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Buffalo School Administrators Get New Contract Amid Fiscal Warning

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09/21/2017

... first time, it also requires contributions toward their health insurance. The deal also came with some caution for ...

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Education

More Than 1 Million People Uprooted From Their Homes By Lingering Violence In Kasai, DRC

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09/26/2017

... exhausted from a punishing trek that families are forced to take to escape persistent tensions in several towns and villages ... Kasai. The displacement, destruction and looting of homes, health...

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With Federal Cuts to Hospitals, Cuomo Suggests New York City Step Up

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10/03/2017

With Federal Cuts to Hospitals, Cuomo Suggests New York City Step Up After ... of warning about its possible consequences, a federal cut to New York’s hospitals took effect on Sunday, adding stress to...

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Researchers: Supporting Teenage Girls Requires More Than Pads

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10/06/2017

... a menstrual pad…” In all seriousness, the reproductive health of girls and women around the world is at stake, and according to reporter Courtney Columbus, the recent movement to make...

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Gender Justice

City Signs Exclusive Deal With Pharmaceutical Firm for Anti-Overdose Drug

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10/10/2017

... one-year deal with the makers of an anti-overdose drug to quicken the time it takes to get the medication into the hands of first responders. The ... the drug naloxone this year, while the state Department of...

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Trump Administration Rolls Back Birth Control Mandate

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10/10/2017

... Control Mandate The Trump administration on Friday moved to expand the rights of employers to deny women insurance coverage for contraception and issued ... transgender people. The twin actions, by the...

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ASPCA Shares Tips to Keep Pets Safe During COVID-19 Pandemic

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03/17/2020

ASPCA Shares Tips to Keep Pets Safe During COVID-19 Pandemic NEW YORK, March ... information on keeping animals safe during a human health crisis and encouraging pet owners to include pets in...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Animal Welfare

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Meet Nakia Wallace, the new Program Associate of the Communities Transforming Policing Fund at Borealis Philanthropy

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04/13/2022

... The Communities Transforming Policing Fund is thrilled to share that we’ve welcomed a new member to our team: Nakia Renne’ Wallace (She/Her) who will serve ... a national network for grassroots organizations...

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New York Life Awards $5 Million to September 11 Memorial, Museum

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02/21/2013

... Center. New York Life has announced a $5 million grant to the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum to support construction of an education center. Located at ... victims who perished in those attacks. In addition...

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Helmsley Trust Grant Gives Educators A Voice In Common Core Discussions

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07/21/2014

... A recent grant from the Helmsley Charitable Trust to America Achieves Inc. is meant to give educators on the front lines more of a voice on how ... standards. The $1.7 million to grant...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Commonwealth Fund Poll Shows Majority Happy with ObamaCare Plans

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09/18/2014

... widespread discontent over how they signed up, according to a new poll. About 70 percent of people who bought ... believed they would receive high-quality care, according to a tracking survey by the...

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NYCT Supports South Bronx Culture Trail

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10/03/2014

... Trail An arts and education center and what's believed to be the first Puerto Rican-owned music store in the city are among the sites set to get markers that will designate them as part of the South Bronx...

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The New York Community Trust

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White House Debuts $240 Million in New STEM Commitments

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03/24/2015

... Fair. The new private sector commitments are designed " to inspire and prepare more girls and boys — especially those from underrepresented groups — to excel in the STEM fields," according to...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund Among Those Pushing for Stronger Climate Risk Disclosure

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04/24/2015

... Stronger Climate Risk Disclosure In a seven-page letter to the SEC, organized by the nonprofit sustainability advocacy group Ceres, investors noted that the current low price ... test for the fossil fuel...

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ASPCA-Backed Program Uses Dogs to Help Teach NYC Students About Animal Welfare

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06/01/2015

ASPCA-Backed Program Uses Dogs to Help Teach NYC Students About Animal Welfare Some ... Every week, several specially-trained dogs meet with a group of middle schoolers in a Washington Heights classroom. ... than...

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NYCT Supports Affordable Housing Proposal for Artists in Jamaica, Queens

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10/09/2015

... of Jamaica's thriving arts scene may soon get the chance to live in more affordable apartments. The Greater ... units, including 50 units set aside for artists, according to the New York Community Trust,...

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The New York Community Trust

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New York Community Trust Adds Funds to the QueensWay Plan

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10/16/2015

New York Community Trust Adds Funds to the QueensWay Plan The QueensWay gets greener even as ... would be built upon the defunct rail tracks, according to an Oct. 5 release detailing the group ’s...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Community Development

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The Nonprofit Leadership Development Deficit

... decade of research on nonprofit leadership, The Bridgespan Group has observed little change in the No. 1 organizational ... concern. Our most recent research provides a clue as to why. Only 30 percent of C-suite roles in the nonprofit ... larger organizations, which should have more opportunities to promote internal talent, are not doing so. The ...

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Bloomberg, Others Give Hopkins $125M for Cancer Research that Helped Jimmy Carter

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03/30/2016

... other philanthropists announced $125 million in donations to Johns Hopkins University for a new institute focused ... philanthropist and former New York mayor, has agreed to donate $50 million, as has Sidney...

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