Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has announced a plan to reform and revitalize New York’s nonprofit sector. The plan includes legislation intended “to eliminate outdated and costly burdens on nonprofits, strengthen oversight and accountability, and reaffirm his office’s commitment to policing fraud and abuse.” The AG also announced a number of partnerships with the business and academic communities to help nonprofits address financial and strategic challenges by enhancing their governance… Continue reading...
In case you missed it, yesterday was both Valentine’s Day… and National Condom Day. To celebrate, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene launched its new NYC Condom mobile-enabled website, so more New Yorkers on the go can use smartphones to find free condoms and access sexual health information. The NYC Condom mobile website, which provides users with sexual health information, has been optimized for mobile phone screens… Continue reading...
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A report says most New York medical centers are violating state rules curbing aggressive debt collections against people who cannot pay. Read more in The New York Times
The Center for Economic Opportunity, a city office that Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg created in 2006 to try new approaches to battling poverty, has won an award for innovation from the Harvard Kennedy School, the mayor announced in his weekly radio address on Sunday. The office, known as the Center for Economic Opportunity, has used a mix of public and private money to test initiatives that include giving cash rewards… Continue reading...
The city is moving ahead with a plan that could squeeze $17 million out of nonprofit groups for trash pickup. In a letter that went out to churches, museums and colleges Friday, Sanitation Commissioner John Doherty asked groups to estimate how much waste they generate. Read more in the Daily News
 Today marks the 12th annual observance of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day — a time intended to recognize the disproportionately heavy toll the HIV epidemic has taken on African Americans and to encourage people to get educated, get tested, get involved and get treated.
Organizers are encouraging African-Americans to get educated, get tested
Microsoft founder Bill Gates speaks Thursday at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss resort of Davos.
Davos, Switzerland (CNN) — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will inject $750 million into the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates announced Thursday at the World Economic Forum.
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 There were a lot of positive reactions to Governor Andrew Cuomo’s presentation on January 17th of his Executive Budget proposals for FY2012-13. With a mere $2 billion deficit to cut – down from $10 billion last year – the pain levels for nonprofit human service providers generally seemed to be more manageable, at least at first glance… Continue reading...
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Of all the families who seek temporary shelter in New York City, 40% have had at least one prior shelter stay.
Why this horrific rate of shelter recidivism?
“Homelessness is not about housing. It never has been. It is about poverty!” And, to address the… Continue reading...
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There are more than 3,500 vacant buildings in neighborhoods across the five boroughs with enough space to house the city’s entire homeless population – and then some, according to a new report by Picture the Homeless and the Center for Community Planning & Development at Hunter College. Read more in the Daily News
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