Results List
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Mapping a Finite Highway
Source: Tony Proscio, Duke University Center for Strategic Philanthropy & Civil Society
Almost a decade ago, Joel Fleishman, director of the Center for Strategic Philanthropy, got a call from a foundation that had recently decided to expend its endowment and complete its grantmaking within 12-15 years. The foundation was asking for his help in collecting and synthesizing…
Resource type: News
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Communities for Just Schools Fund Newsletter: July 2015
Source: Communities for Just Schools Fund
The Communities for Just Schools Fund (CJSF) is a new national donor collaborative that supports constituency-led organizing efforts to create positive and supportive school climates, which affirm and foster the success of all students. Building upon the groundbreaking initiatives of the Just and Fair Schools…
Resource type: News
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New Research Project Brings Hope to 8 Million Children in the World's Orphanages
Source: Lumos
A new research partnership between J.K. Rowling’s international children’s organisation Lumos and a world-renowned Irish university will increase global momentum to transform the lives of children living separated from their families in orphanages. An estimated eight million children worldwide live in institutions and so-called orphanages,…
Resource type: News
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20 Years On, South Africa's Remarkable Constitution Remains Unfulfilled
Source: GlobalPost
By Christopher Oechsli and Darren WalkerCommentary: Realizing Mandela’s vision of a democratic future is a collective global responsibility.A statue of Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first democratic president and Nobel Laureate is pictured outside the parliament. (RODGER BOSCH/AFP/Getty Images)Over a year after the death of Nelson…
Resource type: News
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New National Collaborative Aims to Improve Outcomes for Boys and Men of Color
Source: University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education
Improving Outcomes for Boys and Men of Color: New National Collaborative Aims to Identify and Share Best Practices and Fund Cross-Cutting Academic and Community-Based ResearchA new multifaceted effort, RISE (Research, Integration, Strategy and Evaluation) for Boys and Men of Color, has launched to identify and…
Resource type: News
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How King v. Burwell Threatens the Health and Financial Stability of Consumers
Source: Families USA
By Ron Pollack, Executive Director, Families USAOne of the most incredible oddities about the King v. Burwell case is that the people who have the biggest stake in its outcome are not parties to the litigation. This is because there are only two sets of parties to…
Resource type: News
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Reforming School Discipline Policies to Improve Children's Success
Source: Grantmakers In Health
By Kavitha Mediratta Head of Racial Equity Programmes, The Atlantic Philanthropies In recent months, we have seen an outpouring of protest by communities of color against aggressive policing and the trauma and violence these tactics engender. A similar phenomenon is occurring in our schools, where…
Resource type: News
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Study: Suspensions Harm 'Well-Behaved' Kids
Source: EdSource
Photo: Alison Yin for EdSource TodayBy Jane Meredith AdamsIt’s a belief repeated every day by teachers, principals and parents of rule-abiding children: Suspending disruptive students will allow the rest of the class to settle down and learn. But a new, large study calls this rationale into question.The…
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The ‘Giving While Living’ Superhero
Source: Outlook Business
Chuck Feeney is the biggest philanthropist people know nothing about. The reclusive former billionaire not only decided to give away all his wealth in his own lifetime, but also leads a life of disarming simplicity. By N Mahalakshmi Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do…
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Graduating Seniors Testify to Elev8’s Strengths
Source: LISC Chicago
VIDEO: Graduating high school seniors speak to the value of the Chicago Elev8 program they participated in during middle school. By Gordon Walek Terranisha Douglas, left, and Amber Sims, graduating seniors at Perspectives Academy in Auburn Gresham, say the Elev8 programs they experienced in middle…
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