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Nathan Cummings No Longer Just Experimenting with Impact Investing
Foundation: Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Ford Foundation, Nathan Cummings Foundation
NCF began this change in investing strategy in 2013 when it committed $6.5 million to social and climate impact. Then, Sharon Alpert ... Investment committees and nonprofit boards in general should...more
Foundation: Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Ford Foundation, Nathan Cummings Foundation
NCF began this change in investing strategy in 2013 when it committed $6.5 million to social and climate impact. Then, Sharon Alpert ... Investment committees and nonprofit boards in general should...more
Nathan Cummings Foundation's Going 'All In' Was A Long Time In The Making
Foundation: Knight Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, F.B. Heron Foundation, Ford Foundation, McKnight Foundation, Nathan Cummings Foundation
NCF, of course, is one of a growing number of major foundations embracing impact investing. About a year ago, the F.B. Heron Foundation announced it had officially moved to investing 100% of its $300...more
Foundation: Knight Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, F.B. Heron Foundation, Ford Foundation, McKnight Foundation, Nathan Cummings Foundation
NCF, of course, is one of a growing number of major foundations embracing impact investing. About a year ago, the F.B. Heron Foundation announced it had officially moved to investing 100% of its $300...more
Just desserts - Sara Lee foundation to invest all assets into social change
Foundation: Ford Foundation, Nathan Cummings Foundation
The New York-based Nathan Cummings Foundation (NCF), which in 2016 agreed grants of $23 million, said its decision would make it "one of the largest foundations to commit 100 percent" to...more
Foundation: Ford Foundation, Nathan Cummings Foundation
The New York-based Nathan Cummings Foundation (NCF), which in 2016 agreed grants of $23 million, said its decision would make it "one of the largest foundations to commit 100 percent" to...more
New York foundation shifts entire portfolio to mission investing
Foundation: Nathan Cummings Foundation
The $443m Nathan Cummings Foundation announced its decision to transfer all of its assets to investments aligned with its mission. The foundation, which focuses on finding solutions for climate...more
Foundation: Nathan Cummings Foundation
The $443m Nathan Cummings Foundation announced its decision to transfer all of its assets to investments aligned with its mission. The foundation, which focuses on finding solutions for climate...more
Nathan Cummings Foundation Announces Move to 100 Percent Mission-Aligned Investing
Foundation: Nathan Cummings Foundation
"Our decision reflects our values and our aspirations, our assessment of the market, and the opportunity for NCF to both join and leverage a chorus of philanthropic and private sector investors...more
Foundation: Nathan Cummings Foundation
"Our decision reflects our values and our aspirations, our assessment of the market, and the opportunity for NCF to both join and leverage a chorus of philanthropic and private sector investors...more
Riverside Community Health Foundation Shifts to Proactive Grantmaking
Foundation: Northwest Area Foundation, Ford Foundation, Nathan Cummings Foundation
July 15, 2017 Community Foundation Update (7/15/17). Ford Foundation Commits $1 Billion to Mission-Related Investing. April 6, 2017 Ford Foundation Commits $1 Billion to Mission-Related Investing;...more
Foundation: Northwest Area Foundation, Ford Foundation, Nathan Cummings Foundation
July 15, 2017 Community Foundation Update (7/15/17). Ford Foundation Commits $1 Billion to Mission-Related Investing. April 6, 2017 Ford Foundation Commits $1 Billion to Mission-Related Investing;...more
Impact investment: Foundations go deeper
Foundation: Knight Foundation, McKnight Foundation, Nathan Cummings Foundation
In the former set-up, the opinion is that ESG screening, impact investing or shareholder activism are only useful if returns to the endowment...more
Foundation: Knight Foundation, McKnight Foundation, Nathan Cummings Foundation
In the former set-up, the opinion is that ESG screening, impact investing or shareholder activism are only useful if returns to the endowment...more
Impact investment: Foundations go deeper
Foundation: Knight Foundation, McKnight Foundation, Nathan Cummings Foundation
European foundations allocate just 12% a year to their missions through grants and expenses, while US foundations allocate 7% on...more
Foundation: Knight Foundation, McKnight Foundation, Nathan Cummings Foundation
European foundations allocate just 12% a year to their missions through grants and expenses, while US foundations allocate 7% on...more
Righteous Education: What a Top Filmmaker's Foundation Is Doing to Fight Hate
Foundation: Ford Foundation, Nathan Cummings Foundation, Kellogg Foundation
According to its executive director Rachel Levin, RPF “sits at the nexus between [Spielberg's] philanthropy and his filmmaking, constructed on...more
Foundation: Ford Foundation, Nathan Cummings Foundation, Kellogg Foundation
According to its executive director Rachel Levin, RPF “sits at the nexus between [Spielberg's] philanthropy and his filmmaking, constructed on...more
Inside a Funder Collaborative Seeking Social Justice Through Pop Culture
Foundation: General Service Foundation, Ford Foundation, Nathan Cummings Foundation, Unbound Philanthropy, Unbound Philanthropy, Kellogg Foundation
Funders of this earlier work included Ford, Unbound Philanthropy and the Nathan Cummings Foundation. Last year, the latter two backed a set...more
Foundation: General Service Foundation, Ford Foundation, Nathan Cummings Foundation, Unbound Philanthropy, Unbound Philanthropy, Kellogg Foundation
Funders of this earlier work included Ford, Unbound Philanthropy and the Nathan Cummings Foundation. Last year, the latter two backed a set...more
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Mozambikes, a for-profit social venture, was formed during a road trip across Mozambique. The founders of Mozambikes aim to improve the quality of life among rural Mozambicans by providing low-cost, efficient personal transportation.