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Commonwealth Fund Report Predicts a Detrimental Impact of an ACA Repeal on Jobs

Release Date:

08/04/2017

A report by the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University and the Commonwealth Fund predicts bad news if Congress repeals the ACA. Research shows that the loss of 'ACA tax credits and Medicaid expansion would lead to a...

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NYC Education Department Failed To Track $84M For Disabled Student Services

Release Date:

08/28/2017

The city Education Department failed to keep tabs on $84 million it paid to outside vendors for services to students with disabilities, a new audit charges.

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Bloomberg Charity Scrutinized By India For Anti-Tobacco Funding, Lobbying

Release Date:

08/29/2017

... groups for anti-tobacco lobbying, government documents show , making it the latest foreign non-government ...

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Editorial: Long Island Waters Are Dirtier, But There’s Hope

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09/18/2017

The analysis from Stony Brook University Professor Chris Gobler and the Long Island Clean Water Partnership might be depressing, but it also shows the necessity of the many good steps taken recently by local and state officials to start cleaning...

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The MoMA Goes to Paris

Release Date:

10/04/2017

... exposing MoMA’s collection to a larger audience. The show ’s title, Being Modern: MoMA in Paris, points to the ...

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Ms. Foundation President and CEO Teresa C. Younger on MSNBC

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12/21/2017

She spoke to the importance of addressing sexual harassment and assault at all levels -- and holding people accountable when they don’t treat all women with respect.

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Gender Justice

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Ms. Foundation for Women

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Partners With The Nature Conservancy To Explore Nature’s Ability To Mitigate Climate Change

Release Date:

10/20/2017

... of oil. In addition, the paper’s economic analyses show that natural climate solutions—the proven ways of ...

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Mac Aids Fund Lends Its Support to Some of the Most Beautiful Moments in Angels in America

Release Date:

04/17/2018

... considers to be his death sentence,” Tim Levy, the show ’s producer and director of the National Theatre ... mother-in-law. MAC Cosmetics is the makeup partner of the show , providing products backstage in...

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13 Jan 2016

Local to Global: Efforts to Address the Increasing Prevalence of Teen Girl Suicide

Wednesday, January 13, 2016 -

9:15am to 11:15am

Recent data from the World Health Organization (WHO) indicates an alarming trend! Suicide is the leading cause of death in teenage girls, ages 15-19, outside of Africa.

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20 Apr 2016

Strategy, Struggle and Participation: Three Questions to Improve Your Social-Change Stories

Wednesday, April 20, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Storytelling helps social-change groups do better at everything that they do—enlist members, raise funds, take the pulse of their communities, change policy and behavior.

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28 Jun 2016

After United States v. Texas: What's Next for Immigrants, Communities, and Philanthropy? - Webinar

Tuesday, June 28, 2016 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

On June 23, 2016, a deadlocked Supreme Court left in place—at least for now—a lower court decision halting the implementation of expanded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA).

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With Support from the Leon Levy Foundation, New York Philharmonic Opens the Toscanini Archives, Providing Digital Access for Maestro’s 150th Birthday

Release Date:

04/04/2017

Open-source pioneer Alfresco Software announced today that the New York Philharmonic, in conjunction with Alfresco partner Technology Services Group (TSG), has now digitized materials from former Music Director Arturo Toscanini’s era, and made them...

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Leon Levy Foundation

27 Nov 2018

From Anecdotes to Facts: Let’s Talk Maternal Mortality and Morbidity

Tuesday, November 27, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Public health measures over the years typically testify to great strides in social progress. However, in maternal mortality and morbidity, we have seen a marked downward trend, with growing disparities by race and recognition of a major crisis. From...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Long Island Community Foundation Along with National and Local Donors Join Collaborative Charged with Closing the Racial Wealth Gap on Long Island

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02/27/2020

In an effort to address deeply-rooted racial inequities on Long Island, LICF established the Long Island Racial Equity Donor Collaborative in 2018.

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Pfizer and The Pfizer Foundation Donate $40 Million in Charitable Grants, Expand Product Access and Mobilize Colleagues to Combat COVID-19 Pandemic

Release Date:

04/06/2020

Building on Pfizer’s longstanding commitment to fight infectious diseases, grants will help address urgent needs of U.S. and global partners on the front lines of the pandemic.

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Newman's Own Foundation Pledges $1 Million to The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp

Release Date:

02/17/2021

The Camp was founded by actor Paul Newman in 1988.

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Hugh Hogan to Step Down as van Ameringen Foundation Executive Director to Launch Advisory Practice and to Become Senior Advisor to The Action Lab

Release Date:

03/24/2022

After a highly successful six-year tenure, Hugh Hogan has announced that following the June 2022 van Ameringen Foundation (vAF) Board meeting, he will be stepping down as Executive Director of the van Ameringen Foundation

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The Estée Lauder Companies Announces Bold Family-Related Benefits to Meet the Diverse Needs of Its Employees

Release Date:

04/25/2018

The policies apply to all eligible employees, irrespective of gender. The company will also be adding or enhancing benefits around adoption, child and elder care, and infant transition support. These policies, which are among the most comprehensive...