Charity Works to Transform Lives by Transforming Youth-Correctional Facilities
The scene resembles a dormitory lounge: Half a dozen teenagers hover around a large television screen in this ALSO SEE:ARTICLE: Leaving Hard Time BehindARTICLE: Legal Clinic Is National Leader in Juvenile-Justice Matters brick residential building, playing the video game Madden NFL. Three boys sit…
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Foundations lead effort to change juvenile-justice systemsWhen Emily Tow Jackson first started talking to leaders of local youth organizations in the late 1990s ALSO SEE:ARTICLE: Legal Clinic Is National Leader in Juvenile-Justice MattersARTICLE: Charity Works to Transform Lives by Transforming…
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Venture Philanthropy: A “High-End Shell Game”?
Is venture philanthropy sometimes just a high-end shell game?
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Aid Groups Pleased With Response to Myanmar and China Crises
Donations to help victims of the Myanmar cyclone continued to mount on Wednesday, even as charities faced enormous hurdles in bringing aid to the country. More than $8-million has been pledged so far to some of the biggest aid organizations in the United States. At the same time, groups have begun…
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Criticism of “Philanthrocapitalism” Draws More Criticism
What’s wrong about the critique of philanthrocapitalism?
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Major Restructuring of U.S. Foreign-Aid Policies Needed, Speakers Say
Major restructuring of U.S. foreign-aid policies needed, speakers say
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Aid Groups Raise Money in Anticipation of Major Relief Efforts for Cyclone Victims
Charities raise money for cyclone victims
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Laura Bush and the Myanmar Relief Effort
Laura Bush and the Myanmar relief effort
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Cyclone Disaster Presents Massive Challenges to Aid Organizations
Aid groups are beginning to respond to the devastation wrought by the cyclone that hit Mynamar three days ago. Approximately 22,500 people are believed to have been killed and another 44,000 are still missing, but charities say they are fearful that the death toll could climb much higher. “This is…
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International Charities Decry U.S. Plan to Examine Foreign Workers
An announcement by the U.S. government that it will probably move ahead on a plan to screen foreign-aid workers for terrorist ties has elicited protests from international charities, which say the program would hinder their work by stirring distrust among the people they serve. “Being seen as…
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