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Senate Republicans Look to Revive Effort To Repeal Obamacare By End of September

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09/18/2017

... spending to states. The Congressional Budget Office is in the process of estimating the cost and coverage impact of ... and Dean Heller (R-Nev.) would provide states with funding to establish health insurance...

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Health

Harvard Endowment Reports ‘Disappointing’ 8.1 Percent Return

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09/20/2017

... its $37.1 billion endowment earned an 8.1 percent return for its most recent fiscal year. The endowment’s new chief executive, N. P. Narvekar, said that the fund was in the middle of a major revamping and that...

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JCOPE Commissioners Again Rule Civil Liberties Group Must Disclose Donors

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09/21/2017

... donors whose names are disclosed on the agency’s website in lobbying disclosures. . . JCOPE Commissioners Again Rule ...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Notes Ways Foundations Can Step Up to Scale Solutions for the Sustainable Development Goals

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09/25/2017

... Notes Ways Foundations Can Step Up to Scale Solutions for the Sustainable Development Goals Many discussions about ... Notes Ways Foundations Can Step Up to Scale Solutions for the Sustainable Development...

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New Index to Help Investors Gauge Food Diversity

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09/26/2017

... Food Diversity An EU-funded index measuring biodiversity in food production is expected to be launched next year, giving investors a benchmark for assessing how companies and governments are making food...

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Food Systems

Yahoo Co-Founder Gives $25 Million to San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum

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09/27/2017

... Gives $25 Million to San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum In a rare example of high-level cultural philanthropy from ... brings the pan-Asian museum up to the $61-million mark for fund-raising. “Both Akiko and...

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MTA May Cut Back On $836M Emergency Subway Repair Work If De Blasio Doesn’t Pay Up

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09/28/2017

... If De Blasio Doesn’t Pay Up The big subway fix may be in a bit of a fix. An ambitious MTA plan to rescue the subway from collapse may get scaled back for lack of funding , the head of the MTA...

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Jewish Group Slams Mayor De Blasio’s Free School Lunch Plan for Not Offering Kosher Foods

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10/02/2017

... Group Slams Mayor De Blasio’s Free School Lunch Plan for Not Offering Kosher Foods Mayor de Blasio's free school ... lunch plan isn’t kosher — and that’s left many in the city’s Jewish community...

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‘Interrupters’ Help Reduce Violence in New York City

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10/02/2017

‘Interrupters’ Help Reduce Violence in New York City They have prior criminal records but now aim ... and their tactics helped to drive down crime in East New York and the South Bronx, two neighborhoods analyzed...

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Justice Reform

9 Million Kids Get Health Insurance Under CHIP. Congress Just Let It Expire.

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10/02/2017

... to expire. If action is not taken soon to restore the funding , the effects will become obvious in schools across the country, with many of the children in the program unable to see a doctor...

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Collector’s Heirs Praise Deal to Recover Art Seized in WWII

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10/03/2017

Collector’s Heirs Praise Deal to Recover Art Seized in WWII The Geneva lawyer for the heirs of a Jewish woman whose art collection was ... euros (about $94,000) from France’s reparations fund for...

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Children’s Health Care Bill Faces New Obstacles

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10/05/2017

... Schumer (N.Y.) played hardball on Wednesday, saying a fix for ObamaCare that is being negotiated by Sens. Lamar ... (D-Wash.) should be attached to the children’s health funding bill. Senate Finance Committee...

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Community Development Lenders Go Where Amazon Goes When It Needs Cash

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10/06/2017

... Go Where Amazon Goes When It Needs Cash Nonprofit lenders in the U.S. with a mission to make capital meet the needs of poor communities have a foothold in the bond market. There are $92 trillion in...

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A Green Bond Primer: Overview of a Rapidly Evolving Market

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10/10/2017

... it means incorporating the desire to make a difference in the world into the investment process. Green bonds, fixed ... are an example of leadership from the investment community in addressing the threat of...

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House Gives Approval to $36.5 Billion Disaster Aid Package

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10/13/2017

... Thursday to help states and U.S. territories rebuild in the wake of devastating hurricanes and wildfires. The ... measure 353 to 69. It will go to the Senate, which is not in session until next week...

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New NYSHealth Video: "Building a Healthier Brownsville"

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11/20/2017

... initiative to become healthier, more active places. Urban in density but rural in its disconnectedness from the rest of New York City, ... working together with residents and local organizations in...

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Ford Foundation's Darren Walker, One of Rolling Stones 25 People Shaping the Future

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11/22/2017

... oblige, seeking to blunt the sharp edges of capitalism by funding programs that sustain the poor. Under the leadership ... Walker, the Ford Foundation is taking a different tack. " In philanthropy we must...

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Rockefeller Focuses on Skills Gap in India

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12/08/2017

Rockefeller Focuses on Skills Gap in India The Nudge Foundation, which is backed by Infosys ... its operations across India. Currently operating only in Karnataka, the firm will use the funds for...

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Pamela Shifman of NoVo Foundation on the Responsibility of White People in Philanthropy to Dismantle Racism

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02/23/2018

... of NoVo Foundation on the Responsibility of White People in Philanthropy to Dismantle Racism Racial disparities in philanthropic giving are fundamentally about whom we trust ... ever going to make true...

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