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Ford Foundation commits $25 million for equitable economic recovery

Ford Foundation commits $25 million for equitable economic recovery
Ford Foundation announces five-year, $25 million grant to women-led global worker networks calling for a just economic recovery for the world’s 2.1 billion informal workers November 16, 2021 Social and labor protections for world’s informal workers — who represent 60% of all the world’s workforce — seen as crucial to equitable global economic recovery Today,…
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RKMF commits $100 million to University of Pittsburgh BioForge

RKMF commits $100 million to University of Pittsburgh BioForge
University of Pittsburgh, Richard King Mellon Foundation Announce Transformative Gift, Partnership to Make Pittsburgh Region a National Leader in Life Sciences Manufacturing November 17, 2021 The University of Pittsburgh and Richard King Mellon Foundation today announced a $100 million gift that will advance the region’s burgeoning life sciences economy by creating an anchor bioresearch and…
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New York Life’s Impact Investment Initiative commits $50 million to Enterprise Community Loan Fund.

New York Life’s Impact Investment Initiative commits $50 million to Enterprise Community Loan Fund.
New York Life’s Impact Investment Initiative commits $50 million to Enterprise Community Loan Fund. November 10, 2021 New York Life, America’s largest1 and most admired2 mutual life insurer, today announced a $50 million investment in Enterprise Community Loan Fund (ECLF), Enterprise Community Partners’ U.S. Treasury-certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI). ECLF provides flexibly designed loans to improve…
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Legal Aid Justice Center receives $10 million from Sonjia Smith

Legal Aid Justice Center receives $10 million from Sonjia Smith
Legal Aid Justice Center receives $10 million from Sonjia Smith November 17, 2021 The Legal Aid Justice Center (LAJC) today announced that a long-time donor to the organization, Philanthropist Sonjia Smith, has given LAJC a one-time gift of $10,000,000. This historic show of support for LAJC’s efforts towards social, racial, and economic justice is especially…
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