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New York Business Coalition Denounces Trump Move On DACA

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09/06/2017

The organization of the city's largest businesses, Mayor Bill de Blasio and other New York leaders condemned President Donald Trump on Tuesday for his decision to phase out an Obama program protecting undocumented immigrants.

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A Secret Weapon In The Fight Against Islamophobia

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09/06/2017

There is a boom in Muslim-led nonprofit work that counters ideas of Islam as foreign and dangerous. And all of them are connected by an invisible thread: Pillars Fund.

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Intragovernmental Collaborations: Pipedreams or the Future of the Public Sector?

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09/08/2017

How policy labs can foster greater collaboration and policy co-creation.

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Public Policy

NYN Media Homeless Shelter Tracker

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09/11/2017

In response to historic criticism that shelters had opened overnight with little community oversight, the de Blasio administration has pledged to increase transparency into the process.

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Housing and Homelessness

Standing Up For Housing Equality

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09/13/2017

Members and supporters of the New York Communities for Change (NYCC) held a three-day tent city sit-in and demonstration march to call attention to the color divide on Long Island, specifically in Garden City.

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Housing and Homelessness

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Gives $55 Million to a Mid-Manhattan Library

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09/14/2017

The donation, which the library announced on Wednesday, is from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation and is the second largest single gift in its history.

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Trump Denies He Made A Deal With Democrats On DREAMer Protections

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09/14/2017

It wasn't long before President Trump pushed back after leading Democrats said they struck a deal with the president Wednesday night to pass legislation that would protect the about 800,000 DREAMers who could face deportation when the Deferred...

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Ms. Foundation Centers Black Women, Nonconforming People and Fem(me)s in Campaigns for Expanded Sanctuary Cities

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09/15/2017

As the Trump Administration plans immigration raids and continues attacks on DACA youth, immigrants, and multiple vulnerable populations, the Ms. Foundation for Women is calling for the expansion of sanctuary policies at the local level to center...

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Gender Justice

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Data-Driven Gender Equality

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09/15/2017

Closing the gender gap in agriculture, meanwhile, could have an even more profound impact on families and productivity in the developing world.

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Williamson Foundation’s Caroline Williamson Interviewed on Adaptive Leadership

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09/19/2017

A conversation with Williamson Foundation's ED Caroline Williams explores how the foundation uses adaptive leadership, the framework developed by Dr. Ronald Heifetz and colleagues at Harvard’s Kennedy School, as a form of reflective practice.

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The B. Robert Williamson Jr. Foundation

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Experts Analyze Mayor De Blasio's Jobs Plan

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09/21/2017

... Yorkers are its beneficiaries. The mayor’s “New York Works ” plan, unveiled in June, envisions targeted city ...

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Workforce Development

Back-and-Forth on DACA Leaves Young Immigrants ‘Just Dangling’

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09/25/2017

Recipients of DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, program have felt a whiplash of emotions since Sept. 5, when, after months of uncertainty, the Trump administration announced it would be ending the program.

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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

Attacks on women and gender identity have been central to the policies coming out of the Trump White House. To respond effectively, the philanthropic sector, too, must make gender justice, in addition to economic and racial justice, a core principle.

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Gender Justice

Westchester Community Foundation Announces Institute for Strong Nonprofits

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09/26/2017

The Westchester Community Foundation unveiled the formation of the Institute for Strong Nonprofits, to support nonprofits in Westchester County through convenings, workshops, and leadership development.

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The Westchester Community Foundation

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Opinion: Construction Safety Bill Would Hurt Minority Workers

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09/26/2017

Some recent op-eds and statements have claimed that the only opponents of Intro 1447-C are developers or “real estate industry forces.” I am against Intro 1447-C because I know that it could take away job opportunities from black and brown...

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Workforce Development

Obesity Was Rising as Ghana Embraced Fast Food. Then Came KFC.

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10/02/2017

The growing popularity of fried chicken and pizza in parts of Africa underscores how fast food is changing habits and expanding waistlines.

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Food Systems

The New Bedtime Story Is a Podcast

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10/03/2017

... little funner” than television, James said. “My brain works better.” When the show’s co-host Guy Raz came to ...

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Opinion: No, That Robot Will Not Steal Your Job

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10/10/2017

The recovery from the crisis of 2008 has been one of the weakest on record, but never in postwar history has so little growth created so many jobs.

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Workforce Development

The Rockefeller Foundation's Rebuild By Design Project Reveals Proposals From Cities To Protect Them From Next Sandy

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10/30/2017

After Superstorm Sandy, Rebuild by Design — a design competition from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and The Rockefeller Foundation — launched a project for cities and towns affected by the storm and residents to come up with...

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