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Investing in our Mission: A Five-Year Case Study of Fossil Fuel Divestment at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Release Date: 
05/11/2020
... fossil fuel investments, the Fund, which pours about $ 15 million each year into climate change solutions, set out ... its commitment to divest, the RBF has also committed 15 percent of its endowment to market...
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Environment and Climate Change
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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

New York Life Launches $1 Billion Impact Investment Initiative to Address Racial Wealth Gap and Appoints Martin King as Head of Impact Investments

Release Date: 
05/06/2021
... Through this collaboration, the company expects to make 15 venture capital and growth equity limited partnership ... financial strength ratings currently awarded to any U .S. life insurer from all four of the...

NYC Youth and Education Funders Working Group

The NYC Youth and Education Funders (NYCYEF) Working Group is a coalition of philanthropic organizations seeking to holistically improve the quality of life of young people living in NYC. Through their individual and collaborative...

Associate Membership: Eligibility and Dues

What is Associate Membership? Associate membership (as distinct from full membership) is a way for philanthropic professionals located in the greater New York City metro area to be connected with and engaged in the Philanthropy New York community...

The Helmsley Charitable Trust Appoints Kevin Cavanaugh Director of Communications and Public Affairs and Ryan Kelsey Program Officer for New Programs

Release Date: 
01/01/2013
The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust has announced the appointments of Kevin Cavanaugh as Director of Communications and Public Affairs and Ryan Kelsey as Program Officer for New Programs.
12 Jan 2012

A Conversation with Jennifer Buffett and Robert F. Sherman

Thursday, January 12, 2012 -
11:00am to 2:00pm
As President of the NoVo Foundation, Jennifer Buffett is responsible for the day-to-day creation and oversight of its vision, strategy, and program development, and also serves as NoVo's chief liaison in its partnership building with other...
29 Nov 2011

Time as a Tool: Strategies for Transforming Schools through Time

Tuesday, November 29, 2011 -
1:45pm to 5:00pm
In the last half of the 20th century, a consensus emerged that time could be a valuable tool to improve schools. Early in the 21st century, NCLB proposed “supplementing” regular school hours with additional ones used in more targeted ways to improve...
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Doris Duke, Ford, Nathan Cummings, JPB, Open Society and Others Support Initiative to Transform Our Nation’s Cultural Landscape

Release Date: 
11/15/2017
The National Trust for Historic Preservation, in partnership with the Ford Foundation, The JPB Foundation, and the Open Society Foundations, today announced the launch of the African-American Cultural Heritage Action Fund (AACHAF).

Kathryn Hall Succeeds Danielle S. Allen as Board Chair of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Thelma Golden and Joshua Friedman Join the Board

Release Date: 
03/06/2019
NEW YORK, March 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Kathryn Hall will succeed Danielle S. Allenas the Chair of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation's Board of Trustees, the Foundation announced today. Allen announced her retirement after eleven years of service, the...
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Mellon Foundation

Wealth Manager Maria Elena Lagomasino and Private Equity Leader Kevin Conway to Join Carnegie Corporation of New York Board of Trustees

Release Date: 
03/09/2019
Two distinguished investment leaders have been named to Carnegie Corporation of New York's board of trustees: Maria Elena (Mel) Lagomasino, CEO & managing partner of the fiduciary firm WE Family Offices, and Kevin J. Conway, vice chairman of the...

The Amida Care Fund at Stonewall Community Foundation Announces 2019 Grant Awards for HIV/AIDS Initiatives at NYC Community Organizations

Release Date: 
12/10/2019
The Amida Care Fund at Stonewall Community Foundation announced today that it has awarded a total of $30,000 in grant funding for innovative HIV prevention and services to several community-based organizations to help them continue their important...
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Health
LGBTQ
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Stonewall Community Foundation

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