| Job Opportunities | | Program Officer, Health Innovation Fund, California Healthcare Foundation |
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The PRI Makers Network would like to introduce you to our new information resources manager, Paul Feldman.
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Greetings!
All children need access to medical services as well as safe places to live, play, and go to school. As we know too well, not all children have these. The California Endowment's (TCE's) Building Healthy Communities Initiative aims to change that.
Such an ambitious goal requires new tools, strategic partnerships, community collaboration and capital. The California Endowment announced $7.25 million in new program-related investments just this month. Along with TCE's ongoing work in communities and engagement with public and private partners, the investments will advance an exciting, holistic approach to securing bright futures for children.
Peter Berliner
Managing Director
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Upcoming Network Events |
Spring 2011 Webinar Series: Expanding the Philanthropic Toolbox
May 11, 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Pacific/12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Eastern
Webinar
The final session of the introductory PRI webinar series will address topics such as underwriting and structuring deals; monitoring, work-outs, and evaluation; and lessons learned by PRI practitioners.
Social Impact Bonds: Learning from the U.K. Webinar
May 9, 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Pacific/ 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Eastern
Social impact bonds represent a contract with the public sector to pay for improved social outcomes, resulting in public sector savings. These bonds are a way to use non-grant capital to implement evidence-based prevention programs and catalyze systems change. Representatives of Social Finance, which created the first social impact bond to address recidivism at the Peterborough Prison, will share their experiences as context for the fast-moving efforts in the U.S. to develop social impact bonds.
Last Call for Registrants: PRI Institute
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2010 PRI Institute at the Northwest Area Foundation
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May 25 - 27
Los Angeles
The next PRI Institute, hosted by The California Endowment, will be in Los Angeles on May 25 - 27. Space is limited - register now! Unable to join us in LA? Join us for the Institute on November 9 - 11 at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in Princeton. Watch for registration details soon.
Expanding the Philanthropic Toolbox for Community Foundations Webinar Series
As part of PRI Makers Network's ongoing efforts to provide programs and services for community foundations, we are pleased to offer a new webinar series focused on helping community foundations establish or expand their impact investing programs. The webinars are available to members as a no cost member benefit. Non-members pay a modest fee.
Regional Membership Meeting
The Latest in Mission Investing 
June 2 New York, NY Join the PRI Makers Network and Philanthropy New York for a discussion with local and regional foundations making program-related and market rate, mission-driven investments. Participants will discuss recent investments, trends, and the evolution of the field. |
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Article of Interest |
Social Finance to Bring Social Impact Bonds to the U.S.
Social Finance, Inc. has commenced operations as a newly formed nonprofit organization dedicated to mobilizing capital to drive social change. They will connect the social sector with capital markets by structuring and managing innovative investment instruments that generate meaningful social impact and provide a financial return.
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Welcome New Members!
Please join us in welcoming our new members:
Bank of the West Charitable Foundation of San Francisco is a corporate foundation funding regionally in the area of community and economic development.
Catholic Healthcare West of San Francisco is a public charity providing health care through hospitals, clinics, and health programs around the country.
New Opportunities Foundation of Valencia, California is a family foundation that funds internationally with a program focus on children and families, community and economic development, education, and housing.
Orange County Community Foundation of Newport Beach is focused on encouraging, supporting and facilitating philanthropy in Orange County, California.
Redman Foundation of Dallas, Texas is a private foundation that funds nationally in the areas of early childhood education, job training, food and shelter, and community programs.
Y&H Soda Foundation of Moraga, California is a private foundation that supports nonprofit and Catholic organizations committed to the well-being of the underserved in Alameda and Contra Costa counties.
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Social Investment Forum 2011 Conference
Wednesday, June 8 - 10
Washington, DC
This conference offers a chance to network with leaders of sustainable and socially responsible investing and will address such topics as private equity and alternative investments, evolving interpretations of fiduciary duty, investor strategies for climate change solutions, and foundation approaches to sustainable investing.
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Social Impact Exchange's 2011 Conference on Scaling Impact
June 15 - 16
New York, NY
PRI Makers Network members receive a 50% discount on registration for this conference, which will explore ways to support the growth of high-impact nonprofits. Social Impact Exchange is dedicated to creating a growth capital marketplace to fund the expansion of proven, high-performing nonprofits.
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