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  • Firearms Are Now Leading Cause of Death for Young People

    Futurity Apr 22, 2022

    Firearms have surpassed motor vehicles as the leading cause of death among children and adolescents in the United States, according to a new analysis of federal data. The study in…

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  • Raising the Age of Criminal Responsibility to 18

    The Sentencing Project Apr 22, 2022

    Eleven states raised the age of criminal responsibility to age 18 since 2007, in a reform initiative referred to as “raise the age” (RTA). Today, only three states — Georgia,…

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    How Inaccurate Data Impacts the Narrative Around Racial Justice Funding

    NCRP Apr 22, 2022

     The latest issue of brand new far-right magazine Compact repeats Candid racial equity numbers that include pledges, double counting, and in-kind giving to decry the “dizzying array” of foundations willing to throw “no-strings-attached money” at…

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  • Expanding International Services for LGBTQ Youth

    PhilanTopic Apr 21, 2022

    Amit Paley is the CEO and executive director of the Trevor Project, the world’s largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ young people. Before diving into the world of…

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    Funding Gap in Criminal Justice Reform Movement Underscores the Urgency for Philanthropy to Step Up

    The Bridgespan Group Apr 21, 2022

    Philanthropy has the opportunity to resolve the chronic underfunding of many of the organizations operating across the criminal justice reform ecosystem, according to a new report by The Bridgespan Group. Aimed at…

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  • Services Library Can Provide That Have Nothing to Do With Books

    Shareable Apr 21, 2022

    When you walk into your local public library, you expect to receive help from a reference librarian, a circulation desk librarian, or perhaps a children’s librarian, depending on your needs.…

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  • Donors Can Support Indigenous Communities With Climate Change By Listening to Them

    Thomson Reuters Foundation Apr 21, 2022

    Solomé Lemma, the Ethiopia-born executive director of Thousand Currents, which funds social movements, said donors concerned about indigenous groups being unable to manage complicated grants may be looking in the wrong…

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  • Finding Climate Solutions That Encompass Children’s Needs

    The Aspen Institute Apr 20, 2022

    How does climate change impact children and families today and what might the future look like? I like what the writer Alex Steffen said: “The planetary crisis is not an issue,…

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  • Community-led Climate Action to Address the Global Crisis

    GlobalGiving Apr 19, 2022

    In the face of the global climate crisis, GlobalGiving’s Climate Action Fund is supporting rural and Indigenous communities as they lead the way to a greener future with creativity and…

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  • Health Insurance Coverage for Kids Through Medicaid and CHIP Helps Their Moms Too

    The Conversation Apr 19, 2022

    The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea When children get health insurance through Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program, known as CHIP,…

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    Training BIPOC Critics for the Future

    ARTS Blog Apr 18, 2022

    When my career propelled me to leap from the world of dance to The Public Theater, the powerful impact and influence of reviews by critics became even more clear to me. Not only…

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  • How Sister Cities Can Help Ukraine

    RAND Corporation Apr 18, 2022

    Distant from the conflict in Ukraine, many Americans might welcome a means of supporting the eastern European nation as it defends itself against Russian invaders. One answer could be city…

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