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Casey Family Programs Report Finds NYC ACS Leader in Child Safety Practices

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07/10/2017

Casey found that ACS was performing well on a number of counts, particularly its data collection and utilization practices — an area where the report called ACS “a national model.”

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New Research Funded by the William T. Grant Foundation Tackles College Hunger

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01/22/2018

A team of researchers from the University of Houston and Temple University say that food insecurity among college students is forcing a burgeoning inequality in college completion rates.

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William T. Grant Foundation

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Food Systems

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Bloomberg Donates $1-Million Genesis Prize for Fellowship

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05/23/2014

Billionaire media mogul Michael Bloomberg received the inaugural Genesis Prize in Jerusalem in recognition of his philanthropy and public service and said he would use the $1-million award to launch a competition for young people with big ideas for...

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Program Focuses on Getting City Workers to Live Healthier Lives

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01/22/2015

A new Culture of Health Team will explore ways to get city workers to live healthier, more active lives.

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New York-Based Groups Benefit From $23 Million Grants By the Conrad Hilton Foundation

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06/27/2016

... Home initiative to improve the capacity of foster care agencies in New York City to recruit, retain and support ...

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (New York)

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Unbound Philanthropy Survey Finds DACA Fee Increases Could Put Relief Out of Reach for Immigrant Youth

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10/27/2016

Increase comes as some DACA beneficiaries are losing jobs because of USCIS processing delays and after immigrant youth have paid over $674 million in fees to USCIS.

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Environment and Climate Change

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Immigration

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State’s Delay on Final Sea-Level Rise Projections Chided

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11/11/2016

... Chided Sea-level rise projections meant to help state agencies and planners develop resilient structures in the ...

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With Support from Citi Foundation, Report Highlights Innovative Education Development

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11/30/2016

NYU Wagner and the Center for an Urban Future selected the 15 urban policy reforms after conducting hundreds of interviews with mayors, agency chiefs, policy experts, academics, business leaders, labor unions and philanthropic foundations.

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Commonwealth Fund Research Cited in NYTimes Fact Check on White House OMB Claim

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03/10/2017

President Trump’s spokesman on Wednesday deflected concerns that a bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act had yet to be scored by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office by questioning the agency’s track record.

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The Commonwealth Fund

New York Chastises EPA Chief Over River’s Superfund Cleanup

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09/07/2017

The $1.7 billion Superfund cleanup of the Hudson River is not protecting the public’s health and the river as initially promised, New York’s environmental commissioner contended last week.

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Environment and Climate Change

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Legal Aid Society Slams State’s Familial DNA Testing Proposal as Abuse Of Power

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09/13/2017

... 9-2 to allow the technique to be used by law enforcement agencies across the state in violent felony and sex crime ...

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Justice Reform

MCC Signs $500M Compact with Nepal to Improve Power and Roads

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09/15/2017

The Millennium Challenge Corp. signed a $500 million compact with Nepal on Thursday, the agency’s first compact in South Asia and a symbol, said some at the ceremony, of Nepal’s progress toward democracy.

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City Launches Coordinated Effort to Serve LGBTQ Youth

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09/20/2017

New York City is creating a multi-agency project in hopes of better coordinating — and expanding — existing services for LGBTQ youth. The effort includes a focus on health programs, homeless services, suicide prevention and added supports in the...

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Administration Of Children’s Services Staffers Now Being Sent To NYPD Investigator Course

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09/25/2017

... training in tactics and procedures they could use in their own investigations, the Daily News has learned. ACS’ ... that often draws representatives from law enforcement agencies throughout the world. The...

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Podcast: Nonprofit Organizations Fighting for The Affordable Care Act

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09/28/2017

... executive officer of The Coalition of Behavioral Health Agencies , join us to talk about their efforts at the state and federal levels to support ...

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Obama Environmental Chief Says Trump Rollbacks Won't Wash

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10/04/2017

President Barack Obama’s former environment chief bemoaned the Trump administration’s efforts to roll back environmental oversight, but said moves to undo his climate legacy would not withstand legal challenges.

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The State of Philanthropy Tech and Implications for Our Workplace

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03/2023

The Foundation Administrators Network (FAN) is a Philanthropy New York professional peer network of HR and operations professionals at member grantmaking organizations. FAN hosts quarterly meetings on a broad range of topics relevant to HR and operations administration. How common is it for foundation staff to be back in the office? What platforms and tools are others using for remote and grantmaking? How can I leverage peer benchmarking to advocate change within my organization? To assist in answering these questions, in July 2022, Technology Association of Grantmakers (TAG) conducted a...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Data for Health Initiative is Closing Gaps in Health Data in 19 Countries

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04/12/2017

... GAPS IN GLOBAL HEALTH DATA Data for Health investments have resulted in improved quality of birth and death ... Morocco, Rwanda and Solomon Islands – have revised their death certification to...

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