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NYS Health Foundation Co-Authors Column on Blocking Immigrants from Essential Services

Release Date:

06/01/2017

With over 3 million foreign-born residents, immigrants are vital to the health of NYC’s economy and neighborhoods, explains Nisha Agarwal, commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs; Steve Banks, the commissioner of the city’s...

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New York Health Foundation

F.B. Heron: Charitable Giving Is Only a Small Part of What Foundations Do With Their Money

Release Date:

06/30/2017

Most of their capital doesn’t wind up in grants, but in investments. Is the latter the key to maximum impact?

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Century Foundation Fellow Argues for an "Economic Fair Housing Act" to Combat Racial Zoning

Release Date:

08/04/2017

... the same results as explicit racial zoning. Because the laws did nothing to address economically exclusionary zoning, ...

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The Century Foundation

Success Academy Boss Eva Moskowitz and Charter Leaders Demand Answers on Space Requests from de Blasio

Release Date:

09/07/2017

The charter school war grinds on. Success Academy founder Eva Moskowitz and other leaders of city charter schools held a demonstration Wednesday on the steps of City Hall to rip Mayor de Blasio for failing to respond to requests for space in city...

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A DeVos Speech on Title IX Heightens Advocates’ Fears That a Rollback Is Imminent

Release Date:

09/07/2017

On Wednesday, the U.S. Education Department confirmed that the education secretary, Betsy DeVos, would appear at George Mason University on Thursday to make a "major policy address on Title IX enforcement."

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

Release Date:

09/13/2017

The clock is ticking. Community Boards 4, 5 and 7 have until October 30 to vote on the de Blasio administration’s proposed rezoning of Jerome Avenue in the western Bronx. It’s the first stage of the seven-month Uniform Land Use Review Procedure...

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Jeffersonian Dinners: Using Food and Conversation to Draw In Donors

Release Date:

09/21/2017

The intimate gatherings bring together eight to 12 people for an evening of conversation. Meaty questions that guests receive ahead of time guide the whole-table conversations. There are no fundraising requests at the dinners.

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Opinion: New York City’s Runaway Homeless Youth Deserve Better Services

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09/28/2017

For runaway and homeless youth utilizing New York City's specialized youth shelter system, upon reaching 21, these homeless young people must leave the home-like environment and tailored services of youth shelters and move to single adult shelters.

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Children, Youth and Families

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U.S. Quietly Announces Plan To Monitor Immigrants’ Social Media Accounts, Search Histories

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09/28/2017

The Department of Homeland Security intends to monitor the social media accounts and internet search history of legal immigrants as part of a new tracking system set to roll out next month.

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TED Talk: Judge Victoria Pratt on How Judges Can Show Respect

Release Date:

11/14/2017

In a new TED Talk, Judge Victoria Pratt draws on her experience with Newark Community Solutions to explain the real-life impact of procedural justice.

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Justice Reform

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The Center for Court Innovation

Century Foundation Releases New Report: Finding Workers Where They Are

Release Date:

02/07/2019

... the labor movement has been in decline, stymied by labor laws too weak to restrain employer abuses and undermined by ...

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Workforce Development

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Survey Funded by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Finds Elderly Prone to Workplace Discrimination

Release Date:

05/23/2019

About half of Americans think there's age discrimination in the workplace, according to a poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

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Aging

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Championing Colombia’s LGBTI Movement: Latest Report from the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice

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02/18/2021

... in right wing attacks on LGBTI human rights defenders and laws recognizing LGBTI rights, LGBTI human rights defenders ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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The Century Foundation Announces New Senior Fellow, Presence in Beirut

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02/01/2013

The Century Foundation has also announced a promotion and location change for two of the organization’s foreign policy experts.

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Rauch Foundation Appoints Jennifer Marino Rojas as Vice President of Grants and Operations

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01/01/2013

The Rauch Foundation, a Long Island-based family foundation, has announced the appointment of Jennifer Marino Rojas as Vice President of Grants and Operations.

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10 May 2012

Strengthening All Families: Spotlight on LGBT Families of Color

Thursday, May 10, 2012 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

The intersection of inequitable laws , social stigma, and race-based discrimination collide in ... to be raised by LGBT parents. As a result, antiquated laws that only protect children with legal ties to their ...

16 May 2012

Understanding the Rules of Engagement: Advocacy in an Election Season

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 -

8:45am to 11:00am

This new program series begins with an overview of the legalities concerning foundations and advocacy. Many foundations impose restrictions on themselves and on grantee use of funds that are far narrower than required by law. Restrictions in...

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Margaret L. Wolff Becomes New Chair of the John A. Hartford Foundation Board of Trustees

Release Date:

06/05/2015

Wolff will succeed Norman Volk, who retires after 36 years of service.

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Caroline Kennedy Joins Carnegie Corporation of New York Board of Trustees

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03/09/2018

Caroline Kennedy, the first woman to serve as United States ambassador to Japan, has been elected to join Carnegie Corporation of New York’s board of trustees, effective March 8, 2018.