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New York Chastises EPA Chief Over River’s Superfund Cleanup

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09/07/2017

The $1.7 billion Superfund cleanup of the Hudson River is not protecting the public’s health and the river as initially promised, New York’s environmental commissioner contended last week.

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Houston's Undocumented Immigrants Left Destitute And Fearful In Harvey's Wake

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09/07/2017

As the water rose on their first floor apartment, Rosa Sosa and her family fled to a vacant unit on the second floor. They watched in horror as it continued to rise, as it swallowed most of the cars in the parking lot that rings their sprawling two-...

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In Nighttime Tweet, Trump Offers Mixed Message on Immigration

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09/07/2017

In his seven months in office, President Trump has proved to be the commander in chief of mixed messages. But even for him, the nighttime tweet on Tuesday was a head-turner.

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The DACA ‘Fix’ That Immigration Activists Fear

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09/07/2017

When news leaked on Monday that President Trump had decided to dismantle Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) — the 2012 policy that granted administrative relief to some 800,000 undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States...

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A Creative Approach to Advocacy: How One Foundation Tackles a Complex Issue

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09/07/2017

Poses Family Foundation Program Managers Sara Adelsberg and Katina Mountanos say their foundation's approach to funding advocacy starts with deepening their own understanding.

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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States Sue To Block DACA Termination, Citing Trump's 'Racial Animus'

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09/07/2017

Several states are suing the Trump administration to block it from terminating the program protecting young immigrants known as DREAMers.

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My Brother’s Keeper Merges with Obama Foundation

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09/07/2017

My Brother’s Keeper, a White House initiative that later spun off into a separate 501(c)(3) nonprofit known as the My Brother’s Keeper Alliance, or MBK, will merge with the Obama Foundation.

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LGBTQ Groups Adjust to More Married Donors

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09/07/2017

The revolution in civil and legal rights for LGBTQ Americans has wrought a parallel shift in fundraising tactics for nonprofits that worked to bring about those changes. Charities that once focused mostly on unmarried, often childless people are now...

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Opinion: Nonprofits Aren’t Doing What It Takes to Protect Civil Society in the Trump Era

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09/07/2017

Party politics and constant Twitter barbs aside, the vast tidal changes in Washington are sweeping away decades of collaboration and interdependence that ties the U.S. government to America’s millions of nonprofits.