From the Ground Up
Release Date:
09/08/2017
... frequently, fail to reflect the real, micro-level needs of communities . What’s more, people rarely get to choose the ...
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Standing Up For Housing Equality
Release Date:
09/13/2017
... unrelated, members and supporters of the New York Communities for Change (NYCC) were on their third and final ...
The War Against ‘Lunch Shaming’: NYC Joins Growing List of Cities and Districts That Are Rethinking Mealtime
Release Date:
09/19/2017
New York City officials have announced that all 1.1 million public school students would be provided with a free daily lunch. This came a few months after state Senator Liz Krueger and state Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon introduced a bill to address...
Into Battle: The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Steps Up Its Advocacy Giving in a Big Way
Release Date:
09/19/2017
A few years ago, when Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan created the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, they took some heat for incorporating it as an LLC—since such entities can operate with little transparency.
Nursing Home Evacuations Should Not Be “All or Nothing,” Says GSA Member in Senate Testimony
Release Date:
09/21/2017
... actions that enable nursing homes and assisted living communities to better serve their residents in times of ...
With Its 'No Dancing' Law Verging On Repeal, New York Legitimizes Its Nightlife
Release Date:
09/21/2017
... various aspects of the nightlife industry and local communities , and are modeled after similar initiatives in ...
Andrus Family Fund Appoints Edgar Villanueva to Its Board
Release Date:
09/22/2017
Andrus Family Fund appoints Edgar Villanueva, Vice President of Programs and Advocacy at the Schott Foundation for Public Education, to its board.
7 Biggest Trends to Emerge from Global Goals Week
Release Date:
09/25/2017
No single story can encapsulate one of the most frenetic and wide-ranging weeks on the global development calendar.
Opinion: Construction Safety Bill Would Hurt Minority Workers
Release Date:
09/26/2017
... who has spent my career advocating for our public housing communities – and I can tell you why we oppose Intro ...
Bloomberg-supported Cities Work on Assembling the Open Government Puzzle
Release Date:
09/27/2017
Government transparency efforts are becoming more sophisticated. But everywhere you look, something is missing.
Assemblyman Peter Lopez Picked as New EPA Regional Administrator
Release Date:
09/29/2017
... related to PFOA contamination in the Rensselaer County communities of Hoosick Falls and Petersburgh. Both the EPA ...
State Officials: N.Y. Will Help Enroll People in Insurance through Obamacare
Release Date:
09/29/2017
... to ensuring that consumers have enrollment assistance in communities throughout the state.” NY State of Health is ...
Nonprofits Scramble to Respond to the New DACA Deadline
Release Date:
09/29/2017
... we will probably see poverty levels rising in immigrant communities ,” said Jennifer Jones Austin, CEO and executive ...
Is ‘Housing Not Warehousing’ Next?
Release Date:
10/02/2017
The fight to compel landlords to return their properties to productive use is by no means a new one, but the discussion has a new urgency given the current severity of the homelessness crisis as well as the ongoing debates regarding the de Blasio...
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From There to Here: Adapting Global Solutions to American Problems
Tuesday, November 7, 2017 -
9:00am to 11:00am
... and civic engagement that can be adapted for use in U.S. communities . Before a panel discussion, attendees will be ... the adaptation and application of global ideas in American communities will discuss the...
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.
Despite Washington Drama, Pace of Health System Change Accelerates
Release Date:
10/06/2017
Change is dominating the state of population health management in 2017.
Opinion: Tax Reform Has Potential To Unlock Giving
Release Date:
10/10/2017
... our sector’s ability to meet the needs of the people and communities we serve every day. Here’s why: The proposed ...
P2CP Program Is Expanding with Support from The David Rockefeller Fund, Ford Foundation, JM Kaplan Fund, Teagle Foundation and Pinkerton Foundation
Release Date:
10/20/2017
At Otisville, the Prison-To College Pipeline is expanding educational opportunity for students both inside and out.
Towards a Fine-Free Future: JPB Foundation Tackles a Barrier to Public Library Engagement
Release Date:
10/27/2017
By funding the library system's surprisingly costly amnesty program, JPB calls to light a problematic and age-old obstacle to public library engagement: library fines.