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Report: The Story Machine Learning Tells About Nonprofits

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The analytics firm Civis says that its topic modeling-based analysis of nonprofits highlights how there are different kinds of organizational hot spots around the country. The report also noted that cities tended to be hot spots for specific kinds of organizations. What could machine learning teach us about nonprofits nationwide?

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Groups File Suits Over NYC Subway’s Lingering Accessibility Problems

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In a pair of class-action lawsuits—one at the state level, one at federal—nonprofits and advocacy groups focused on assisting those with disabilities claim that New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority isn’t doing enough to make the city’s iconic subway system accessible.

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Does Wall Street Have Too Much Influence Over Nonprofit Boards?

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But the results aren’t limited to the educational arena: Among the New York City nonprofits studied, 40 percent of board members and 44 percent of leaders come from the financial sector. The makeup of these boards doesn’t reflect the size of the U.S. financial industry. Why It Matters.

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Taxi Associations Struggle With Dropping Medallion Prices

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In New York City, an industry group is raising alarms, accusing the city’s taxi commission of making the problem worse by covering it up. At one point, a New York City taxi medallion cost more than $1 million, and they have regularly sold for six figures elsewhere.

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Lunchtime Links: These Hotels Go Beyond Wired Stays

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Ranking the best high-tech hotels in the world, and more, in today’s Lunchtime Links: Hot high-tech hotels: From Tokyo to San Francisco to New York City, hotels are taking note of guests’ tech needs, and Mashable has compiled a list of the most tech-savvy spots. It’s taken some years to catch up to guests’ tech requirements.

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Study: Top Execs Willing to Jump Ship for New Jobs

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New analysis of data from a decade ago finds 52 percent of executives were willing to pursue a new job if contacted by a recruiter. Back in 2002, more than half of executives were willing to actively consider a new job when contacted by a recruiter, according to a new study.

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Report: Groups Spending Less, But Some More, on Lobbying Efforts

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A new analysis of congressional disclosure reports and Center for Responsive Politics data shows that many big lobbies have cut back their spending year-over-year, but there are several outliers. Meanwhile, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Mayors Against Illegal Guns spent $500,000.

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