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The Tragedy of the Yale Commons
When 18-year-old Stephen A. Schwarzman, the son of a Philadelphia dry-goods store owner, entered Yale in 1965, he took his meals, like all freshmen, in the Commons, a vast, baronial dining hall in a cluster of beaux-arts colossi that the university had constructed for its bicentennial in 1901. The Commons seemed to him like “a train station full of hundreds of people eating,” he recalls in his recently published business memoir, …
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Why affordable housing is built in areas with high crime, few jobs and struggling schools
This article was produced through a partnership between ProPublica and the Connecticut Mirror, which is a member of the ProPublica Local Reporting Network.
The moon pulls 6-year-old Romeo Lugo to the window at night.
The autistic child loves to gaze up at it, howling like a werewolf as it rises like a luminous pearl over the horizon of city buildings and trees he sees from…
Added by Lee Cruz on December 4, 2019 at 12:23pm — No Comments
HIGH NET WORTH GIVING, INDIVIDUAL GIVING, RESEARCH ON WHY DONORS GIVE Where Have All the Donors Gone? The Continued Decline of the Small Donor and the Growth of Megadonors
In 2016, 53.9 percent of American households donated something to a legally recognized charity. This is down 1.5 percentage points from the prior wave of data in 2014, 11.5 percentage points since the Great Recession, and almost 14 percentage points from the peak level, in 2002. In other words, one in five former donors in the early waves of the study are now not giving anything to legal charities in any given year...…
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Job Opening: Sr. Director of Marketing and Engagement
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Greater New Haven Green Fund Now Accepting Applications for Funding
Seeking funding for your environmental project? The Greater New Haven Green Fund (GNHGF) may be able to help!
The GNHGF's 2020 Request For Applications is now available for download from our website. We have made some changes this year. Please read the RFA carefully as…
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Attention Community Leaders
Do you want to make a difference in your community?
The Community Foundation Neighborhood Leadership Program is accepting registrations for an information session on Dec. 11.
What:
The Neighborhood Leadership Program is a networking, skill building and grant program for resident leaders of New Haven, West Haven, East…
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Yale University seeks a Sponsored Projects Administrator
Yale University offers exciting opportunities for achievement and growth in New Haven, Connecticut. Conveniently located between Boston and New York, New Haven is the creative capital of Connecticut with cultural resources that include three major museums, a critically-acclaimed repertory theater, state-of-the-art concert hall, and world-renowned schools of Architecture, Art, Drama, and Music.
General Purpose:
Reporting to the…
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Nonprofits say philanthropy alone can’t save services
To paraphrase Connecticut’s private, nonprofit social service agencies: Gov. Ned Lamont just doesn’t get it.
Frustration with Lamont, who rebuffed a request from nonprofits for $100 million of the state’s $2.5 billion reserve, recently surged after the governor urged the agencies to ask more from wealthy donors.
Leaders of nonprofits, who provide the bulk of social services in…
Added by Lee Cruz on November 19, 2019 at 3:54pm — No Comments
NJ Pays Hospitals to Build Affordable Housing
November 4, 2019
In August 2018, the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (NJHMFA) made a groundbreaking announcement: it would begin partnering with hospitals around…
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Philanthropists Bench Women of Color, the M.V.P.s of Social Change
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Ms. Daniel is the executive director of Groundswell, a foundation that supports grass-roots organizing by women of color and transgender people of color.
Nov. 19, 2019…
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Bill Gates, I Implore You to Connect Some Dots
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How Foundations Can Grapple With the Reality That Their Wealth Was Accumulated Unjustly
Recent critiques of philanthropy strike at a fundamental question: How can an institution built on the unjust accumulation of wealth serve as a vehicle for justice?
We believe that the first step is recognizing that philanthropy has a problem, and we commend those demanding that we confront this challenge.…
Added by Lee Cruz on November 11, 2019 at 5:12pm — No Comments
HBCU College Fair to New York City
On November 16, 2019, our talented and smart Connecticut students will attend the Malcolm Bernard HBCU College Fair in New York City. See the link below for Channel 3 News Coverage.…
Added by DAVID ASBERY on November 11, 2019 at 8:00am — No Comments
Applications to host summer 2020 Yale PPSF Fellows due 11/8
The Yale University President’s Public Service Fellowship program is currently seeking summer 2020 placement proposals from nonprofit and public sector organizations located in the City of New Haven.
The Yale President’s Public Service Fellowship (PPSF) was created in 1994 as part of Yale University’s partnership with the City and residents of New Haven. Since then, more…
Added by Karen King on November 7, 2019 at 12:59pm — No Comments
Screen Use Tied to Children’s Brain Development
A new study using sophisticated brain scans found an association between screen use and the development of young children’s brains...
