Publicprivate Partnerships

Crisis Philanthropy: Partnerships & Co-Investment

Michael Likosky | Posted 09.05.2011

Read More: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, State Department, Epa, Bill Clinton, Judith Rodin, Rockefeller Foundation, Public/Private Partnerships, Clinton Global Initiative, Hud, Luis Ubinas, Ford Foundation, Melinda Gates, Hillary Clinton, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Dot, Michelle Obama, Impact News
Michael Likosky

Tough economic times demand that not only foundations but also individuals and governments embrace this leveraging. I call this new approach to giving Crisis Philanthropy.

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Haiti: Human foundation key to recovery

Stephan B. Tanda | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chile, Millenium Development Goal, Wfp, Public-Private Partnerships, United Nations, World Bank, Economic Development, Public/Private Partnerships, Malnutrition, Hidden Hunger, Stephan Tanda, Dsm, Undernutrition, Chile Earthquake, Haiti Earthquake, Gdp, Nutrition, Health, Haiti, Haiti Disaster Relief, Food, Haiti Earthquake Relief, World Food Programme, Development, World News
Stephan B. Tanda

Haiti has rarely been a country that makes the news for the right reasons. But six months ago the whole world's attention was focused on this small C...

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Obesity: The World's Domestic Dilemma

David Kirchhoff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Scientific Research, Weight Watchers, Sweden, Health, Public/Private Partnerships, National Health Service, Physician, Obesity, Healthcare, Advocacy, Impact News
David Kirchhoff

With an estimated 1.6 billion obese or overweight people in the world, the current obesity crisis is one of those critical issues that will test our global community's strength.

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More support for veterans via public/private partnership with the VA

Craig Newmark | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Public/Private Partnerships, Department of Veterans Affairs, Modernizing-Government, Veterans Affairs, Veterans, Technology News
Craig Newmark

One big theme in Washington is that people in private industry and government can work together to get results. They talk about "public/private part...

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P3s: The Problem With Tolls

Michael Likosky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Privatization, Public/Private Partnerships, Goldman Sachs, Tolls, North Tarrant, p3s, Public-Private Partnerships, Business News
Michael Likosky

A public private partnership (P3) finances a public works project with private investment. Unfortunately, the public is getting into the habit of shouldering too much of the risk of P3 investors.

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President Obama and the Spirit of Global Development Partnership

Noam Unger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Foreign Aid, Social Innovation, Noam Unger, Public/Private Partnerships, Jane Nelson, Obama Service, Corporate Social Responsibility, Foreign Assistance, Obama Foreign Policy, Barack Obama, Foreign Policy, Innovation Fund, Clinton Global Initiative, Johannes Linn, Homi Kharas, Global Poverty, Development, Brookings Institution, World News
Noam Unger

Obama's speech was a call for a new spirit of global partnership, emphasizing that real progress in lifting millions out of poverty and countering transnational threats cannot be made by governments alone.

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Public-Private Partnerships: Creating Infrastructure and the Expertise to Run It

Josh Ruxin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Public/Private Partnerships, Infrastructure, Health Care, Rwanda, Public-Private Investment Program, Health, World News
Josh Ruxin

In Rwanda, the most effective programs constitute a true partnership between donors with funds, equipment, and skills, and the communities who need them.

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Craft Statewide Force to Spur Jobs, New Kinds of Businesses

Kathryn Wylde | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kathy Wylde, Empire Zones, Albany, David Paterson, New York State Senate, New York State, Economic Development, Public/Private Partnerships, Richard Ravitch, Economic Recovery, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Partnership for New York City, New York News
Kathryn Wylde

From a business perspective, nothing could be worse during this period of economic uncertainty than the chaos and instability that have characterized New York state government during the past two years.

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Jason Linkins

CNN Parrots Dubious Wall Street Talking Points On "Mark-To-Market"

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mark to Market Accounting Bank Bailout Plan, Finance, Economic Crisis, Ppip, Mark to Market, Public-Private Investment Program, Media Criticism, Politics News, Video, Cnn, Toxic Assets, Mark to Market Accounting, Tim Geithner, Suspending Mark to Market, Timothy Geithner, Public/Private Partnerships, Financial Crisis, Mark to Market Suspended, Eat the Press, Media News

Do you ever get the feeling that as your media professionals "explain" why the "financial system" seems to be "crapping its pants in public" that thei...

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It's Like Trusting A Drug Addict To Arrange His Own Intervention

Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Public-Private Investment Program, Mark to Market Suspended, Finance, Tim Geithner, Mark to Market, Ppip, Economic Crisis, Public/Private Partnerships, Toxic Assets, Financial Crisis, Timothy Geithner, Suspending Mark to Market, Mark to Market Accounting, Mark to Market Accounting Bank Bailout Plan, Stuart Whatley, Politics News
Stuart Whatley

As long as banks are allowed to continue denying the true toxicity of their toxic assets, the longer the current financial impasse will continue.

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Summers To Bloomberg TV: Investors In Geithner Plan Exempt From Compensation Limits

Bloomberg | Chris Antsey | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Public/Private Partnerships, Geithner, Timothy Geithner Treasury Secretary, Timothy Geithner, Geithner Plan, Lawrence Summers, Tim Geithner, Bonus Outrage, Business News

White House National Economic Council Director Lawrence Summers said that investors in the Public-Private Investment Program won't be subject to the c...

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