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MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Announces Transformational $50 Million Philanthropic Gift to Support New Medical/Surgical Pavilion

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Announces Transformational $50 Million Philanthropic Gift to Support New Medical/Surgical Pavilion
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Announces Transformational $50 Million Philanthropic Gift to Support New Medical/Surgical Pavilion November 1, 2021 MedStar Georgetown University Hospital announced today a historic $50 million philanthropic gift from entrepreneur, venture capital investor and philanthropist Grant Verstandig, and the Verstandig Family Foundation, to support the new Medical/Surgical Pavilion currently under construction at MedStar…
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Penn Libraries receives photographic plates valued at $4.2 million

Penn Libraries receives photographic plates valued at $4.2 million
Penn Libraries receives photographic plates valued at $4.2 million November 3, 2021 The University of Pennsylvania Libraries has announced a gift from collector William H. Miller III of rare photographic plates by photographer Edward S. Curtis appraised at $4.2 million. The gift includes 151 interpositive glass plates by Curtis (1868–1952), who photographed Native Americans from more than…
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Opportunity International, Oikocredit invest $100 million in education

Opportunity International, Oikocredit invest $100 million in education
Opportunity International and Oikocredit announce USD $100 million impact investment agreement to advance the education sector in low-income countries. November 3, 2021  Opportunity International, a longstanding global leader in providing financial services to lift people out of poverty, and Oikocredit, a social impact investor and worldwide cooperative promoting sustainable development through investments, today announced an innovative, three-year…
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Foundations announce climate action commitments at COP26

Foundations announce climate action commitments at COP26
Foundations announce climate action commitments at COP26 November 3, 2021 Several foundations have announced commitments in support of climate action at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) being held this week in Glasgow, Scotland. The Bezos Earth Fund pledged $2 billion — $1 billion each in support of landscape restoration and food systems transformation — as part of…
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