National Housing & Community Development Law Project
toward the costs of its "Dialogues for Change" project, to design and implement a strategy to assist the residents of government...
http://www.nhlp.orgLocation: Oakland, CA
Initiative: Innovations for a Metro Nation
Region Served: United States
TERM of the Grant: 1/1/2010 – 12/31/2010
Amount: $150,800Columbia University
for use by its School of International and Public Affairs toward the costs of the 13th Dinkins Leadership and Public Policy Forum on the...
http://www.columbia.eduLocation: New York, NY
Initiative: NYC Opportunities Fund
Region Served: Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey
TERM of the Grant: 10/1/2009 – 4/30/2010
Amount: $16,100Grantmakers in the Arts
in general support of its mission to strengthen the field of private-sector arts and culture grantmaking
http://www.giarts.org/Location: Seattle, WA
Initiative: Philanthropic Sector
Region Served: United States
TERM of the Grant: 1/1/2010 – 12/31/2010
Amount: $15,000Municipal Art Society of New York
in support of coordinating the fourth award competition for the Rockefeller Foundation-sponsored Jane Jacobs Medal, which honors Jacobs...
http://www.mas.orgLocation: New York, NY
Initiative: NYC Opportunities Fund
Region Served: New York City
TERM of the Grant: 3/1/2010 – 2/28/2011
Amount: $409,600Pacific Community Ventures, Inc.
for use by its program, InSight, in collaboration with the Institute for Responsible Investment in support of an in-depth study of the...
http://www.pacificcommunityventures.orgLocation: San Francisco, CA
Initiative: Impact Investing
Region Served: Global
TERM of the Grant: 2/1/2010 – 12/31/2010
Amount: $139,700Independent Sector
in general support of its mission to advance the common good by leading, strengthening and mobilizing the nonprofit community
http://www.IndependentSector.orgLocation: Washington, DC
Initiative: Philanthropic Sector
Region Served: United States
TERM of the Grant: 1/1/2010 – 12/31/2010
Amount: $25,000Philanthropy New York, Inc.
in general support of its mission to strengthen philanthropy by offering programs and resources that support effective, strategic...
http://www.nyrag.orgLocation: New York, NY
Initiative: Philanthropic Sector
Region Served: New York
TERM of the Grant: 1/1/2010 – 12/31/2010
Amount: $30,000Bridges Ventures Limited
toward the costs of disseminating a collection of case studies of impact investments across asset classes that will inform the impact...
http://www.bridgesventures.comLocation: London
Initiative: Impact Investing
Region Served: Global
TERM of the Grant: 9/1/2009 – 3/31/2010
Amount: $10,000World Affairs Council of Northern California
toward the costs of its Global Philanthropy Forum, which brings together foundation leaders, individual donors, social investors, and...
http://www.itsyourworld.orgLocation: San Francisco, CA
Initiative: Philanthropic Sector
Region Served: Global
TERM of the Grant: 1/1/2010 – 12/31/2010
Amount: $75,000Center for the Advancement of Women, Inc.
in general support of its mission to promote and protect women's rights and opportunities, worldwide, by conducting national opinion...
Location: New York, NY
Initiative: JR Discretionary
Region Served: Global
TERM of the Grant: 1/1/2010 – 12/31/2010
Amount: $50,000
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