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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

... participating in Day Without a Woman and the Women' s March. In record numbers, more and more of us are becoming ... meeting with representatives of hundreds of other women' s foundations at the...

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Gender Justice

De Blasio Pledged Progress for Schools. For $582 Million, Change Is Slow.

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09/26/2017

... For $582 Million, Change Is Slow. Even as New York City’ s schools opened their doors for the new year this month, the ... clock was ticking on the future of Mayor Bill de Blasio’ s boldest education...

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How Failure of the Obamacare Repeal Affects Consumers

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09/27/2017

... also coast along with the status quo; there have been no policy changes affecting the price or comprehensiveness of ...

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Home Health Workers: All the Work, Half the Pay

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10/02/2017

... Half the Pay Lai Yee Chan worked piece-rate in the city' s textile factories for more than a decade to support her ... from the stifling summer heat in a Midtown warehouse. Chan' s current workplace...

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Advisers on Black, Latino, and Asian Students Say Trump Admin. Ignoring Them

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10/02/2017

... experts and advocates that shaped White House education policy ... Advisers on Black, Latino, and Asian Students Say ...

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Immigration Agents Arrest Hundreds in Sweep of Sanctuary Cities

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10/03/2017

Federal agents arrested 498 people from 42 countries in a four-day nationwide operation targeting cities that United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement said give sanctuary to undocumented immigrants who have committed crimes.

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William T. Grant Foundation President Discusses Inequality In English Language Education

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10/26/2017

... on Oct. 25 as part of the Department of Education’ s Speaker Series. English language instructors vary widely in ... outcomes and how to better use research to influence policy , Gamoran said. His lecture...

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‘White Rage’ Author Kicks Off Mellon Lecture Series Aimed At Better Understanding Racism

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12/08/2017

... said as she kicked off the first talk in Georgetown' s Mellon Lecture Series last week. The Mellon Lecture Series, ... scholarship to better understand and address the nation' s legacies of slavery,...

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Watch Another Video From Chasing The Dream, Supported By The JPB and Ford Foundations

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01/22/2018

... The Dream, Supported By The JPB and Ford Foundations The U. S . has accepted more refugees than any other country since ...

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Citigroup Sets Restrictions on Gun Sales by Business Partners

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03/23/2018

... in the divisive nationwide gun control debate. The new policy , announced Thursday, prohibits the sale of firearms to ...

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The New York Women’s Foundation and Ms. Foundation Announce Year Two Results of $100M Collective Fund

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03/26/2018

The New York Women’ s Foundation and Ms. Foundation Announce Year Two Results of ... of community-specific issues, and mobilize support for policy change. • Policy Change: Support policy...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funds 20 Years of Sky Observations

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05/11/2018

... the celestial equator and light went through to the survey' s exquisitely sensitive camera. The telescope' s mirror, 2.5 meters (8 feet) in diameter, is small by ... and all images are open access...

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Alisha Williams to Join Arcus as Program Officer of Social Justice Program

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06/19/2018

... LGBTQ Poverty Initiative at the Vaid Group where they led policy advocacy and public education efforts among a ...

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Rockefeller Foundation, FAO Supporting Africa to Halve Food Loss

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06/21/2018

Food that ‘disappears' from the food chain after harvest owing to spoilage could feed an estimated 48 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa. A project by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the African Union and The Rockefeller Foundation...

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NYSHealth's Patients as Partners Provides $230,708 Patient Empowerment Grant

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12/14/2018

NYSHealth' s Patients as Partners Provides $230,708 Patient Empowerment ... role in how health care is delivered and how health policy is made, NYSHealth issued a request for proposals, ... of project...

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Jessica Rothkuo Joins Redlich Horowitz Foundation to Lead Family First Implementation

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04/24/2019

... as our senior program manager to lead the foundation’ s support of NY counties for successful implementation of the Family First Prevention Services Act. Jessie’ s role is one of the first positions in the...

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Open Society Foundations Commits $5 Million for Accountable Governance

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06/02/2019

... and effective. The funding from OSF will advance shared policy priorities in the areas of government corruption, ...

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Civic Engagement

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Rockefeller Foundation Launches #Solvable

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06/12/2019

... watch and listen to learn more about how many of today’ s biggest challenges are #Solvable... Rockefeller Foundation ...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Marca Bristo and Gbenga Oyebode to Board of Trustees

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06/20/2019

... decades on local, national, and international social and policy reforms that protect and promote the rights of people ... on the Rights of People with Disabilities. Bristo’ s perspective will be critical as...

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