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Witness Warrants Were Misused in Queens and Elsewhere, Court Papers Say

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09/11/2017

... in Queens and Elsewhere, Court Papers Say It is one of law enforcement’s most expansive powers: If the authorities believe that someone has knowledge of a crime, they can — under threat of...

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Immigration Agents Target Brooklyn Criminal Court, Lawyers Say

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09/15/2017

... I saw what I thought were officers lurking, and a couple of unmarked cars double parked," Damren said. "I didn't see .....

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Amid Opioid Crisis, Insurers Restrict Pricey, Less Addictive Painkillers

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09/18/2017

... At a time when the United States is in the grip of an opioid epidemic, many insurers are limiting access to pain medications that carry a lower risk of addiction or dependence, even as they provide .....

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In New Memoir, Eva Moskowitz Offers a Look Behind The Curtain At Success Academy — And Tries to Reshape Her Reputation

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09/18/2017

... — And Tries to Reshape Her Reputation For followers of the New York City education wars, Eva Moskowitz’s new ... hit it off personally,” the charter school leader writes of former Mayor Michael Bloomberg, one...

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At the City Council, Better Gender Balance Among Chiefs of Staff

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09/20/2017

At the City Council, Better Gender Balance Among Chiefs of Staff The New York City Council, a 51-member body, ... the Council is faring much better in gender balance. Of the 50 sitting Council members, 24 have...

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New Order Indefinitely Bars Almost All Travel From Seven Countries

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09/25/2017

... to the United States from seven countries, including most of the nations covered by his original travel ban, citing ... suspension that Mr. Trump authorized soon after taking office . But officials said his new...

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Opinion: Powered by Women - Philanthropy in the Age of Trump Needs to Address Gender

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09/25/2017

Opinion: Powered by Women - Philanthropy in the Age of Trump Needs to Address Gender Attacks on women and gender ... identity have been central to the policies coming out of the Trump White House. Whether it...

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Advisers on Black, Latino, and Asian Students Say Trump Admin. Ignoring Them

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10/02/2017

... students are set to expire Saturday and members say months of silence from the White House has them worried they’re ... campuses have not met since President Donald Trump took office in January. Although...

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Here’s How the Trump Administration Is Quietly Undermining Food Safety

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10/04/2017

... to tend to, he can’t find time?) After just nine months of controlling policy, he’s already gotten angry letters ... Trump’s USDA to shift international food safety from an office where oversight makes sense (...

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Nonprofits Initiate Recall as Mayor Cuts Their Funding

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10/05/2017

... Initiate Recall as Mayor Cuts Their Funding A coalition of nonprofit leaders and community activists have launched a recall campaign against the new mayor of Fitchburg, Wisconsin, a suburb of...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Encourages Donors to Give Where They Live with $100,000 Match

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11/20/2017

... Tuesday, a 24-hour giving day that aims to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for local nonprofits. Taking place on Tuesday, ... . #BrooklynGives is presented in partnership with the Office...

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How Propel Capital is Charting New Paths For Venture Philanthropy in Progressive Organizing

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12/12/2017

... that build progressive political power in states of critical electoral importance.' The fund has invested $1 ... 2018 mid-term election, which will determine party control of Congress and the 2020...

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Seeing Is Believing…and Understanding

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01/25/2018

... rooms, convention centers, and even the East Wing of the White House. Recently, our work brought me on my first trip to a prison. The mission of the Teagle Foundation is to support teaching and learning ... in...

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Paulina Helm-Hernandez, Former Co-Director of Southerners on New Ground, Will Join Foundation For A Just Society

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02/01/2018

Paulina Helm-Hernandez, Former Co-Director of Southerners on New Ground, Will Join Foundation For A Just Society Paulina Helm-Hernandez, former co-director of Southerners on New Ground, will join Foundation for a...

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Listen: Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Hosts a Conversation On The Value Of Workplace Diversity

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02/28/2018

... W. Mellon Foundation Hosts a Conversation On The Value Of Workplace Diversity We spent the hour hearing a panel ... This conversation about workplace diversity was part of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation'...

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ComNetworkNY: Leadership and the Art of Communications

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03/08/2018

ComNetworkNY: Leadership and the Art of Communications At a recent ComNetwork session panel ... to arrive at four unique perspectives on the importance of building smart communications skills for leadership. .....

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Silicon Valley Community Foundation Names Nicole Taylor as President and CEO

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11/14/2018

... and CEO The Silicon Valley Community Foundation Board of Directors proudly announces that after an extensive search ... been named the new President and Chief Executive Officer of SVCF. SVCF advances...

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Salesforce Buys Its Own Philanthropic Unit Salesforce.Org For $300m

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04/16/2019

The deal, announced today, will see Salesforce.org transition from a California public benefit corporation to a business corporation, with the $300 million going to the Salesforce.com Foundation, an independent nonprofit organization that plans to...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Announces New Program Director, Dr. Ernie Glover

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06/11/2019

... Foundation. He will join the Foundation starting in fall of 2019. The Sloan Foundation makes nearly $50 million in ... nationwide search, Glover will serve as the architect of new science programs within this...

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