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Council on Economic Education Seeks Applications for Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Teaching Champion Award

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05/12/2016

... who effectively deliver this important content in and out of their classrooms and achieve results. To that end, CEE ...

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Westchester Community Foundation Helps Students Turn Opportunity Into College Degrees

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06/21/2016

... graduated from the private liberal-arts college in Vermont' s Green Mountains with four-year degrees partly paid for by ... In Education and the Westchester Community Foundation' s Albertina Bloom...

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Supported by Commonwealth Fund, Study Shows Diabetes, Depression Apps Are Failing the Usability Test

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07/18/2016

... apps are basically useless, according to a new study out of the University of California at San Francisco. The ...

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Open Society Foundations Founder George Soros Writes in WSJ About $500 Million Investment in Migrants

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09/20/2016

... civil war or an oppressive regime; others are forced out by extreme poverty, lured by the possibility of economic ...

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Tiffany & Co. Supports Ocean Conservation

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09/26/2016

... conservation efforts. We unpack this luxury retailer’ s surprising support for oceans and coral reefs. Among ... were announced, Tiffany is one name that sticks out . But it really shouldn’t at this point, as...

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Jarrett Lucas of Stonewall Community Foundation on Donor- Advised Funds and Philanthropy

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10/28/2016

... a quarter of a century, The Chronicle of Philanthropy’ s annual ranking of the nation’ s top-grossing charities places a financial-sector ... groups fit their philanthropic goals. Stonewall gives out...

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Mellon Grant Helps University Advance Racial Justice Recommendation

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02/22/2017

... the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will help Georgetown carry out its commitment to produce scholarship that helps the ... a report containing recommendations from the university’ s Working Group on Slavery,...

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Rauch Foundation Hosts 2017 Imagine Awards to Celebrate 'A Community Where Everyone Belongs'

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03/06/2017

... build “A Community Where Everyone Belongs.” The sold out event, with over 400 in attendance at Horseshoe Southern ... training, adult developmental activities, children’ s services, employment services,...

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Community Development

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Commonwealth Fund's Kathy Regan Makes City and State's Above & Beyond 2017 List

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03/29/2017

Commonwealth Fund' s Kathy Regan Makes City and State' s Above & Beyond 2017 List The day after Donald Trump was ... controversial rhetoric on the campaign trail, they came out in...

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Gender Justice

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Open Society Foundations and Other Funders Mobilizing to Counter Hate

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03/29/2017

... Hate One of the most disturbing aspects of Donald Trump' s election in November is that it was followed by a sharp ... incidents that created a climate of fear for many in the U. S . Such incidents include...

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Open Society Foundations: Central Asia at History’s Crossroads

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07/17/2017

... is rarely mentioned. This narrative is not fashioned out of whole cloth, but it still ignores the very real ... Open Society Foundations: Central Asia at History’ s Crossroads ...

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Rockefeller Survey Finds Male Attitudes Are Keeping Women From Getting Ahead In Business

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08/03/2017

... There just aren’t enough qualified or interested females out there. But an intriguing new survey from the Rockefeller ...

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Opinion: Vacant Lots And Properties Could House New York City’s Homeless

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08/29/2017

... Vacant Lots And Properties Could House New York City’ s Homeless Not since the Great Depression has New York City ... such a critical shortage in affordable housing. The city’ s population of unsheltered...

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Housing and Homelessness

New York City March Held Ahead of President Trump's DACA Decision

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08/31/2017

New York City March Held Ahead of President Trump' s DACA Decision Thousands are marching in New York City ... permits under DACA, a move that would effectively phase out a program that gave hundreds of...

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EPA Now Requires Political Aide’s Sign-Off for Agency Awards, Grant Applications

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09/05/2017

EPA Now Requires Political Aide’ s Sign-Off for Agency Awards, Grant Applications The ... role, John Konkus reviews every award the agency gives out , along with every grant solicitation before it is issued. ... in...

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New Bloomberg-backed Report Highlights Opportunities to Finance Urban Water Projects

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09/05/2017

... its worst rainfall in 100 years, are now building out urban water infrastructure to boost resilience through ...

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Community Development

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States Sue To Block DACA Termination, Citing Trump's 'Racial Animus'

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09/07/2017

States Sue To Block DACA Termination, Citing Trump' s 'Racial Animus' Several states are suing the Trump ... Columbia. All are Democrats. It follows the administration' s announcement Tuesday...

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Democrats Look To Trump On DREAM Act After He Puts Expiration Date On DACA Program

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09/11/2017

... funded until early December. Democrats hope the president' s apparent willingness to work across the aisle will extend ... Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Trump is phasing out the Obama-era...

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In Rural Kenya, Escaping A Deadly Disease Sometimes Takes A Little Luck

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09/11/2017

... the treatment, and I was very scared,” he said, pointing out the scattered incisions, each about half an inch long. When Pkorkor’ s stomach began to swell and his body shivered with periodic ...

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