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Reshaping the Business of Social Change

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06/20/2013

... Arabia. This is shared value in action. The fact that our brand is so respected worldwide helped me create those ... legal support. And by doing so, not only have we leveraged our potential, but we have also...

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Closing America's Education Funding Gaps - First-of-Its-Kind Report from The Century Foundation

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07/22/2020

... of this inequality, as well as a leading cause of it, is our nation’s highly unequal and highly segregated K–12 public education system. By underinvesting in our public schools, we rob millions of American...

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Education

Public Policy

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Rockefeller Foundation Taps Skilled Workforce in Kenya

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02/17/2015

... The Foundation made the investment under its Digital Jobs Africa initiative, a seven-year, $100 million ... but disadvantaged youth in Africa to sustainable digital employment opportunities and skills training...

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Workforce Development

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Mellon Foundation Contributes to 'THATcamp' on Humanities and Technology

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04/21/2016

... The informal structure suited the subject matter, since digital humanities is a relatively new and rapidly evolving ... field. THATCamp is a national series of events promoting digital humanities – broadly...

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Education

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Commonwealth Fund Releases Study on Making Health Data Useful to Patients Through Open APIs

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12/07/2016

... records (EHRs), patients rarely have access to their digital health data. And patients need more than access. They ... be shared with a primary care physician back home. Making digital health data useful to...

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Health

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Rockefeller Foundation Partners with African Development Bank to Open Doors for Nigerian Women in ICT

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04/04/2019

... of women in ICT, and to build a cadre of young digital innovators from the continent, ready to meet the ... give thousands of youth of both sexes, a gateway into the digital field and ultimately employment...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Community Development

Gender Justice

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Innovative Finance and the Search for the Next Big Idea

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10/17/2014

... unearth new innovations in financial inclusion and growth. Our Innovative Finance team monitored the conversation to ... nearly $50 million to build the necessary architecture and infrastructure for the field...

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Communications/Media

Technology

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The Promise and Limitations of Philanthropy in Education Reform

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10/07/2015

... We are thrilled that Dale Russakoff herself will lead off our colloquium. Our other speakers, who were deeply involved in Newark reform ... in education reform. Our speakers will also examine...

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Well-Told Stories Can Super-Power Social Change

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05/17/2016

... song, a documentary film, or a superhero adventure – our hearts and minds are activated and connected through ... Katy Rubin of Theatre of the Oppressed NYC . Along with our audience, we explored how...

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Sarah Brennan Joins Rockefeller Family Fund as Associate Director

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03/02/2022

... will be March 11. “We’re thrilled to have Sarah join our team,” said RFF director Lee Wasserman. “She has ... strategic guidance to climate activists for years. Our grantees and funder colleagues, many of whom...

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29 Mar 2023

Sustaining the Unsustainable: The Imperative for Innovative Financing for Child-Care Facilities - A Webinar Hosted by AFN and NYWF

Wednesday, March 29, 2023 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

This program is hosted by our partner, Asset Funders Network (AFN), who has extended an ... are business owners to name a few. Reimagining the infrastructure /ecosystem needed to support child care ... gets to the...

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Finance & Asset Management

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Children, Youth and Families

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

14 Mar 2025

Seeding Power: Food Justice Leadership & Movement Building - An Event Hosted by Community Food Funders

Friday, March 14, 2025 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

**This program is hosted by our partner, Community Food Funders, who has extended an ... Food Funders is gearing up to launch the next cohort of our Seeding Power Fellowship ! Following a comprehensive ... not...

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Food Systems

Social Justice

American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation Award More Than $1 M to National Treasure Sites

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11/10/2015

... grants from American Express reflect important chapters in our nation’s rich history, from Negro League Baseball to ... pledged to save and sustain historic places that represent our country’s rich history,”...

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Lata Reddy Elevated to Chair of The Prudential Foundation

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06/14/2017

... “Prudential was founded to serve working families. From our beginning, we have always believed that our higher purpose is to pursue inclusive growth that ... workers. The partnership will promote broad reforms...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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For Women, the World Remains an Extremely Dangerous Place

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03/11/2015

... Millions of women and girls are trafficked for forced labor , sex, or exploitation. Men and boys are also victims of ... United Nations, countries, and donors must invest far more resources and energy into...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Health

Gender Justice

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Open Society Foundations

20 Jun 2024

Quarterly Meeting of the New York City Workforce Funders Collaborative

Thursday, June 20, 2024 -

9:30am to 11:00am

Registration is Closed

... Dr. Kira o'Brien , NY Director and Chief Human Resources Officer, Emma's Torch Andrew Rigie , Executive ... for Workforce Development, New York State Department of Labor Sherazade Langlade (moderator...

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Immigration

Workforce Development

11 Jun 2015

Funding Where Poverty Lives: City and Suburban Realities

Thursday, June 11, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... that focus on redesigning and moving policies to provide resources for metro areas. This conversation will dive deep ... The changing demographics of suburbs and the inadequate infrastructure to address...

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Community Development

Heron Calls for A New Model Of Philanthropy

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01/27/2016

... peers to jettison outdated operating models that leave resources untapped in the face of systemic social ills. In a ... practice of philanthropy, one that makes use of all of its resources to actively engage...

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Economic Security

Appointments & Transitions

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Trinity Church Wall Street Appoints Managing Director of Leadership Development and Managing Director of Mission Real Estate Development

Release Date:

07/29/2019

... Development, Mr. Garris will develop the strategy and infrastructure for a global leadership network, as well as ... of growth in an organization with tremendous legacy and resources .” Trinity’s Chief...

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