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In Memory of Former Century Foundation President Janice Nittoli

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07/03/2017

... Janice Nittoli The Century Foundation is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Janice Nittoli this morning. Janice ... served as President of The Century Foundation from 2011 to 2014 and was much loved by...

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To Improve Global Health, Bloomberg Looks to Cities to Lead

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07/05/2017

To Improve Global Health, Bloomberg Looks to Cities to Lead One of Michael Bloomberg's main ... and also chaired C40, a global network of large cities working against...

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Ford Foundation: On Privilege - Why Discomfort Is A Sign Of Progress

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07/31/2017

... Of Progress Recently in Rio de Janeiro I had the chance to visit a membership-only club, located on the shores of the ... lagoon, took some photos, and paged through a book, hoping to enjoy a few hours of...

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Rockefeller Foundation’s Focus on Food Waste Includes Food Summit and Pop-up at Blue Hill Restaurant Featuring Chef Dan Barber’s WastED Initiative

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08/09/2017

... David Barber, Dan Barber, and many more around solutions to food waste. The evening will feature a special menu ... by Chef Dan Barber’s wastED initiative, a pop-up devoted to the theme of re-using foods that...

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At Google, She Oversees $100 Million in Giving. She Thinks Companies Should Do More.

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08/28/2017

... the internet search-engine giant gives about $100 million to charity each year; in 2016, $50 million went to organizations and programs in the Bay Area. (Google’s ... last week, Google.org announced a $1...

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As Harvey Hammers Texas, Oddo Says Lessons Of Sandy Are Ignored

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08/29/2017

... Of Sandy Are Ignored As Texas mobilizes in response to the unprecedented floods of Hurricane Harvey, Staten ... President James Oddo said government officials still need to learn from the critical mistakes...

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Opinion: Small Charities Should Lead by Example in Paid Parental Leave

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08/29/2017

... thinking about, however, was whether I would be able to juggle my job as CEO of Challah for Hunger, a Philadelphia ...

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Opinion: With Or Without DACA, New York Must Step Up For Immigrant Communities

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09/05/2017

... New York Must Step Up For Immigrant Communities I came to the United States when I was 14 years old from Ecuador. I came here to join my parents, who had already been in the U.S. for ... home country because...

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New York Business Coalition Denounces Trump Move On DACA

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09/06/2017

... President Donald Trump on Tuesday for his decision to phase out an Obama program protecting undocumented ... of widespread outcry following the president's decision to stop accepting applications for...

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Intragovernmental Collaborations: Pipedreams or the Future of the Public Sector?

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09/08/2017

... joint efforts among public sector leaders, those working with or in government know too well that such collaborations are rare. The motivation and ability to collaborate in government is usually lacking. So...

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NYN Media Homeless Shelter Tracker

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09/11/2017

... York City Mayor de Blasio announced an ambitious effort to open 90 homeless shelters across the city. The effort, "Turning the Tide on Homelessness" will aim to close 360 cluster sites and hotels,...

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Standing Up For Housing Equality

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09/13/2017

... own multi-day tent city sit-in and demonstration march to call attention to the color divide on Long Island, specifically in Garden ... of all colors and beliefs. NYCC is a coalition of working...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Gives $55 Million to a Mid-Manhattan Library

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09/14/2017

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Gives $55 Million to a Mid-Manhattan Library Last year, the New York Public ... library that has long been the ungainly stepsibling to the magnificent Beaux-Arts building across Fifth...

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Trump Denies He Made A Deal With Democrats On DREAMer Protections

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09/14/2017

... said they struck a deal with the president Wednesday night to pass legislation that would protect the about 800,000 ... Action for Childhood Arrivals program is scheduled to end in March. "No deal was...

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Playing Chicken with Maryn McKenna

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09/14/2017

... diseases we do now, but of simple injuries that led to infections. Antibiotics changed all that and yet, as ... Antibiotic resistance is urgent enough for the U.N. to have called a General Assembly meeting...

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If Congress Doesn’t Act Fast on Children’s Health Insurance, Millions Could Be at Risk

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09/21/2017

... Committee announced it had reached a bipartisan agreement to extend funding for the national Children’s Health ... there would be an awful lot of work that would need to happen at the state level” should the...

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Experts Analyze Mayor De Blasio's Jobs Plan

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09/21/2017

... An Urban Future delved into Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan to create 100,000 “good-paying” jobs in the next ten ... virtual reality, tech, culture, freight, and manufacturing to create 10,000 jobs each year that...

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Back-and-Forth on DACA Leaves Young Immigrants ‘Just Dangling’

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09/25/2017

... ‘Just Dangling’ Violeta Gomez-Uribe, 32, goes to kickboxing classes in Brooklyn. Eduardo Garcia, 22, lifts ... between classes and two jobs. Apolinar Islas, 34, who came to New York from Mexico when he was 15...

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Opinion: Powered by Women - Philanthropy in the Age of Trump Needs to Address Gender

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09/25/2017

... by Women - Philanthropy in the Age of Trump Needs to Address Gender Attacks on women and gender identity have been central to the policies coming out of the Trump White House. Whether ... the country, ever...

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Giving Away $100 Million: A Peek Behind the Curtain At Macarthur Foundation

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09/27/2017

... began as an experiment in openness, in response to criticisms that the philanthropic sector is too insular, ... as the focus and then design the strategy, we decided to issue a public, open call: “Tell us what...

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