The NYPD's Growing DNA Database Raises Concern
Release Date:
09/26/2017
... and the size of the databases grows, civil-liberties groups , defense attorneys and advocates are ringing alarm ...
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Mellon Grant Funds Stanford University Press Pioneering Digital Academic Publishing Program
Release Date:
09/26/2017
Stanford University Press’s digital publishing program gives scholars an extraordinary opportunity to publish and peer review their interactive scholarship.
As Deaths Mount, Scrutiny of NYPD Response to ‘Emotionally Disturbed Persons’
Release Date:
09/27/2017
At a recent hearing, New York City Council members discussed the effectiveness of NYPD responses to “emotionally disturbed person” (EDP) calls, the slow pace of implementation for new NYPD crisis intervention training, and the tragic outcomes of...
Minorities and Americans Without College Degrees Showed Greatest Gains In Wealth Since 2013, New Data Shows
Release Date:
09/28/2017
... that although a robust economy has benefited all economic groups , the wealthiest and most educated have been in a ...
Presidential Advisers on Black, Latino, and Asian Students Say Trump Admin. Ignoring Them
Release Date:
10/03/2017
... Trump took office in January. Although members of the groups have reached out, the White House has not responded. . ...
Policy Brief: NYC’s Looming Task of Property Tax Reform
Release Date:
10/04/2017
... to act has mounted. A broad coalition of real-estate groups and advocacy organizations banded together this summer ...
Tow Foundation Funded News Integrity Initiative Awards $1.8 Million to Build Support for Quality Journalism
Release Date:
10/04/2017
The News Integrity Initiative at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism announced $1.8 million in grants that aim to improve people’s lives by fostering trust between newsrooms and the public and nurturing constructive, inclusive community...
Long-Held Political, Ethnic Rivalries Heating Up Fight Over Brooklyn Pfizer Site
Release Date:
10/10/2017
For years, political rivalries, ethnic disputes and litigation have defined the trajectory of development in a section of Brooklyn that borders Hasidic Jewish, Hispanic and African-American communities.
SUNY Revises Controversial Proposal to Let Some New York Charter Schools Certify Their Own Teachers
Release Date:
10/10/2017
A state group that oversees some New York charter schools has revised a hotly contested proposal to let its schools certify their own teachers ahead of Wednesday’s vote, according to an updated proposal.
World Bank Withholds Myanmar Funding, but Some Call for Sanctions
Release Date:
10/13/2017
... electricity, rural roads and inclusion of all ethnic groups and religions, particularly in Rakhine state,” the ...
House Gives Approval to $36.5 Billion Disaster Aid Package
Release Date:
10/13/2017
... opposition from conservative and government watchdog groups , the House easily approved a $36.5 billion ...
More Training Needed to Fill New York’s ‘Middle Skill Jobs
Release Date:
10/13/2017
It’s widely known that college graduates earn far more money over the professional careers than their peers who only have a high school diploma.
New York Foundation’s Latest Installment of Video Series “In Their Own Words” Features Founder and Executive Director of Young Advocates for Fair Education
Release Date:
02/09/2018
New York Foundation’s Latest Installment of Video Series “In Their Own Words” Features Founder and Executive Director of Young Advocates for Fair Education.
Funded by The Tiffany & Co. Foundation, Scientists Develop Sun Shield to Prevent Coral Bleaching
Release Date:
03/27/2018
A group of scientists developed a "sun shield" that they hope can help prevent coral bleaching, which spread across the Great Barrier Reef in Australia in 2016 and 2017.
Commonwealth Fund Survey Reveals Rising Rate of Uninsured People
Release Date:
05/02/2018
The Commonwealth Fund on Tuesday released a survey of working-age Americans that found that 15.5 percent were estimated to lack health insurance coverage as of February and March 2018. That’s up from 12.7 percent of that group in 2016.
Closing Space for Open Society
Release Date:
05/17/2018
... for Open Society, which gave $3.6 million to 46 different groups in Hungary in 2016, that the foundation announced this ...
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funds Gene Editing Research to Identify Gene that Controls Butterfly Wing Color
Release Date:
10/26/2018
Many Heliconius butterflies have wing patterns and colors that mimic other species to protect themselves from predators, and new research by scientists from the University of Chicago, funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, shows that in one...
15
Mar
2019
Funders Briefing Call on NYS Criminal Justice Reform
Friday, March 15, 2019 -
11:00am to 12:30pm
... the discovery and speedy trial proposals. Community-based groups and advocates on the ground are working hard to push ...
11
Jun
2019
Grantmaking in a Diverse World – A Workshop
Tuesday, June 11, 2019 -
9:00am to 1:00pm
... audience will individually and privately circle in which groups they belong. Review complexities that arise in a ... policies and actions may be geared toward the normalized groups and how they can make them...
30
Oct
2019
Unfinished Business: Sustaining the Momentum of Justice Reform in NYS
Wednesday, October 30, 2019 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
... generation, due to the advocacy efforts of community-based groups , directly impacted individuals and families, and ...