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For Teachers Working Through DACA, a Bittersweet Start to the School Year

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09/07/2017

For Teachers Working Through DACA, a Bittersweet Start to the ... desk. The government had just canceled the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which had granted temporary ... that I have been...

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Education

Opinion: Libraries Can Be More Than Just Books

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09/19/2017

Opinion: Libraries Can Be More Than Just Books For all of Sunset Park’s celebrated taquerias, dim sum ... in a world of knowledge that many New Yorkers take for granted. It was a hive of activity, one that...

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Housing and Homelessness

Insurers Come Out Swinging Against New Republican Health Care Bill

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09/21/2017

... after cautiously watching Republican health care efforts for months, came out forcefully on Wednesday against the ... Care Act, suggesting that its state-by-state block grants could create health care chaos in...

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A Think Tank To Benefit Farm Animals

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09/27/2017

... Why is meat so cheap? McDonald’s sells a McDouble burger for less than $2. A rotisserie chicken costs $4.99 at Costco. ... programs that fund marketing (“Beef, it’s what’s for dinner”). They take advantage of...

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Food Systems

Eric Marchall Concludes Tenure as FCCP’s Executive Director

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10/02/2018

... the organization doubled its membership, diversified its grants and member-dues revenue, clarified its strategic ... as we went. These achievements will have lasting impacts for FCCP..." Eric Marchall...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Funders' Committee for Civic Participation

Add the “A” and It’s Full STEAM Ahead for Girls

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10/30/2015

Add the “A” and It’s Full STEAM Ahead for Girls By Jamie Mittelman, Manager, AOL Citizenship Team ... record. Pioneered by the U.S. Department of State, the UN Foundation Girl Up campaign, the AOL Charitable...

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24 Oct 2019

Big Impact for Little Kids: the Health & Wealth Connection - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network

Thursday, October 24, 2019 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... fields to work together to deepen and broaden the impacts for children and their futures? Join us on Thursday, October ... Presenters Annie Harper, Ph.D., Program for Recovery and Community...

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Finance & Asset Management

08 Dec 2020

Lessons from COVID Relief: Spoiler Alert - One Time Cash Disbursements are NOT enough - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network

Tuesday, December 8, 2020 - 1:00pm

... especially those left out of any federal relief. While community -based organizations rallied to provide direct cash ... longer-term guaranteed income initiatives Opportunities for bold and inclusive policies...

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Economic Security

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08 Feb 2012

Strengthening Primary Care: Aligning Healthcare with Our Needs

Wednesday, February 8, 2012 -

2:00pm to 5:00pm

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Avenue, 4th Floor, NYC

... strengthening primary care as their top priority area for potential collaboration. At this session, funders will be ... , Director of Public Affairs at the Primary Care Development Corporation, and Paloma...

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05 Oct 2012

New Adolescent Brain Research and its Implications for Services

Friday, October 5, 2012 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

Webinar

... the adolescent brain experiences a period of major development comparable to that of early childhood. This new knowledge calls for significant changes in the way older youth and young ... It suggests therefore...

11 Dec 2013

Leaving Vocational Education Behind: Making Sure College Ready = Career Ready

Wednesday, December 11, 2013 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

... partnership par excellence – prepares young people for the 21st century workplace. But it does so much more than ... Core-aligned curricula that also develop career skills for growth industries like energy,...

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Workforce Development

28 Apr 2014

Meet Chancellor Carmen Fariña

Monday, April 28, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... office, she’s identified middle schools, professional development — including around the Common Core — and ... and other priorities, and highlight new opportunities for collaboration with funders — and...

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25 Feb 2015

Executive Assistants Network - Resources to Further Your Professional Goals

Wednesday, February 25, 2015 -

7:15am to 10:30am

... position. There are numerous, valuable resources available for administrative professionals, but where can we find them? ... peer interactive session, we will explore: Professional development goals shared by...

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Joan Guzik Joins United Hospital Fund as Director, Quality Improvement of the Quality Institute

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01/19/2017

... United Hospital Fund as director of quality improvement for the Fund’s Quality Institute, effective January 3. ... and prior to that as director of quality improvement for the hospital. Previously Ms. Guzik...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Supported by The Mayday Fund, Scientists Take a Big Step Toward Building a Better Opioid

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01/09/2018

... Scientists Take a Big Step Toward Building a Better Opioid For the first time, scientists at the University of North ... that activates only that receptor, a key step in the development of new pain medications...

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UN Secretary-General Taps UN Special Envoy Michael R. Bloomberg to Lead Climate Finance Leadership Initiative

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09/27/2018

... tapped Michael R. Bloomberg, the UN Special Envoy for Climate Action, to lead an initiative that ... billion per year by 2020 through a combination of public development finance and private foreign direct...

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United Hospital Fund Offers New Tool Kit to Curb Antibiotic Overprescribing

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11/12/2018

... said Joan Guzik, director of quality improvement for the UHF's Quality Institute program and co-author of the ... 23,000 people die as a result, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

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