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The NYPD's Growing DNA Database Raises Concern

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09/26/2017

... investigative leads and given prosecutors ammunition in court. But as the police have gotten more aggressive about ... of DNA profiles without any laws and little oversight over how they can use it. As the...

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Justice Reform

How Did Marriage Become a Mark of Privilege?

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09/26/2017

... which used to be the default way to form a family in the United States, regardless of income or education, has ... who are most privileged. Fewer Americans are marrying over all, and whether they do so is more...

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Gender Justice

Rezoning a Block in Harlem, Respecting an African Burial Ground

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09/27/2017

Rezoning a Block in Harlem, Respecting an African Burial Ground For not quite two centuries starting in the mid-1660s, when a Dutch village was established under ... the blacks were left where they were as the...

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Community Development

What's So Interesting About This Walton Pledge for NYC Charter Schools?

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09/27/2017

... invest more than $2 million to create new charter schools in New York City. "So what's new about that?" you might ask. ... that charter schools can have. Since 1997, it's invested over $400...

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Trump Plans 45,000 Limit on Refugees Admitted to U.S.

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09/27/2017

... President Trump plans to cap refugee admissions at 45,000 over the next year, according to current and former ... low limit on the number of people who can resettle in the United States after fleeing...

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Immigration

Minorities and Americans Without College Degrees Showed Greatest Gains In Wealth Since 2013, New Data Shows

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09/28/2017

... Americans Without College Degrees Showed Greatest Gains In Wealth Since 2013, New Data Shows Americans who were left ... and people without college degrees — saw large gains in net worth over...

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Economic Security

New York Is Betting $155 Million That It Can Cut Evictions

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10/03/2017

... That It Can Cut Evictions At New York City's housing court in downtown Brooklyn, where judges preside over landlord-tenant disputes, about 30 people stand in line, waiting to speak to a...

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Housing and Homelessness

NYers Face Harsher ATM Fees Than Nearly Anyone in Nation, Study Finds

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10/04/2017

NYers Face Harsher ATM Fees Than Nearly Anyone in Nation, Study Finds If it feels like you're constantly ... from the consumer's bank for using another outlet's ATM. Over the last decade, those...

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New York City Students Are Getting Younger

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10/05/2017

... New York City's preschool expansion is not happening in quite the same blitz as its massive scale-up of classes ... nearly 50,000 full-day pre-k seats to the school system over the course of two years...

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More Training Needed to Fill New York’s ‘Middle Skill Jobs

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10/13/2017

... widely known that college graduates earn far more money over the professional careers than their peers who only have ... school diploma. But less attention is paid to the workers in the middle – those who have...

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Workforce Development

Rockefeller Foundation Releases YieldWise: Cutting Food Loss in Half for World Food Day

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10/17/2017

... more than enough to feed our entire global population of over 7 billion people. Yet at the same time, approximately ... next meal will come from. And more than 780 million people in the world are food insecure...

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Study Supported by Doris Duke Foundation Reveals Mumps Resurgence Due to Waning Vaccine Protection in Adults

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03/23/2018

... Reveals Mumps Resurgence Due to Waning Vaccine Protection in Adults In the study, which was published in Science Translational ... studies of mumps vaccine effectiveness conducted ...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Senior Program Officer Donald J. Waters to Retire

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05/12/2019

... 20 years of exceptional service at the Foundation. “ Over the past two decades, Don has developed a magnificent ... to implement it, always working with trusted partners in the field,” remarked Mariët...

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Looking Back on Philanthropy New York's 2013

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12/12/2013

... when many people give thanks for wonderful experiences over the past twelve months and look with anticipation to a ... a very productive year and -- with our new strategic plan in place for 2014-2016 -- we are...

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Unlocking the Power of Co-Leadership: Part Two of A Candid Conversation with Rebecca Tye and Camaro West, Co-Executive Directors of Peace is Loud

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12/08/2023

... and executive coordination. Before joining Peace is Loud in a co-leadership position, they shared a working history ... work, the organization connects people’s desire for change with opportunities for...

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Arcus Capacity-Building Initiative Selects First Group of Leaders

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09/02/2013

The Arcus Foundation has announced the first participants in its LGBT Leadership Initiative (ALLI), which will provide ... which includes a former NFL player who publicly came out in 2012, the head of a national...

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Moyer, New York Life Foundations Announce National Memory Board Project

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11/29/2013

... and the need for children's grief support services. 24 In conjunction with Children's Grief Awareness Day, the Moyer ... invited to share a photo or memory of their loved one via social media to help...

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11 Leading Philanthropies Respond to White House Report on Young Men of Color

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05/30/2014

... to expand opportunity for boys and young men of color. In response, 11 of America’s leading foundations working ... private-sector initiative issued a joint statement. In addition to the Open Society, the...

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Surdna's Head Reflects on Aligning Program With Mission, Impact Investing

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06/25/2014

... on Aligning Program With Mission, Impact Investing In an interview with Shelterforce, Surdna President Phillip ... recent launch into the impact investing world. In discussing how Surdna zeroed in...

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