Three Rivers Planning & Development District

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HeroX | July 14, 2021

HeroX, the world's largest crowdsourced innovation platform, announced the introduction of ImpactCrowd, a new initiative to work with charities, NGOs, and mission-driven organizations to use crowdsourcing for social impactfully. Crowdsourcing, which has long been used by well-funded charities such as XPRIZE, is a tried and true method of finding practical answers to many of the world's most difficult issues. ImpactCrowd makes crowdsourcing accessible to nonprofits of all sizes by providi...

USAA | March 25, 2020

USAA announced in a news release on Wednesday that it will commit $150,000 to the southeastern Virginia community in an effort to help combat the coronavirus shutdown. The financial services company stated that they plan to support the United Way of South Hampton Roads and the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore to aid in relief efforts. According to the release, the funds are to help provide food and other needed support to Virginians. “This unprecedented time is creat...

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Impact Shares | August 28, 2021

Impact Shares, the first non-profit ETF sponsor in the U.S., celebrates the three-year anniversary of the Impact Shares YWCA Women’s Empowerment ETF. Backed by the YWCA, WOMN allows investors to deploy capital to companies with strong policies and practices in support of women’s empowerment and gender equality. Since its inception on August 24, 2018, WOMN has generated a 25.08% annualized total return, placing it within the top percentile of the 1,256 funds in Morningstar&rsqu...

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UCLA Law | September 22, 2021

With the philanthropy world on the precipice of revolutionary change due to the pending baby boomer wealth transfer, UCLA School of Law announced the formation of the Program on Philanthropy and Nonprofits, devoted to cutting-edge research, training and policy in this dynamic and evolving area of the law and society. It will reside within the law school's Lowell Milken Institute for Business Law and Policy (LMI). The new program builds on the vision of LMI founder and UCLA Law alumnus ...