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Rockefeller Brothers Fund Among Those Pushing for Stronger Climate Risk Disclosure

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04/24/2015

Sixty-two institutional investors have called for the SEC to push for better disclosure by oil and gas companies of critical climate change-related business risks.

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Ford and RBF Lead Charge to Publicize Diversity Data

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07/01/2015

Six major foundations have called on their peers to share the racial and gender make-up of their boards and staff.

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The Century Foundation Report on For-Profit Colleges Cited in NY Times

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10/13/2015

For-profit colleges that have been accused of fraud are still receiving U.S. funds.

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Two Hedge Fund Billionaires Donate $1M Each to Pro-Charter School Advocates

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10/21/2015

Officials at Families for Excellent Schools have declined to name the nonprofit’s funders since it was founded in 2012.

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Rauschenberg Fee Dispute Goes to Florida Supreme Court

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03/23/2016

The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation is asking the Florida state Supreme Court to take up a dispute about $24.6 million in fees awarded to trustees who managed the assets of artist Robert Rauschenberg after he died in 2008.

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Difficulties Accessing Medical Records Will Soon Be Outdated, Says Commonwealth Fund

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10/21/2016

Commonwealth Fund President David Blumenthal envisions a day when patients can use third-party apps, or “data butlers,” to view and manage all of their health records online.

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Student Loan Company Accused of Mismanaging Debt Forgiveness Program

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08/28/2017

One of the country’s largest servicers of federal student loans has badly mismanaged debt forgiveness programs for public service workers, significantly raising repayment costs for hundreds of thousands of borrowers, according to a lawsuit filed on...

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

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09/07/2017

Several states are suing the Trump administration to block it from terminating the program protecting young immigrants known as DREAMers.

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Google Sued by 3 Female Ex-Employees Who Say It Pays Women Less Than Men

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09/15/2017

Three women who worked at Google are suing the company over its salary practices, accusing the search giant of discriminating against its female employees by systematically paying them less than men who do similar jobs.

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31 Oct 2018

Funding Our Future – the ABCs of Early Care and Education Financing in New York

Wednesday, October 31, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... require significant mobilization of financial and other resources . The necessary changes will not come quickly, ... Steinhardt School, New York University Sherry Cleary , Executive Director, NY Early Childhood...

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United Hospital Fund Report Says You Get What You Pay For in Children’s Health Care

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06/16/2016

... value-based payment arrangements. Each is presented with a summary of the arrangement, an articulation of the value or ...

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New York Life Donates $500K Challenge Grant Toward Creation of Central Park's First Statues of Real Women

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11/28/2016

... target of $1.5 million dollars." Pam Elam offered this summary of The Statue Fund's hopes, noting, "Let this statue .....

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Twelve Emerging LGBT Leaders Selected for Arcus Leadership Fellowship

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06/28/2017

... peoples and in nature, announced today the selection of 12 executive directors to participate in the Arcus Leadership ... 18-month-long program established to support early-stage executive directors of LGBT...

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09 Jun 2020

Secure Vote By Mail for Democracy's Sake

Tuesday, June 9, 2020 -

10:00am to 11:30am

... tax exempt status Presenters Lauren Groh-Wargo , Chief Executive Officer, Fair Fight Andrea Mercado , Chief Executive Officer, New Florida Majority Cristina Tzintzun ... Mayor Sarah Williams (Moderator), Co-...

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11 Mar 2013

The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading: Community Networks in New York State - WEBINAR

Monday, March 11, 2013 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

Reading proficiency by third grade is the most important predictor of high school graduation and career success. Yet every year, more than 80 percent of low-income children miss this crucial milestone. As part of the Grantmakers Forum exploration of...

Carnegie Supports New American Academy Of Arts & Sciences Report On The Public Good Of Public Research Universities

Release Date:

03/22/2016

... and the public good. The policy recommendations in our final report, to be released next month, will focus on how to ... and enhancing funding sources in the future. The final publication will be issued next...

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