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For Funders Focusing on Developing Countries, Impact Bonds Present Fresh Opportunities

Release Date:

08/04/2016

... “ Can Failure Be a Success? Dissecting the Rikers Island Social Impact Bond Experiment ” brought together members ... the potential and challenges that come with engaging in social impact bonds (SIBs) or pay...

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Impact Investing

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The Brookings Institution

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation Investment Policy

Publication date:

04/2011

Innovative strategies and new investment opportunities can be used to align investment practices with mission objectives to sustain the public good. Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation offers a look at their investment policy which can be used as a template for others.

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Finance & Asset Management

Impact Investing

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Teagle Foundation Announces Judith Shapiro as New President

Release Date:

04/02/2013

... the Foundation to succeed Richard Morrill beginning July 2013 . The Teagle Foundation is a New York-based foundation ... Society and in 2002 received the National Institute of Social Sciences Gold Medal Award...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation President Lori Bezahler Writes Op-Ed on Activism Led by Young People of Color for The Nation

Release Date:

03/28/2018

... of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School have catalyzed a social movement demanding an end to gun violence. While their ... against gun violence is not, in fact, new. In Florida in 2013 , for example, members of...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Miriam Nelson Named President and CEO of Newman’s Own Foundation

Release Date:

01/12/2021

... from 2015 to 2019. An international leader, scientist, and social entrepreneur renowned for extensive research and civic ... Fitness, Sports & Nutrition from 2011 to 2014, chairing in 2013 . She is author...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund Names Joseph Pierson New Chair of the Board of Trustees

Release Date:

07/12/2022

... generations to manage family philanthropic, business, and social affairs and gatherings, and as chairman of the Fort ... Mr. Pierson replaces Valerie Rockefeller, who served from 2013 to 2022. The Fund also...

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Three Education Ideas for NYC’s New Mayor

Release Date:

10/15/2013

... The reports also show students’ early academic progress is highly predictive of later outcomes. If we want ... Century Foundation’s Blog of the Century on October 9, 2013 and is reprinted with permission...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches $3 Million Fund for Coal Communities

Release Date:

04/27/2017

... from the ground up. Its mission is to support a family of social enterprises that inspire the courage to grow, activate ... to solve their own problems if given adequate support and resources , the Just...

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Environment and Climate Change

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28 Oct 2014

Collective Impact: From Concept to Reality in NYC

Tuesday, October 28, 2014 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

View resources from this program. Part of Philanthropy New ...

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Community Development

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New York City

Leadership Transition at Philanthropy New York

... Packer. In June, PNY Board Chair, Kyung Yoon shared the progress that the Board has made since being notified in ... about structural racism through our programming and resources shared throughout the sector...

Compensating for Your Philanthropic Blind Spots

Release Date:

01/09/2014

... Twitter's initial public offering on November 7, 2013 . Vivienne’s story is an impressive example of a ... , the Philanthropy News Digest blog, on December 17, 2013 and is reprinted with permission...

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Evaluation

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26 Mar 2012

Changing the System: Effective Strategies for Grassroots Activism to Make NYC More Fair, Just, and Compassionate

Monday, March 26, 2012 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... and to stand -up as leaders able to envision and create social change. Their work is incredibly challenging, and too ... in a discussion about the leadership, strategy, and resources required to change the...

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12 Mar 2020

COVID-19 Weekly PNY Member Webinars - Philanthropy's Response in Times of Crisis

Thursday, March 12, 2020 -

10:00am to 11:00am

... New York has compiled a list of national and local resources that provide up-to-date information and address ...

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Disaster Relief

Markle Foundation Collaborates With LinkedIn, Arizona State and edX to Address Technology’s Impact on Jobs

Release Date:

04/14/2017

... panel’s recommendations include the development of an AI index , analogous to the Consumer Price Index , to track the pace and spread of ...

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

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Workforce Development

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Here Are The Leaders Of STOP: Bloomberg's $20 Million Tobacco Watchdog

Release Date:

08/14/2018

STOP has just started and aims to bring new meaning to the phrase "asking for a light," when it comes to smoking. STOP is an acronym for a new $20 million Bloomberg Philanthropies initiative to create a global watchdog to shed more light on the...

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3/10/2015 - Supporting Grantee Capacity - Live Stream Recording & PowerPoint

Publication date:

03/2015

View materials and the live stream recording of the program, "Supporting Grantee Capacity."

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

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Foundation Center

Hartford Foundation Funds New Geriatric Workforce Center

Release Date:

01/21/2016

... component of the GWEP platform administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. ... on projects to increase the number of doctors, nurses, social workers, and other...

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Aging

The John A. Hartford Foundation

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Announces Catalytic Investment to Eliminate Two Neglected Tropical Diseases in East Africa

Release Date:

04/26/2022

... the Last Mile Fund. We look forward to accelerating progress on ending NTDs with this significant new commitment. ... decreased productivity and caretaker burden. Significant progress has been made since the...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Wallace Foundation Supported Research Finds 'Principal Pipelines' to Develop School Leaders May Be Affordable Way to Improve Schools

Release Date:

06/22/2017

... there has been little information about what level of resources would be required to do so. RAND's report fills ... likely prioritize developing better principals with the resources they have now,'...

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