NYC and Studio Team Up to Keep Music Industry Humming
Release Date:
09/07/2017
Berklee, a music education program, is taking over a legendary New York recording studio, bolstered by $6 million in city funding.
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Senate’s Obamacare Fixes Would Build on Heavy Lifting by States
Release Date:
09/07/2017
The result is an Obamacare system that’s still vulnerable, but far from the ‘disaster’ Trump and his top health officials describe.
When a Company Is Making Money From the Opioid Crisis
Release Date:
09/07/2017
Last month, a group of shareholders of one distributor strove to bring the company's goals more in line with society's.
The Promise of Skills-Based Volunteering
Release Date:
09/07/2017
One of the fastest-growing corporate citizenship programs is skills-based volunteering—in which a team of corporate employees works for an extended period of time to help a nonprofit solve a complex operational problem. The benefits of the program...
Trump to Discuss Hudson Tunnel Project With New York and New Jersey Leaders
Release Date:
09/07/2017
President Trump has invited top officials from New York and New Jersey to the White House on Thursday, including Senators Chuck Schumer, Cory Booker and Kirsten Gillibrand and Govs. Andrew M. Cuomo and Chris Christie, to discuss the future of a...
College Activists March on the Cafeteria: What Do We Want? Hydroponic Cilantro!
Release Date:
09/07/2017
Students across the U.S. are making some very precise demands of school chefs and dining halls, including a churrascaria, a gelateria and a sushi bar.
More Floods Are Coming And We're Making Them Worse
Release Date:
09/07/2017
“Conquering” nature has long been the western way. Our hubris, and often our religious ideologies, have led us to believe we are above nature and have a right to subdue and control it. We let our technical abilities get ahead of our wisdom.
Twin Megastorms Have Scientists Fearing This May Be The New Normal
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09/07/2017
For many scientists they are a worrying sign of a “new normal” in which extreme weather events become more intense as a result of manmade climate change.
New York Chastises EPA Chief Over River’s Superfund Cleanup
Release Date:
09/07/2017
The $1.7 billion Superfund cleanup of the Hudson River is not protecting the public’s health and the river as initially promised, New York’s environmental commissioner contended last week.
Houston's Undocumented Immigrants Left Destitute And Fearful In Harvey's Wake
Release Date:
09/07/2017
As the water rose on their first floor apartment, Rosa Sosa and her family fled to a vacant unit on the second floor. They watched in horror as it continued to rise, as it swallowed most of the cars in the parking lot that rings their sprawling two-...
In Nighttime Tweet, Trump Offers Mixed Message on Immigration
Release Date:
09/07/2017
In his seven months in office, President Trump has proved to be the commander in chief of mixed messages. But even for him, the nighttime tweet on Tuesday was a head-turner.
The DACA ‘Fix’ That Immigration Activists Fear
Release Date:
09/07/2017
When news leaked on Monday that President Trump had decided to dismantle Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) — the 2012 policy that granted administrative relief to some 800,000 undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States...
A Creative Approach to Advocacy: How One Foundation Tackles a Complex Issue
Release Date:
09/07/2017
Poses Family Foundation Program Managers Sara Adelsberg and Katina Mountanos say their foundation's approach to funding advocacy starts with deepening their own understanding.
States Sue To Block DACA Termination, Citing Trump's 'Racial Animus'
Release Date:
09/07/2017
Several states are suing the Trump administration to block it from terminating the program protecting young immigrants known as DREAMers.
My Brother’s Keeper Merges with Obama Foundation
Release Date:
09/07/2017
My Brother’s Keeper, a White House initiative that later spun off into a separate 501(c)(3) nonprofit known as the My Brother’s Keeper Alliance, or MBK, will merge with the Obama Foundation.
LGBTQ Groups Adjust to More Married Donors
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09/07/2017
The revolution in civil and legal rights for LGBTQ Americans has wrought a parallel shift in fundraising tactics for nonprofits that worked to bring about those changes. Charities that once focused mostly on unmarried, often childless people are now...
Opinion: Nonprofits Aren’t Doing What It Takes to Protect Civil Society in the Trump Era
Release Date:
09/07/2017
Party politics and constant Twitter barbs aside, the vast tidal changes in Washington are sweeping away decades of collaboration and interdependence that ties the U.S. government to America’s millions of nonprofits.
More Than 10 Million Children Live In Caribbean Countries Threatened By Hurricane Irma
Release Date:
09/07/2017
More than 10.5 million children live in the countries that are likely to be exposed to the damage from Hurricane Irma, UNICEF warned today.
New York Women’s Foundation Receives 2017 Leadership in Equity and Diversity Award from The Women’s Funding Network
Release Date:
09/07/2017
The New York Women’s Foundation is a 2017 recipient of The Women’s Funding Network’s Leadership and Diversity (LEAD) Award, for launching the first Young Women’s Initiative in partnership with the New York City Council and inspiring similar efforts...
Bloomberg’s Latest Tool in the Trump Fight—Helping States Wage Legal Battles
Release Date:
09/07/2017
Bloomberg Philanthropies is turning to a different avenue, by funding support for states fighting the federal government, likely through lawsuits, over the gutting of environmental regulations.