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Hurricane Irma Linked to Climate Change? For Some, a Very ‘Insensitive’ Question.

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09/11/2017

Scott Pruitt, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, says it is insensitive to discuss climate change in the midst of deadly storms.

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Exxon Loses Bid to Keep Auditor Files Secret in Climate Fraud Investigation

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09/13/2017

... Brushing aside objections by ExxonMobil, New York' s highest court has opened the door for state officials to demand that the oil giant' s outside auditor immediately turn over records as part of a...

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Opinion: Irma, Harvey and Sandy - We Need a Marshall Plan for Future Disasters Like These

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09/14/2017

... vulnerable to storms. We also know what we have to do to protect them from flood damage. Yet the work has not been ...

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Community Development

The Fate of NYC’s Undocumented Bakers Could Change the Food Industry

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09/15/2017

The Fate of NYC’ s Undocumented Bakers Could Change the Food Industry Recently ... with worker advocates to urge the food industry to better protect immigrant workers under the Trump administration. ... firing of...

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Senate Republicans Look to Revive Effort To Repeal Obamacare By End of September

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09/18/2017

... Care Act before the end of the month, asking Congress’ s nonpartisan budget analysts to fast-track consideration of ... aide. The measure from Sens. Lindsey O. Graham (R- S .C.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Ron...

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Trump Administration Rolls Back Birth Control Mandate

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10/10/2017

The Trump administration on Friday moved to expand the rights of employers to deny women insurance coverage for contraception and issued sweeping guidance on religious freedom that critics said could also erode civil rights protections for lesbian,...

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After White House Issues Demands, Hopes for an Immigration Deal Dim

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10/10/2017

The list of hard-line immigration demands that President Trump said he needs to back protections for young undocumented immigrants triggered a furious response on Monday from Democrats and immigration activists, who gave no indication they were...

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A Green Bond Primer: Overview of a Rapidly Evolving Market

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10/10/2017

... for potential investors and issuers seeking to do more to protect the planet. . . A Green Bond Primer: Overview of a ...

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Century Foundation Study Reveals that Most Student Loan Fraud Claims Involve For-Profits

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11/09/2017

... Student advocates point to the Trump administration' s ties to the for-profit industry and accuse DeVos of putting .....

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New York Women's Foundation Awards $1 Million for Resilience

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11/28/2017

New York Women' s Foundation Awards $1 Million for Resilience The New York Women' s Foundation has announced grants totaling $1 million to ... to build resistance to harmful policies and strategies and...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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Johnson & Johnson Joins the Coalition for the American Dream

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01/05/2018

... only to advocate for the protection of America’ s Dreamers and find a bipartisan, long-term solution to the ... in more countries, requires new ways of thinking. That’ s how we’ll continue to change the...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funds Gene Editing Research to Identify Gene that Controls Butterfly Wing Color

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10/26/2018

... have wing patterns and colors that mimic other species to protect themselves from predators, and new research by ...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Forty Years of LGBTQ Philanthropy: 1970-2010

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01/2012

... anniversary, this report documents the first 40 years of U. S . foundation support to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer communities. Among the report' s findings: in total, 799 U. S . foundations have invested more than $771 million and .....

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A Glass Half Full: Japan’s Disaster Response at One Year

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03/27/2012

... with our members. We are pleased to have him update us on the philanthropic response to the 3/11 disaster and the ways that U. S . funders can continue to help the people of Japan. A Glass Half Full: Japan’...

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Open Society Offers New Grants to Spur Charity Collaboration

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04/08/2013

Teams of charities in eight U. S . cities are competing for long-term grants, through the ... people and minorities. Teams of charities in eight U. S . cities are competing for long-term grants from the Open ...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Children, Youth and Families

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Haitians and Afghans in Crisis: Lessons for Rapid Resettlement

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2:00pm to 3:30pm

Last year, the US military withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Haitian ... making it a natural destination for both populations. Join us for a discussion of how advocacy groups and service ... in the future. What...

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It Ain’t Over – Understanding What’s at Stake in the Charitable Deduction Debate

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02/2013

It Ain’t Over – Understanding What’ s at Stake in the Charitable Deduction Debate explored the ... important issues in the budget battles likely to be beset us for years to come. It Ain’t Over – Understanding What’ s at Stake in the Charitable Deduction Debate ...

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Is Nonprofit Board Service Worth It? Reflections from a One-Time Skeptic

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01/16/2014

... really just window dressing. Wasn’t a board member’ s job simply lending his or her name to the organization’ s ... profoundly important board governance can be. If all of us who care about...

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