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December 2018 Blog Posts (15)

Equity of Place Opinion Survey

This is your chance to share your opinions with the building community! We are planning to share the most constructive and meaningful survey responses at the NESSBE summit and on the event website: www.nessbe.net

This survey's target audience is the community outside of the building…

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Added by Lee Cruz on December 20, 2018 at 6:48am — No Comments

Catholic Charities/Centro San Jose Positions Available

Catholic Charities/Centro San Jose is seeking a Director of Child Development Center/Head Teacher at its 790 Grand Avenue, New Haven, location and a Family Center Director at Centro San Jose. Please click on the link below for additional information.

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Added by Lisa on December 18, 2018 at 10:04am — No Comments

Seeking New Executive Director: The Connecticut Alliance to End Sexual Violence

The Board of Directors of The Connecticut Alliance to End Sexual Violence (The Alliance), an East Hartford-based statewide coalition of nine individual sexual assault crisis programs, is seeking a new executive director. The next executive director will have the opportunity to lead this pivotal organization in the movement to end sexual violence and expand high-quality trauma-informed services to sexual violence survivors throughout the state of…

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Added by Catherine Bradshaw on December 18, 2018 at 7:00am — No Comments

Transforming Youth Justice

Leadership Institute Graduates Change Agents

A police officer is working to change policies that would divert more young people from the criminal justice system to Juvenile Review Boards. A probation officer is training judicial colleagues on the problem of implicit bias. A high school English teacher is creating a plan to expand transitional vocational programs for at-risk students. The three are among the latest cohort to graduate from the Tow Institute’s…

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Added by The Community Foundation for GNH on December 13, 2018 at 8:25am — No Comments

Positive Strides Made in Gender-Specific Programming

Last year, the Community Fund for Women & Girls awarded nine grants totaling $80,950. After reviewing 2017 grant reports, it was apparent that those grants influenced and improved the development of…

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Added by The Community Foundation for GNH on December 13, 2018 at 8:00am — No Comments

Public Allies Seeking Partners for MLK Day of Service Projects!

Public Allies Connecticut - AmeriCorps is starting the process of planning for our annual MLK Day of Service, scheduled to take place on Monday, MLK Day, Jan 21st, 2019. As an AmeriCorps program, we observe the MLK …
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Added by Emily Gallagher on December 11, 2018 at 4:59am — No Comments

Deeply Flawed ‘Pennies for Charity’ Report Can Hurt Good Nonprofits

December 07, 2018

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Added by Lee Cruz on December 7, 2018 at 5:31am — No Comments

Multiple Funding Opportunities from The Community Foundation

Deadlines Approaching

New Haven, CT (December 5, 2018) - The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, the region’s permanent endowment and largest grantmaker to local nonprofits, announces several grant opportunities with various application deadlines in the coming weeks. For complete details, visit www.cfgnh.org/grants.

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Added by The Community Foundation for GNH on December 6, 2018 at 8:30am — No Comments

The December Dilemma: Teaching About Religious Holidays

Every December, public school students, parents, teachers and administrators face the difficult task of acknowledging the various religious and secular holiday traditions celebrated during that time of year. Teachers, administrators and parents should try to promote greater understanding and tolerance among students of different traditions by taking care to adhere to the requirements of the First Amendment...…

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Added by Lee Cruz on December 6, 2018 at 6:38am — No Comments

'Our leaders are like children,' school strike founder tells climate summit

Greta Thunberg, 15, told UN summit that students are acting in absence of global leadership



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Added by Lee Cruz on December 5, 2018 at 6:05am — No Comments

5 Lessons to Guide the Transition to a More Just Philanthropy



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Added by Lee Cruz on December 5, 2018 at 5:38am — No Comments

Helping My Fair-Skinned Son Embrace His Blackness



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Added by Lee Cruz on December 4, 2018 at 9:28am — No Comments

Racism and the Off-Duty Doctor



In medical residency, I trained at a county hospital in Los…

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Added by Lee Cruz on December 4, 2018 at 9:19am — No Comments

What does inclusion mean for CNU?

I invite you to think about the role of new urbanists—and how we can design our role—to reduce the burden of society's bias.
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Added by Lee Cruz on December 4, 2018 at 8:26am — No Comments

Black Boy Fly: 53 Children’s Books Centering and Celebrating the Humanity of Black Boys

Black males continue to be underrepresented, misrepresented, or invisible in all forms of children’s media, including children’s books. Of the 3,400 children’s books published in 2017, only 2% featured books with Black characters written by Black authors. Even fewer featured Black boys or men...…

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Added by Lee Cruz on December 4, 2018 at 8:07am — No Comments

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Open Street Project

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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Local Initiatives Support Corporation

Supporting Pathways to a Strong Financial Future: Q+A with Allianz Life’s Kenna Poppler

Kenna Poppler of Allianz Life understands the power of LISC’s Financial Opportunity Center® model and how it helps strengthen the financial futures of individuals and families across the Twin Cities. Since 2022, Allianz Life’s support has helped pave a path to sustainable financial and career success for nearly 3,000 people. Learn why working with LISC Twin Cities to reduce barriers to economic inclusion is so important to Allianz Life, and to Poppler.

LISC Entrepreneurs of Color Fund Reaches $500M Goal, Sets New Benchmark of $1B in Small Business Lending

LISC announced today that the Entrepreneurs of Color Fund (EOCF) has surpassed its $500 million goal for small business lending across the country—more than two years ahead of schedule. LISC is now expanding the program to double its impact, aiming to support $1 billion in financing for underserved businesses and communities. “We are working to level the playing field—to connect promising but overlooked businesses to affordable financing so that whole communities can benefit from economic development and growth,” said Steve Hall, LISC vice president of Small Business Lending.

John Moon Named President of LISC Green LLC to Lead Deployment of GGRF Funds

LISC announced today that John Moon is joining the organization to lead LISC Green LLC, a new affiliate that will spearhead LISC's Green House Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) activities and investments and help deepen LISC’s impact in sustainable community development. “These resources will help expand affordable housing to address our national housing crisis, expand income and wealth-building to offset local economic challenges, and make our communities healthier and more resilient,” Moon said

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