NYC Schools Are Inadequate on Sex Education, Stringer Says
Release Date:
09/15/2017
The New York City comptroller’s office said not all middle and high school students are being taught sex education as required by law.
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43% of City Students Not Getting Required Sex Ed Courses, Comptroller Says
Release Date:
09/18/2017
More than 40 percent of the city’s middle and high school students are not getting the sex education required by the state, according to a report released on Thursday by New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer.
J.J. Watt's Hurricane Relief Fundraising Closes at More Than $37 Million
Release Date:
09/18/2017
It started as a relatively modest (well, relative to where it ended up) organizing of a charitable endeavor, born partially out of a kind heart and partially out of desperation when he couldn't be there to help in person. And in the end, it can be...
These Companies Support Climate Action, So Why Are They Funding Opposition To It?
Release Date:
09/19/2017
... others were among those who sought to preserve the United States ’ role in the landmark Paris agreement ratified by ...
Wellcome Trust and the Simons Foundation Fund Researchers Uniting to Create International Brain Lab
Release Date:
09/19/2017
... 21 of the foremost neuroscience laboratories in the United States and Europe into a giant collaboration that will ...
With Its 'No Dancing' Law Verging On Repeal, New York Legitimizes Its Nightlife
Release Date:
09/21/2017
Mayor Bill de Blasio signed into law legislation that establishes an Office of Nightlife and a Nightlife Advisory Board. Joined on stage by punk icon Marky Ramone and the prolific jazz artist Ron Carter, and surrounded by a packed crowd of club...
Pound Foolish
Release Date:
09/22/2017
... in need. Today, more than 200 food banks across the United States distribute millions of tons of provisions to more than ...
Opinion: Powered by Women - Philanthropy in the Age of Trump Needs to Address Gender
Release Date:
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.
Opinion: Construction Safety Bill Would Hurt Minority Workers
Release Date:
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...
The Return Of Hookworm And The Limits Of Public Health Philanthropy
Release Date:
09/27/2017
... still color some of our deepest beliefs about the United States and its place in the world. But a recent article in ...
A Think Tank To Benefit Farm Animals
Release Date:
09/27/2017
A new nonprofit organization called The Greenfield Project will conduct research, do regulatory and legal analysis and education, and connect farmers to consumers, all with the goal of cultivating “a more joyful and resilient food system.”
Opinion: A Cash Guarantee for All Has Philanthropy Buzzing
Release Date:
09/27/2017
These days, to achieve maximum buzz, a policy idea needs the right combination of utopian promise and real-world possibility. You can make the argument that universal basic income has recently offered the headiest brew of that mix, for both the...
New York Landlord Fined $500,000 in Tenant Harassment Probe
Release Date:
09/28/2017
A New York City landlord will have to pay $500,000 and address a number of building violations as part of a settlement over alleged harassment of tenants, officials said.
Is Online Fundraising a Bad Idea?
Release Date:
09/29/2017
... included data from 155 organizations across the United States that volunteered to participate in the online ...
Home Health Workers: All the Work, Half the Pay
Release Date:
10/02/2017
Home care workers do not get paid for every hour of their 24-hour shifts. Recent court rulings could change that fact, and upend an industry
Immigration Agents Arrest Hundreds in Sweep of Sanctuary Cities
Release Date:
10/03/2017
... four-day nationwide operation targeting cities that United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement said give ...
Opinion: Take a Resistance Break
Release Date:
10/04/2017
When our social fabric and civil society itself are fraying, all of us should be asking ourselves how we can transform our lifelong skills into the protection of our most fundamental values, and each other.
Nonprofits Help Shift Mayor De Blasio's Opinion On Closing Rikers, Commission Leaders Say
Release Date:
10/05/2017
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s opinion about whether to shut down the Rikers Island jail complex has shifted significantly in less than a year – thanks in part to the efforts of nonprofits serving on the Independent Commission on New York City...
Nonprofits Initiate Recall as Mayor Cuts Their Funding
Release Date:
10/05/2017
A coalition of nonprofit leaders and community activists have launched a recall campaign against the new mayor of Fitchburg, Wisconsin, a suburb of some 25,000 residents just outside of Madison.
Building Bridges between Scared Immigrant Communities and Police
Release Date:
10/06/2017
... of victim advocates and legal service providers in 46 states (and D.C.) finds that immigrants are afraid to call ...