Samasource CEO and founder Leila Janah joins us to discuss her new book, Give Work: Reversing Poverty One Job at a Time. Janah’s mission is to drive down poverty around…
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Click here for more.This year, we have seen two disasters cause unimaginable devastation in Mexico and Puerto Rico. An earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale occurred on Sept. 19 in central Mexico,…
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Click here for more.For donors interested in impact, early childhood education is an area that has demonstrated high returns on investment (ROI). We asked Lynn A. Karoly, PhD, a senior economist at the…
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Click here for more.When the Boston Public Schools opened the Margarita Muniz Academy in 2012, it was a first-of-its kind dual-language high school meant to address issues faced by the city’s growing Hispanic…
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Click here for more.With schools in Puerto Rico shut down, school districts on the U.S. mainland are getting ready to help relocate students displaced by Hurricane Maria. Nearly a week after Hurricane Maria…
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Click here for more.The historic Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria have weakened or dissipated. But communities are just beginning to come to grips with the devastation caused by these storms measured in lives…
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Click here for more.Disaster relief is never an easy task: Irma and Harvey survivors have the nation’s attention right now. But to meet their needs—now and in the future—we need a bold, new…
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Click here for more.The whole idea of corporate philanthropy is pretty straightforward: A large company becomes profitable enough that it sets aside a certain sum each year to funnel toward the charity or cause of…
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Click here for more.3.5 million Americans are enduring ‘apocalyptic’ conditions right now because of Hurricane Maria. If you want to lend a hand to a fellow American in need, there are easy ways…
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Click here for more.The news reports from Puerto Rico on Hurricane Maria are hard to fathom. The island’s crops and livestock were decimated by the hurricane. Survivors can’t get food, water, gas, or cash. The electrical grid…
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Click here for more.Simone Kern, director of literacy interventions at YES Prep Public Schools in Houston, started with a simple Facebook post asking if teachers in her social network would be willing to…
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Click here for more.Donor Fatigue Induced by Onslaught of Disasters? Are we experiencing donor fatigue with disaster giving? Are people giving less money to disasters because they’ve given all they can or want…