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Open Society Awards $8 Million to Physicians for Human Rights

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04/19/2017

... grant from the Open Society Foundations in support of its efforts to advance human rights through science and ... two dollars the organization raises for investments in new technology and to expand its network...

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Health

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The Uphill Battle Of United Way NYC’s First Female President

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04/19/2017

The Uphill Battle Of United Way NYC’s First Female President When Sheena ... stepped into the role of president of the United Way of New York City (UWNYC)...

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Gender Justice

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Caroline Anstey Named COO of the Open Society Foundations

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04/21/2017

Caroline Anstey Named COO of the Open Society Foundations The Open Society ... today announced that Caroline Anstey , formerly of UBS Group and the World Bank, will assume the role of ... real...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation Focuses on Impact Investing

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04/28/2017

... impact investing strategies. In addition, Lisa Green Hall of Anthos Asset Management and the former CEO of Calvert Foundation, has joined the foundation’s ... investment committee. The New...

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Novo Foundation, Carnegie and Ford Support Women for Afghan Women

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05/04/2017

... the 1990s, Afghan women saw fairly steady progress. Some of that progress resumed after the U.S. ousted the Taliban in 2001, ending a harsh period of subjugation for Afghan women. Yet with the Taliban again...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Prudential Doubles Down On Financial Wellness

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05/17/2017

... Inc. has deepened its commitment to the financial wellness of American families. The company announced a three-year $5 ... for all American workers, and armed employers with new tools and resources to help...

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Supported by WT Grant Foundation, Research Finds School Choice Policies Impact Segregation

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05/23/2017

... School Choice Policies Impact Segregation Despite decades of educational reform and legal efforts, many U.S. schools ... segregation. Now, a Penn State researcher is looking at how student assignment policies...

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William T. Grant Foundation

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Russell Sage Research Examines Social Consequences of Recessions

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05/26/2017

Russell Sage Research Examines Social Consequences of Recessions The Great Recession, as a new collection of research papers from the Russell Sage Foundation shows, ...

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Casey Family Programs Publishes Report on How Positive Factors Change Child Trauma

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06/09/2017

... outcomes that children and families experience in midst of trauma. By now, the link between adverse childhood ... later in life have become well established and the focus of efforts to change policy and...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Health

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Century Foundation: Why Manufacturing Jobs Are Worth Saving

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06/15/2017

... Why Manufacturing Jobs Are Worth Saving After decades of decline and political indifference, the U.S. manufacturing ... During his reelection campaign, President Obama set a goal of bringing back 1 million...

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SUNY Tuition to Rise $200 for Students not Eligible for Excelsior

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06/23/2017

... this fall, you will be paying more. The state University of New York this week quietly voted to raise tuition by ...

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Open Society Foundations-Backed Report Finds Mass Incarceration Sustatined by Prisoners of Time

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07/13/2017

... Report Finds Mass Incarceration Sustained by Prisoners of Time Despite the enactment of justice reforms in many states, the nation’s prison and ... been criticized by many on both the left and the right. A...

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Justice Reform

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Rockefeller Survey Finds Male Attitudes Are Keeping Women From Getting Ahead In Business

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08/03/2017

... to explaining why there are so few female CEOs, a lot of theories foist the blame on women: Women are not confident ... or interested females out there. But an intriguing new survey from the Rockefeller...

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Gender Justice

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Clarity Needed In Clean Labeling

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08/30/2017

... become as important as the product itself, according to new research from the Nielsen Co. Nearly 4 in 10 U.S. ... perceived as bad for them, and 53% say the exclusion of undesirable ingredients is more...

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Food Systems

Compromise Reached in Boycott of Native American School

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08/31/2017

Compromise Reached in Boycott of Native American School A dispute over who should lead an ... next week. The dispute centered on who would become the new principal of the Onondaga Nation School,...

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Cuomo Says Penn’s ‘Summer Of Hell’ Was Prevented

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08/31/2017

Cuomo Says Penn’s ‘Summer Of Hell’ Was Prevented The “summer of hell” at Penn Station due to Amtrak’s track upgrades was averted ... at every level, you can deliver for the...

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To Change The World, “Eat What You Buy, And Stop Buying More Than You’ll Eat”

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08/31/2017

... Regional Vice President for Sodexo, will be speaking at the inaugural New York City Food Tank Summit, “Focusing on Food Loss and ... Foundation on September 13, 2017. Medeiros leads a team of...

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Mayor De Blasio Revives Push To Convert Former Greenpoint Hospital Into Affordable Housing

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08/31/2017

... The city is seeking proposals to transform the site of the former Greenpoint Hospital — shuttered since 1982 ... of interest from development teams for plans to build at least 300 units on...

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Landing High-Profile Employers Is Nice, But of Little Help to Those Who Need Opportunity The Most

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09/05/2017

Landing High-Profile Employers Is Nice, But of Little Help to Those Who Need Opportunity The Most The sky-high cost of housing has understandably been at the top of the list...

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