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The Amida Care Fund at Stonewall Community Foundation Announces 2017 Grant Awards for HIV/AIDS Initiatives

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12/01/2017

... the fight to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic, but we have much more work to do. We must reach the communities most severely ... is an HIV prevention and care program that provides direct legal services to...

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Stonewall Community Foundation

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A Dollop of Learning – The Glue That Binds

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09/05/2019

... shopping joy as we prepare for the launch of our Fall calendar of programs. We are eager to welcome staff, new and ... Annual Meeting with our Reframing Philanthropy program series . The series...

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Philanthropy New York

Serious Policy Between Our Two Ferns

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04/23/2014

... an appearance that surprised many on the Funny or Die web series "Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis." We don't ... have ferns for the Philanthropy New York "CEO Interview Series ,...

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Mismanagement at nonprofits? Think again

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06/14/2022

... or misappropriate funds. As a membership association with more than 280 philanthropies providing more than $6 billion in grantmaking annually to the non-profit sector, Philanthropy ...

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Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals: One Student’s Story

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12/06/2012

... weak and lonely and they fear the future that will bring more serious struggles. Thankfully, President Barack Obama ... know that they may actually be eligible for other types of legal statuses that are not...

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Nonhuman Rights Project, Supported by Novo and Arcus Foundations, Is Featured in Documentary

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06/06/2017

... are asking the courts for relief. A rumpled 60-something legal scholar who has taught animal-rights law at Harvard and ... they allege, are being maltreated; they want to change the legal status of animals in...

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Animal Welfare

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Trump Plans to Phase Out DACA, Administration Officials Say

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09/05/2017

... The administration won't consider new applications for legal status dated after Sept. 5. If you are not already ... that expire between now and March 5, will be eligible for legal status for another two-...

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Children, Youth and Families

City Council Examines Effectiveness of Domestic Violence Courts

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09/19/2017

... Domestic Violence Courts The City Council’s Courts and Legal Services Committee held an oversight hearing on Monday ... and responsiveness to domestic violence victims in the legal system by combining the...

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Nonprofits Scramble to Respond to the New DACA Deadline

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09/29/2017

... City have responded to those directly affected by offering legal services and other help. The move would phase out a ... General Jeff Sessions said DACA won’t stand up to legal challenges and such an “open-...

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WES Mariam Assefa Fund Announces New Grants to Support New York City Asylum Seekers

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02/21/2023

... basic needs like food, clothing, and shelter, as well as legal advice and mental health services. Several grantee ... lens and developing several tools to create a more welcoming atmosphere for newcomers and...

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Human Services

World Education Services / WES Mariam Assefa Fund

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Cathleen Colvin and A.J. Caro Appointed to Long Island Community Foundation Board

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02/01/2013

... University and Fordham University School of Law, and has more than 20 years experience as a corporate attorney. Colvin ... health programs for women and children. She started her legal career as an associate...

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NPCC Names Sharon Stapel as New President and Executive Director

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07/15/2015

... to joining AVP, Ms. Stapel worked with South Brooklyn Legal Services, the Legal Aid Society, and the Street Law Project of the National ... look forward to working with the amazing staff to do even ...

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Foundation for a Just Society Supports Report on LGBTQ Organizing in West Africa

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03/07/2016

... key points: Activists are working within a diversity of legal contexts, but trends of rising religious fundamentalism ... is gaining momentum—indicating potential for building more inclusive movements...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Foundation for a Just Society

Prisoner to Proprietor: Entrepreneurship as a Re-entry Strategy

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09/29/2016

... expanding opportunity means affirmatively reversing the legal and systemic bias of the past with investments that ... go to prison only to return to the community with huge legal and systemic hurdles that...

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Justice Reform