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Total Health Costs of Industrial Food Systems Are “Staggering,” Says New Report

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10/10/2017

A new report by international experts draws significant linkages between industrial food and farming practices and many of the “severest health conditions afflicting populations around the world,” from respiratory diseases to a range of cancers and...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Food Systems

In Hurricanes’ Wake, Nonprofits Worry About Fundraising Impact

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10/10/2017

Many nonprofits in disaster-stricken areas are pondering -- although most believe that supporters and grant makers will come through, they still wonder how long the hurricanes will affect local giving, when there will be future bills to pay.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Heads-Up, CEOs—Corporate Social Responsibility May Get You Fired, Study Finds

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10/10/2017

Investing in product safety, employee diversity and carbon footprint reduction are all examples of corporate social responsibility (CSR) that can result in high praise for a chief executive—or get them fired—according to new research from the...

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After White House Issues Demands, Hopes for an Immigration Deal Dim

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10/10/2017

The list of hard-line immigration demands that President Trump said he needs to back protections for young undocumented immigrants triggered a furious response on Monday from Democrats and immigration activists, who gave no indication they were...

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Immigration

A Green Bond Primer: Overview of a Rapidly Evolving Market

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10/10/2017

Responsible investment means incorporating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into investment decisions to generate sustainable returns and better manage risk.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Opinion: The Community Health Center Fund: What’s At Risk?

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10/10/2017

Tucked into the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was a special 5-year funding authorization to expand the reach of the community health centers program. This special funding authority expired in 2015.

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New York Community Trust Announces 2017 Nonprofit Excellence Awards Finalists

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10/10/2017

Six nonprofit groups from across the city have been chosen as finalists for The New York Community Trust 2017 Nonprofit Excellence Awards

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The New York Community Trust

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Community Development

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07 Nov 2017

Protecting Our Precious Waters: New York City’s Impacts on the Long Island Sound and the Hudson River Estuary

Tuesday, November 7, 2017 -

3:00pm to 4:30pm

What are New York City’s impacts on the health of its waterways and the Long Island Sound? How do combined sewer overflows present complex challenges with community development and environmental justice dimensions?

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Rockefeller Foundation Research Shows Connection Between Watershed Quality and Disease in Children

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10/10/2017

A University of Vermont-led study of 300,000 children in 35 nations says kids whose watersheds have greater tree cover are less likely to experience diarrheal disease, the second leading cause of death for children under the age of five.

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Russell Sage Foundation Supported Studies Explore How Affordable Health Care Reduces Poverty and Payday Borrowing

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10/10/2017

How Affordable Health Care Reduces Poverty and Payday Borrowing

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13 Dec 2017

New York City Workforce Funders Quarterly Meeting and the City of New York’s Workforce Strategy

Wednesday, December 13, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Public funding of the workforce system has declined significantly over the past twenty years. Further reductions for the Workforce Investment Opportunity Act (WIOA) are anticipated in next year and in future years.

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Workforce Development

Ms. Foundation Speaks Out Against Trump Administration Changes to Obama Era Contraceptive Rules

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10/11/2017

Ms. Foundation for Women President and CEO Teresa C. Younger released a statement in response to the Trump Administration’s decision to roll back Obama Administration requirements for employer-covered contraceptives.

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Gender Justice

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Arabella Advisors Produces Issue Brief On How Donors Can Support Women’s Mental Health

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10/11/2017

The Hope & Grace Fund recently hired Arabella Advisors to conduct independent research into opportunities in women’s mental health and produce an issue brief on how to support women’s mental health and wellbeing.

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Gender Justice

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Ford Foundation Building Listed As One Of The 100 Most Important Buildings of the 20th Century

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10/11/2017

Pritzker Prize–winning architect Thom Mayne made it his mission to compile the definitive list, which includes the Ford Foundation, with input from Zaha Hadid, Richard Meier, and others.

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21 Nov 2017

New York Aging Funders - Fall Meeting

Tuesday, November 21, 2017 -

12:30pm to 2:00pm

Join the New York City Aging Funders Group for its upcoming fall meeting.

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Roundtable Discussion

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All Funders

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Aging

Hilton Humanitarian Prize Calls Attention To Growing Need For Global Humanitarian Aid

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10/12/2017

The critical component of any group anywhere in the world winning the Hilton Humanitarian Prize is that it must have made “extraordinary contributions toward alleviating human suffering,” often at great risk and hardship to the organization’s...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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NYSHealth Selects Seven Hospitals to Receive Grant Funds to Implement OpenNotes

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10/12/2017

NYSHealth Selects Seven Hospitals to Receive Grant Funds to Implement OpenNotes The New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) has selected seven hospitals across the State for grant awards totaling nearly $900,000 to help them...

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New York Health Foundation

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Bloomberg Commits $64 Million to Beyond Coal Campaign

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10/12/2017

Bloomberg Commits $64 Million to Beyond Coal Campaign A day after the Trump administration formally announced its plans to rescind the Clean Power Plan, Bloomberg Philanthropies has announced a $64 million commitment to the Sierra...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Grantee Brings Star Tortoise Back From Extinction

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10/12/2017

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Grantee Brings Star Tortoise Back From Extinction YANGON, MYANMAR (October 11, 2017) – The Burmese star tortoise (Geochelone platynota ), a medium-sized tortoise found only in...

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Animal Welfare