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March 26, 2008
Religion
Based on interviews with more than 35,000 Americans, the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life's U.S. Religious Landscape Survey suggests that Americans' religious affiliations are fluid.... More»
March 24, 2008
Health
New survey results from the WHO/IUATLD Global Project on Anti-Tuberculosis Drug Resistance suggest that current rates of multidrug-resistant TB are among the highest ever recorded.... More»
March 18, 2008
Education
A report from the California Dropout Research Project finds that only two-thirds of California's students graduate on time and offers recommendations to help the state address the issue....More»
March 16, 2008
Public Affairs
A new report from OpenTheGovernment.org suggests that government secrecy has increased over the last few years despite growing public concern about such secrecy.... More»
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Darell Hammond, Co-Founder and CEO, KaBOOM!
Hammond spoke with PND about his organization's evolution, its efforts to build a hundred new playgrounds in the Gulf Coast region, and why healthy, sustainable play spaces for kids should be considered a necessity rather than a luxury.
PND: When you created KaBOOM! in 1995, there weren't many groups like it. To what do you attribute the organization's success?
Darell Hammond: Our fundamental premise is that individuals and communities can discover their own voice and power when they come together and do something. And because kids need places to play, you can solve both problems at the same time. Organizationally, I think we succeeded in part because we were slow and deliberate about building our product, our processes, and our people, rather than concentrating on our marketing and communications. We set out to build a smart process and product first, while other people did our marketing and communications for us. We've always felt like we were behind the curve in telling our story but ahead of the curve in developing our product....
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Through an arrangement with TechSoup, Philanthropy News Digest is pleased to offer a series of articles about the effective use of technology by nonprofits.
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Vistas of Equal Access
AmeriCorps is a program of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), an independent federal agency created, according to its Web site, "to connect Americans of all ages and backgrounds with opportunities to give back to their communities and their nation." AmeriCorps has three programs: AmeriCorps*State and National, AmeriCorps*NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps), and AmeriCorps*VISTA....
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PhilanTopic contributor Rich Polt wonders whether the media's fascination with philanthropy will fade. PND editorial director Mitch Nauffts notes that the New York City-based Open Society is looking for a few good "idea entrepreneurs." And our weekly link roundup ponders what happens when a group of global elites meets on a private Caribbean island to discuss climate change, emerging opportunities for high-impact philanthropy in the U.S., and the larger issue of truth vs. truthiness.
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The PND message board is open, and here's a sample of what we're talking about...
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For those of you who specialize in proposal writing for education, do you find advantages or disadvantages to seeking funds for schools?
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Interesting that you bring up fundraising for schools. In northeastern Illinois, I am seeing more and more public school districts and private schools hiring development directors. A few wealthier districts have been able to raise enough in private money to do without federal funds and accompanying NCLB benchmarks. I don't know what schools are doing in your area, but you might investigate your alma mater(s) to learn if they are seeking grants and would consider hiring an alumnus....
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Center for Democracy and Technology
Founded in 1994, the D.C.-based center works to promote and protect democratic values and con-
stitutional liberties in the digital age.... More»
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Message Matters: Succeeding at the Crossroads of Mission and Market
Management and market-
ing expert Rebecca Leet discusses how to build a strategic message that drives home your nonprofit's value propo-
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Think MTV
Launched in September 2007, Think MTV encour-
ages young activists to "get connected, get edu-
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April 6 - April 8, 2008
Corporate Citizenship: Real, Relevant, Responsive
Center for Corporate Citizenship
Boston, Massachusetts
April 7 - April 9, 2008
Grants Management: At the Crossroads of Philanthropy
Grants Managers Network
Chicago, Illinois
May 4 - May 7, 2008
Philanthropy's Vision: A Leadership Summit
Council on Foundations
National Harbor, Maryland
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