Jie Jenny Zou

2 months ago | nysfocus.com | Jie Jenny Zou

At New York Focus, our central mission is to help readers better understand how New York really works. If you think this article succeeded, please consider supporting our mission and making more stories like this one possible. New York is an incongruous state. We’re home to fabulous wealth — if the state were a country, it would have the tenth largest economy in the world — but also the highest rate of wealth inequality. We’re among the most diverse – but also the most segregated.

2 months ago | mdpi.com | Jie Jenny Zou |Jie Hu |Yan Shen |Limei Zhang

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2 months ago | philanthropy.com | M. J. Prest |Jie Jenny Zou

Corporations give away more than $36.5 billion in grants to charities each year, according to “Giving USA.” But the benefits of corporate partnerships don’t start and end with money. Many companies actively seek nonprofits to work with because charitable alliances have a multitude of shared advantages, experts say. Whether it’s multiyear grants or complex cross-branding initiatives, corporate giving can be a win-win for nonprofits and companies.

2 months ago | thedailystar.com | Jie Jenny Zou

In a budget hearing last week, several Democratic and Republican legislators pressed Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration on its lagging efforts to protect New York’s neediest families from going hungry amid an ongoing rash of thefts. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — formerly known as food stamps — has become a target for thieves who place hidden skimming devices at checkouts. kAm}6H *@C< 92D 366? 2>@?8 E96 DE2E6D 92C56DE 9:E 3J $}p! E967E] %@ 52E6[ E96 DE2E6 92D C6:>3FCD65 Sc_ >:==:@?

2 months ago | niagara-gazette.com | Jie Jenny Zou

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