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Mixed Feelings as Board Takes up Mayor’s Jerome Avenue Rezoning Bid

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09/13/2017

... ticking. Community Boards 4, 5 and 7 have until October 30 to vote on the de Blasio administration’s proposed rezoning ... investments and strategies. Some demands were similar to the coalition’s, including...

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Community Development

These Companies Support Climate Action, So Why Are They Funding Opposition To It?

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09/19/2017

... Support Climate Action, So Why Are They Funding Opposition To It? The international climate-fighting pact would create ... Coca-Cola argued. When President Donald Trump committed to yanking the U.S. out anyway...

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Into Battle: The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Steps Up Its Advocacy Giving in a Big Way

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09/19/2017

... Pam Omidyar also have LLCs —and there are good reasons to look beyond the traditional foundation structure. The LLC ... much better vehicle for the kind of multi-faceted approach to big problems that Chan and...

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Twenty Years After Suffragists Statue Victory, The Quest Continues For A National Women's History Museum

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09/20/2017

... women, as depicted, were rather unattractive. Wages and a group of women had been pushing members of Congress to move the statue, formally called the Portrait Monument. It had been donated to...

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Gender Justice

With Its 'No Dancing' Law Verging On Repeal, New York Legitimizes Its Nightlife

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09/21/2017

... and city employees, de Blasio joked that the soon- to -be-appointed Night Mayor of New York is "one of the coolest job titles you could ever hope to have." The Office of Nightlife and its advisory...

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Bemoaning Budget Cuts, Health Care Navigators Say Feds Don't Get It

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09/22/2017

... bang for the buck, sometimes costing thousands of dollars to sign up each customer. So it is cutting their funding, ... appreciate the variety of tasks that navigators are asked to handle, they say. Some...

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New Order Indefinitely Bars Almost All Travel From Seven Countries

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09/25/2017

... issued a new order indefinitely banning almost all travel to the United States from seven countries, including most of ... nations covered by his original travel ban, citing threats to national security posed...

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Immigration

After So Many Disasters, Nonprofit Relief Organizations Struggle Against ‘Donor Fatigue’

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09/25/2017

... from everyday folks and Fortune 500 companies poured in to help those affected. But after so many disasters, how ... for Disaster Philanthropy, a Washington-based nonprofit group that consults on disaster...

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Disaster Relief

Trump’s Stake in Housing Complex Spurs Lawsuit Over Sale

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09/29/2017

... Spurs Lawsuit Over Sale Owners of Starrett City are trying to offload the massive Brooklyn housing complex – which ... a deal “riven with conflicts of interest,” according to investors who are suing to...

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Housing and Homelessness

Americans Fear Social Security Will Go Broke, Poll Shows

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10/02/2017

... three-quarters (78 percent) of future retirees in that age group and almost two-thirds (63 percent) of those who retired ... of future and recent retirees are concerned about cuts to Social Security under the...

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Here’s How the Trump Administration Is Quietly Undermining Food Safety

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10/04/2017

... food safer. (With so many important executive matters to tend to , he can’t find time?) After just nine months of ... angry letters from almost every influential watchdog group — the Center...

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Food Systems

Nonprofits Initiate Recall as Mayor Cuts Their Funding

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10/05/2017

... that serve the less affluent sections of town in order to provide raises for city employees and to expand first responder services. The Wisconsin State Journal reports that a group opposing...

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ArtNet News Details Joan Mitchell Foundation 2017 Grant Recipients

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11/15/2017

... on Tuesday. Founded in 1993, the grants are awarded yearly to under-recognized artists who have made significant contributions to the national cultural or artistic discourse. Grantees are ... as non-white—a...

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Russel Sage Foundation Study Reveals Increased SNAP Benefits Can Move Families to Food Security

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03/09/2018

... Study Reveals Increased SNAP Benefits Can Move Families to Food Security A recent study published in the Russell Sage ... in SNAP benefits would be needed in order for households to become food secure. Craig...

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Commonwealth Fund Study Reveals State Rankings on the Nation’s Best Health Care

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05/08/2018

... health care systems. The non-profit health care advocacy group , The Commonwealth Fund, released a state-by-state ... scorecard on May 3 looking at each state’s ability to deliver medical care to...

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Mellon Foundation Grant to USC Libraries and USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance to Support Digital Collection for Dance Heritage

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06/08/2018

Mellon Foundation Grant to USC Libraries and USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance to Support Digital Collection for Dance Heritage Thanks to a ... Cohen, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Joe Goode...

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Bloomberg Supported Cities of Service Announces Winners of its Love Your Block Competition

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07/16/2018

... Love Your Block enables local governments to engage communities in neighborhood revitalization efforts ... communities. Each winning city will receive $25,000 to be used for mini-grants and resources ...

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Community Development

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2018 New York Community Trust Nonprofit Excellence Awards Finalists Announced

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07/24/2018

... as well as an overarching organizational commitment to fostering curiosity, equity, and innovation. These organizations will be eligible to win prizes in each of the Eight Key Areas of Nonprofit Excellence...

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Eric Marchall Concludes Tenure as FCCP’s Executive Director

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10/02/2018

... "After four years at the helm of FCCP, Eric has decided to transition out of his role in the coming months. He’s likely to conclude his tenure as FCCP’s Executive Director on or ... a Transition Committee...

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