All posts tagged "Advocacy"

• Archives: 2014 & Earlier

  National Human Services Assembly

    National Human Services Assembly http://www.Nationalassembly.org The National Human Services Assembly, an association of nonprofits in the fields of health, human and...

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  Supreme Court Bans Life Without Parole for Some Juveniles

  Note: This story was updated May 18 The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling today that life without parole for juveniles not involved in...

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  The Risk of Advocacy: Eviction

  Poussaint: Told to keep mum about Baby Einstein. Lots of groups call themselves “youth advocates,” but in truth, few of them stick...

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  When a Phone Call Beats a Meltdown

    Imani Brammer, 17Represent, New York I sat in the conference room of my foster care agency, filled with apprehension. My caseworker,...

• Archives: 2014 & Earlier

  I Shouldn’t Have to Beg for Basic Needs

    Alisha Anderson, 19Represent, New York In September, the leaves began to change to their autumn hues, and I no longer felt...

• ► Reports

  Strengthening Democracy, Increasing Opportunities: Impacts of Advocacy, Organizing, and Civic Engagement in Los Angeles

    National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy In an effort to encourage charitable giving, this new report aims to quantify nonprofits’ value in...

• Archives: 2014 & Earlier

  Awards for March 2010

  Corps Foundation Annual Awards Alejandro Lopez William Brandt By: The Corps Foundation Contact: Sarah Stankorb (202) 737-6272, sstankorb@corpsnetwork.org, http://www.corpsnetwork.org. Syd Howe Lifetime...

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  Newsmakers for February 2010

    Nonprofits After a long national search, the Oakland, Calif.-based National Council on Crime and Delinquency has chosen from within its ranks...

• News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

  Police Group Creates Military Spin-Off

    A new organization that advocates funding youth programs drew a lot of media coverage last month by releasing a report that...

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  Newsmakers for December 2009-January 2010

    Marian Wright Edelman Nonprofits What’s been going on the past two years at the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF)? More than a...

• Archives: 2014 & Earlier

  The Classroom

    Sonu ThakurUNICEFhttp://www.unicef.org 1 minute. Free online video. This winner of UNICEF’s video contest for young people marks the 20th anniversary of...

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  ‘Vacancy’ Signs Frustrate Youth Advocates

    The slow pace of filling jobs in the Obama administration is stalling progress on youth issues. Advocates for disadvantaged youth grew...

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  Newsmakers for October 2009

    Doug Nelson Foundations When he walked into Annie E. Casey Foundation’s old headquarters in Greenwich, Conn., in 1990, Doug Nelson thought...

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  Awards for October 2009

  Innovations Award in Children and Family  System Reform For: Federal, state and local government programs that enhance services to children and families...

• Archives: 2014 & Earlier

  Awards for September 2009

  Spirit of Service Awards For: Volunteers and Corporation for National and Community Service members who have performed exemplary service in their communities....

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Even the Hedge Fund Group Is Hurting

    In this failing economy, it isn’t surprising that many children’s charities are suffering from lower income.  But even a group that...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Even the Hedge Fund Group Is Hurting

    In this failing economy, it isn’t surprising that many children’s charities are suffering from lower income.  But even a group that...

• News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

  Mayors Pledge to Focus on Youth

    It’s too soon to tell if it will amount to anything more than a news release, but here is what the...

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  From Defendant to Defender

  Bernardine Dohrn Before the MacArthur Foundation sent her around the country to find the best juvenile courts, before she represented abused children...

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  Vote Kids

    http://www.votekids.org This online journal offers detailed information on federal and state legislation that would affect children. It provides budget details and...