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Jennifer Buffet. Jennifer Buffett is Co-Chair and President of the NoVo Foundation (“NoVo” is Latin: create. change.) a philanthropic organization focused primarily on the empowerment of women and girls. She has taken the lead shaping the strategic direction of NoVo and shares Board leadership of the foundation with her husband, composer ...
May 28, 2020 · The foundation’s pivot also makes it important to take stock of the lessons that philanthropy can learn from the legacy that Peter and Jennifer Buffett created with visionary leadership from Pamela Shifman, NoVo’s former executive director. Here are three such lessons to build on.
Dec 16, 2011 · In 2006, the Buffetts established the NoVo Foundation, whose name is derived from the Latin word for change. Its top priorities include empowering women and girls as a strategy to end...
Mar 20, 2012 · Jennifer and Peter Buffett are the founders and co-chairs of the NoVo Foundation, whose mission is to foster a transformation in global society from a culture of domination and exploitation to collaboration and partnership, empowering women and girls as the primary agents of change.
Dec 20, 2010 · Today, the NoVo Foundation awards approximately $55 million in grants annually in three areas: encouraging social/emotional learning, seeding a local living economy movement, and empowering women and girls worldwide. Frequent PhilanTopic contributor Michael Seltzer interviewed Jennifer Buffett, president of the foundation, in November.
Nov 27, 2013 · Peter and Jennifer Buffett support NoVo Foundation grantees by supporting organizations for a long time. “Social change doesn’t happen overnight,” cautions Jennifer Buffett. Rather than support one-off programs, the Buffetts seek long-term partnerships to strengthen grantees, and also get the chance to learn and grow alongside the ...
Jennifer Buffett is Co-Chair of the NoVo Foundation, a philanthropic organization. She is responsible for the strategic direction of NoVo and chairs its Grants Committee. She shares leadership of the foundation with her husband, composer and producer Peter Buffett. NoVo is based in New York and its 2023 granting exceeded $169 million.
