Creating Economic Development in Your Digital City John Gordon / RouteFifty - GovExec Campaign to Improve Response to Rape Victims "Start by Believing Campaign" - End Violence Against Women / By Amanda Weber, NEWS 4 San Antonio Proud Ground Helps Woman Go From Homeless to Homeowner Grant using ZoomGrants allows her to buy Washougal house Source: The [...]
Six New Cities Selected for Equitable Economic Development Fellowship National League of Cities How One City's 'not afraid to fail' Attitude is Making it Smarter Source: American City & County HUD Designates June as National Healthy Homes Month Source: HUD Pennsylvania Launches Transparency Portal Detailing $100 Billion in Expenditures The Treasury’s Transparency Portal was developed [...]
Entrepreneurial Nonprofits: Van Gogh Museum’s Ambitious Consulting Program Sophie Lewis / NonProfit Quarterly Fighting Joblessness Is Key to Accomplishing Philanthropy’s Goals By Davis Flaks / Chronicle of Philanthropy Ten Foundations Commit $125 Million in Support of Flint Philanthropy News Digest Making A Technology Transition Less Painful By Shauna Hepburn NonProfit Times Global Charities Say More Relief [...]
Helping Cities Cool Down Louisville program could significantly reduce the number of people who die annually from heat-related deaths Laura Diamond / Phys.org D.C. Commuters Could Go Airborne By Daniel C. Vock / Governing.com New SolSmart Program Helps Cities Go Solar, Create Jobs Source: National League of Cities Why It’s Getting Harder to Learn What the [...]
Closing Gender Wage Gap Is Good for the GDP By Gillian B. White / GovExec from The Atlantic Safety Through Connectivity Six Ohio counties use a mobile app to help at-risk children Source: American City and County Washington Governor Jay Inslee Praises Solar Communities Department of Commerce Uses Smart Technology Through ZoomGrants to Qualify Energy [...]
Best Nonprofits To Work For 2016: It’s Fun, Games, Benefits And Serious Business Mark Hrywna / NonProfit Times 12 Steps to Building a Culture of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy Nonprofit Coordinates Massive Journalistic Collaboration: The Panama Papers By Ruth McCambridge / NonProfit Quarterly from the Washington Post Funding for Peace and Security Totaled $283 Million [...]
Should Cities and Counties Team Up? Officials Undecided By Jason Axelrod / American Cities & Counties Nearly a Third of Local Governments Have Adopted a Sustainability Plan Source: International City/County Management Association Know CPR? New App Sends Alerts When Someone Nearby Needs It It shows how technology can come to people’s aid & save lives Tod [...]
Meet the 50 Most Powerful Women in U.S. Philanthropy By David Callahan and Kiersten Marek / Inside Philanthropy Philanthropy Takes A Stand In Social Movements By William Foster / Forbes RWJF Launches Leadership Development Programs Programs designed to engage people working across a variety of sectors in building a Culture of Health in America. Philanthropy News Digest [...]
HUD Awards $1.6 Billion for Local Homeless Programs Funding support to thousands of local homeless housing and service programs Source: HUD Wireless For All A new model for sustainable municipal Wi-Fi Peter Dye | American City and County Organizational Diversity Is Deeper than Race From Engaging Local Government Leaders / ELGL.ORG Ann Ebberts: Here’s How to Improve Data Transparency [...]
Holy Cow, This Community Foundation Is Exploding. Why Is That? By Alyssa Ochs / Inside Philanthropy The North Face Announces 2016 Explore Fund Grants Open for Applications $500,000 to be awarded to nonprofit organizations that connect people to the outdoors CSR Wire The Completely Revised Guide to Great Board Recruitment By The Editors NonProfit Quarterly HIV Charities [...]