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A Former Felon Leads The Way In Criminal Justice Reform

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08/31/2017

... Criminal Justice Reform In September 1999, Deanna Hoskins was released from a community-based correctional facility ... serving six months of a one-year prison sentence. She was 30 and suffering from substance...

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Justice Reform

For Teachers Working Through DACA, a Bittersweet Start to the School Year

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09/07/2017

... New York, he broke down at his desk. The government had just canceled the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals ... place. “The last three years that I have been teaching was like a world of possibility for...

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In Diller Island’s Demise, a Cautionary Tale of Donor Influence

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09/21/2017

... Island’s Demise, a Cautionary Tale of Donor Influence Just like that, Pier 55, a $250 million floating park ... hit the project with costly litigation. But ultimately, it was main backer Barry Diller who...

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Black And Hispanic Students In New York City Most Likely To Be Arrested And Handcuffed, Data Shows

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09/27/2017

... city has reduced in-school arrests and summonses. While just over two-thirds of students are black or Hispanic, they ... Youth Collaborative and the Center for Popular Democracy. Just over 1,100 students were...

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Home Health Workers: All the Work, Half the Pay

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10/02/2017

... the apartment of an elderly man with Alzheimer's who was partially paralyzed by a stroke, looks nothing like the ... cared for him in 24-hour shifts, it felt like a sweatshop just the same. Chan is part...

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Americans Fear Social Security Will Go Broke, Poll Shows

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10/02/2017

... retired in the past 10 years share that concern. These are just two of the key findings of a recent poll conducted by ... mean all these people think the current situation is just fine. More than four in five...

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation

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Economic Security

Peterson Foundation on National Debt Surpassing $21 Trillion

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03/19/2018

... $21 trillion today, having grown by $1 trillion in just the past six months. Worse yet, this unfortunate milestone has only just begun to include the effects of the recent fiscally ...

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Beyond the Rhetoric: Foundation Strategy

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10/2007

... research examines the current state of decision making at large, private, U.S. foundations. Through in-depth ... examines foundation leaders' view and use of strategy in making decisions. Analysis of their responses reveals four .....

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Donor Collaborations: Size Matters Less Than You Think

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05/24/2013

... around which donors pool talent, resources, and decision making ,” but I fear that it leaves the mistaken impression ...

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Huffington Post Profiles Christopher Stone of Open Society Foundations

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09/26/2014

Huffington Post interviewed Christopher Stone, President of Open Society Foundations, about how OSF is different from other philanthropies.

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Right Wing Website Questions Ford Foundation Motives on Advocating for Net Neutrality

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01/16/2015

... connection between our endowment management and the grant- making team. Our external portfolio managers make the ...

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Peace and Security Funding Index Tracks More Than $280M in Grantmaking

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04/05/2016

... Center, finds that peace and security funders are making important contributions to global peace and stability, despite making up a very small percentage of total foundation giving. ...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Hugh Hogan of the van Ameringen Foundation Says Philanthropy Should Defend the ACA Through Advocacy

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01/26/2017

... the Philanthropy New York program, " Defending ACA and Making Progress at the Same Time. Is Philanthropy Ready? " .....

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Essential Skills and Strategies for Program Officers

... us how much ESS supported them as professionals. “ESS was like two years of work experience condensed into two ... Manuela Arciniegas , Executive Director, Communities for Just Schools Fund Leela van Balkom ,...

A Weak Foundation

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03/09/2011

... about my new profession, but what I knew for sure was that it was worlds away from the for-profit, corporate sector that I ... associates, and colleagues—with respect and humility. Just...

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Nourishing Strong Communities: Thoughts on Food Policy from Karen Karp

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05/03/2010

... solutions to improve the food system. This program was the second in a series of Philanthropy New York briefings ... and prepared, and we want to have more of a say in making it better. To create sustaining...

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A Message from the Funders Census Initiative

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04/01/2020

... the legacy of the 2020 Census can be a more equitable and just democracy. Thank you for your commitment and ...

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