De Blasio Fails To Give Public School Teachers Maternity Leave
Release Date:
09/13/2017
... of a fair policy of paid leave which protects teachers’ rights to care for and bond with their own children.” . . . ...
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Here's What's In Bernie Sanders' 'Medicare For All' Bill
Release Date:
09/14/2017
On Wednesday came a "Medicare for All" bill from Vermont Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders — his attempt to push single-payer health care, long one of his favorite causes.
How The Rockefeller Foundation Is Bringing Electricity To Hundreds Of Villages Across India
Release Date:
09/18/2017
Since 2010, The Rockefeller Foundation has made “energy poverty” their priority with the launch of a program called Smart Power for Rural Development, a $75 million initiative aimed at bringing reliable electricity to energy-poor villages and...
Twenty Years After Suffragists Statue Victory, The Quest Continues For A National Women's History Museum
Release Date:
09/20/2017
Earlier this year, a bill was introduced in the House by Reps. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-N.Y.) and Edward R. Royce (R-Calif.) to create "a comprehensive women's history museum" within the Smithsonian. The group is trying to get support for a companion...
Hometown Hope: How Amazon is Paying Attention to Homelessness in Seattle and Beyond
Release Date:
09/20/2017
“It’s permanent until homelessness is solved.” So remarked John Schoettler, Amazon’s real estate and facilities VP, to the New York Times after an announcement this spring that the company’s Seattle headquarters will incorporate a shelter for...
Commentary from The Century Foundation: Women’s Underrepresentation in Politics: No, It’s Not Just an Ambition Gap
Release Date:
09/25/2017
The United States champions itself as a beacon of democracy, yet nearly a century after granting its women citizens the right to vote, it clocks in behind ninety-eight other countries with regard to women’s participation as representatives in...
NY State Health: Medicare Snapshot - Stories from the Helpline - Improving New York State Access to Medicare Savings Programs
Release Date:
09/26/2017
... A new NYSHealth-supported issue brief by Medicare Rights Center examines the difficulties in enrollment and ...
Guggenheim Museum Is Criticized for Pulling Animal Artworks
Release Date:
09/27/2017
... a highly anticipated exhibition after pressure from animal- rights supporters and others over the show “Art and China ...
Is Online Fundraising a Bad Idea?
Release Date:
09/29/2017
Many nonprofits embrace online giving because it makes asking for gifts, processing payments, and thanking donors easier and less costly. Some organizations are investing heavily in online fundraising platforms like Razoo or CauseVox, or improving...
Advisers on Black, Latino, and Asian Students Say Trump Admin. Ignoring Them
Release Date:
10/02/2017
... who is a research professor and co-director at the Civil Rights Project at the University of California, Los Angeles. ...
Opinion: Take a Resistance Break
Release Date:
10/04/2017
... side. Their eyes were fixed on the hundreds of immigrant rights supporters streaming toward the capitol. Their chins ...
The Heavier Baggage of Immigrating while Black
Release Date:
10/06/2017
... and New York University Law School’s Immigrants’ Rights Clinic found that while Black immigrants make up seven ...
Lots of Men Are Gender-Equality Allies in Private. Why Not in Public?
Release Date:
10/13/2017
Real male allies tend to have three things in common as agents of organizational change. Debra Meyerson and Megan Tompkins’s research, using the National Science Foundation’s ADVANCE program at the University of Michigan, finds that allies need...
Paulina Helm-Hernandez, Former Co-Director of Southerners on New Ground, Will Join Foundation For A Just Society
Release Date:
02/01/2018
... has a background in farmworker and immigrant/refugee rights organizing, anti-violence work, and gender and sexual ...
New York Foundation Releases New Video in the Ongoing Series "In Their Own Words"
Release Date:
03/29/2018
In this installment, New York Foundation sits down with Quardean Lewis-Allen, founder and CEO of Made in Brownsville
JPMorgan Chase Releases 2017 Corporate Responsibility Report
Release Date:
04/26/2018
The Report is a great representation of the firm’s work to support communities around the world.
Newman's Own Awards Donates $200,000 to Five Military Non-Profits
Release Date:
10/05/2018
Newman’s Own joined co-sponsors Fisher House Foundation and Military Timesat the 19thannual Newman’s Own Awards Ceremony at the Pentagon Hall of Heroes to honor five non-profit organizations for their innovative programs created to improve military...
Open Society Names Alethia E. Jones New Head of Fellowship Program
Release Date:
12/05/2018
... focusing on U.S. urban policy, immigration, and workers’ rights . In addition, she has taught comparative urban studies ...
A Message from the President of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation: Announcing New COVID-19 Grantmaking
Release Date:
04/08/2020
... has a critical responsibility to leverage its flexible funding ability to protect the most vulnerable communities ... end, today we are announcing $10 million in additional funding toward relief efforts and...
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The Trials of Muhammad Ali - Philanthropy New York's Documentary Series
Thursday, October 3, 2013 -
5:30pm to 9:30pm
... Trials traces Ali’s path from poet to pariah to global ambassador for peace. At each stage, the challenges ... Ali film before, yet are central to his life story and the global impact he has made. Presenters...