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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Supports Female Playwrights at Centenary Stage Company

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04/06/2017

... writers from all over the country. Centenary Stage Company announces the 2017 Women Playwrights Series lineup, with the ... feature professional casts and directors and be presented in the David and Carol...

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Newman's Own Foundation Names Dr. Lynn Pasquerella to Advisory Board

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04/11/2017

Newman's Own announced that Dr. Lynn Pasquerella has been appointed to the Newman's Own Advisory Board. Pasquerella is currently President of the Association of American Colleges & Universities (AAC&U), where she has served since July 2016.

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Capital One, Howard Gilman, and Doris Duke Support City Parks SummerStage 2017 Season

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04/11/2017

City Parks Foundation is excited to announce the 2017 season of SummerStage, New York City's largest free outdoor performing arts festival, bringing more than 100 performances to Central Park and 15 neighborhood parks throughout the five boroughs.

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Open Society Awards $8 Million to Physicians for Human Rights

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04/19/2017

Open Society Awards $8 Million to Physicians for Human Rights Physicians for Human Rights has announced an $8 million challenge grant from the Open Society Foundations in support of its efforts...

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Caroline Anstey Named COO of the Open Society Foundations

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04/21/2017

... officer starting June 2017. As the first to serve in this newly created position, Anstey will provide ... real estate and facilities, and security. Based in the New York office, she will report to the...

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Tiffany & Co. Makes Its Point: Presidents Come and Go, But Climate Change is Forever

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05/11/2017

... American jeweler issued a terse but vehement pitch in favor of the Paris climate agreement, addressed directly ... The Tiffany statement comes at a particularly bad time for the president. Though his...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Environment and Climate Change

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Prudential Doubles Down On Financial Wellness

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05/17/2017

... to advance solutions that increase financial security for all American workers, and armed employers with new tools ... also published The Wellness Effect, an important roadmap for companies looking to give...

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Arcus and Novo Foundations' Global Trans Initiative Share U.S. Narratives

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07/25/2017

... This initiative was designed to support leaders like those in the video who are advancing gender justice and often at ... and learn how philanthropy can play a supportive role for improving the lives of trans...

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Philanthropy’s Best

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LGBTQ

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Cuomo Administration Bullish On State Climate Action After RGGI Agreement

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08/28/2017

... between states to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the power sector will expand after the members this week agreed to lower caps in future years. The nine states that comprise the Regional ... carbon...

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As Speaker Race Heats Up, Gender Disparity in The City Council Is On Display

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08/28/2017

As Speaker Race Heats Up, Gender Disparity in The City Council Is On Display There are at least eight candidates in the race to replace current New York City Council Speaker ... Julissa Ferreras-Copeland had been...

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Gender Justice

Transgender Ban Frozen as Mattis Moves Forward With New Review Of Options

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08/30/2017

... of President Trump’s ban on transgender people serving in the military, saying that he will first establish a panel ... Mattis added. The plan will address both the potential for transgender people looking to...

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New York City March Held Ahead of President Trump's DACA Decision

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08/31/2017

... of President Trump's DACA Decision Thousands are marching in New York City Wednesday to defend DACA following reports ... Donald Trump may soon announce the end to protections for 800,000 young immigrants...

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

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08/31/2017

... Housing Preservation and Development will issue a request for expressions of interest from development teams for plans to build at least 300 units on the site, but ... the plans seek to rehab existing...

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Housing and Homelessness

F.D.A. Cracks Down on ‘Unscrupulous’ Stem Cell Clinics

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08/31/2017

... at the same time pledging to ease the path to approval for companies and doctors with legitimate treatments in the growing field. The agency reported actions against two ... patients by purporting to have...

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Cuomo, Schneiderman Say They'll Sue to Protect "Dreamers"

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09/05/2017

... protect those who are currently under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, policy if President Donald Trump succeeds in ending the program. The Trump administration hinted this past weekend...

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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

... list of concerns among the dozens of candidates begging for votes in these final days leading up to the primary election on ... jobs are being created at a rapid clip, with no recession in...

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Workforce Development

Trump's DACA Decision Could Strip Thousands In New York Of Medicaid Coverage

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09/06/2017

Trump's DACA Decision Could Strip Thousands In New York Of Medicaid Coverage The Trump administration’s decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program could strip thousands of New .....

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City Hospital System Is Expanding Children’s Mental Health Programs

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09/06/2017

... hospital system is expanding its mental health programs for children and adolescents. The programs, which NYC Health ...

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Mayor De Blasio: NYC Will Continue to Support People Who Rely on DACA Even As Trump Axes The Program

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09/06/2017

... on DACA Even As Trump Axes The Program I have a message for President Trump: Don't mess with your fellow New Yorkers. ... We don't like it when our neighbors are singled out for who they are. On...

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