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Why Ford Foundation’s $1B Announcement Matters More Than You Think, and the Blind Spot of Two-Pocket Thinking

Release Date:

04/07/2017

“Two-pocket thinking” is the idea that “what we do for a living” and “what we really care about” live in entirely separate spheres. Two-pocket thinking is everywhere, it’s easy to understand, and it’s wrong.

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Salesforce Issues Grant to NYC Department of Education to Advance Equity and Opportunity

Release Date:

12/18/2019

... today? Our philanthropic grants strategy is focused on investing in organizations and communities where our ... and workforce development? At Salesforce, we believe in investing in Future Ready initiatives,...

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Education

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund Profiled in Rolling Stone

Release Date:

01/16/2015

... risked becoming "stranded assets." RBF also balked at investing in companies that continue spending astronomical .....

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Nathan Cummings Urges Firstenergy Shareholders to Vote for Proposal Regarding Disclosure of Lobbying Expenditures

Release Date:

05/06/2016

... Instead of diversifying away from coal, FE appears to be investing resources to subvert public policies that address ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

PhilTV This Week Dec 15 Features Edna McConnell Clark, Arabella Advisors and Hazen Foundation

Release Date:

12/15/2016

PhilTV This Week Dec 15 Features Edna McConnell Clark, Arabella Advisors and Hazen Foundation

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

PhilTV This Week: March 3, 2017

Release Date:

03/03/2017

... NY Women’s Foundation’s Oliveira Offers Blueprint for Investing in Vulnerable Young Girls Charitable Giving Report: ...

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Surdna Foundation Celebrates Centennial Year with $4.5 Million Commitment to Equitable Community Development

Release Date:

12/06/2017

The Surdna Foundation announced a new, $4.5 million investment in equitable community development led by community members. Surdna's catalytic contribution to the Amplify Fund will seed a multimillion-dollar pooled fund to put neighborhood...

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Community Development

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New Report Funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies Details Macro-Economic Benefits of Reducing Road Traffic Crashes

Release Date:

01/10/2018

Cutting road traffic deaths and injuries by half could boost the economy and result in substantial long-term income gains in developing countries -- potentially adding 7 to 22 percent to GDP per capita over 24 years in some – as well as greatly...

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Community Development

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Ms. Foundation for Women Announces Ambitious Five-Year Strategic Plan

Release Date:

08/07/2018

... approach to building power and advancing democracy by investing , over five years, $25 million towards resources and ...

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Gender Justice

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Ms. Foundation for Women

Ms. Foundation for Women Announces Ambitious Five-Year Strategic Plan

Release Date:

08/07/2018

... approach to building power and advancing democracy by investing , over five years, $25 million towards resources and ...

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Gender Justice

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Ms. Foundation for Women

Bloomberg Philanthropies and Rockefeller Brothers Fund Join Coalition of 29 Philanthropies to Pledge $4 billion To Combat Climate Change

Release Date:

09/17/2018

A coalition of twenty-nine philanthropies has pledged $4 billion over the next five years to combat climate change, the largest-ever philanthropic investment focused on climate change mitigation.

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Environment and Climate Change

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JPMorgan Chase Commits $6 Million to Prepare Greater Washington Area Students for Local, In-Demand Jobs

Release Date:

12/06/2018

JPMorgan Chase & Co. today announced $6 million to expand access to economic opportunity for thousands of young people and help meet the growing demand for skilled workers in the Greater Washington region. As the regional economy grows, these...

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Children, Youth and Families

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Rockefeller Foundation Designates Atlanta As Newest City in Opportunity Zones Initiative

Release Date:

07/31/2019

The Rockefeller Foundation and Keisha Lance Bottoms, Mayor of Atlanta, today announced that Atlanta will become the second city to participate in The Rockefeller Foundation's Opportunity Zone Community Capacity Building Initiative.

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Community Development

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The Rockefeller Foundation Commits Over USD 1 Billion To Advance Climate Solutions

Release Date:

09/15/2023

... The Rockefeller Foundation also has a long track record of investing in convenings to spark solutions and innovation. ...

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Transparency

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Participate in the 2013 Grantmakers Salary and Benefits Survey

Release Date:

06/20/2013

... In addition, all online survey respondents will receive a PDF copy of the full 2013 report and early access to a ...

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HR & Operations Staff

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Philanthropy New York

16 Mar 2011

Foundations on the Hill

Wednesday, March 16, 2011 -

8:30am to 12:30pm

L'Enfant Plaza Hotel, 480 L'Enfant Plaza, SW, Wash DC.

REGISTRATION: Members and non-members may register by clicking on the link above. $95 fee. A Philanthropy New York COLLABORATIVE EVENT presented with the Council on Foundations and the Forum of Regional...

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Atlantic Seeks To Sustain Gains From Past Work As Grantmaking Nears Conclusion

Release Date:

07/30/2014

As Atlantic Philanthropies moves closer to completing all its grantmaking by 2016, it also is taking steps "to effectively realise and sustain gains in the core issues and fields that we and our grantees have seeded and cultivated over time," says...