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May 24 2021

Three Steps to Smart Covid-19 Testing: A Guide for Employers

While there is no ideal one-size-fits-all testing strategy, this guide walks businesses and organizations through three key steps to shape a testing plan best suited to the organization’s needs:1) assessing risk; 2) choosing the best testing strategy; and 3) putting testing strategies into action.

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May 24 2021

Press Releases

New Covid-19 Testing Guidance Helps Businesses Protect Employees and Customers

Washington, DC— With the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announcing new guidance for fully vaccinated and unvaccinated people about where and when to wear masks, businesses across the country …

May 24 2021

The Race to Eliminate Lead-Contaminated Drinking Water

Millions of U.S. families are exposed to lead through contaminated water piped into their homes; children are particularly at risk of neurological damage and developmental delays. But the data needed …

May 21 2021

Perspective

One Year Later: The Pandemic Solutions Group

A year ago, when the Covid-19 pandemic gripped New York City and then spread rapidly across the country, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell and Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan sought The …

May 19 2021

Burnout and the Balance Sheet: The Business Incubator That's Here to Help

As part of the business Claudine Miles cofounded to help schools inject more social justice into their classrooms, she routinely urges teachers to embrace self-care so they can keep bringing …

May 10 2021

Tax Policy Affects Our Life Quality, so How Can We Weigh In?

The newly created Tax Law Center works on behalf of low- and moderate-income households.

May 07 2021

A Covid-19 Resilience Team Prepares for the Next Disaster

A team whose resumes were written when Hurricane Katrina whiplashed the mighty Mississippi has stepped forward to meet implement a resilience model that offers critical lessons for the future.

May 06 2021

Press Releases

Rise and RUN Launch AAPI Visibility Campaign

Amplifier, Uber, The Rockefeller Foundation, Salesforce, NBA, Vital Voices, Generator Collective and Elevate Prize Foundation Sign Corporate AAPI Visibility Pledge Washington, D.C. (May 6, 2021) -- Rise, a civil rights accelerator …

May 04 2021

Thirteen-Year Effort to Implement a Working Families Tax Credit Ends in Success

Thirteen years ago, when Marcy Bowers was carrying out listening sessions with fellow Washington state residents impacted by poverty, she heard three repeated themes: people had too little money, necessities …

Apr 29 2021

Back to the Workplace: Are We There Yet? Key Insights from Employers One Year Into the Pandemic

The second survey report, conducted in March 2021, found that companies are doubling down on Covid-19 testing and supporting vaccinations to achieve a post-pandemic workplace—with almost 9 out of 10 …

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