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According to the Foundation "Since 1988 Robin Hood has targeted poverty in New York City by supporting and developing organizations that provide direct services to poor New Yorkers as well as improving their earning power and long-term prospects. Robin Hood provides program grants, general operating
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In May 2022, during Robin Hood’s annual event to benefit poverty-fighting efforts in New York, the company announced the launch of a new, $ 100 million Child Care Quality and Innovation Initiative for New York City. The fund was created from commitments of $ 50 million from Robin Hood, $ 25 million
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Wes Moore stepped down as CEO of Robin Hood Foundation in May 2021. Derek Ferguson, who served as Robin Hood’s Chief Operating Officer since December 2017 stepped into the role of Interim Chief Executive Officer, until a permanent replacement was identified. As of September 2021, Richard Buery, Jr.
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magazine said "Robin Hood was a pioneer in what is now called venture philanthropy, or charity that embraces free-market forces. An early practitioner of using metrics to measure the effectiveness of grants, it is a place where strategies to alleviate urban poverty are hotly debated, ineffectual
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The Robin Hood Foundation works with more than 240 nonprofit organizations in New York and surrounding areas. They categorize their programs into "Core fund recipients" and "Relief fund recipients". Core fund recipients consist of four portfolios: early childhood, education, jobs and economic
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joined Robin Hood as the new Chief Executive Officer. Buery brings extensive experience in nonprofit and civic leadership to Robin Hood, after serving in leadership roles with Robin Hood partners like Achievement First and Children’s Aid, and as a Deputy Mayor of New York City.
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s 18 September 2006 issue, where the article states that the foundation is "one of the most innovative and influential philanthropic organizations of our time". On September 16, 2013 the news show
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from Ohanian’s 776 Foundation and $ 50 million from New York City. Additionally, the annual event raised $ 126 million, all of which will support poverty-fighting programs citywide.
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The foundation combines investment principles and philanthropy to assist programs that target poverty in New York City. In 2006, the board of directors included such names as
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gave the foundation a US$ 50 million contribution. The money reportedly helped the organization raise significantly more than that amount. In 2001
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The Time of Our Lives: A Conversation about America - Who We Are, Where We've Been, and Where We Need to Go Now, to Recapture the American Dream
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Use metrics and qualitative data to evaluate programs and measure results to compare the relative poverty-fighting success of similar programs
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On May 11, 2020, the Robin Hood Foundation partnered with New York area television stations, and local radio stations owned by
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Protect and leverage Robin Hood's investments by using sound business principles to help programs become more effective
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focused on digital tools that address poverty in New York City. It was originally founded by John Griffin, founder of
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as its first CEO. In September 2021, Richard Buery, Jr. joined Robin Hood as the new Chief Executive Officer.
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Funding for the organization's activities comes from donations and fund raising efforts. In 2009,
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aired a report on Jones and how the Foundation has given away more than 25 million dollars.
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Combining investment principles and philanthropy to assist programs that target poverty.
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is a charitable organization which attempts to alleviate problems caused by poverty in
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As of 2016, the foundation was No. 79 on the Forbes 100 Largest U.S. Charities list.
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More specifically, the foundation states that it applies the following principles:
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Give 100 percent of every donation directly to programs helping poor New Yorkers
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plans are coldly discarded, and its staff of 66 hatches radical new ideas."
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concert also provided funds for the foundation's efforts. Artists including
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have performed at the group's annual fund raising galas. During the
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support, capital grants, and funds to build management capacity."
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from English folklore, the Robin Hood Foundation was conceived by
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In 2017, Robin Hood appointed author and veterans advocate
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Maurice Chessa, Bedford-Stuyvesant I Have a Dream Program
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Victoria B. Bjorklund, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
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Paul Tudor Jones
Peter Borish
Glenn Dubin
Venture philanthropy
Poverty reduction
New York, New York
robinhood.org
New York City
U.S. Army
Wes Moore
heroic outlaw
hedge fund
Paul Tudor Jones
Peter Borish
Glenn Dubin
Jeffrey Immelt
Diane Sawyer
Harvey Weinstein
Marie-Josee Kravis
Lloyd Blankfein
Goldman Sachs
Richard S. Fuld, Jr.
Lehman Brothers
Glenn Dubin
Highbridge Capital
Marian Wright Edelman
Gwyneth Paltrow
George Soros
The Concert for New York City

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