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Pound Foolish

Release Date:

09/22/2017

Food banks must reject measuring their impact by pounds of food distributed and instead promote access to nutritious food.

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Food Systems

Open Society Research Looks at New Technology Predicting Recidivism Without Being Racist

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09/25/2017

... Maybe they’ll set your bail sky-high. Maybe they won’t offer you bail at all. And if you’re one of the people with ... post cash bail, you’ll await trial in a jail cell on State Road. Good luck. The current...

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Justice Reform

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How Failure of the Obamacare Repeal Affects Consumers

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09/27/2017

... is dead, again. But the months of Republican attacks on the health law will still have consequences for some ... programs, the demise of the Graham-Cassidy legislation on Tuesday means no major cutbacks are...

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Health

Opinion: A Cash Guarantee for All Has Philanthropy Buzzing

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09/27/2017

... to the idea, supplying critical support for research on universal basic income, or UBI. . . Opinion: A Cash ...

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Trump’s Stake in Housing Complex Spurs Lawsuit Over Sale

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09/29/2017

... by a conflicted broker, and entertained only a single offer ,” their lawsuit, filed Thursday in Manhattan Supreme ...

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Housing and Homelessness

Nonprofits Scramble to Respond to the New DACA Deadline

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09/29/2017

... end to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program on Sept. 5, nonprofit providers across New York City have ...

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Immigration

New Initiative Aims to Have Every New York City Public School Student See a Broadway Show

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10/10/2017

The Broadway League has teamed up with the New York City Department of Education to launch the first year of Broadway Bridges, an initiative that aims to give every New York City public high school student the opportunity to see a Broadway show...

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Education

The Commonwealth Fund Supports Tool to Encourage Patient Contribution to Clinical Notes

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12/08/2017

... is an extension of the nationwide OpenNotes, a movement to offer patients ready, online access to their clinicians’ ... practice may also benefit doctors by reducing time spent on documentation, according to a...

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Health

Surdna Foundation Funds Exhibit Mapping 150 Years of Activism in New Orleans

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01/05/2018

... Mapping 150 Years of Activism in New Orleans Points on a large "resistance map" in the Albert and Tina Small .....

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Civic Engagement

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North Star Fund Announces 9 Catalyst Grants

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01/16/2018

... who are directly impacted by the issues they are taking on . These grants include access to resources to help them ... grow their leadership and develop their strategies. We offer these organizations...

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Civic Engagement

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William Bell of Casey Family Programs on Funding Early Intervention Services to Keep Families Together

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02/23/2018

William Bell of Casey Family Programs on Funding Early Intervention Services to Keep Families Together A U.S. budget deal adopted by Congress on Friday includes what advocates call a landmark compromise .....

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Citigroup Sets Restrictions on Gun Sales by Business Partners

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03/23/2018

Citigroup Sets Restrictions on Gun Sales by Business Partners Citigroup is setting restrictions on the sale of firearms by its business customers, making it ... and high-capacity magazines. It would apply to...

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Pete Peterson and Our Chaotic National Debates

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04/06/2018

... us a moment to pause and ask what lessons their lives offer for us. Here is a lesson from the life of Peter G. (Pete) Peterson, who died on March 20, 2018 at the age of 91: We could reduce our ... solutions to...

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Economic Security

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Funds Access to Economic Opportunity for Delaware Students

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05/03/2018

... generous grant will help Delaware continue its focus on in-demand occupations and where there is the greatest ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Economic Security

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Ford Foundation Supports Immigrant Artists Mentoring Program

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09/07/2018

... program offers immigrant artists the opportunity to focus on their creative practice and gain support and exposure for ...

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Funded by The Charles H. Revson Foundation, New York Library Lends Out Ties, Briefcases, Handbags for Job Interviews

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09/24/2018

Starting last month, a New York library branch began experimenting with new offerings: neckties, bow ties, handbags and briefcases intended for people with limited resources who are heading for job interviews, auditions or any other event for which...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Announces the Communities Thrive Challenge Grantees

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12/05/2018

... challenges facing our country. Their work sheds light on crucial questions, such as: How might places that have fallen on difficult economic times reinvent their economies and ...

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Booth Ferris Foundation, New York Community Trust and Others Support Apollo Theater Transformation

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12/10/2018

... into a creative and community resource expands on the Apollo’s mission to work with and support a greater ...

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The New York Community Trust

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Laurie M. Tisch: Perfecting the Art of Philanthropy

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12/13/2018

... M. Tisch is warm, engaged, and refreshingly down-to-earth. On the walls are colorful selections from her collection of ... Calder mobile hangs above the coffee table. Tall windows offer a grand view of Central...

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