JPMorgan Chase & Co. is investing over $1.3 million to increase the number of Detroiters receiving sk...
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Supporting responsible business and causes with the goal of a more sustainable future.
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10-19-16
Boston Event Sparks a National Conversation on Diversity in Incubators and Accelerators
An event hosted in Boston next week is sparking a national conversation on what it will take to increase women and minority participation in incubators and accelerators.
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10-11-16
Kiva and The MasterCard Foundation Announce Five-Year Project to Expand Financial Access Among African Smallholder Farmers and Rural Populations
Kiva and The MasterCard Foundation today entered into a five-year, $7.9 million partnership to test and scale financial services and loan products tailored to the unique needs of smallholder farmers and rural populations in Sub-Saharan Africa. Support from The MasterCard Foundation...
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10-06-16
New Fundraising Act Paves the Way for Hawaii-Based Hard Cider Start-Up
For years, the landscape of startup business in America was influenced by strict rules on who could and could not invest in new companies. The guidelines set by the SEC were clear—only sophisticated investors, whose net worth and annual earnings placed them in the country’s wealthiest ten percent...
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09-14-16
What A Difference A Year Makes: Tideline Grew Rapidly Reflecting Surging Interest in Impact Investing
(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - One year into the firm’s launch, Tideline now has a team of 12, offices in New York and San Francisco, and over a dozen institutional clients, reflecting the growing interest in impact investing.
The firm’s clients include institutional foundations, private ...
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08-05-16
Sappi North America Invests $25M in its Somerset Mill Woodyard
Sappi North America, leading producer and supplier of diversified paper and packaging products, today announced that it will move forward with a $25 million capital project to update its Somerset Mill woodyard. This strategic plan will allow th...
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07-29-16
NFCC® Receives $1 Million Grant From Wells Fargo for Financial Capability Program Benefiting Military Servicemembers and Veterans
Wells Fargo & Company has donated $1 million to the National Foundation for Credit Counseling® (NFCC®) to help support the Sharpen Your Financial Focus® (Sharpen) initiative. Through the Sharpen program, consumers are able to address their primary financial challenges and set a path toward th...
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07-14-16
Accenture, The University of Notre Dame, and The Rural Development Company in South Africa Launch Renewable Energy Program in KwaZulu-Natal, Delivering Clean, Affordable Electricity
Accenture (NYSE: ACN), the University of Notre Dame Initiative for Global Development (NDIGD) and The Rural Development Company have launched the first solar-powered microgrids in the northern KwaZulu-Natal district of uMkhanyakude, South Africa, as part of the Connectivity, Electricity and Educa...
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07-14-16
TD Bank Moves Capital to Low Carbon-Future "“ Supports Companies Vs. Climate Change Conference
TD Bank research shows that market forces are shaping the transition to a low-carbon economy. The bank identified climate change as a mega-trend impacting business and society around the world back in 2008, and has since developed a cadre of new products to help finance a move towards a greener e...
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07-12-16
Measuring What Matters - SmarterMoney+Â Fund Metrics Scholarship Recognizes Top Impact Fund ManagersÂ
Big Path Capital in collaboration with several wealth advisors and consultants today announced the winner of the SmarterMoney+ Fund Metrics Scholarship: Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF). This group of leading i...
