We are In a Time of New Suns
Release Date:
10/19/2022
... other occupation. Nearly three-quarters of agricultural workers in the US are immigrants. Immigrant justice ...
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Prudential Doubles Down On Financial Wellness
Release Date:
05/17/2017
... that increase financial security for all American workers , and armed employers with new tools and resources to ... Effect, an important roadmap for companies looking to give workers tools to manage day-to-day...
Philanthropy & Hurricane Sandy: A Report on the Foundation & Corporate Response
Publication date:
10/2014
A new report examines the response of foundations, corporations and other institutional donors to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Sandy in October 2012.
Blue Meridian’s Response to the COVID-19 Crisis
Release Date:
04/10/2020
... Initiative , GiveDirectly , National Domestic Workers Alliance , One Fair Wage , and The Workers Lab . Collectively, these organizations are providing ...
Carnegie Corporation of New York Honors COVID-19 Responders Among 38 Distinguished Immigrants
Release Date:
07/01/2020
... immigrant and first female president of the United Farm Workers led advocacy efforts for the safety and well-being of frontline agricultural workers . Moncef Slaoui Moroccan-born physician and...
2020 Open Society Fellows Developing Approaches to Counter Economic Inequality
Release Date:
02/06/2020
... will develop a long-term communications strategy to help workers in the “gig” economy overcome some of the main ... ratios between fund managers, corporate executives, and workers and ultimately address such...
Supported By The Taft Foundation, Rising Tide U Launches New Online Program, The Autism Advantage
Release Date:
01/31/2018
... walks participants step-by-step through creating a social enterprise that supports neurodiverse individuals. "We truly ... Tide Car Wash, a South Florida-based pioneering social enterprise that helps...
Movement Building and System Change
Release Date:
05/18/2012
... Priscilla Gonzalez, Executive Director of Domestic Workers United , an organization of nannies, housekeepers and ... the six-year campaign for the nation’s first Domestic Workers Bill of Rights; Daniel Gross,...
Ford Foundation Among Funders of ImpactUs Marketplace: Four New Issuers Join
Release Date:
09/13/2017
... and shared prosperity in Maine and across the country. Enterprise Community Investment, Inc. : Enterprise Community Investment, Inc., part of the Enterprise Community Partners family of...
Editorial: Unemployment in Black and White
Release Date:
08/30/2017
... to do to close racial gaps. Unemployment rates among black workers give a similarly gloomy picture. The jobless rate for ... attainment. The overall unemployment rate for black workers is now 7.4 percent and...
NYS Health Foundation Grant Creating Tool to Assess Health Needs in Multifamily Housing
Release Date:
05/24/2016
... Tool to Assess Health Needs in Multifamily Housing Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. ( Enterprise ) announced it received a $150,000 grant from the ... to integrate health components with building upgrades...
Philanthropy Should Support States and Cities to Keep Advancing the Climate Movement
Release Date:
12/07/2016
... invest in organizing, educating, mobilizing, and equipping frontline communities to wage a strong offense at the ...
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Feeding and Funding Our City: Recovery for New York City’s Invisibilized Food Ecosystem
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Street vendors and food delivery workers are essential to the New York City food system, but ... In 2021, street vendors and food delivery workers took to the streets and organized to win major policy ... labor...
The Rockefeller Foundation Launches Action Plan for Increasing Global Covid-19 Vaccination Efforts
Release Date:
06/01/2021
... | June 1, 2021 – Despite tireless efforts by health care workers and major breakthroughs with Covid-19 vaccines, more ... two billion doses available by the end of 2021 to cover frontline workers...
United Way of New York City Joins Cuomo and Other Leaders for Economic Justice
Release Date:
09/18/2015
... time for change is now." Mario Cuomo was a fighter for workers ’ rights before, during and following his three ... a total increase of 28 percent. He established the Garment Workers Strike Force to protect...
Labor Day: New York Lawmakers on The State of Labor In 2017
Release Date:
08/30/2017
... year, Labor Day will serve as a reminder of the gains for workers that have been achieved over the decades. Here in New ... governor included a measure in the state budget allowing workers to deduct union dues...
Deutsche Bank, MetLife, Prudential and Posner-Wallace Join Forces for Capital Consortium Fund
Release Date:
03/17/2015
... Consortium (ECC), a five-year USD 50 million social enterprise fund, which is part of its family of social impact ...
Ford Foundation Appoints Ai-jen Poo to Board of Trustees
Release Date:
06/19/2017
... advocate for women, immigrants, and low-wage workers , Poo is currently the director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance and co-director of Caring Across ... strong voice for large communities of people...
Assembly Democrats call to end tax breaks for companies that hire teens
Release Date:
02/20/2014
... for the repeal of a tax break for companies that hire teen workers . Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said the ... minimum wage in place of higher-paid older and nonstudent workers . The call to repeal the credit...
A New Funder Embrace for Workforce Development
Release Date:
04/18/2012
... Workforce Professionals Training Institute , which trains frontline workers in employment organizations. Private funding for ...