Results List
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Confronting Systemic Inequity in Education: High Impact Strategies for Philanthropy
Source: National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy
This report looks at how philanthropy can be more effective at helping to reform and improve our nation’s school systems. Every year, foundations provide billions in grants for education. Yet, our education system is in crisis: American schoolchildren – especially those from vulnerable communities – remain trapped in…
Resource type: Research Report
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CNBC – Should We Scrap the Social Security Cap?
Airtime: Tues. Nov. 30 2010 | CNBC In this video, Eric Kingson of Social Security Works, an Atlantic grantee, and David John of the Heritage Foundation discuss whether we should scrap the payroll tax cap for Social Security. View Original Source
Resource type: Video
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Chat: Effective Advocacy: Lessons for Charities and Grant Makers
On 30 November 2010, The Chronicle of Philanthropy held a live online discussion about advocacy campaigns – including the lessons learned from the Health Care for America Now campaign. The team that conducted an independent evaluation of the historic HCAN advocacy campaign, Dan Cramer of Grassroots Solutions and Tom…
Resource type: Video
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Highlights from the Elev8 Learning Institute, April 21- 23, 2010
The Institute is a learning opportunity for Elev8 stakeholders, designed to draw from and build on the deep experiences and expertise of all participants to strengthen Elev8 services, advocacy and community organizing efforts. The video showcases highlights from the conference that took place from April…
Resource type: Video
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GRITtv – Gara LaMarche: Right Has More Compelling Narrative
Gara LaMarche says that one of the reasons the Left has lost is that the Right argues from larger moral narratives. >Watch the video >Watch the full interview – Gara La Marche on Creating Progressive Narratives
Resource type: Video
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GRITtv – Gara LaMarche on Creating Progressive Narratives
The times are difficult and the challenges are great. But a sober analysis of our predicament suggests that there are accomplishments to be celebrated and lessons to be learned from the intense period of history we have just lived through that can inform a comeback…
Resource type: Video
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Ireland’s Top Teens – The Trailer
”Ireland’s Top Teens” comes to TV screen near you. The show will profile ten youth groups who have taken part in the permanent tsb Foróige Youth Citizenship Programme and are now in the running to be crowned ‘Ireland’s Top Teens’. These groups have been selected…
Resource type: Video
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Judith Van Ginkel – 2010 Purpose Prize Winner
Judith Van Ginkel is the president of Every Child Succeeds, a programme that provides in-home services for first-time, at-risk mothers – including parenting support – to improve the lives of young families. Ms. Van Ginkel is one of the winners of the 2010 Purpose Prize, which recognizes…
Resource type: Video
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Inez Killingsworth – 2010 Purpose Prize Winner
Inez Killingsworth is the Founder and Board President of Empowering & Strengthening Ohio’s People. In the midst of a housing crisis, Ms. Killingsworth helps homeowners avoid foreclosure by negotiating with banks for more favorable terms on mortgages. Ms. Killingsworth is one of the winners of the…
Resource type: Video
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Reasons for Optimism on Immigration and Progressive Reform
In October 2010, award-winning journalist Bill Moyers moderated a discussion between Gara LaMarche, President of The Atlantic Philanthropies, and Deepak Bhargava, Executive Director of the Campaign for Community Change about the road ahead for progressives in the current political climate, and the connection between philanthropy…
Resource type: Video
