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Advocacy and Policy

  • Food Security Policies Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Brookings Aug 29, 2022

    Too many families in the U.S. struggle to put food on the table. During the pandemic, both tried-and-true policy levers and brand-new programs and flexibilities were put in place to…

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    Think Your Foundation Can’t Engage in Election Season Advocacy? Think Again.

    The Center for Effective Philanthropy Aug 26, 2022

    With midterm elections looming on the horizon, many foundations are asking the question: What can we do to get out the vote, educate the voting public, and support our grantees’…

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    Help Your Foundation Board Conquer Fear and Anxiety About Engaging in Advocacy

    Exponent Philanthropy Aug 25, 2022

    Advocacy can include many different elements, large and small. Provide board members with examples of how other foundations activate advocacy and the results of those efforts. Exponent is one source…

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    We are In a Time of New Suns

    The Center for Effective Philanthropy Aug 24, 2022

    The Center for Effective Philanthropy’s report, Much Alarm, Less Action: Foundations and Climate Change, reveals that many non-climate funders see climate change as outside the scope of their mission and resources,…

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  • Many Americans are Forgoing Federal Flood Insurance

    Grist Aug 23, 2022

    Hundreds of thousands of Americans have dropped their flood insurance through the National Flood Insurance Program, or NFIP, since last October, E&E News found in a review of federal records. The sharp…

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  • The Inflation Reduction Act was Just the First Step: More Work Needed for Clean Energy Transition

    The Conversation Aug 23, 2022

    The new Inflation Reduction Act is stuffed with subsidies for everything from electric vehicles to heat pumps, and incentives for just about every form of clean energy. But pouring money…

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  • Educators Raise Attention to Student Test Scores Amid COVID

    The 74 Aug 22, 2022

    A day after preliminary test scores showed Missouri students’ performance on standardized tests have not bounced back from the pandemic, education advocacy groups and parents urged state lawmakers to take…

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  • Cost is a Barrier to Naloxone’s Ability to Save Lives

    RAND Corporation Aug 22, 2022

    The cost of buying the opioid antidote naloxone is out of reach for many uninsured Americans, a hurdle that may keep the treatment from saving more people who overdose on…

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  • How to Strive for Effective Community Engagement Toward Advancing Equity Through Policy

    Urban Institute Aug 22, 2022

    President Biden’s January “Executive Order On Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government” directs federal agencies to increase their coordination and engagement with community-based organizations.…

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  • Has Policing Changed Since George Floyd?

    The Marshall Project Aug 21, 2022

    More than two years after millions of Americans took to the streets following the murder of George Floyd, familiar stories about police violence persist. By the numbers, 2021 was the deadliest…

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  • Understanding the Most Urgent Food System Issues

    Food Tank Aug 19, 2022

    Today, I want to share with you a bunch of panel discussions that are being organized for South By Southwest, some by Food Tank and some by other groups we…

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  • Understanding Regional Equity and Its Impact on Local Economies

    Federal Reserve Bank of San Fransisco Aug 19, 2022

    In the context of the San Francisco Fed’s work, equity refers to the idea that all people can fully contribute their talents and skills to participate in and benefit from…

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