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  • Farmers markets reaching more consumers who get nutritional benefits

    June 08, 2014 |

    Los Angeles Times |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Through creative financing and new technology, a non-profit in San Francisco is making farmers markets more accessible to residents who rely on federal nutrition benefits.

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  • Helping Poor Defendants Post Bail in Backlogged Bronx

    January 22, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    What happens when people can’t afford to pay bail? They plead guilty. That’s what happened in the Bronx Court System, which has “one of the most backlogged big-city courts in the nation.” One nonprofit, Bronx Defenders, wants to help, by paying their bail.

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  • In the Long War on Poverty, Small Victories That Matter

    January 08, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    A panoply of responses to poverty has emerged to address poverty in the United States and abroad. The responses share in three key tactics: Measuring impact, paying for success, and collaboration.

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  • Defying the odds: Bangladesh makes strides in child health

    June 25, 2013 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh, Dhaka

    Bangladesh’s child and maternal health statistics are improving thanks to a combination of factors including more skilled birth attendants, better awareness of hygiene and nutrition, high vaccination rates, and expanding access to contraceptives and family planning. Even the rapid rise in telephone access plays a role, allowing families to call for help in emergencies.

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  • Helping Women Hurdle Employment Barriers

    April 02, 2013 |

    Al-Fanar Media |

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    Response Location: Egypt, Cairo

    In order to bridge the gap between women and men in the workforce, a number of programs in the middle east are offering job mentorship and training to women. “A mentoring program is a big help for women,” Allam says, describing the association’s strategy of partnering participants with role models such as successful female entrepreneurs. “With these skills they can find the right path – to face all the things in life, whether on the professional or personal level.”

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  • How Nonprofits Can Use Data to Solve the World's Problems

    December 10, 2012 |

    Time Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

    Like their for-profit counterparts, charities are starting to embrace Big Data as a means to perform more efficiently and share that performance with potential donors. Data gathered is used both to measure successes and to highlight areas where program structure could be improved.

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  • Putting Charities to the Test

    December 05, 2012 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, Oxford

    For most well-meaning donors, it can be difficult to calculate which charities are most effective with their funding - that is those that aim to solve the most serious problems, use interventions that work, employ cost-effective strategies, are competent and honest, and can make good use of each additional dollar. Organizations like GiveWell are part of a new and welcome trend toward rigorous evaluation of social change programs, and helps people best decide where to donate based on what causes matter to them most.

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  • For Ambitious Nonprofits, Capital to Grow

    June 27, 2012 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Funding with too many strings attached makes it hard for non-profits to grow and be impactful. An American organization, Nonprofit Finance Fund (N.F.F.) Capital Partners division, is finding ways to finance non-profits likes companies and has already shown great success in pilot situations.

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  • In a Second Career, Working to Make a Difference

    January 05, 2012 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Some inner city schools, nonprofits, and businesses in New York lack the staff to make their organizations function for the people they serve. ReServe is a program that links retired professionals with part-time jobs in schools, libraries, hospitals and other city agencies to help fil this gap.

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  • Out of Poverty, Family-Style

    July 14, 2011 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    A non-traditional program called the Family Independence Initiative (F.I.I.), uses a radically different approach from the traditional American social service model to empower entire families alleviate themselves from poverty. The results in multiple states thus far have been so striking, that this model of self-sufficiency may be able to have a significant impact reducing poverty nationwide.

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