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New Research Links Increased Minimum Wage to Reduced Child Maltreatment

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09/13/2017

... neglect reports involving young children declined by 10 .8 percent in response to a $1 increase in the minimum ... evidence that boosting wages can provide health benefits for low-income families. “The results...

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NYS Health Foundation Finds Uninsured Rate Fell by 36 Percent After ACA Implemented

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09/15/2017

... Care Act (ACA). Prior to ACA implementation, nearly 1 in 10 non-elderly veterans were uninsured, lacking access to ... also found that the ACA likely led to a decrease in demand for VA care. Without the ACA...

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Data-Driven Gender Equality

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09/15/2017

... families and productivity in the developing world. Today, for example, women make up nearly half of the agricultural ... part of that effort, the foundation recently launched a $ 10 million partnership with UN...

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Experts Analyze Mayor De Blasio's Jobs Plan

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09/21/2017

... convened at The New School on Wednesday by the Center for An Urban Future delved into Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan ... tech, culture, freight, and manufacturing to create 10 ,000 jobs each year that pay at least...

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Tax Plan Doubles Standard Deduction, Leaves Charitable Deduction In Place

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09/28/2017

... deduction and repealing the estate tax, under a framework for tax reform presented by Republican leaders. Among the ... proposal would: Double the standard deduction to $12,000 for single filers and $24,000...

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Americans Fear Social Security Will Go Broke, Poll Shows

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10/02/2017

... two-thirds (63 percent) of those who retired in the past 10 years share that concern. These are just two of the key ...

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How Nonprofit Programs Scale Up: Findings from the Wallace Foundation

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10/06/2017

... when one reads the phrase “getting to scale,” it feels a little bit like the nonprofit equivalent of reaching for the Holy Grail. The Wallace Foundation’s latest ... to rapidly expand operations in three...

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The Heavier Baggage of Immigrating while Black

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10/06/2017

... refugee population, they are disproportionately targeted for removal. The Pew Research Center reports that, in 2016, ... refugee population, they are disproportionately targeted for removal. A report by the...

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

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10/10/2017

... The program makes Broadway accessible by offering $ 10 tickets to tenth grade students in high schools in all ...

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Forest, Forest Everywhere. But Not an Acre to Touch.

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10/10/2017

... years ago, crossing the river by car here can take up to 10 minutes more. Local officials had the federal and state ... preserves in the Adirondacks and Catskills for small, but critical public projects like...

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William T. Grant Foundation President Discusses Inequality In English Language Education

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10/26/2017

... since 2004. When the 2014 school year began, at least 10 percent of K-12 students in nine states were English ... language learners, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.The programs...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Commits $5 Million to JDRF T1D Fund

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10/27/2017

... manages more than $60 million and has invested more than $ 10 million to date in seven companies focused on developing therapies for T1D — including beta cell replacement therapies, a ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Joins Hotel Industry To Reduce Food Waste

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11/14/2017

... participating properties reduced food waste at least 10 percent and in some cases properties lowered food costs by ...

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“Arabella Advisors Partners with Fannie Mae to Announce Sustainable Communities Innovation Challenge”

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12/20/2017

... Challenge (The Challenge). The company will commit $ 10 million over two years to attract promising ideas that will help it address the nation’s affordable housing issues. The ... ultimately scale. “The...

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Surdna Foundation, Open Society Foundations and Ford Foundation Collaborate to Start Amplify Fund

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01/05/2018

... which will cover grantmaking and programming in up to 10 sites over four years. The Amplify Fund is all about ... from a community power-building framework assembled for NFG’s Democratizing Development Program...

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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

... compromise to provide an estimated $1.5 billion over 10 years to try to keep struggling families together, ... child is deemed at imminent risk of entering foster care. It also offers support for...

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The Whiting Foundation Announces The 2018 Whiting Award Winners

Release Date:

03/22/2018

... laundry list of accolades you may be accustomed to seeing for literary prize winners. Several don't even have a second ... that's the idea here. The Whiting Foundation announced the 10 winners of its...

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation's Ninth Annual Fiscal Summit Will Outline Urgent Need for Fiscal Reset following Recent Tax and Spending Legislation

Release Date:

05/01/2018

... Ninth Annual Fiscal Summit Will Outline Urgent Need for Fiscal Reset following Recent Tax and Spending ... the 2018 Fiscal Summit: Debt Matters on Thursday, May 10 , at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in...

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The Prudential Foundation Honors Teen for Efforts to End Gun Violence

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05/01/2018

The Prudential Foundation Honors Teen for Efforts to End Gun Violence Brandon Warren, who launched ... has been honored in Washington, D.C., as one of the top 10 youth volunteers in the nation. Warren, 18, was...