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Meet EMpower's New President and CEO, Cynthia Steele

Release Date:

06/26/2019

... and CEO, Cynthia Steele Cynthia leads EMpower’s global team with enormous passion and purpose. She believes ... young people in particular “have so much potential when opportunities are open to them.” Though a...

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EMPower - The Emerging Markets Foundation

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IFC and the Rockefeller Foundation Partner to Advance Distributed Renewable Energy Solutions in Emerging Markets

Release Date:

06/22/2021

... finance to mobilize up to $2 billion of private sector investment in distributed renewable energy solutions. The ... where both organizations have identified immediate opportunities . Ultimately, the list of...

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Environment and Climate Change

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International/Foreign Affairs

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The Rockefeller Foundation

16 Jan 2013

Service for Impact Meeting

Wednesday, January 16, 2013 -

8:00am to 10:30am

... the time and expertise of volunteers provide a high return on that investment . A study from the TCC Group found that "when ... where funders and corporate representatives can explore opportunities...

Helmsley Charitable Trust Funds Heart Attack Care in the Rural Midwest

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02/09/2015

... change in protocols and processes, and also in providing resources such as life-saving equipment. The funding for this ...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Morgan Stanley Announces $1.3 Million Grant to Columbia University Department of Psychiatry

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11/16/2020

... will generate scientific findings, inform solutions, help improve access to care, and foster social equality . “At Morgan Stanley, we are committed to ... in the children’s mental health space and combine the...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Disaster Relief

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Morgan Stanley

The Power of Bridging Issue Silos Through Funding Collaboratives

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11/13/2019

... especially those working across intersecting issue areas, help play a bridging role among funders? What other benefits ... education, informing, helping funders understand opportunities and advising. That...

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National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy

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Unbound Philanthropy

The New York Women’s Foundation Announces $3.25 Million in Grants to Address Needs of Women and Families in New York City

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06/04/2015

... the Foundation’s finest tradition of providing early investment and support for critical work within the city’s ... Community Development Corporation Saathi $60,000 Cidadão Global / Global...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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Community Development

Economic Security

Gender Justice

Workforce Development

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The Other 95 Percent: How Foundations Can Give All They’ve Got

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05/09/2016

... fossil fuel companies are arguably not a good investment . All of them have assets that are destined to be ... targets agreed to in Paris last December of ensuring that global temperatures do not rise more than...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Impact Investing

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The Educational Foundation of America

Ford Foundation Appoints Amy Falls to Board of Trustees

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11/01/2013

... as a member of its Board of Trustees. Falls is the Chief Investment Officer and Vice President for Investments at The ... insight and wise counsel.” Falls currently guides the investment strategy for the...

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Overstepping When Should Foundations Weigh in on Grantee Governance - Presentation

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06/2018

View materials of the program " Overstepping When Should Foundations Weigh in on Grantee Governance "

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It’s OK to Pause and Think. In Fact, Please Do.

Release Date:

10/04/2017

... that a community cares about what happened and wants to help . Those voices also help demonstrate to government that ... “best practices in disaster philanthropy” reports and resources is the...

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President's Message

PNY News

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Disaster Relief

The Center for Disaster Philanthropy

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Council on Foundations

For Women, the World Remains an Extremely Dangerous Place

Release Date:

03/11/2015

... of any of these crimes is low, whether committed in the Global North, South, East, or West. In the 20 years that ... the Special Court for Sierra Leone have greatly advanced gender jurisprudence, and have had...

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Gender Justice

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Open Society Foundations

Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation Supports Construction Projects Through 'Pay for Success' Loans

Release Date:

11/02/2015

... PFS is an innovative structure that drives government resources toward social impact projects that achieve positive ... makes success payments to those who made the original investment . This means that...

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Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation

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Community Development

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Ford Foundation Provides Initial Funding for Black Feminist Fund

Release Date:

03/25/2021

... on Thursday that it’s providing US$15 million to help launch a philanthropic organization led by Black feminists whose mission is to boost funding for global movements that support that Black women. The Black...

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Gender Justice

Social Justice

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Ford Foundation

How Can Philanthropy Elevate Entrepreneurialism Through Crisis?

Release Date:

07/22/2020

... fill the statewide N95 respirator supply-demand mismatch gap . The Grace Farms Relief Fund for Connecticut was launched ... Justice Initiative Director, Rod Khattabi, who leads our global effort to combat human...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Disaster Relief

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Grace Farms Foundation

On The Foundation Freeway: Entering And Exiting Priority Areas With Caution

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08/02/2016

... funders, no matter their size, have big dreams and limited resources . I have yet to meet grantmakers—even the largest ... system changes, and oral health, to name a few. We had to return to our guiding...

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New York Health Foundation

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Disrupting the Textbook Status Quo

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09/05/2014

... among textbook publishers. But without philanthropy’s help , this marketplace may struggle to overcome entrenched ... strong materials. Developing guides and open educational resources to help...

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The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

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Education

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Impact Shares Gets $1M from Rockefeller Foundation

Release Date:

10/26/2018

... and transform its social values into products ripe for investment . “The rise of impact investing, coupled with the ... The funding was awarded through the foundation’s Zero Gap innovative finance portfolio,...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Mellon Foundation Grants Over $13M to the National Park Foundation to Support Thirty Postdoctoral Fellowships in the Humanities

Release Date:

06/29/2022

... and connect the public with interpretive and educational resources that consider the complex histories of the sites ... and/or informed by issues related to gender and sexuality equality , the...

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