The Army Infantry’s First Women
Release Date:
05/26/2017
... grunts see it as monumental and revolutionary. The first group of women graduated from United States Army infantry ...
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Warren Buffett Donates $3.17 Billion to NoVo Foundation and Other Charities
Release Date:
07/11/2017
... reports. This marks his 12th annual donation to the group of charities. Buffett’s gift included 18.63 million ...
A Golf Center Grows in Harlem
Release Date:
08/28/2017
... his team’s No. 1 man, Juan had to tee off in the first group , in front of a crowd, at the Mosholu Golf Course in the ...
Girl Scouts Accuse Boy Scouts of Recruiting Girls, Souring Century-Old Friendship
Release Date:
08/29/2017
In a blistering letter this week, the president of Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. accused Boy Scouts of America of trying to undercut the organization through a “covert campaign to recruit girls.”
Can Business Save The World from Climate Change?
Release Date:
09/06/2017
... "We are still in." On June 5, with these four words a group of U.S. businesses and investors with a combined annual .....
BoardSource 2017 Finds a New Platform for Action in the Face of Declining Diversity
Release Date:
09/06/2017
After a fraught last few years in terms of national attention to issues of race, one would expect that nonprofit boards would demonstrate at least a modicum of advancement in the realm of diversity.
Can Pope Francis Get Colombia to Reconcile After Decades of War?
Release Date:
09/08/2017
... rebel force and a ceasefire with the last active guerrilla group , the ELN. Santos won a Nobel Peace Prize last year ...
Mixed Feelings as Board Takes up Mayor’s Jerome Avenue Rezoning Bid
Release Date:
09/13/2017
The clock is ticking. Community Boards 4, 5 and 7 have until October 30 to vote on the de Blasio administration’s proposed rezoning of Jerome Avenue in the western Bronx. It’s the first stage of the seven-month Uniform Land Use Review Procedure...
High-Profile Philanthropy Contests Take Hold, Raise Concerns
Release Date:
09/14/2017
... its second round of prizes last year. The top winner, a group from India that developed a wristband for detecting ...
The War Against ‘Lunch Shaming’: NYC Joins Growing List of Cities and Districts That Are Rethinking Mealtime
Release Date:
09/19/2017
New York City officials have announced that all 1.1 million public school students would be provided with a free daily lunch. This came a few months after state Senator Liz Krueger and state Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon introduced a bill to address...
These Companies Support Climate Action, So Why Are They Funding Opposition To It?
Release Date:
09/19/2017
... would these 27 business powerhouses also support a GOP group that’s fought to undo a key Obama-era domestic ...
Into Battle: The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Steps Up Its Advocacy Giving in a Big Way
Release Date:
09/19/2017
A few years ago, when Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan created the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, they took some heat for incorporating it as an LLC—since such entities can operate with little transparency.
Twenty Years After Suffragists Statue Victory, The Quest Continues For A National Women's History Museum
Release Date:
09/20/2017
... women, as depicted, were rather unattractive. Wages and a group of women had been pushing members of Congress to move ...
With Its 'No Dancing' Law Verging On Repeal, New York Legitimizes Its Nightlife
Release Date:
09/21/2017
... hope to have." The Office of Nightlife and its advisory group will act as liaisons between various aspects of the .....
In Diller Island’s Demise, a Cautionary Tale of Donor Influence
Release Date:
09/21/2017
... are very upset about its demise, angry at an opposition group that hit the project with costly litigation. But ...
New Order Indefinitely Bars Almost All Travel From Seven Countries
Release Date:
09/25/2017
President Trump on Sunday issued a new order indefinitely banning almost all travel to the United States from seven countries, including most of the nations covered by his original travel ban, citing threats to national security posed by letting...
After So Many Disasters, Nonprofit Relief Organizations Struggle Against ‘Donor Fatigue’
Release Date:
09/25/2017
... for Disaster Philanthropy, a Washington-based nonprofit group that consults on disaster giving, and raises disaster ...
Black And Hispanic Students In New York City Most Likely To Be Arrested And Handcuffed, Data Shows
Release Date:
09/27/2017
More than 92 percent of students arrested in schools last year were black or Hispanic, according to a new analysis — a racial disparity that has persisted even as the city has reduced in-school arrests and summonses.
Trump’s Stake in Housing Complex Spurs Lawsuit Over Sale
Release Date:
09/29/2017
... investors who are suing to stop the $850 million sale. The group of plaintiffs, including heirs of late real-estate ...
Americans Fear Social Security Will Go Broke, Poll Shows
Release Date:
10/02/2017
... three-quarters (78 percent) of future retirees in that age group and almost two-thirds (63 percent) of those who retired ...