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UJA-Federation of New York Launches Centennial With Largest Volunteer Initiative in its History

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01/12/2017

Commemorating 100 years of service as a community safety net and champion of Jewish life for more than 4.5 million people in New York, Israel, and around the world, UJA-Federation of New York is launching Time for Good, the largest volunteer effort...

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation Welcomes Lisa Cowan as Vice President of Programs

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01/12/2017

Lisa has been working with community-based organizations for the last 25 years, first as a community health educator and program director at several youth-serving agencies, then as a Senior Consultant at Community Resource Exchange

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How to Stop the School-to-Prison Pipeline for Girls of Color

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01/12/2017

Black girls and other girls of color disproportionately experience harsh school discipline than their peers.

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Justice Reform

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

Free To Fail? Foundations Face Few External Performance Pressures

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01/11/2017

Kevin Jennings, executive director of the Arcus Foundation, writes, "Unlike our colleagues in government, business, and civil society, foundation executives face relatively little outside pressure to achieve impact. We are free to fail, with no...

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Century Foundation Releases Report on Strengthening Protection of Patient Medical Data

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01/11/2017

When Americans seek medical care, they expect privacy surrounding their medical records. But the world of information is transforming, and there hasn’t been any change in U.S. health privacy laws since 1996.

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Health

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JPMorgan Chase Announces $20M for New Skills for Youth Initiative

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01/11/2017

The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. today announced $20 million in grants to 10 U.S. states to dramatically increase the number of students who graduate from high school prepared for careers.

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Commonwealth Fund Study Shows Covered California Consumers Saving and Paying Much Less Than Expected for Quality Coverage

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01/11/2017

This analysis of health plan premium growth in California’s insurance marketplaces, focusing on the policies that consumers actually purchased, finds that the average price paid for plans selected in 2014 was 11.6 percent less than the average price...

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Native Americans in Philanthropy #GenIndigenous Response Fund Announces Call for Proposals

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01/10/2017

Native-led youth organizations responding to current movements through organizing and activism may be eligible to receive grants up to $5,000 from the #GenIndigenous Response Fund.