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Coalition of Foundations and Family Offices Launch the Tipping Point Fund to Scale the Impact Investing Field
Blue Haven Initiative, Ford Foundation, MacArthur Foundation and Omidyar Network will anchor the $12.5 million pool of philanthropic capital
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The Chronicle of Philanthropy: What Does Good ID Look Like?
CV Madhukar spoke with The Chronicle of Philanthropy for a podcast interview on the need for privacy-enhancing technology, the Good ID movement, and the data economy’s opportunities and challenges.
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Stewarding Digital Identity for Economic Inclusion, Privacy, and Security
Magdi Amin speaks with the Financial Times on his assessment of the digital identity opportunities in Africa.
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Fixing the US Economy Isn’t Just About Money
Joelle Gamble shares insights with The Nation on how structural change happens in the economy: To make meaningful changes to our unequal economy, organizers, politicians, and candidates must target who has power.
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Anti-Monopoly Money: Behind Millions in New Funding to Battle Bigness
Anamitra Deb discusses with Inside Philanthropy the firm’s efforts to steward technology as well as its recent investment in the Anti-Monopoly Fund to curb platform power.
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d.light Welcomes Investment from Shell on its Journey to Impact 100M Lives
d.light, a company that designs and develops high-quality, affordable, and innovative solar-powered consumer products for families without access to reliable electricity has announced its new partnership with Shell.
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Omidyar Network CEO Opens Up about VC-Influenced Philanthropy
In a recent interview with TechCrunch, Mike Kubzansky shared insights on how Omidyar Network's VC-influenced philanthropy has informed our approach to reimagining capitalism and promoting beneficial technology.
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More Than Half Of U.S. Workers are Unhappy in Their Jobs: Here’s Why and What Needs to be Done Now
Omidyar Network, Lumina Foundation, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Gallup recently surveyed 6,600 workers about factors that matter most for overall job quality. Forbes shares additional insights in a recent article.
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This Observation Tool Is Helping Teachers Improve Their Interactions with Children
EdSurge continues their series on ECE Voices by exploring Louisiana’s CLASS observation system—a quality rating system focused solely on teacher observation. Learn how it works and what teachers really think of it.
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New Benchmark Initiative to Explore the Ethical Application of Location Data
The new Geovation Benchmark Initiative will link the geospatial community with businesses, public bodies, researchers, media, and the public to promote a better, wider understanding of the power and influence of location data.
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8 Storytellers Informing How We've Been Reimagining Capitalism in 2019
As we get ready to head home for the holidays, many of us are stockpiling books to cozy up with in front of the fire. If you’re like our Reimagining Capitalism team, your reading list is short on pulp and long on economic theory.
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A list of 10 books, documentaries, podcasts, and television series about responsible technology that captured our attention this year.
READ ONEquitable Tech: Delivering High-Impact Learning with a Human Touch
Education is supposed to prepare children for the future, yet the current system is 100 years behind the times. Eliza Erickson and Ju-Ho Lee share insights on the future of impactful edtech.
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