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Student Essay: What makes an effective political ad campaign
A look at advertisements used by Dwight Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan and Hubert Humphrey.
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Opinion: Investing in opportunity through inclusive 529 college savings plans
Here’s how to make the program more equitable.
New York City
Opinion: I’ve been homeless and incarcerated. Eric Adams wants to cut services that help people like me.
Services to help people get housing and reenter society after incarceration should take precedence over maintaining the NYPD budget.
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Opinion: Eric Adams’ proposed budget for youth-related programs won’t meet the demand providers will face
Nonprofits are already being underpaid for the afterschool, summer youth employment and community center services they provide.
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Opinion: It’s time to pass a City Council amendment giving restaurants greater flexibility on delivery app platforms
The legislation would create an option for eateries to voluntarily choose from different marketing services levels, while maintaining pandemic era rates and fee caps
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Opinion: Exodus Transitional Community deserves a second chance
The organization has suffered criticism that shows a double standard in punishing nonprofits led by and made up mostly of formerly incarcerated individuals
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Opinion: Background checks and blanket hiring exclusions don’t reduce risk – they limit opportunities
Hiring restrictions, including background checks, prevent qualified job applicants from securing employment.
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Opinion: Government support is essential for investing in nonprofits
If banks can be saved, so can our organizations.
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Opinion: More people will die at Rikers if Hochul rolls back bail reform
We are family members of people who died at Rikers. If Rikers had killed white people, the governor would close it, not condemn more people there.
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Real Talk: New York City Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice - A litmus test for procurement reform
Looking at a tiny agency and the potential for working through its backlog of delayed payments.
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Commentary: Justice in Love
Why we need collective action to fight hate violence in New York City.
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Opinion: Government contract reform is a must for social sector nonprofits
The failure to pay has persisted and come at the cost of offering competitive wages.
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Opinion: Reimagining paratransit requires federal leadership and funding
While New York City and state can leverage their collective dollars to improve this service, the fed should also pay and provide oversight to ensure quality into the 21st century.
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Opinion: Thousands of NYCHA tenants forgotten under Emergency Rental Assistance Program
Residents in public housing deserve the same relief that millions of renters received across the state, but instead face mass evictions.
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Commentary: Keeping older New Yorkers safe
Ensuring elderly justice is a priority with rising concerns over crime.
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Opinion: The power of the AAPI vote in 2022 and beyond
Here’s why the Asian American Pacific Islander community needs to be counted going into the midterm elections.
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Commentary: Mend It, Don’t End It
An analysis on salvaging broken windows.
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Finding the joy in social change
How to balance the challenges and fulfillment that come with nonprofit work.
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Anatomy of an apology
A restorative justice practitioner examines Will Smith’s latest message regarding the infamous "Oscar slap."
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