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Republicans Are Reconsidering Full Repeal of State and Local Tax Deduction

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10/04/2017

... Local Tax Deduction Republican leaders are backing away from a proposal to fully repeal an expensive tax break used ... tax filers to deduct state and local taxes amid pushback from fellow lawmakers whose...

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Economic Security

Inspired or Frustrated, Women Go to Work for Themselves

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10/04/2017

... Here are their stories. Chupi Sweetman-Durney ran away from home when she was 6. She wisely took along the duvet cover from her bed, her doll and a book. She found a nesting spot under a tree, about a half-...

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Gender Justice

Commonwealth Fund Analysis Shows how Disastrous the Medicaid Work Requirement Would be, Given the Opioid Crisis

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01/12/2018

... the Opioid Crisis The first state waiver is likely to be from Kentucky — a state that has benefited enormously from Medicaid coverage for people facing opioid ... prescriptions for opioid use disorders jumped...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

21 Feb 2019

Black History Month: Diversity and Strength of the Black Immigrant Community in the U.S. - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, February 21, 2019 -

4:00pm to 5:00pm

... current challenges black immigrants are facing, ranging from the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS), ...

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12 Mar 2020

COVID-19 Weekly PNY Member Webinars - Philanthropy's Response in Times of Crisis

Thursday, March 12, 2020 -

10:00am to 11:00am

... action steps for COVID-19, along with lessons learned from philanthropic responses to past disasters. Speakers ...

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Disaster Relief

United Way of New York City

PNY Core: Financial Series

... funders understand how to assess organizational health through financial analysis. These interactive offerings help ...

Recording: The Youth Mental Health Crisis: A Half-Day Convening Focused on How Philanthropy Can Make All the Difference

... people. We'll discuss which challenges can be tackled through private philanthropy and which require advocacy ... Director, Grantmaking, the Solon E. Summerfield Foundation Panel 3: Amplifying Youth...

Associate, Budgets and Contract Compliance, EducateNYC (United Way of New York City)

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08/16/2016

... by reviewing and approving CBO budgets and expense reports through FMS Provide fiscal management technical assistance to ...

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27 Jun 2024

Service for Impact: Creating Volunteer Opportunities that Advance Social Impact Strategies

Thursday, June 27, 2024 -

9:30am to 11:00am

... difference in society while supporting business objectives through volunteerism.  This program will dive into how ... David Kaiser-Jones , Director, Advisory Services, Taproot Foundation Sonia Aviv , Vice...

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Anti-Poverty Research Study Launched in NY

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05/18/2014

The Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York, and UJA-Federation of New York have collectively launched a new research study that will identify public policies that could have a significant impact...

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UJA-Federation of New York

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Commonwealth Fund Ranks US Health Care Last Among World's Wealthiest Nations

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10/16/2014

United States falls short on access to health care and cost of coverage.

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The Commonwealth Fund

Wall Street Not Giving Up On U.S. Social Impact Bonds

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07/30/2015

Though Goldman Sachs and Bloomberg lost money from a recent Rikers Island recidivism reduction program, they still plan to explore social impact bonds in the future.

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Newman's Own Strives to Improve Military Quality of Life

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09/03/2015

Six military nonprofit organizations were awarded $200,000 to fund programs that will benefit service men and women.

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Community Development

Veterans

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Mayor Increases 'Fair Share' Funding for Schools, but Critics Want More

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01/25/2016

Mayor Bill de Blasio is dedicating $159 million in the next fiscal year to help beef up budgets at city schools that are currently well below what they should be receiving, but the Brooklyn Borough president says the increase is not enough.

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Education

Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program Awards Research Fellowships to 35 Scholars for Important Work in the Social Sciences and Humanities

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04/26/2017

Carnegie Corporation of New York today announced 35 recipients of the 2017 Andrew Carnegie fellowships, with awards totaling $7 million.

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Policy Uncertainty over Affordable Care Act Means Less Time for Oversight of Premium Hikes, Commonwealth Fund Says

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05/23/2017

The White House request for a 90-day delay on health subsidies is just one example of the continued uncertainty over critical ACA policies that is making it difficult for insurers to submit their proposed plans and rates.

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Opinion: New York’s Bad Teachers, Back on the Job

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09/11/2017

Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration quietly announced a policy reversal: In the coming year, schools will once again be forced to hire teachers that no other school has wanted to hire.

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Education

Amid Opioid Crisis, Insurers Restrict Pricey, Less Addictive Painkillers

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09/18/2017

Drug companies and doctors have been accused of fueling the opioid crisis, but some question whether insurers have played a role, too.

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Aging Out of Foster Care Makes Eating Right a Challenge

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09/18/2017

Tony Turner knew he had to improve his eating habits to reverse a recent diagnosis of prediabetes, but, after several years in the foster care system, he did not know where to start.

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