Sentences with phrase «by philanthropic investments»

We are funded mainly through the membership subscriptions of our affiliated organisations and our own members, fees for services provided and secondarily by philanthropic investments.

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The investments, while themselves small, are part of a broader push by JPMorgan Chase to direct its $ 250 million in annual philanthropic spending toward economic revival programs and job creation.

Last week, ed - tech startup Byju's raised $ 50 million (Rs 332 crore) in a round co-led by Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, marking the first investment of the philanthropic foundation of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla Chan in Asia.

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, the philanthropic organization created by Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan, is making an investment in a startup in India that offers personalized learning services to students.

The grant marks the first substantive collaboration of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, chaired by Microsoft founder Bill Gates, and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, the philanthropic and investment arm of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, pediatrician Priscilla Chan.

Mr Mackay's philanthropic fund Third Link was his first investor, and Magellan (co-founded by Mr Mackay and Mr Douglass) owns a stake in the Montgomery Investment Management business.

Forest Trends is a Washington D.C. - based international non-profit organization that was created in 1999 by leaders from conservation organizations, forest products firms, research groups, multilateral development banks, private investment funds and philanthropic foundations.

Over the past 18 months, I have been the subject of intense speculation and public scrutiny, in large part because of the philanthropic investments of the Mercer Family Foundation and the political contributions made by my father and me.

-- is the assumption by the modellers that an investment of $ 30 billion by households will be done for philanthropic reasons?

Usual investment criteria may not deliver the super low - cost, clean, renewable energy soon enough to avoid the worst effects of climate change,» said Dr. Larry Brilliant, Executive Director of Google.org, Google's philanthropic arm, «Google.org's hope is that by funding research on promising technologies, investing in promising new companies, and doing a lot of R&D ourselves, we may help spark a green electricity revolution that will deliver breakthrough technologies priced lower than coal.»

By highlighting the areas in which even small investments can accomplish a great deal, the project influenced philanthropic organizations and governments.

According to the spokesperson, the sales were intended to fund the Chan - Zuckerberg Initiative, a philanthropic investment group set up by Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, in 2015.