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Get Counted in the 2020 Census!
A fair and accurate 2020 census count is incredibly important to New York City and the CUNY community. The census determines how much federal funding the state and city will receive for services that CUNY students and others depend on such as: PELL grants food stamps transportation student wellness programs and much, much more In addition,…
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Prof. Stephanie Luce in Labor Notes: “It Didn’t Have to Be Like This”
Here we are: the economy has been shut down, resulting in massive job loss to some and unsafe working conditions for others. This, writes SLU professor Stephanie Luce in Labor Notes, was the result of a horrible decision — lock ourselves down, or put tens of millions of people at risk. But, she writes, “It…
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Prof. Deepak Bhargava on Nonprofits in the Time of Coronavirus
Writing in the Chronicle of Philanthropy, three writers grappled with a thorny question: what happens to nonprofits under the conditions of economic contraction sure to result from the coronavirus? Democracy Alliance president Gara LaMarche, Progressive Multiplier Fund executive director Philip Radford and Beeck Center for Social Impact and Innovation at Georgetown University ED Sonal Shah…
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Fellow, 2020-2021 Design Trust Equitable Public Space Fellowship Program
Deadline to apply: April 17, 2020 The Design Trust for Public Space is now accepting submissions for the 2020-2021 Design Trust Equitable Public Space Fellowship Program. We will be selecting two Fellows to join the Design Trust team as full-time paid staff members for an intensive one-year fellowship to begin in June 2020 and end in July…
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