In The Battle For Trans Equality In North Carolina, This Teen Is On The Front Lines
Release Date:
09/28/2017
“Trans people are actual people. We just want basic human rights.”
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How a Quirky Art Prize Tied to the DeVos Family Went Political
Release Date:
09/28/2017
Patricia Constantine thought hard about whether to use an image of the education secretary, Betsy DeVos, in her entry to this year’s ArtPrize contest. The mixed-media painting depicts Ms. Constantine as a carnival freak suffering for the perceived...
Podcast: Nonprofit Organizations Fighting for The Affordable Care Act
Release Date:
09/28/2017
The latest and perhaps last attempt to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act has failed due in no small part to the ongoing and significant involvement of nonprofit advocacy organizations.
Want To Engage Millennials? Try Corporate Social Responsibility
Release Date:
09/28/2017
Millennials are becoming even more engaged in philanthropic causes in 2017 than they were in late 2016, according to Phase 1 of the Millennial Impact Report. At the same time, employers continue to search for ways to engage millennials to...
Kathy Halbreich of MoMA to Lead Rauschenberg Foundation
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09/28/2017
MOMA's Kathy Halbreich has decided to leave the museum to head the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation in Manhattan as its new executive director.
As Deaths Mount, Scrutiny of NYPD Response to ‘Emotionally Disturbed Persons’
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09/27/2017
At a recent hearing, New York City Council members discussed the effectiveness of NYPD responses to “emotionally disturbed person” (EDP) calls, the slow pace of implementation for new NYPD crisis intervention training, and the tragic outcomes of...
Rezoning a Block in Harlem, Respecting an African Burial Ground
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09/27/2017
For not quite two centuries starting in the mid-1660s, when a Dutch village was established under the name Nieuw Haarlem, a church in Upper Manhattan had separate cemeteries, one for white parishioners, the other for descendants of Africans.
What's So Interesting About This Walton Pledge for NYC Charter Schools?
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09/27/2017
The Walton Family Foundation recently pledged to invest more than $2 million to create new charter schools in New York City.
The Return Of Hookworm And The Limits Of Public Health Philanthropy
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09/27/2017
The rates hookworm infection found in Lowndes County, AL—one of the poorest counties in the state, three-quarters of whose residents are African-American (as were all of those tested in the study)—have not improved much from levels a century ago.
Trump Plans 45,000 Limit on Refugees Admitted to U.S.
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09/27/2017
President Trump plans to cap refugee admissions at 45,000 over the next year, according to current and former government officials briefed on the decision, setting a historically low limit on the number of people who can resettle in the United...
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