The Affordable Care Act in CT for 2015 – Get Informed Now. Please read the Q & A article in the CT Mirror that is linked below in this blog.
OneWorld encourages great caution in selecting a health insurance provider for 2015. United Health Care has proven to be extremely difficult with many of its existing Medicare enrollees. There are ongoing complaints and investigations against UHC. Please be sure that you are…
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Added by N'Zinga Shani on September 5, 2014 at 8:00am —
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When we go to the doctor and get a diagnosis of cancer we often panic; our mind sometimes go into over-drive and conjures up the worst case scenarios. First, it is important to know that millions of people survive cancer in the long-term and have good quality of life after treatment. Yes, treatment is sometimes debilitating, but not always. Even when treatment is debilitating we can and do survive them. One of the most significant challenges faced by those with…
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Added by N'Zinga Shani on September 5, 2014 at 5:58am —
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Milton Fisher Scholarship for Innovation and Creativity Awarded to 7 Students for Projects Involving Science, Health, Education, the Arts, and Social Action;
Honorable Mention to 8
Next Deadline for Applications April 30, 2015
New Haven, CT (September 4, 2014)- The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, the region’s largest grantmaker and charitable endowment, announces the…
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Added by The Community Foundation for GNH on September 4, 2014 at 7:30am —
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ChildSight® Connecticut is a school-based vision screening- eyeglass distribution program, which has been providing services to students within the New Haven schools since 2000. Since our launch, we have received generous support from a local church through office space. The church has provided our program with administrative space either as a donation ( free) or at a rate less than market value. This has allowed…
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Added by Nancy Prail on September 4, 2014 at 4:38am —
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What do you want your legacy to be?
Dear GNH Community,
The Future Project is turning high schools into the most inspired places on earth--and you can…
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Added by Sarah Tankoos on September 1, 2014 at 9:34am —
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EDUCATION AGENDA – CT SCHOOLS’ REPORT CARD –COURTESY OF CONNCAN
OneWorld highly recommends reading and sharing this information; it is very interesting and informative for a variety of obvious reasons.
"Just in time for the start of a new school year, ConnCAN has released its annual…
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Added by N'Zinga Shani on August 31, 2014 at 6:30pm —
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Housing and Donations Coordinator (Part Time)
This is a part-time position- averaging about 30 hours per week.
IRIS – Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services (www.irisct.org), a dynamic nonprofit organization in New Haven CT, has an immediate opening for the part-time position of Housing & Donations Coordinator. IRIS helps refugees—people fleeing persecution in their home…
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Added by Kelly Hebrank on August 29, 2014 at 9:39am —
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Thirty percent of wealthy donors stop giving to an organization that they supported in the previous year, aBank of America report found. Here are the five top reason:
- The donor received too many solicitations or the nonprofit asked for an inappropriate amount (38%),
- The organization…
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Added by Rob Leighton on August 28, 2014 at 5:59am —
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Parkinson's: Robin Williams and the Irony of Optimism
Posted: 08/27/2014 3:53 pm - Bret Parker Become a fan
Father, husband, attorney, Parkinson's advocate, marathoner, triathlete, optimist.…
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Added by N'Zinga Shani on August 27, 2014 at 6:30pm —
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For those afraid to fly, a sometimes helpful piece of advice: the pilot has the same interest as you in arriving safely. Trust by passengers in the airline and pilot that all will be safe and secure and that both have the same interests is essential.
A recent contract agreement reached by the Metropolitan Opera raises for me the question: does the union (employees) not believe the board has the same interests as the employees? My initial answer: I don't think so. I should add, history…
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Added by Mike Burns on August 26, 2014 at 9:45am —
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“The Color of Justice” is a documentary made by CPTV and the CT Juvenile Justice Alliance. It contains a 'Compelling Set of Connecticut FACTS' about our Juvenile Justice System, and it addresses some of the many issues of concern to parents, teens, some in the CT Juvenile Justice Alliance and caring community leaders and citizens. Below are links to the "Color of Justice" documentary, and to two other videos done by OneWorld Progressive Institute, Inc. Our…
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Added by N'Zinga Shani on August 25, 2014 at 6:23pm —
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Family income and education, neighborhood resources, and other social and economic factors affect health at every stage of life—but the effects on young children are particularly dramatic, 15 to 20 years of accumulated research shows. Those early years have the potential to set us on paths leading toward—or away from—good health.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has provided some excellent research…
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Added by N'Zinga Shani on August 21, 2014 at 1:00pm —
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This is about a social enterprise on a mission to reinvent the coffee supply chain, giving farmers a bigger and more equitable piece of the action.
Aimed at growers producing specialty-grade, premium, Fair Trade certified coffee, Vega hopes to enable farmers to roast and package their beans and connect to customers directly via an online subscription marketplace. As a result, they can make a lot…
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Added by Rob Leighton on August 20, 2014 at 5:36am —
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This is a compilation blog post. After the first extensive paragraph (written by N'Zinga Shäni) much of the remaining information is from Time Magazine (Aug 25, 2014 issue) and also from Times web source. All other sources have been identified in the blog along with the active links.
Why Cops in Ferguson Don’t Have Body Cameras
Josh Sanburn…
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Added by N'Zinga Shani on August 17, 2014 at 9:00am —
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4 Ways to Supercharge Your Social Enterprise Through Accountability
The social enterprise sector is hot—it may be worth well over $500 billion in the US alone. But if social business is to solve many of the world’s most…
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Added by Rob Leighton on August 14, 2014 at 5:22am —
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What makes a great teacher? Or what makes a teacher great, impactful, memorable and effective in the lives of students? At OneWorld we are committed to bringing the community the best information we can find on…
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Added by N'Zinga Shani on August 13, 2014 at 2:22pm —
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What should nonprofits boards expect from foundations?
I propose: very little. There's a paradigm I recall hearing about the purpose of foundations: 1) identify "issues"; identify solutions to issues; test the solutions. Three years is a norm. After all this is done: the nonprofit should get supported by the public.
So, today's reality? Except for the public support, yes, I believe this is indeed what nonprofits who think foundation money is a great source, should expect. And…
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Added by Mike Burns on August 13, 2014 at 8:06am —
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Do you want to do something fun and rewarding with your colleagues, family, friends or social networks? You can make a real difference while fulfilling your sense of civic responsibility, compassion and a desire to help others by participating in community project that will help make a difference you can see and perceive on a continuing basis, giving you a sense of fulfillment that encourages your group to make community engagement a…
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Added by Jan McCray Price on August 12, 2014 at 8:54am —
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A businessman and a bishop used Cowboys' Hall of Famer Deion Sanders' name to drum up interest in a charter school. Then they tried to score from the deal. By Leslie Minora Thursday, May 3, 2012
Above was the story headline on May 3, 2012. This blog is Part 1 of a three-part reality drama…
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Added by N'Zinga Shani on August 10, 2014 at 6:30pm —
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EDUCATION REFORM – WHO WILL SUCCEED AND WHY
Why Poor Schools Can’t Win at Standardized Testing
The companies that create the most important state and national exams also publish textbooks that contain many of the answers. Unfortunately, low-income school districts can’t afford to buy them.…
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Added by N'Zinga Shani on August 7, 2014 at 11:10am —
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