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F.B. Heron: Charitable Giving Is Only a Small Part of What Foundations Do With Their Money

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06/30/2017

... a sixth—of all the charitable giving that happens in the U.S. But some would argue that their biggest impact ... a collection of assets that attracts much less attention. In 2012, a little over $300 billion...

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Warren Buffett Donates $3.17 Billion to NoVo Foundation and Other Charities

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07/11/2017

... on Monday. Since taking control of Berkshire Hathaway in 1965, Buffett has given away more than 40% of his stake in the company, according to Reuters. But even with the new donation, he still owns about 17%...

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The Blaustein Foundation Focuses on Mental Health Diversion

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07/28/2017

... officers with social workers on calls that involve people in the throes of a mental health crisis in an effort to calm situations that can easily move from ... years undergone some crisis intervention training...

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CareConnect Pulling Out Of New York Insurance Market

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08/28/2017

... it can be for new companies to compete with legacy players in the insurance space. The company reported a $59 million ... a $48 million underwriting loss through the same period in 2016. Revenues were growing...

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NYPD Boss James O’Neill Vacated Guilty Verdict Against Officer Accused Of Using Banned Chokehold: Sources

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08/29/2017

... recently overturned a guilty verdict against an officer in a department misconduct trial. Then the NYPD and the ... an administrative judge since he took over as commissioner in September. . . NYPD Boss James...

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Holistic Therapy Programs May Help Pain Sufferers Ditch Opioids

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08/29/2017

... year, more than 300 patients with chronic pain take part in a three-week program at the Pain Rehabilitation Center at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. Their complaints range widely, from ... And many previous...

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Should Kids Be Sedated for Dental Work?

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08/30/2017

Should Kids Be Sedated for Dental Work? In dental offices nationwide, children who need cavities ... a liquid sedative or inhale laughing gas and once it kicks in , they will be conscious but calmer, so the dentist...

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Children, Youth and Families

Giving Up 4.3% Compared To 2016

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09/05/2017

... To 2016 Santa packed more into his sleigh for Christmas in July this year as compared to last year, according to the Blackbaud Index. The index, which measures giving in three-month increments and compares it...

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New Research Links Increased Minimum Wage to Reduced Child Maltreatment

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09/13/2017

... income equality, but a new study contends that a rise in wages would also reduce child maltreatment. According to a ... and University of Connecticut researchers released in the January issue of Children and...

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Trump Administration Rejects Study Showing Positive Impact of Refugees

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09/19/2017

... Health and Human Services that found that refugees brought in $63 billion more in government revenues over the past decade than they cost. The draft report , which was obtained by The New York...

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At the City Council, Better Gender Balance Among Chiefs of Staff

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09/20/2017

... body, currently includes only 13 women, down from 18 in 2009, and that number is likely to soon fall to 12 when the next Council is seated in January, if this year’s elections continue as expected. ... part...

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Gotham Gains: Family Incomes Up, Poverty Down

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09/20/2017

... Census Bureau last week, shows continued healthy gains in median family incomes and significant drops in poverty, especially childhood poverty, in New York City. The new figures confirm...

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Economic Security

Open Society, Ford Foundation, Unbound Philanthropy Support Delivering on the Dream Initiative

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09/27/2017

... from deportation and save DACA, the fate of which is now in the hands of Congress? DACA, the Deferred Action for ... to college. Individual donors behind the effort, who put in at least $32 million, include...

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How Many Big Storms Before People Abandon Coastal Cities?

Release Date:

10/02/2017

... coastline, with about 10 percent of the population living in coastal areas that are less than 10 meters (32 feet) above ... Coastal migration has been steadily trending upward. In the U.S. alone, coastal...

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Environment and Climate Change

After Stabbing, Teachers Will Get Training on Defusing Behavior Issues

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10/03/2017

... The schools chancellor, Carmen Fariña, said Monday that, in response to last week’s fatal stabbing at a school in the Bronx, the Education Department would focus its ...

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Nations Urged to Reject Phillip Morris Funds for Antismoking Efforts

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10/03/2017

... their first-quarter reports showing a tenfold increase in this market. . . Nations Urged to Reject Phillip Morris ...

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New York’s Graduation Rate Could Drop Under New Federal Education Law

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10/05/2017

... rate may take a hit due to an under-the-radar provision in the new federal education law. The Every Student Succeeds ... by a “preponderance” of students or honors diplomas in their federal graduation rate. It...

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Documents Show NYC’s Education Department Failed to Answer 526 Public Records Requests Over Past 3 Years

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10/05/2017

... said, according to a Department of Education summary. In an email this week, the Post veteran told The 74 she ...

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Opinion: No, That Robot Will Not Steal Your Job

Release Date:

10/10/2017

... of 2008 has been one of the weakest on record, but never in postwar history has so little growth created so many jobs. The unemployment rate in the developed world is down to 5.5 percent and approaching .....

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Wallace Takes Arts Organizations From What They Think to What They Know

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10/24/2017

... What They Think to What They Know If your organization is in the arts or providing disadvantaged kids with afterschool ... commissioned by the foundation and made available in its Knowledge Center. Earlier...

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