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17 Nov 2021

The Philly DA: Advancing Criminal Legal Reform from the Inside Out

Wednesday, November 17, 2021 -

12:30pm to 1:45pm

... legal system – and questions of corruption and reform in this field. During the session, we’ll watch several ... or uphold its structure How film can illuminate social issues and organize educational impact...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Releases Report on Importance of Local Climate Actions in U.S.

Release Date:

03/08/2016

... Releases Report on Importance of Local Climate Actions in U.S. Ahead of the Climate Leadership Conference, ... released “Leadership by U.S. Cities: Innovations in Climate Action,” with forewords by United...

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Environment and Climate Change

01 Aug 2018

On Shaky Ground: Stabilizing the Financial Security of Single Women - A Webinar Hosted by AFN

Wednesday, August 1, 2018 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... has extended an invitation to PNY members.* Single women in the United States are increasingly entering retirement ... in our tax code, employer-based benefits structures, the Social Security...

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Next Gen Donors: Shaping the Future of Philanthropy

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04/2013

... Center for Philanthropy at Grand Valley State University in an analysis of their new research on next generation ... group of Generation Xers and Millennials will inherit over $40 trillion in wealth, much of that designated for philanthropy. In this ...

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The Role of Philanthropy and Advocacy in Healthcare Reform Implementation

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02/21/2013

A report from Philanthropy New York’s “Money and Power in Post-Election America: Where Is Philanthropy?” ... Reform breakout session. As the saying goes, it’s all over but the shouting. That fits national health...

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More Children in Greece Are Going Hungry

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04/17/2013

... of a school lunch program to help combat child hunger in Greece is mentioned in this article. As an elementary school principal, Leonidas ... leftovers; and an 11-year-old boy, Pantelis Petrakis, bent ...

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Target Hands Decision on $5-Million Schools Gift to Online Voters

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08/15/2013

... decide, via Facebook, how it will distribute $5 million in donations to public schools through its “Give With ... of Community Relations Laysha Ward is also quoted in the article.) Retail giant Target is...

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Why Don’t Corporations Give to Charity?

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08/08/2013

In an op-ed for Slate, Ken Stern examines the decline in corporate contributions to charities in the U.S., as a percentage of pretax profits, over the past 30 years. A few weeks...

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Scott Stringer Unveils Transition Team

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11/18/2013

... his transition team Monday as he prepares to take over the reins from Comptroller John Liu on Jan. 1. Stringer ...

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The New York Women's Foundation

Viriginia "Ginnie" Sloane Remembered for Her Philanthropic Spirit

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11/04/2014

... Spirit As a philanthropist, Virginia Sloane presided over the Heckscher Foundation for Children for nearly 25 ... of millions of dollars to organizations serving youngsters in New York. She was also the soul...

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Ford's Walker Addresses a Solution for Inequality in CNN OpEd

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06/18/2015

Ford's Walker Addresses a Solution for Inequality in CNN OpEd Around the world today, the greatest threat to ... intentional policies and ingrained prejudices -- that have over many decades tilted the scales...

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New York City Takes Steps to Increase the Safety of Employees at Homeless Shelters

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07/07/2015

... Homeless Shelters The huge, turreted castle that looms over Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn is the first stopover for many of New York ... call it Castle Grayskull after the forbidding fortress in...

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Guttman Community College to Move to UWS

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04/05/2016

... will relocate from its Midtown home to much larger digs in a CUNY-owned building on the Upper West Side. The institution, CUNY’s first new community college in more than four decades, will relocate from Allied...

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Surdna Foundation Promotes Worker Co-Ops to Overcome Wealth Inequality

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04/20/2016

... to Overcome Wealth Inequality Given the current debate in the United States over income and wealth inequality, can worker ownership be ... the question the Surdna Foundation set out to answer in...

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Century Foundation Research on School Segregation is Focus of Reporting in The Atlantic

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04/21/2016

... Research on School Segregation is Focus of Reporting in The Atlantic The U.S. Education Secretary John King is ... who see the current lack of real integration as a fact over which they have no control. That,...

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How Bloomberg Philanthropies' Big Investment in Mayors May Shape Education Reform, and More

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09/16/2016

How Bloomberg Philanthropies' Big Investment in Mayors May Shape Education Reform, and More Mayoral control remains a controversial issue in education, but some see it as a major boon for reform ... City Hall...

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Coalition Rallies against Cuomo’s Proposed Nuclear Plant Subsidies

Release Date:

10/28/2016

... nuclear plants with $7.7 billion from electric ratepayers over the next 12 years. A small group of leaders from the groups made their case against the so-called Cuomo tax in Mineola, Albany, New York City,...

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Environment and Climate Change

U.S. Trust Surveys 1,435 U.S. High Net Worth Households on Attitudes Toward Giving

Release Date:

11/21/2016

... findings, was evidence of ... Strong ongoing engagement: _ In 2015, 91 percent of high-net-worth households donated to ... of wealthy individuals plan to give as much (or more) over the next three years as...

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New York Women’s Foundation President Says Trans Women Need More Than Victim Remembrance

Release Date:

11/21/2016

... transgender people. The heated national debate, ostensibly over restroom access, reflects the extreme prejudice and hostility that transgender people face every day in America. And now the 2016 presidential...

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Open Society Foundations Hosts Panel on Public Health in a Populist Moment

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04/10/2017

Open Society Foundations Hosts Panel on Public Health in a Populist Moment What does the election of President ... the globe—mean for public health? At a time when debates over access to health care and the...

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