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Century Foundation Report Recommends Universal Child Allowance

Release Date:

03/17/2016

... living in poverty. But according to new research out today from TCF’s Bernard L. Schwartz Rediscovering Government ... The report, Doing More for Our Children , models ten policy scenarios, and reveals: A...

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Carnegie, Helmsley Support Teacher Leadership Projects

Release Date:

05/03/2016

... Through the new Teacher Impact Grants (TIG) program from ASCD, teachers will be able to develop, expand and ...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Bloomberg's Henning Explains Why Understanding Death Leads to Better Health

Release Date:

08/23/2016

... Bloomberg takes a famously data-driven approach to public policy , and the same is true for the foundation he ... help ministries of health understand what people are dying from in their countries. “The goal...

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NYSHealth Foundation Releases New Survey Results for How People Find and Use Health Care Price Information

Release Date:

04/07/2017

... this information? Conducted by Public Agenda, with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and NYSHealth, ... offer new data that can contribute to current health care policy debates.....

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In Memory of Former Century Foundation President Janice Nittoli

Release Date:

07/03/2017

... Janice served as President of The Century Foundation from 2011 to 2014 and was much loved by all of us here at ... transform TCF into a stronger and more dynamic public policy presence, recruiting new fellows...

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Century Foundation Fellow Argues for an "Economic Fair Housing Act" to Combat Racial Zoning

Release Date:

08/04/2017

... local ordinances that unnecessarily exclude people from entire neighborhoods and their schools... Check out the ...

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Labor Day: New York Lawmakers on The State of Labor In 2017

Release Date:

08/30/2017

... for a $15 minimum wage and a 12-week paid family leave policy . This year, the governor included a measure in the state budget allowing workers to deduct union dues from their state taxes, and at the end of...

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A DeVos Speech on Title IX Heightens Advocates’ Fears That a Rollback Is Imminent

Release Date:

09/07/2017

... at George Mason University on Thursday to make a "major policy address on Title IX enforcement." That announcement, ... the government expected colleges to do to protect students from sexual violence...

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As Flood Risks Rise, Trump’s Executive Order Jeopardizes Our Infrastructure and Communities

Release Date:

09/12/2017

... executive order weakens the National Environmental Policy Act and cancels a federal standard that protects new infrastructure from flooding and costly repairs. The order is a gift to ...

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Environment and Climate Change

Trump Administration Rejects Study Showing Positive Impact of Refugees

Release Date:

09/19/2017

... of Refugees Trump administration officials, under pressure from the White House to provide a rationale for reducing the ... as opponents of the program, led by Mr. Trump’s chief policy adviser, Stephen Miller...

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If Congress Doesn’t Act Fast on Children’s Health Insurance, Millions Could Be at Risk

Release Date:

09/21/2017

... years. The announcement, coming after months of pressure from children’s advocacy organizations, marked the first ... not be renewed, says Ben Anderson, director of health policy for the Children’s Defense...

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Opinion: Powered by Women - Philanthropy in the Age of Trump Needs to Address Gender

Release Date:

09/25/2017

... violence, or seeking to ban transgender people from enlisting in the military, this administration has made ...

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Immigration Agents Arrest Hundreds in Sweep of Sanctuary Cities

Release Date:

10/03/2017

... of Sanctuary Cities Federal agents arrested 498 people from 42 countries in a four-day nationwide operation ...

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‘White Rage’ Author Kicks Off Mellon Lecture Series Aimed At Better Understanding Racism

Release Date:

12/08/2017

... spring semester, is made possible by a $1.5 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to help Georgetown carry ...

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Citigroup Sets Restrictions on Gun Sales by Business Partners

Release Date:

03/23/2018

... in the divisive nationwide gun control debate. The new policy , announced Thursday, prohibits the sale of firearms to ... But they also represent the boldest such move to emerge from the banking sector.....

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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

... midterm elections get underway within a rapidly changing policy environment, America's unsustainable fiscal condition ... Summit will convene leaders, experts and policymakers from across the political...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funds 20 Years of Sky Observations

Release Date:

05/11/2018

... Sky Observations One-quarter of the funding for SDSS comes from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. This week marks the ... and all images are open access under the SDSS's Image Use Policy .... Alfred P. Sloan...

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Rockefeller Foundation Launches #Solvable

Release Date:

06/12/2019

... and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who are tackling everything from childhood malnutrition to financial self-sufficiency for ...

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For the Success of Boys and Men of Color, A Call to Action

Release Date:

02/14/2014

Open Society Foundations' Kenneth Zimmerman talks about the landscape of philanthropic projects designed to support young men of color and help them reach their full potential.

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16 Nov 2016

Gun Violence in America: Newtown and a Public Health Crisis

Wednesday, November 16, 2016 -

4:00pm to 6:30pm

We invite you to join Media Impact Funders and Philanthropy New York for a special screening and discussion of the powerful film Newtown and a conversation about the increasing need to take a public health approach to curbing gun violence in America.