Source NYT
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/04/well/family/screen-use-tied-to-childrens-brain-development
Added by Lee Cruz on November 6, 2019 at 10:30am — No Comments
Bryan Stevenson’s Moral Clarity
WSJ By Donovan X. Ramsey
In mid-September, human rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson took the stage at the 30th-anniversary gala for the Equal Justice Initiative, the Montgomery, Alabama–based nonprofit he founded to provide legal representation to individuals who have been wrongfully convicted, unfairly sentenced or subject to prison abuse. The attendees assembled in a hotel…
Added by Lee Cruz on November 1, 2019 at 11:28am — No Comments
Ability Beyond Empowers Independence
As a teenager on the autism spectrum, Roxanne was home schooled during high school because she had been bullied in the younger grades. Because of that decision, her parents did not know that the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) entitled Roxanne to services that would have helped her transition to gain work experience and a job. Then…
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New Greater New Haven Community Index 2019 Examines Regional Well-being and Economic Opportunity
New Haven, Conn. (October 31, 2019) - The report Greater New Haven Community Index 2019: Understanding Well-Being, Economic Opportunity, and Change in Greater New Haven Neighborhoods was published today by DataHaven and a team of regional foundations, including The Community Foundation for Greater New…
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High Quality Childcare for Teenage Parents
Successful Outcomes for Parents and Children
In the early 1990s, a group of Yale Law students doing legal outreach at New Haven homeless shelters were routinely meeting teenage mothers who had dropped out of high school in order to care for their babies. The young future lawyers brainstormed solutions and approached New…
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An Open Streets Family Reunion: Reflections from the 2018 Open Streets Summit
By Ryan O’Connor, Director of Programs, 8 80 Cities Recently 8 80 Cities wrote a blog post about open streets being a labour of love. That being the case, the 2018 Open Streets Summit in New Orleans felt like a family reunion of sorts. It was rejuvenating to see old and new friends who share our passion for open streets and are working tirelessly to create healthier, happier, and more connected communities across the world. The event, which took place on September 15-16, brought together more than 50 leaders who currently organize open streets programs or are interested in bringing the...
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Open Streets Summit Draft Agenda
We hope you are getting ready and feel excited about the Open Streets Summit in Gretna/New Orleans! Taking place from September 15-16, 2018, the Summit will feature tours, presentations and networking opportunities with open streets champions and organizers from across the continent. Attendees will learn about the nuts and bolts of starting or scaling up open streets programs, including: Route design and planning Partnerships with business and officials Social inclusion Safety and logistics Marketing and promotion Program evaluation through measurable goals and metrics If you haven’t done it yet, click here to register for the Open Streets Summit only or...
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Open Streets Summit Speakers Announced!
The Open Streets Project is proud to announce that Ed Solis from Viva Calle (San Jose, CA), Romel Pascual from CicLAvia (Los Angeles, CA), Jaymie Santiago and Charles Brown from New Brunswick Ciclovia will join us as speakers for the 2018 Open Streets Summit in New Orleans and Gretna! Taking place from September 15-16 2018, the Summit will feature: Behind the scenes tour of the City of Gretna’s inaugural open streets program. Workshops, presentations, and networking opportunities with open streets champions and organizers from across the continent. Training and inspiration for both -novice and experienced- open streets organizers and supporters...
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A Food Hall That’s All About Opportunity. And Food.
When La Cocina Municipal Marketplace opens this coming spring in San Francisco’s Tenderloin, it will be the country’s first women-led food hall and and the first to take on the innovative role of serving up affordable, healthy food to longtime local residents (as well as to foodie visitors). It also provides manageable rents and business opportunities for the mostly women of color entrepreneurs who will be running the culinary show and who see food as a language connecting people, places and culture. Plus, with support from LISC, La Cocina has activated a long-vacant post office, transforming a former crime hot spot.LISC + Ally Financial = A New Alliance to Boost Entrepreneurs and Homeowners
A new $3 million grant from Ally Financial will help fuel homeownership and small businesses in four cities, advancing LISC’s work to support a broadly shared prosperity. “There is incredible talent in our communities,” said LISC CEO Maurice A. Jones, commenting on the importance of the Ally partnership. “The job to be done is to match that talent with incredible opportunity.”How a “Great Place” Tackles Housing Affordability: Q&A with Maurice A. Jones
In an interview with Charlottesville Tomorrow, LISC CEO Maurice A. Jones unpacks the myriad fronts on which government, community developers and residents must intercept the affordability crisis. In addition to smarter policy and much more investment, development and preservation, “You also have to go at it from the people side,” says Jones. “Helping people get on a viable pathway to a living wage career” is crucial to making serious inroads on our housing challenges.
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