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Creative thinking brings child care center to Jal

Sylvia Ulloa

August 07, 2018 |

New Mexico In Depth |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New Mexico

In the past few years, an influx of oil field workers to Jal, New Mexico has put pressure on the town's child-care offerings. Several teachers are pioneering a creative solution. By using funding from several sources, Bright Beginnings Child Development Center has colocated in the local elementary school, cutting down on travel time for working parents and creating benefits across programs.

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How an army of volunteers helped Paraguay to conquer malaria

Laurence Blair

August 06, 2018 |

The Guardian |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Paraguay

Through a long-fought, concerted effort, requiring collaboration from government agencies, information distributers, and more, Paraguay has become the first country in South America to eradicate malaria. Most importantly, however, is the network of volunteers spreading information and awareness, and the sustained funding for anti-Malaria efforts through the social security program.

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Can Philanthropy Save a City?

Alana Semuels

August 02, 2018 |

The Atlantic |

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Response Location: United States, Stockton, California

Stockton is courting philanthropists by billing itself as a budding hub of innovation for fighting poverty. The city is mitigating the risks of tapping private foundations to fund city services by identifying target policies and programs ahead of time.

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Colby for a Cause

Jill Harkins

August 02, 2018 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philabundance, a nonprofit organization aimed at fighting food insecurity, has a sustainable and creative solution. They launched a line of cheeses, known as Abundantly Good, and proceeds will help pay farmers to turn extra milk into cheese for people grappling with hunger. The process will engage ethically-minded consumers, support local farmers, make use of food waste, help the planet, and provide high-quality food to those who are food insecure. It’s a solution that benefits everyone involved.

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How a Little-Known Nonprofit Is Bringing Social Practice Art to New York's Most Elite Museums—and Beyond

Eileen Kinsella

August 01, 2018 |

Artnet |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

The Kenan Trust is philanthropic foundation that supports “social practice art,” in which the arts facilitate change like restoring homes in urban areas and revitalizing immigration services. Their funds have reached the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Guggenheim Museum of Art, and the Laundromat Project. A recent $6million program supports 21 New York City-based arts organizations that engage with hard to reach communities. Kenan argues that its approach is not “charity” but “justice.”

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Philanthropic horticulturists and other prison community leaders

Anne Hillman

August 01, 2018 |

Alaska Public Media |

Multi-Media |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Seward, Alaska

At Spring Creek Correctional Center, profits from the prison store are shared among seven prison clubs. The clubs operate like nonprofits, bringing educational opportunities, music, plants, and more to inmates and donating extra funds to organizations on the outside. The system improves quality of life and offers leadership opportunities.

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Demystifying the Real Estate Development World for Minority Youth

Emily Nonko

August 01, 2018 |

Next City |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

Two Detroit-based entrepreneurs are determined to help minority youth become stakeholders in community real estate development. Targeting communities that experience gentrification, Project Destined empowers young students with knowledge about the real estate profession, information that is often passed down through families instead of classroom lessons. "It's not a talent gap, it's an information gap," one of the founders emphasizes.

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Losing Earth: The Decade We Almost Stopped Climate Change

Nathaniel Rich

August 01, 2018 |

The New York Times Magazine |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States

In the late 1970s to late 1980s, activists, scientists, and politicians began to address the climate change crisis. For a decade, they attempted to ask the U.S. to commit to an international agreement to reduce emissions, and they almost succeeded. “In a single decade, they turned a crisis that was studied by no more than several dozen scientists into the subject of Senate hearings, front-page headlines and the largest diplomatic negotiation in world history.”

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How having space — even small enough to hold a cellphone — is helping Chicago's homeless

Alison Bowen

August 01, 2018 |

Chicago Tribune |

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Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Though homelessness is an entrenched and complex problem, small solutions can make a difference in the daily life of homeless individuals. Lockers for overnight cell phone storage in a homeless shelter in Chicago are significant: people can wake up with a sense of security, knowing their phones will be available to help find jobs or stay in touch with loved ones. This is part of the Chicago Youth Storage Initiative, which as since funded 755 storage unites at homeless shelters across Chicago.

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Investing in Local Business to Get an Even Break

Courtney E. Martin

July 31, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

The Business Alliance for Local Living Economies, known as Balle, encourages a “localism” approach to decrease wealth disparities. By hosting a fellowship program to share best practices as well as encouraging philanthropic foundations to invest their endowments in mission-aligned organizations, Balle as served 121,650 small businesses and worked with philanthropic leaders representing over $8 billion in assets.

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