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IIX Closes First 'Orange Bond' $50m To Invest In Women Organizations in Southeast Asia 
A Singapore-based company has just raised $50 million for its fifth Women's Bond, which will make loans to women in Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, and the Philippines across agriculture, clean...more
A Singapore-based company has just raised $50 million for its fifth Women's Bond, which will make loans to women in Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, and the Philippines across agriculture, clean...more
'Our Cambridge' Transformation History Program 
If you're in Cambridge, England, and you're in need of a roof over your head, there's a good chance you'll soon be living in one. That's because the city's city council is planning to sell its old...more
If you're in Cambridge, England, and you're in need of a roof over your head, there's a good chance you'll soon be living in one. That's because the city's city council is planning to sell its old...more
When it comes to social-impact investing, the private sector can learn a lot from the public one 
When it comes to social-impact investing, the private sector has a lot to learn from the public one, Courtney Robinson writes in the Globe and Mail. "When it comes to social-impact investing, the...more
When it comes to social-impact investing, the private sector has a lot to learn from the public one, Courtney Robinson writes in the Globe and Mail. "When it comes to social-impact investing, the...more
Chena Tucker: A Catalyst For Change 
When SUNY Oswego professor Richard Shineman died in 2004, his wife, Barbara, set up the Richard S. 0Shineman Foundation to make a difference in the community he loved. Since then, the foundation...more
When SUNY Oswego professor Richard Shineman died in 2004, his wife, Barbara, set up the Richard S. 0Shineman Foundation to make a difference in the community he loved. Since then, the foundation...more
Multifamily Impact Council Names Inaugural Advisory Board 
If you're in the market for a new apartment building, you may want to check out the Multifamily Impact Council. The nonprofit's mission is to establish a framework of impact investing principles...more
If you're in the market for a new apartment building, you may want to check out the Multifamily Impact Council. The nonprofit's mission is to establish a framework of impact investing principles...more
21 Area Organizations Received Community Grants
Foundation: Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation
The Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation awarded $228,000 in grants to 21 nonprofits in Chicago's west Cook County this month, the Chicago Tribune reports. The grants are intended to advance...more
Foundation: Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation
The Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation awarded $228,000 in grants to 21 nonprofits in Chicago's west Cook County this month, the Chicago Tribune reports. The grants are intended to advance...more
Fairfax Awarded VCL Grant
Foundation: Vermont Community Foundation
The town of Fairfax, Vt., has been named one of Vermont's "IDEAL" communities�a group of municipalities "dedicated to advancing racial and other forms of equity across the state through shared...more
Foundation: Vermont Community Foundation
The town of Fairfax, Vt., has been named one of Vermont's "IDEAL" communities�a group of municipalities "dedicated to advancing racial and other forms of equity across the state through shared...more
Gulf Coast Community Foundation Supports The Venice Urban Forest
Foundation: Gulf Coast Community Foundation
The Gulf Coast Community Foundation has been funding Venice Area Beautification Inc. for more than 15 years, and the organization just got a $100,000 grant to finish the third and final phase of the...more
Foundation: Gulf Coast Community Foundation
The Gulf Coast Community Foundation has been funding Venice Area Beautification Inc. for more than 15 years, and the organization just got a $100,000 grant to finish the third and final phase of the...more
The Dallas Foundation Awards $300K to Four Local Nonprofits
Foundation: Dallas Foundation
The Mary M. Jalonick Women's Philanthropy Institute has awarded $300,000 in grants to four Dallas-area nonprofits to help victims of sex trafficking, the Dallas Morning News reports. "This grant...more
Foundation: Dallas Foundation
The Mary M. Jalonick Women's Philanthropy Institute has awarded $300,000 in grants to four Dallas-area nonprofits to help victims of sex trafficking, the Dallas Morning News reports. "This grant...more
A Safe Place Receives The SBB Research Group Foundation Grant 
"It is time for all of us to get involved," says A Safe Place's Chief Development Officer. "We need the entire community to stand up and support programs that fight domestic violence." The...more
"It is time for all of us to get involved," says A Safe Place's Chief Development Officer. "We need the entire community to stand up and support programs that fight domestic violence." The...more
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Rhode Island Foundation
Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta
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