N.Y. Pol Moves to Ban Pharmacies From Supplying Strong Pain Killers at Drive-Through Windows
Release Date:
09/27/2017
A state lawmaker wants to stop pharmacies from dispensing high-powered pain killers at drive-through windows.
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Judge Lays into Justice Department Lawyer over ‘Heartless’ DACA Decision
Release Date:
09/27/2017
A Brooklyn federal judge dressed down a Justice Department lawyer Tuesday for refusing to explain the Trump administration’s decision to keep the impending Oct. 5 deadline for DACA recipients to renew their status–calling the decision “heartless.”
A Think Tank To Benefit Farm Animals
Release Date:
09/27/2017
A new nonprofit organization called The Greenfield Project will conduct research, do regulatory and legal analysis and education, and connect farmers to consumers, all with the goal of cultivating “a more joyful and resilient food system.”
Giving Away $100 Million: A Peek Behind the Curtain At Macarthur Foundation
Release Date:
09/27/2017
The MacArthur Foundation’s 100&Change competition began as an experiment in openness, in response to criticisms that the philanthropic sector is too insular, not sufficiently focused on impact, and too risk averse.
Senate Republicans Say They Will Not Vote on Health Bill
Release Date:
09/27/2017
Senate Republicans officially abandoned the latest plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act, shelving a showdown vote on the measure and effectively admitting defeat in their last-gasp drive to fulfill a core promise of President Trump and Republican...
How Failure of the Obamacare Repeal Affects Consumers
Release Date:
09/27/2017
Obamacare repeal is dead, again. But the months of Republican attacks on the health law will still have consequences for some consumers.
Can You Ask for Salary History in Your State?
Release Date:
09/27/2017
Your lawyer might agree with Miss Manners that you shouldn’t ask people how much money they make, especially if they’re job candidates.
Guggenheim Museum Is Criticized for Pulling Animal Artworks
Release Date:
09/27/2017
Artists and museums are often in the thick of free speech debates, and in two recent controversies, the protesters seem to be winning.
Yahoo Co-Founder Gives $25 Million to San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum
Release Date:
09/27/2017
In a rare example of high-level cultural philanthropy from Silicon Valley’s entrepreneurial elite, Jerry Yang, a Yahoo co-founder, and his wife, Akiko Yamazaki, have pledged $25 million toward a $90-million transformation project of the Asian Art...
Opinion: A Cash Guarantee for All Has Philanthropy Buzzing
Release Date:
09/27/2017
These days, to achieve maximum buzz, a policy idea needs the right combination of utopian promise and real-world possibility. You can make the argument that universal basic income has recently offered the headiest brew of that mix, for both the...
Many Students Around the World Can’t Read or Add, World Bank Says
Release Date:
09/27/2017
Around the world, hundreds of millions of students are spending years in school while learning virtually nothing, and many countries are neglecting to even measure their progress, the World Bank warned in its flagship annual economic development...
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Funders Summit on Justice Reform: The Nation’s Eyes on Rikers
Thursday, December 14, 2017 -
9:00am to 3:30pm
Long before Jeff Sessions took the helm at the U.S. Justice Department, the leaders of the movement to end mass incarceration knew that the most meaningful efforts had to take place at the state and local level.
73% of Donors Worldwide Are Women, and Most Like to Give Online, Study Says
Release Date:
09/27/2017
Seventy-three percent of charitable donors in the word are women age 37 or older, and nearly 60 percent of them prefer to give online. Ninety-three percent of them live in primarily wealthy, developed countries.
Weinberg Foundation Approves $500,000 in Emergency Funding to Those Affected by Hurricane Irma in Florida
Release Date:
09/27/2017
In response to the recent devastation caused by Hurricane Irma, The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, one of the largest private foundations in the United States, has announced emergency grant funding to support relief efforts in Florida.
Open Society, Ford Foundation, Unbound Philanthropy Support Delivering on the Dream Initiative
Release Date:
09/27/2017
The Trump Administration's decision to end DACA has created a lot of anger and pushback, including from some prominent corporate leaders. But what are foundations doing to protect undocumented young people from deportation and save DACA, the fate of...
New MIF/Hewlett Foundation Webinars Explore How Funders Can Fight Misinformation
Release Date:
09/27/2017
Media Impact Funders are planning a three-part webinar series: The Future of Truth: Can Philanthropy Help Mitigate Misinformation?
Bloomberg-supported Cities Work on Assembling the Open Government Puzzle
Release Date:
09/27/2017
Government transparency efforts are becoming more sophisticated. But everywhere you look, something is missing.
Agnes Gund Donates 5 Important Contemporary Artworks To Cleveland Museum Of Art
Release Date:
09/27/2017
Former president of MOMA and one of America's leading art collectors and philanthropists, Agnes Gund, has come through for her hometown of Cleveland.
Black And Hispanic Students In New York City Most Likely To Be Arrested And Handcuffed, Data Shows
Release Date:
09/27/2017
More than 92 percent of students arrested in schools last year were black or Hispanic, according to a new analysis — a racial disparity that has persisted even as the city has reduced in-school arrests and summonses.
City to Overhaul 11 More Parks on Restoration Program As Its Cost Grows to $318 Million
Release Date:
09/27/2017
Eleven more parks will be fixed up under a city program — and the initiative's cost has jumped by $33 million.