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The Blaustein Foundation Focuses on Mental Health Diversion

Release Date:

07/28/2017

... to violent. The goal is to improve relations with the public and reduce use of jails and emergency rooms for people ... have learned to de-escalate situations, and there is no policy requiring that a trained...

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The Morton K. and Jane Blaustein Foundation

Sloan, Skoll Foundations & Carnegie Support PBS NewsHour Exploratiopn of Future of Higher Education

Release Date:

08/23/2017

... team and partners at the Hechinger Report, American Public Media and Inside Higher Ed. To dig into the student ... on August 24 at 1 p.m. EDT with financial aid officers, policy experts and other key...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Carnegie Corporation of New York

Labor Day: New York Lawmakers on The State of Labor In 2017

Release Date:

08/30/2017

... for a $15 minimum wage and a 12-week paid family leave policy . This year, the governor included a measure in the ... a union-backed “Buy American” law. And for unionized public sector workers, the recovering...

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Opinion: New York’s Bad Teachers, Back on the Job

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09/11/2017

... the State Legislature reauthorized mayoral control of the public school system, Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration quietly announced a policy reversal: In the coming year, schools will once again ...

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As Flood Risks Rise, Trump’s Executive Order Jeopardizes Our Infrastructure and Communities

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09/12/2017

... executive order weakens the National Environmental Policy Act and cancels a federal standard that protects new ... and big corporations — the “private” half of the public -private partnerships that will...

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Environment and Climate Change

Opinion: The Risky Consequences Of Inclusionary Housing At Brooklyn’s Pfizer Site

Release Date:

09/19/2017

... of the mayor’s broader affordable housing vision of a public -private partnership with the real estate ...

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Trump Administration Rejects Study Showing Positive Impact of Refugees

Release Date:

09/19/2017

... as opponents of the program, led by Mr. Trump’s chief policy adviser, Stephen Miller, assert that continuing to ... United States, paying more in taxes than they consume in public benefits, and filling jobs in...

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Health-Care Titan Centene Will Try to Duck Contraceptive Coverage With Pickup Of Church-Linked Provider, Manhattan Pol Warns

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09/21/2017

... Care for $3.75 billion said it will try to continue a policy for at least a year of not providing contraceptive and ...

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Health

In The Battle For Trans Equality In North Carolina, This Teen Is On The Front Lines

Release Date:

09/28/2017

... policies and banned trans people from using the public bathroom that corresponds to their gender identity. HB ...

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Ms. Foundation Seeks to Increase Traction for Childcare Amongst Funders

Release Date:

10/03/2017

... have stepped in to fill the gap. In 2015, the Economic Policy Institute, a progressive-leaning think tank, found ... care costs more on average than in-state tuition at a public university. Access to...

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Ms. Foundation for Women

William T. Grant Foundation President Discusses Inequality In English Language Education

Release Date:

10/26/2017

... The percentage of English language learners in American public schools has increased in all but 15 states since 2004. ... outcomes and how to better use research to influence policy , Gamoran said. His lecture...

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Watch Another Video From Chasing The Dream, Supported By The JPB and Ford Foundations

Release Date:

01/22/2018

... for PBS NewsHour Weekend, produced in partnership with public radio station WNYC , correspondent Matt Katz has the ...

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Immigration

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Freedom Together Foundation

Ford Foundation

Alisha Williams to Join Arcus as Program Officer of Social Justice Program

Release Date:

06/19/2018

... LGBTQ Poverty Initiative at the Vaid Group where they led policy advocacy and public education efforts among a collaborative of nine ...

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Arcus Foundation

Open Society Foundations Commits $5 Million for Accountable Governance

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06/02/2019

... and effective. The funding from OSF will advance shared policy priorities in the areas of government corruption, access to justice, public services, gender and inclusion, and civic space; ...

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Responding to Coronavirus with National Paid Sick Leave

Release Date:

03/13/2020

... Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), introduced the Paid Sick Days for Public Health Emergencies and Personal Family Care Act to ... their children if schools or child care centers close for public health reasons. And, by...

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Mellon Foundation Names Carter Stewart Executive Vice President for Programs

Release Date:

07/21/2021

... for the Ohio State University’s John Glenn College of Public Affairs’ independent assessment of the City of ... George Floyd. Stewart led a team of lawyers, researchers, public policy experts...

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20 Oct 2022

From Cautious to Courageous: How Foundations Can Step up Advocacy & Invest in Change (Session 2 of 2)

Thursday, October 20, 2022 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... social, environmental and economic justice. Private and public foundations can play an important role in advocacy by ... and federal levels. By bringing key constituencies to the policy table, particularly...

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All Funders

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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2024 PNY Membership Report to the Board

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08 Dec 2020

A New Chapter in the Fight for Immigrant Justice - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Tuesday, December 8, 2020 -

2:00pm to 3:15pm

... or even a comprehensive unwinding of the hundreds of policy attacks perpetrated by the Trump administration. While ... egregious Trump-era actions such as the Muslim Ban, the public charge policy...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Immigration

Public Policy

03 Apr 2024

IRA 201: Tax Implications on Environmental Grantmaking Seminar

Wednesday, April 3, 2024 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

... has been one of the cornerstones of our clean energy policy and combating climate change. So what exactly is ... direct pay mechanism and other innovative features of the policy . Examine the impact of the IRA...

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Environment and Climate Change

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