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BBH NY Launches EmojiMeals For No Kid Hungry

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09/06/2017

... Hungry No Kid Hungry, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending childhood hunger, and BBH NY have launched a social ... initiative raises awareness that one out of every six kids in America is hungry, while...

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The Promise of Skills-Based Volunteering

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09/07/2017

... all kinds have become much more socially aware and active. In 2015, more than 75 percent of large US corporations were ... as corporate giving and volunteer programs, as well as new efforts such as impact...

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US States Embrace Baby Boxes

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09/08/2017

... the Finnish practice of distributing “baby boxes” to expectant parents—and taking the opportunity to also ... Finland has one of the lowest infant mortality rates in the world—a statistic...

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A Brooklyn Food Festival Dishes Out Extra Helpings of Culinary Theory

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09/11/2017

... Helpings of Culinary Theory During the course of the year, New Yorkers have no shortage of food events to attend. But Taste Talks, a culinary showcase that wrapped ... that looked at everything from the...

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A Smarter Response: The Center for Disaster Philanthropy Looks to Leverage Donor Dollars

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09/11/2017

... Response: The Center for Disaster Philanthropy Looks to Leverage Donor Dollars The internet offers us instant ... Facebook and want to help? You don’t even have to open a new...

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New York Health Foundation

NYS Health Foundation Unveils Health Care Cost Transparency Website

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09/12/2017

... This NYS Health-funded website by FAIR Health offers easy- to -use, reliable information on health care costs, allowing ... care services. The next phase of the site—expected in February 2018—will also include...

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Harrowing Journeys: Children and Youth on The Move Across The Mediterranean Sea, At Risk of Trafficking and Exploitation

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09/12/2017

... and Exploitation Young migrants and refugees set out to escape harm or secure better futures – and face staggering risks in the process. For 17-year old Mohammad, who traveled ... come from sub-Saharan Africa...

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High-Profile Philanthropy Contests Take Hold, Raise Concerns

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09/14/2017

... looking for simple technologies that could help people in developing countries, it didn’t ask for grant applications. Instead, it used a hot new format for foundations: a prize competition. The ... in...

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Report Finds U.S. Racial Wealth Gap Still Growing at an Alarming Pace

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09/15/2017

... Wealth Gap Still Growing at an Alarming Pace According to a new study coauthored by two Washington, D.C. nonprofit think ... wealth gap, far from narrowing, will grow ever wider in the years...

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Economic Security

Study: Giving Leads to Happiness

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09/18/2017

Study: Giving Leads to Happiness The adage says it’s better to give than to ... obvious. Recently, however, a neurological study published in Nature Communications found there...

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Opinion: Libraries Can Be More Than Just Books

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09/19/2017

... and picturesque piers, the most popular destination in that neighborhood might just be the local branch of the ... and children alike sat at banks of computers, indulging in a world of knowledge that many...

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The G.O.P. Bill Forces States to Build Health Systems From Scratch. That’s Hard.

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09/21/2017

The G.O.P. Bill Forces States to Build Health Systems From Scratch. That’s Hard. In 2003, health care policy makers in Massachusetts agreed ... to find uninsured residents and...

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A Think Tank To Benefit Farm Animals

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09/27/2017

A Think Tank To Benefit Farm Animals Why is meat so cheap? McDonald’s ... at state universities. Prison inmates raise cattle in Kentucky, and they process ground meat and poultry in ... all these...

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Giving Could Plunge $13 Billion Under Tax Plan, Nonprofit Leader Says

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09/28/2017

... leaders would preserve the charitable deduction under a new tax proposal made public Wednesday, a key battle line for nonprofit leaders racing to ensure giving incentives remain intact as lawmakers try...

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Kathy Halbreich of MoMA to Lead Rauschenberg Foundation

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09/28/2017

Kathy Halbreich of MoMA to Lead Rauschenberg Foundation Kathy Halbreich’s name has ... Glenn D. Lowry. But Ms. Halbreich points out that she is, in fact, older than Mr. Lowry, that MoMA has a mandatory ... the...

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

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10/04/2017

... food safer. (With so many important executive matters to tend to , he can’t find time?) After just nine months of ... influential watchdog group — the Center for Science in the Public Interest...

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Johnson & Johnson Brings Better Sanitation to Homes in India

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10/06/2017

Johnson & Johnson Brings Better Sanitation to Homes in India Johnson & Johnson's CaringCrowd's platform is ... bring a better sanitation solution to some small homes in...

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No State Will Measure Social-Emotional Learning Under ESSA. Will That Slow Its Momentum?

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10/06/2017

... swirled that states might use it as a launching pad to use measures of students’ social and emotional ... school performance—calls for inclusion of such measures in its school accountability system. That...

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In Hurricanes’ Wake, Nonprofits Worry About Fundraising Impact

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10/10/2017

In Hurricanes’ Wake, Nonprofits Worry About Fundraising ... They continued rehearsals, built sets, and found a new venue for the September 15 premiere of Describe the ... at a University of Houston venue. The team...

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