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NYC Education Dept. Must Make School Cafeteria Health Inspection Results Public

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09/14/2017

... Inspection Results Public New York City will soon have to post school cafeteria health inspection reports online for ... by Gov. Cuomo, New York City Department of Education on its website must post the...

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The 10 Companies with the Best CSR Reputations in 2017

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09/15/2017

... on society and treatment of employees, scoring each with its proprietary RepTrak Pulse system... The 10 Companies with ...

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NY Bans State Agencies from Questioning Immigration Status

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09/18/2017

... other state law enforcement agencies will not be allowed to ask about a person's right to be in the country when they're the victim of a crime or a witness. It also means state agencies won't be...

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Exhibit Allows Virtual 'Interviews' With Holocaust Survivors

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09/18/2017

... at a New York City museum is giving visitors a chance to interact with virtual versions of two Holocaust survivors. ...

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Opinion: Who Gets to Define Campus Rape?

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09/18/2017

Opinion: Who Gets to Define Campus Rape? Who should have the right to define rape: survivors who have experienced sexual ... by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’s decision this month to replace...

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Gender Justice

Hurricane Irma Relief: Here's What Big Companies Are Donating To The Effort

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09/18/2017

... Irma Relief: Here's What Big Companies Are Donating To The Effort The damage wrought by Hurricane Irma has ... the Caribbean isn't yet known, and Irma is still making its way toward Georgia as a...

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City Schools Buy Marked-Up Supplies Thanks To DOE System

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09/26/2017

City Schools Buy Marked-Up Supplies Thanks To DOE System City schools pay more for many basic classroom ... goods than they would at big-box retailers — thanks to an in-house purchasing system set up by education...

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More Nonprofits Are Running Their Own Crowdfunding Drives

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09/26/2017

... it’s 72. Fewer people today have a direct connection to that period of history. And with the Holocaust survivor ... is receiving more and more donated artifacts that need to be preserved. . . More Nonprofits...

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DOE Expands Comfort Dog Program In NYC Schools

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10/02/2017

... year, the Department of Education (DOE) will be expanding its Comfort Dog Program by adding 30 new schools across the ... member adopts a dog. The dog is brought into the school to help students and staff with...

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Did You Get Free SUNY Tuition? NY Reveals Figures

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10/02/2017

... School counselors encouraged the 22-year-old student to take fewer credits this fall as she eased into her first ... But without a full course load, she was not allowed to participate in the Excelsior...

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Immigration Judges Say Proposed Quotas from DOJ Threaten Independence

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10/13/2017

... Independence The Trump administration is taking steps to impose “numeric performance standards” on federal ... threaten judicial independence, as well as their ability to decide life-or-death deportation cases...

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OSF Explores Using Blockchain Technology to Help Migrants

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01/26/2018

OSF Explores Using Blockchain Technology to Help Migrants OSF awarded a $100,000 grant to the Center for Human Rights Science at Carnegie Mellon ... the value of cryptocurrency, making clear he believed ...

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Bank of America Issues $2.25 Billion Green Bond

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05/23/2018

... Bond The bond, the largest green bond issued by the bank to date, advances the company's commitment to deploying capital to advance sustainable projects. With ... for renewable energy...

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Mertz Gilmore Foundation and Others Support DANCE NOW FESTIVAL 2018

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06/08/2018

... Support DANCE NOW FESTIVAL 2018 DANCE NOW, acclaimed for its adventurous short-takes format, presents a diverse array ... DANCE NOW Festival offers a unique challenge for artists: to create a clear and...

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Simons Foundation's Quanta Magazine Celebrates Five Years of Public Service Science Journalism

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07/17/2018

... has attracted a loyal and rapidly growing audience through its core news features as well as interviews, columns, blog ... seven-minute planetarium show , titled "Journey to the Birth of the Solar System...

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Communications/Media

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Macquarie Group Launches $A50 Million Philanthropic Initiative

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09/21/2018

... Award, a $A50 million ($36.3 million) initiative to support bold ideas that address societal needs around the ... each receive $A10 million ($7.3 million) over five years to develop or expand a project that...

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Bank of America : Expands Neighborhood Builders Nonprofit Leadership Development Program in 74 Cities

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11/09/2018

... in 74 Cities Bank of America announced it is expanding its Neighborhood Builders(R) program and introducing a complementary program, Neighborhood Champions, to new cities in 2019 to support...

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Robert Smith III Joins the Surdna Foundation as Program Officer, Thriving Cultures

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02/06/2019

... Thriving Cultures The Surdna Foundation is pleased to announce its hire of Robert Smith III as Program Officer of the ... will develop and leverage relationships with key partners to support...

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Research to Prevent Blindness Celebrates 60th Anniversary

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02/05/2020

Research to Prevent Blindness Celebrates 60th Anniversary Today, Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) celebrates the 60th anniversary of its incorporation. With the help of some of our grantees,...

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