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Disparities in Health of NYC Latino Populations

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09/28/2017

Latinos, who make up nearly a third of the New York City population, tend to have better health outcomes compared with other city residents, according to a new report released Wednesday from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

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Tax Plan Doubles Standard Deduction, Leaves Charitable Deduction In Place

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09/28/2017

Nonprofit leaders applauded the preservation of the charitable deduction but are wary of other changes that might hurt charitable giving, such as doubling the standard deduction and repealing the estate tax, under a framework for tax reform...

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Toward Liberation: A Staunch Social Justice Funder Puts Women of Color Up Front

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09/29/2017

We hear a lot about the lack of diversity in philanthropy’s upper leadership, and also about the lack of support to organizations headed by women and people of color. Well, here’s one funder that’s actually walking the walk. Building on its initial...

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Gender Justice

State Officials: N.Y. Will Help Enroll People in Insurance through Obamacare

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09/29/2017

The recent announcement by the Trump administration to slash funding for enrollment assistance and marketing of insurance policies offered to individuals through the Affordable Care Act will not affect New York, the head of the state’s online...

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Health

Lincoln Center Scraps a $500 Million Geffen Hall Renovation

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10/04/2017

The new leaders of Lincoln Center and the New York Philharmonic announced they were scuttling a half-billion-dollar plan for a gut renovation of David Geffen Hall and seeking simpler ways to improve the lackluster theater.

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Arts

Nonprofits Initiate Recall as Mayor Cuts Their Funding

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10/05/2017

A coalition of nonprofit leaders and community activists have launched a recall campaign against the new mayor of Fitchburg, Wisconsin, a suburb of some 25,000 residents just outside of Madison.

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How Nonprofit Programs Scale Up: Findings from the Wallace Foundation

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10/06/2017

Sometimes, when one reads the phrase “getting to scale,” it feels a little bit like the nonprofit equivalent of reaching for the Holy Grail.

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Forest, Forest Everywhere. But Not an Acre to Touch.

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10/10/2017

In November, voters statewide will face a more expansive question — whether to amend the State Constitution to allow towns to use small pieces of land in the “forever-wild” preserves in the Adirondacks and Catskills for small, but critical public...

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Samuel H. Kress Foundation Funded Digital Archive Hosts 3,000 Years of Roman History, At The Click Of A Mouse

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10/18/2017

The digital Lanciani archive project is just one part of a larger scholarly collaboration called “Mapping Rome,” for which Camerlenghi is a principal investigator, along with scholars from Oregon, Stanford, and Italy.

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Samuel H. Kress Foundation

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Citi Community Development Is Partner in NYC’s First Citywide Community Land Trust

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10/25/2017

A citywide collaborative of nonprofit affordable housing organizations today announced the formation of the Interboro Community Land Trust (CLT), NYC’s first citywide CLT.

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Community Development

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11 Jan 2018

Valuing the Family in Family Philanthropy - Webinar

Thursday, January 11, 2018 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

How do you value the family in family philanthropy? Join NCFP President Ginny Eposito as she interviews three generations of family members.

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08 Feb 2018

Choosing and Using Multiple Vehicles for Family Giving - Webinar

Thursday, February 8, 2018 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

Increasingly, philanthropic families are using multiple tools and strategies to achieve their goals.

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19 Apr 2018

Civil Conversations in Uncivil Times - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, April 19, 2018 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

Society is becoming increasingly divisive. What roles can family foundations play in finding ways to support meaningful dialogue across “party lines” within their community?

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Family Foundation

10 May 2018

Privacy, Purpose and the Public Trust: Finding a Balance - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, May 10, 2018 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

How do you balance what you share externally with your family’s need for privacy?

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Family Foundation

14 Jun 2018

Collaborating for Change: Practices and Pitfalls from Across the Field - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, June 14, 2018 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

Collaboration is the key to building a healthy and strong family, organization, and community.

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Family Foundation

Brooklyn Community Foundation Encourages Donors to Give Where They Live with $100,000 Match

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11/20/2017

Brooklyn is setting out to prove that it’s New York City’s most generous borough this holiday season with #BrooklynGives on Giving Tuesday , a 24-hour giving day that aims to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for local nonprofits.

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An Open Letter to the Hundreds of Millions of Americans Who Have Worked for, Volunteered for, Donated to, or Benefited from the Work of a Charitable Nonprofit: i.e., every living person in the USA.

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11/30/2017

Tim Delaney, President and CEO of the National Council of Nonprofits writes an Open Letter urging readers to call their Senators to vote NO on the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" bill.

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The Commonwealth Fund Supports Tool to Encourage Patient Contribution to Clinical Notes

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12/08/2017

Funded by The Commonwealth Fund, OurNotes is an extension of the nationwide OpenNotes, a movement to offer patients ready, online access to their clinicians’ visit notes. Currently, more than 20 million patients across the country have electronic...

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