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A polo match on Long Island helped out the Robin Hood Foundation. Vogue has the details on the seventh annual Hamptons Cup in Water Mill, which pitted a team fielded by the Guggenheim Foundation against one led by polo star Nacho Figueras.
The backstory: One summer day, Figueras happened upon a lemonade stand raising money for the foundation. He stopped to buy a glass and a conversation ensued, eventually leading the polo star to suggest he could put together a fundraising event based on the sport.
The New York City Department of Social Services/Human Resources Administration has awarded a five-year, $11.2 million contract to George Daly HDFC. The money will fund the operation of a standalone transitional residence for adults, according to the City Record. More public relations help is coming to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, which has two new contracts for such services: a $600,000 contract with the North Carolina-based Research Triangle Institute, and a $600,000 contract with the Maryland-based Westat.
A new survey aims to collect data helpful to promoting equity in the nonprofit workforce. The research, commissioned by Fund the People and the Center for Urban and Racial Equity, covers the access that people have to nonprofit careers, including how they may or may not be hired, retained and promoted. Take the survey here.
Friends and fans of the late Amy Meselson are paying tribute to her life online. The longtime attorney for The Legal Aid Society committed suicide on July 22 in New York City. She was 46. Here is a samplying from some of the Twitter tributes posted in her honor:
We’re devastated to lose Amy, who gave so much of herself to our clients, so selflessly. She was an inspiration to a generation of lawyers, and her passing is heartbreaking. https://t.co/3U2i8CKGye
— The Legal Aid Society (@LegalAidNYC) August 7, 2018
Farewell to a heroic colleague. Law office management, esp in PD’s and public interest firms, so rarely get it. We don’t shoulder the burdens of only our clients—we have our own, too. Amy Meselson, Lawyer Who Defended Young Immigrants, Dies at 46 https://t.co/du8ENOXIoD
— Shana Skaletsky (@shanaelyse) August 7, 2018
This woman through all her pain, helped others through their pain. Honor her by knowing who she is, saying her name Amy Meselson, Lawyer Who Defended Young Immigrants, Dies at 46 via @NYTimes https://t.co/pmxv1BCZqS
— karen targove (@TargoveKaren) August 7, 2018