Following | WINGS for kids | November 24, 2015
WINGS teaches less privileged kids social skills so they can soar in life
via www.postandcourier.com
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Following | November 17, 2015
2015 State of the SIF Report
The Social Innovation Fund's annual report documents how the evidence-based programs that the federal initiative supports are helping communities thrive.
via www.nationalservice.gov
Following | Policy | November 17, 2015
Electing to Ignore the Poorest of the Poor
via www.nytimes.com
Following | Philanthropy, Education, Communities In Schools | November 11, 2015
When Scale Means Contraction
CEO Dan Cardinali describes in Nonprofit Quarterly how raising standards and reducing the size of Communities In Schools’ network has improved outcomes for more students.
via nonprofitquarterly.org
Following | Policy | November 5, 2015
The Promise and Peril of Paying for Outcomes
The Social Innovation Center’s Patrick Lester describes the challenges of designing government-funded programs that achieve their goals.
via www.socialinnovationcenter.org
Following | Harlem Children's Zone | November 3, 2015
Making Big Bets for Social Change
In the Stanford Social Innovation Review, Bridgespan’s William Foster and colleagues discuss the importance of large philanthropic investments and cite as a good example EMCF grantee Harlem Children’s Zone.
via news.vocus.com
Following | Philanthropy, Education, Reading Partners | November 1, 2015
From Silicon Valley Start-Up to National Leader in Early Literacy
A case study by True North Fund co-investor Tipping Point Community documents its role in scaling Reading Partners.
Following | Policy | October 29, 2015
Investing in Children: Cities and States Are Now in Charge
The Brookings Institution’s Bruce Katz describes how some cities and states are stepping up spending on vulnerable youth.
via www.brookings.edu
Following | Education | October 22, 2015
A Disadvantaged Start Hurts Boys More Than Girls
The New York Times reports on a new study documenting that poverty hurts all children, but not both genders equally.
via www.nytimes.com
Following | Foster Care, Youth Villages | September 30, 2015
Evidence First: Supporting the Transition to Adulthood
MDRC discusses in a podcast the positive findings of its ongoing evaluation of Youth Villages’ program for youth aging out of foster care.
via www.mdrc.org