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Atlantic Philanthropies Steps Into Political Arena With $50 Million Fund

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10/21/2016

... Million Fund There’s a new, deep-pocketed liberal donor in town. It’s called the Civic Participation Action Fund, and it’s run by a man named Stephen McConnell in Washington. Formed last year with $50 million...

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Rockefeller's Insight Dialogues Features Hamilton Star and Creator Lin-Manuel Miranda

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06/29/2016

... and star Lin-Manuel Miranda joined Rockefeller President Judith Rodin to discuss the role of diversity in the arts, economic inclusion, and other topics on ...

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Farhana Khera of Muslim Advocates Talks About The Fight Against Discrimination After 9/11

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05/07/2014

Farhana Khera of Muslim Advocates Talks About The Fight Against Discrimination After 9/11 In this PhilTalk at Philanthropy New York's 35th annual meeting, Farhana Khera , president &...

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Gay Rights Group Turns Down Bank of America’s Money Over HB2 Compromise

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05/09/2017

Gay Rights Group Turns Down Bank of America’s Money Over HB2 Compromise The nation’s ... largest gay rights group plans to reject $325,000 in Bank of America sponsorships to protest the role bank...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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LGBTQ

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Robert Sterling Clark Adopts Trust-Based Grantmaking Model and Garners Thousands of Positive Comments from Nonprofit Community

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08/22/2017

... Adopts Trust-Based Grantmaking Model and Garners Thousands of Positive Comments from Nonprofit Community I’m still angry due to Charlottesville and our president ’s horrifying words that are fueling the rise...

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Cuomo Administration Bullish On State Climate Action After RGGI Agreement

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08/28/2017

... On State Climate Action After RGGI Agreement The head of the state Department of Environmental Conservation said ... between states to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the power sector will...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Trump Administration Considering Cuts to Cultural Exchange Visas

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08/28/2017

... The Trump administration is considering major reductions in cultural exchange programs, including those for au pairs ... people familiar with the administration’s planning said. President Donald Trump’s “Buy...

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Workforce Development

'Dreamer’ Plan That Aided 800,000 Immigrants Is Threatened

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08/28/2017

... After graduating last year, Ms. Rojas, who grew up in Chicago, was hired by a utility company to help modernize ... electrical grid. But her life could soon be upended in a showdown over a five-year-old...

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Nonprofit Supporting NYCHA Adds to Early Fundraising & Programs

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08/29/2017

... and community programming, is showing encouraging growth. In a subsequent interview with Gotham Gazette, Rasmia Kirmani-Frye, the founding president of the Fund for Public Housing, said the...

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Housing and Homelessness

Trump Tax Plan May Free Up Corporate Dollars, but Then What?

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08/31/2017

... Dollars, but Then What? The tax overhaul promised by President Trump and Republican congressional leaders is ... heavy load. The goal is not only to reduce the tax bills of corporations and small businesses,...

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Economic Security

China’s Xi Slams Unwillingness to Combat Climate Change

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09/05/2017

... Xi Slams Unwillingness to Combat Climate Change Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday warned that the world economy ... a threat to American jobs and decided to pull the U.S. out of the Paris agreement on...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Health Care Reform Flatlined. But Lawmakers Aren’t Giving Up

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09/05/2017

... Labor and Pensions Committee kicks off the first of four scheduled hearings this month examining the individual health care market with the goal of producing a bipartisan bill that makes modest fixes. Ideas...

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After 16 Futile Years, Congress Will Try Again to Legalize ‘Dreamers’

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09/06/2017

... from deportation. The bill was called the Dream Act, and in Congresses Democratic and Republican, and in the Bush and ... boot. The prospects for success after more than a decade of false...

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Manhattan DA Lightens Marijuana Penalties in New Policy

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09/06/2017

Manhattan DA Lightens Marijuana Penalties in New Policy Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance announced ... comes amid backlash from municipalities and states over President Donald Trump's immigration policies...

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Justice Reform

NYC and Studio Team Up to Keep Music Industry Humming

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09/07/2017

... New York recording studio, bolstered by $6 million in city funding. The recording industry has been shrinking ... slightly under $20 million, according to Roger H. Brown, president of Berklee...

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Arts

Senate’s Obamacare Fixes Would Build on Heavy Lifting by States

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09/07/2017

... busy bickering over repealing the health law, officials in red and blue states worked frantically to soothe anxious ... that’s still vulnerable, but far from the “disaster” President Donald Trump and his top...

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The DACA ‘Fix’ That Immigration Activists Fear

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09/07/2017

... Immigration Activists Fear When news leaked on Monday that President Trump had decided to dismantle Deferred Action for ... States as minors — some commentators tried to find a ray of hope in...

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A Helpful Tool to Combat the Opioid Crisis

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09/11/2017

... drug monitoring programs, an approach highlighted in the draft report from President Trump’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction ... epidemic has led every state but Missouri to establish one of...

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Nonprofit Offers Guidance for Charities Worried About Deportation Raids

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09/11/2017

... that those clients may stop seeking services for fear of being swept up in a deportation raid. President Trump’s decision to end Deferred Action for ...

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