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Ford Foundation Among Funders of ImpactUs Marketplace: Four New Issuers Join

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09/13/2017

Financial technology provider ImpactUs announced four additional issuers to its impact investing platform, ImpactUs Marketplace, which is a community-driven full-service platform offering institutions, individuals and financial advisors an extensive...

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Gates Report Stresses Need for Philanthropy Amid Aid Cuts

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09/13/2017

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation issued a report card today meant to underscore deep worries that the world is in danger of backsliding on a broad range of international-development objectives.

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To Sell Themselves to Donors, Nonprofits Are Turning to the Pros

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09/13/2017

The Colon Cancer Alliance is one of a surging number of nonprofits that are turning to marketing experts for help.

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'Hand In Hand' Telethon Raises More Than $44 Million For Hurricane Survivors

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09/13/2017

A-list celebrities came out in droves on Monday night to take part in the "Hand in Hand" hurricane relief benefit, which raised more than $44 million for the victims of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.

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Edith Windsor, LGBTQ Advocate Who Fought The Defense Of Marriage Act, Dies At 88

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09/14/2017

Edith Windsor loved Thea Spyer. For nearly half a century, the two were partners and eventually were legally married as well. When Spyer died in 2009, though, the federal government didn't recognize that love on Windsor's tax forms, expecting her to...

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Diverse Charter Schools In New York City to Get Boost from Walton Money

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09/14/2017

The Walton Family Foundation, the philanthropy governed by the family behind Walmart, pledged Tuesday to invest $2.2 million over the next two years in new charter schools in New York City that aim to be socioeconomically diverse.

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Education Coalition Promises To Continue ‘Opt-Outs’

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09/14/2017

Claiming the Next Generation standards approved this week by the Board of Regents are “little more than a rebranding” of Common Core, a coalition of parent and teacher groups is vowing to continue boycotting New York’s standardized tests.

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'We're Trying to Go All In': Chocolate Giant Mars Pledges $1 Billion To Fight Climate Change

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09/14/2017

The chocolate giant Mars is promising to spend close to $1 billion over the next few years fighting climate change.

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Billionaire Diller’s Plan for Elaborate Pier in the Hudson is Dead

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09/14/2017

After years of toe-to-toe battling with a small band of critics and a fellow billionaire, Barry Diller said Wednesday that he was pulling the plug on his family’s commitment to build and operate a $250 million performance center on an undulating...

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Health at A Planetary Scale

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09/14/2017

Why we should think bigger about public health — way bigger.

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Gives $55 Million to a Mid-Manhattan Library

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09/14/2017

The donation, which the library announced on Wednesday, is from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation and is the second largest single gift in its history.

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Cuomo Assigns ‘Gang Prevention’ Cops to Long Island Schools Where MS-13, Others Thrive

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09/14/2017

Calling schools “the breeding ground” for dangerous gangs like MS-13, Gov. Cuomo on Wednesday announced state police will be going into schools to combat the problem.

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Obama Foundation to Host Global Summit in Chicago

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09/14/2017

Former President Barack Obama announced in a new video Wednesday that he will gather together civic leaders from around the world next month to take part in the inaugural Obama Foundation Summit.

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Opinion: Irma, Harvey and Sandy - We Need a Marshall Plan for Future Disasters Like These

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09/14/2017

The federal government should identify communities most at risk of flooding and launch a major infrastructure initiative that creates good jobs for a pressing purpose.

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Trump Denies He Made A Deal With Democrats On DREAMer Protections

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09/14/2017

It wasn't long before President Trump pushed back after leading Democrats said they struck a deal with the president Wednesday night to pass legislation that would protect the about 800,000 DREAMers who could face deportation when the Deferred...

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New York City Education Department to Improve Response to Public Record Requests

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09/14/2017

After sustaining criticism for its sluggish responses to public records requests, New York City’s education department says it will provide more realistic timelines for responding to requests.

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Opinion: Planned Parenthood of NYC Joins Call to Remove Racist Statue

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09/14/2017

The history of racism isn’t particular to Charlottesville – New York must recognize white supremacy in our own backyard and we must take steps to upend it.

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Women Lose Ground In The New York City Council, Even If Chin And Ayala Win

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09/14/2017

A day after the primary election, two women are holding on to razor-thin leads for New York City Council seats. But even if they both survive, next year’s City Council will have fewer women, down from 13 seats to 12 in the 51-member body.

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NYC Education Dept. Must Make School Cafeteria Health Inspection Results Public

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09/14/2017

New York City will soon have to post school cafeteria health inspection reports online for public consumption.

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N.Y., Pa., and Del. Move Toward Delaware River Frack Ban

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09/14/2017

Officials responsible for protecting water in the Delaware River region across three states took a step Wednesday to ban natural gas hydrofracking. Five members of the Delaware River Basin Commission voted 3-1 to come up with rules on such a ban by...

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