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Middle-Class Incomes Rise, But Census Report Shows Worrying Disparities

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09/13/2017

... But Census Report Shows Worrying Disparities The incomes of middle-class Americans rose last year to the highest level ... to finally fade. Median household income rose to $59,039 in 2016, a 3.2 percent...

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Economic Security

Exxon Loses Bid to Keep Auditor Files Secret in Climate Fraud Investigation

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09/13/2017

Exxon Loses Bid to Keep Auditor Files Secret in Climate Fraud Investigation Brushing aside objections by ... outside auditor immediately turn over records as part of a fraud investigation into the company's...

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Environment and Climate Change

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In Year Three Of New York City’s Massive School Turnaround Program, The Big Question Is: What’s Next?

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09/18/2017

In Year Three Of New York City’s Massive School Turnaround Program, The Big Question Is: What’s Next? In a recent Tuesday morning, Schools Chancellor Carmen ... where students were absorbed with...

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Education

New York Life Supports River Ruckus Festival in Haverhill, MA

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09/22/2017

New York Life Supports River Ruckus Festival in Haverhill, MA The annual River Ruckus celebration in the downtown Riverfront District of Haverhill, Massachusetts is one of the...

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Community Development

Report: Most NY Colleges Comply with Sex Assault Law

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09/22/2017

... Most NY Colleges Comply with Sex Assault Law A majority of New York’s colleges and universities are handling instances and allegations of sexual assault in accordance with the state’s “Enough...

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Gender Justice

Tumult After AIDS Fund-Raiser Supports Harvey Weinstein Production

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09/26/2017

... AIDS Fund-Raiser Supports Harvey Weinstein Production In May 2015, the entertainment producer Harvey Weinstein ... a sitting with a famous fashion photographer and a package of tickets to a Hollywood film...

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Rockefeller Focuses on Skills Gap in India

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12/08/2017

Rockefeller Focuses on Skills Gap in India The Nudge Foundation, which is backed by Infosys ... its operations across India. Currently operating only in Karnataka, the firm will use the funds for capacity .....

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Children, Youth and Families

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Senior Program Officer Donald J. Waters to Retire

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05/12/2019

... J. Waters, will retire on August 31, 2019 after 20 years of exceptional service at the Foundation. “Over the past ... to implement it, always working with trusted partners in the field,” remarked Mariët...

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The New York Women's Foundation

Sample Job Descriptions: Communications Assistant

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10/2013

The following jobs descriptions for communications assistant professionals were previously posted on PNY's Jobs Board. We update our sample job description resources as we post new positions on our site.

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HR & Operations Staff

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9/24/2014 - Expanding Opportunities and Improving City Social Services Quality - PowerPoint Presentation

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09/2014

View related materials presented during the program, " Expanding Opportunities and Improving City Social Services Quality through a Career Ladder Approach ."

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Aetna Names Garth Graham, M.D., M.P.H. President of the Aetna Foundation

Release Date:

09/02/2013

... has appointed Garth Graham, M.D., M.P.H. as President of the Aetna Foundation . A national expert on health ... Aetna Foundation, we will continue to play a pivotal role in using philanthropy to get to the...

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Health

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Schott Foundation, Race Forward, and NYU's Metro Center Announces First Grants to Support Anti-Racist, Culturally Responsive Schools and Defend Against Attacks on Public Education

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04/06/2022

... and NYU’s Metro Center, announce the first five grants of a united organizing effort to defend against ... anti-democratic attacks on public education and invest in a proactive, offensive strategy for racial...

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Education

Social Justice

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Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies

Irene Diamond Fund to Close With Final Grants Totaling $40 Million

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12/31/2012

Established in 1994, the fund's grantmaking totaled nearly $286 million ... 2003, intended for the fund to spend down within ten years of her death. The Irene Diamond Fund is closing at the end of...

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Grantmakers Play an Important Role in Comprehensive Immigration Reform Efforts

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02/20/2013

The Carnegie Corporation of New York’s Geri Mannion is quoted in this article examining the work of funders (including the ... We Dream are tackling everything from finding new space to ...

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Sixteen Scientists Named 2014 Simons Investigators

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07/25/2014

... has selected 16 scientists as the Simons Investigators in 2014 to support their studies in mathematics, theoretical ... theoretical computer science and the mathematical modeling of living...

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Prudential, Goldman Sachs and Brooklyn Community Foundation Among Funders Spurring Urban Revival in Brooklyn

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03/10/2015

... Community Foundation Among Funders Spurring Urban Revival in Brooklyn Brooklyn's success builds on its long history of diversity and creativity. From the longeshoremen of...

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Dodge Foundation President Weighs in on NJ Sewer System Challenges

Release Date:

03/13/2015

State Moves to Deal with Dirty Problem -- Raw Sewage in Waterways Final permits issued to force 25 cities to ... New Jersey yesterday issued final permits to deal with long -standing pollution problems from...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Peterson Foundation Calls Tax Extenders Legislation Fiscally Irresponsible

Release Date:

12/17/2015

... Irresponsible Michael A. Peterson, President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, commented today on a ... said, "This costly and unfunded bill is a big step in the wrong direction for our nation’...

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation

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Public Policy

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Julie Floch, Nonprofit Finance Expert And PNY Policy Committee Member, Has Died

Release Date:

09/27/2016

... Policy Committee Member, Has Died Julie Floch, a leader in nonprofit accounting and finance, died on Friday after a years- long battle with cancer. Floch was the partner in charge of...

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