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NY Community Trust Calls for Funding A Better, Broader Environmental Movement

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05/04/2017

... the infirm, and the elderly are particularly vulnerable to temperature extremes and violent storms. Low-income communities of color often bear the brunt of our civilization’s legacy .....

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U.S. Is Eliminating Its Arctic and Climate Envoys. What Message Does that Send?

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08/31/2017

... Climate Envoys. What Message Does that Send? As Secretary of State Rex Tillerson eliminates or shifts dozens of ... careers on these issues worry about the message being sent to the...

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Push for Gender Equality in Tech? Some Men Say It’s Gone Too Far

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09/26/2017

... Twitter. They argue for everything from male separatism to an end to gender diversity efforts. Silicon Valley has for years accommodated a fringe element of men who say women are ruining the...

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The J.M. Kaplan Fund Announces 2017 J.M.K. Innovation Prize Winners

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11/17/2017

... Early this year, The J.M. Kaplan Fund put out a call to anyone in the United States with a promising solution to a ... sought to identify and celebrate innovation in the fields of...

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06 Apr 2020

New York Environmental Funders Network – Spring Meeting - via Zoom

Monday, April 6, 2020 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... program will now be delivered via Zoom. Please register to receive log-in details the day before the program.** The ... New York Environmental Funders Network is a peer network of grantmakers who fund or are...

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As Funders of Equity and Education, Connect Research to Action for School Integration

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11/21/2016

As Funders of Equity and Education, Connect Research to Action for School Integration by Gisela Alvarez, Esq., ... tackling this issue incredibly difficult and of paramount importance...

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An Old Idea is New Again: Tackling Large Complex Problems by Investing in Communities

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04/10/2018

... Education Collaborative (DEC), I urge fellow grantmakers to bring this ethos of community engagement to their work. In this piece, I ... immigrant students in its 2017 portfolio proves that...

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Six Months Later

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05/08/2013

As philanthropy looks back on the last six months of Hurricane Sandy recovery, Health and Environmental Funders Network Communications Associate Lauren Linville shares some of the challenges,...

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NYCT Funding Pilot Program for In-school STI Testing

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10/17/2014

... transmitted infection, or STI. About 20 million new cases of STIs are diagnosed annually. Despite being a common, preventable, and treatable health problem, a lack of information, shame, and...

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How Failure of the Obamacare Repeal Affects Consumers

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09/27/2017

How Failure of the Obamacare Repeal Affects Consumers Obamacare repeal is ... dead, again. But the months of Republican attacks on the health law will still have consequences for some consumers...

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Clarity Needed In Clean Labeling

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08/30/2017

... have become as important as the product itself, according to new research from the Nielsen Co. Nearly 4 in 10 U.S. ... perceived as bad for them, and 53% say the exclusion of undesirable ingredients is more...

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Providence Wins Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Cities Challenge

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03/13/2013

... Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Mayor’s Challenge. An effort to help low-income parents improve their kids’ language ... Mayor’s Challenge, a competition designed to inspire innovation among local...

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Julie Floch, Nonprofit Finance Expert And PNY Policy Committee Member, Has Died

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09/27/2016

... battle with cancer. Floch was the partner in charge of accounting and consulting ... Group and served on the board of a wide array of local and national organizations,...

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Asharoken Storm Protection Project to Be Reviewed, Officials Say

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08/29/2017

Asharoken Storm Protection Project to Be Reviewed, Officials Say New York State officials will ask the Army Corps of Engineers to reopen a project to protect Asharoken that was...

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Program Focuses on Getting City Workers to Live Healthier Lives

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01/22/2015

Program Focuses on Getting City Workers to Live Healthier Lives The city has created a Culture of Health team to explore programs that would prod city workers ...

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NYCT Announces the Retirement of Program Director Len McNally

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02/10/2015

NYCT Announces the Retirement of Program Director Len McNally At the end of January ... at The New York Community Trust as Program Director for Health and People with Special Needs. In his tenure...

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The Commonwealth Fund Reports Annual Primary Care Visits Will Only Rise by 3.8% from ACA

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02/25/2015

... Will Only Rise by 3.8% from ACA Americans who gain health insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act ... for health care services—but only slightly. According to a Commonwealth Fund...

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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Backs the Bernie Sanders 'Medicare For All' Bill

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09/13/2017

... For All' Bill Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has signed on to the “Medicare for All” plan, making her the latest ... expected to be rolled out Wednesday, would expand the health care program...

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City Launches Coordinated Effort to Serve LGBTQ Youth

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09/20/2017

City Launches Coordinated Effort to Serve LGBTQ Youth New York City is creating a multi-agency project in hopes of better coordinating — and expanding — existing ... services for LGBTQ youth. The effort includes a...

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