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Open Society Foundations: Central Asia at History’s Crossroads

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07/17/2017

... an uphill climb—but we must not discount those who are working to make it a reality. Open Society Foundations: Central Asia at ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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MetLife Foundation Noted Among Funders of Arts and Justice Initiative

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07/19/2017

Carnegie Hall recently announced that its Weill Music Institute and the Los Angeles-based Arts for Incarcerated Youth Network have partnered to launch a national initiative focused on the "intersection of arts and youth justice."

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Bloomberg, Tiffany Support Ocean Conservation and Climate Change Communications

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08/03/2017

Richard Vevers worked in ad agencies for 10 years, then left to become an underwater photographer and ended up founding a not-for-profit organization called The Ocean Agency. His films of coral reefs are spreading the word about climate change...

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New Mellon Fellowship Program Explores Cultural Preservation through Long-Term Conservation of Navajo Textiles

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08/04/2017

The Heard Museum has been awarded a $300,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to launch a fellowship program centered on care and long-term preservation of Navajo textiles while potentially gaining new insights into conservation techniques.

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Social Justice

'Dreamer’ Plan That Aided 800,000 Immigrants Is Threatened

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08/28/2017

Key players in the Trump administration have advised Mr. Trump to wind down the DACA program, and his attorney general, Jeff Sessions, has informed him he considers it unconstitutional and cannot defend it in court.

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Nonprofit Supporting NYCHA Adds to Early Fundraising & Programs

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08/29/2017

More than a year-and-a-half after the Fund for Public Housing officially began soliciting donors, the nonprofit has raised approximately $1.5 million, according to New York City Housing Authority Chair and CEO Shola Olatoye.

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Housing and Homelessness

Soviet-Era Program Gives Even Unoppressed Immigrants an Edge

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08/29/2017

A growing number of Ukrainians who have streamed into the United States in recent months even as the country has closed the door on other refugees.

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Grown Men Are Exploiting Loopholes In State Laws To Marry Children

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08/30/2017

... by the Tahirih Justice Center, a nonprofit organization working to end gender-based violence. The vast majority were underage girls who ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Cuomo Says Penn’s ‘Summer Of Hell’ Was Prevented

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08/31/2017

... response. I want to thank the railroad, the MTA and the hard- working men and women who got it done and proved that when we have the right ...

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Community Development

F.D.A. Cracks Down on ‘Unscrupulous’ Stem Cell Clinics

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08/31/2017

The Food and Drug Administration announced a crackdown on dangerous stem cell clinics on Monday, while at the same time pledging to ease the path to approval for companies and doctors with legitimate treatments in the growing field.

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Health

One 'Dreamer' Vows to Finish Med School in The Face of DACA Chaos

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09/06/2017

Denisse Rojas, a third-year medical student at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, on Tuesday took the news of the Trump administration's decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, better known as DACA, with a mixture...

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Bloomberg’s Latest Tool in the Trump Fight—Helping States Wage Legal Battles

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09/07/2017

Bloomberg Philanthropies is turning to a different avenue, by funding support for states fighting the federal government, likely through lawsuits, over the gutting of environmental regulations.

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Ms. Foundation to Philanthropy: Grow Local Economies by Supporting Low Wage Workers and Childcare Access

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09/08/2017

Today, a new study released by the Ms. Foundation for Women validated that state and local officials need to take the reigns and steer their community toward economic growth by funding access to childcare.

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Adding Pantries and Spice to New York’s Hungry Neighborhoods

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09/12/2017

... ago to get a clearer picture of how well the system was working . What they learned about the system — which includes 952 ...

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Food Systems

The Back-of-the-Envelope Guide to Communications Strategy

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09/12/2017

Communications strategy should be flexible, scrappy, and accessible to everyone on your team. This four-question framework, rooted in social science, can help organizations craft an effective strategy that drives real social change.

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The New Corporate Recruitment Pool: Workers in Dead-End Jobs

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09/12/2017

Pressed for workers, a New Jersey-based software company went hunting for a U.S. city with a surplus of talented employees stuck in dead-end jobs.

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Workforce Development

Reed: Dreamer Bill Could Be Part Of Broader Border Security Legislation

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09/13/2017

Southern Tier Republican Rep. Tom Reed said he’s in favor of a permanent solution for former Deferred Action of Childhood Arrival (DACA) recipients. He believes there is far-reaching support for legislation to help undocumented immigrants who came...

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Opinion: Irma, Harvey and Sandy - We Need a Marshall Plan for Future Disasters Like These

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09/14/2017

The federal government should identify communities most at risk of flooding and launch a major infrastructure initiative that creates good jobs for a pressing purpose.

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