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TCC Group Exlpores a New Approach to Capacity Building

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02/03/2015

... ways of seeing. Consider the term & quot ;capacity building.& quot ; In the social sector, it has been lifted up as a panacea and ... on the processes and logistics of capacity building (the...

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The Commonwealth Fund Ranks Health Care Systems for All 50 States

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03/27/2015

... others. Look up rankings of health providers and consider how well you 039 ;ll be taken care of in your old age wherever you live. The Commonwealth Fund offers an interactive map rating...

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Close That Gap: William T. Grant Foundation Zeroes in on Inequality and Kids

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03/30/2015

Close That Gap: William T. Grant Foundation Zeroes in on Inequality and Kids Once in a while, research on an issue is so galvanizing that it can entirely shift how we think about a crucial...

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Rockefeller Foundation-Funded Research Examines the Dearth of Youth Employment Opportunities

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05/28/2015

... Opportunities What would happen if everyone in your office younger than 25 years old just disappeared? ... released yesterday that examines youth employment and how to prepare your organization for the future...

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ASPCA-Backed Program Uses Dogs to Help Teach NYC Students About Animal Welfare

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06/01/2015

... dogs meet with a group of middle schoolers in a Washington Heights classroom. Belly-rubs and ... is more than puppy therapy. The youngsters are learning how to promote compassion for animals while spotting...

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Animal Welfare

Wallace Foundation Releases Reports on Successful Audience-Building Efforts

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08/14/2015

... audiences new to those organizations. The reports explore how the two organizations attracted new audiences: young ...

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Ms. Foundation Releases New Data on Women's Equality

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08/27/2015

... the “feminist” label, and a fresh understanding of how the public feels about community problems and solutions. ... While most think economic issues affect men and women in equal proportions, about one...

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Wallace Foundation Releases Report on Creating Effective School Principals

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10/07/2015

... has outlined three major state policies that are necessary in order to create the most effective principals for public ... the report, it is the first study of its kind to examine how state policy could be...

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Six Nuclear Security Programs Win Major Grants from Carnegie Corporation of New York

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10/29/2015

... that developed forward-thinking approaches to studying how breakthrough technologies are increasing nuclear ... philanthropic foundation, established by Andrew Carnegie in 1911 with a mission that emphasizes...

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04 Dec 2015

Catching Up: What High Schools Are Doing to Move Kids from Elementary Knowledge to College Ready

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... City kids do not graduate from high school. Thousands come in far behind and the system is not meeting their needs. The ... and possible ways to overcome them as well as identify how private funders might...

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Tisch Education Center at Whitney Museum Profiled in Education Update

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12/01/2015

Tisch Education Center at Whitney Museum Profiled in Education Update In an Education Update article, Joan Baum spotlights the ... gem of the Whitney Education Department” and explains how it has...

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Chronicle of Social Change Profiles Hilton Foundation and Its Massive Growth

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01/22/2016

... Hilton Foundation and Its Massive Growth As I discussed in my post last week on funders helping foster youth age out ... the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation is a significant funder in this arena, and definitely...

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Ford Foundation-Backed Incubator Generates $100M in Loans, Nearly $1M in Savings

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02/11/2016

Ford Foundation-Backed Incubator Generates $100M in Loans, Nearly $1M in Savings A new report details how an incubator created by the Filene Research Institute, ...

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Economic Security

Century Foundation Report Examines The Real Value of What Students Do in College

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02/26/2016

... Report Examines The Real Value of What Students Do in College Most students attend college to learn skills ... all. A new report, The Real Value of What Students Do in College , from TCF senior fellow Robert...

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Commission: US Lacks Strategies to Lower Child Abuse Deaths (Casey Family Programs)

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03/18/2016

... such deaths has hovered at around 1,500 to 1,600 annually in recent years. But citing gaps in how this data is compiled, the report suggests the actual ...

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Century Foundation Report: Speeding the Recovery of Unemployment Insurance

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03/30/2016

... crisis that has made the safety net weaker than any time in its history. In the report, Stettner outlines a pathway to solvency, explaining how policies like employee financing could allow...

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Doris Duke Performing Artist Awards Provide Financial Literacy Workshops to Individual Artists

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04/08/2016

... of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and drama, were learning how to handle not just the unexpected payouts but also the ...

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Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences Publishes New Volume: 'Higher Education Effectiveness'

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04/08/2016

... and & quot ;efficiency& quot ; are dirty words to some people in academe, often promoted by government technocrats or by ... accept the idea that & quot ;effectiveness...

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Century Foundation Senior Fellow Publishes Report Calling for Improved Oversight of Colleges

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04/13/2016

... Oversight of Colleges The report -- titled “Looking in All the Wrong Places” -- is based on an analysis of more ... Center for American Progress. Among the problems outlined in the report is that audits of...

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