisis and taking immediate action by expanding Summer Rising across the city. The ... must work together to meet the needs of each and every student . Summer Boost NYC builds on the...