Civic Engagement News

Laying a Solid Foundation: Strategies for Effective Program Replication

Public/Private Ventures: The replication of proven social programs is a cost-effective and efficient way to achieve large-scale, positive social change. Yet there has been little guidance available about how to approach program replication and limited development of systems?at local, state...


TPC Releases Powerful Figures on Health Grantmaking

From PR Newswire: Study Shows Underserved Communities Receiving Lion's Share of Health Grants In the midst of one of the biggest debates on health care reform in decades, The Philanthropic Collaborative (TPC) has released a study quantifying the important contributions...


Stanford Social Innovation Review Honored With 2009 Maggie Award For Most Improved Publication

From Ascribe Newsfeed: Stanford Social Innovation Review has been honored with a 2009 Maggie Award for its successful redesign. Judged on its editorial package, readability, research, cover, and editorial design elements, the journal received top recognition in the category "Most...


Announcing the Sector Skills Academy

Aspen Institute: Every field needs visionary, energetic people to explore new ideas and set future directions. To support the next generation of innovative leaders in sectoral workforce development, the Sector Skills Academy was created to provide a unique opportunity for...


Limiting Itemized Deductions for Upper-Income Taxpayers Would Have Little Effect on Small Business, Charities, Housing

From Center on Budget: Housing: Despite persistent claims to the contrary, the President?s proposal to cap the value of itemized deductions at 28 percent would have only small effects on small business, charitable giving, and homeownership. That?s because the proposal,...


Harvard Business School Selects Inaugural Recipient of Social Entrepreneurship Fellowship

From Ascribe Newsfeed: Elizabeth Scharpf (MBA 2007) has been named the first Harvard Business School Social Entrepreneurship Fellow (http://www.hbs.edu/socialenterprise/careers/socialentrepreneurship/) for her work in launching Sustainable Health Enterprises (SHE - http://sheinnovates.com/). SHE is a platform for starting businesses that use innovative,...