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East Harlem Merchants Group Plans to Pay Homeless for E. 125th St. Cleanup
An East Harlem merchants group campaigns to cleaning up E. 125th St. by paying the homeless to do it. The New Harlem East Merchants Association, has began raising funds for its campaign, which...more

Poverty Rates in Big Cities Did Not Budge
The national poverty rate remained unmovable from last year and was much lower than in most urban areas. To address rising poverty rates, the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) published a...more

Beyond Enrollment: How a No-Strings Attached Financial Aid Helps Students Succeed
The latest report of National Bureau of Economic Research co-authored by Benjamin Castleman and Bridget Terry Long finds that students who are eligible for Florida Student Access Grant (FSAG) were...more

How Utilities of Colorado Springs Be Utilized for Economic Development
Colorado Springs officials are looking into ways how the city's utilities can be used to improve economic development. The Colorado Springs City Council notes that it's worth examination, but...more

Civil Society Institutions: The Pillar of a Better Future
South African Institute of Tax Practitioners (SAIT), a professional civil society institution, issued its new draft Constitution for comment. The main objective of the proposed Constitution is to...more

Indigenous Social Enterprise Fund Supports Indigenous Social Enterprises
The Indigenous Social Enterprise Fund (ISEF) renders investment and business support to Indigenous social enterprises. The Fund is established through a partnership between Indigenous Business...more

CASA Volunteers Needed to Help Children in Court System
CASA, or Court Appointed Special Advocates, offer aid to abused or neglected children who are involved in court cases. CASA is in need of new volunteers. CASAs come from all walks of life, from...more

Government Collaboration: Promotion and Protection of Civil Society
The governments of the United States, Australia, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Georgia, Ireland, Japan, Libya, Lithuania, Mexico, Mongolia, the Netherlands, Norway,...more

MindMixer, Code for America Announces Ideation Nation Rally
Online engagement platform, MindMixer, and national nonprofit, Code for America, recently launched Ideation Nation. Ideation Nation is a five-week civic engagement rally that asks Americans to...more

President Obama's Dialogue at Civil Society Roundtable
President Barack Obama provides a few brief remarks in terms of the purpose of the civil society meeting. His focus is on civil society; he believes that the strength and success of all countries...more

How Working as a Social Enterprise Apprentice Changed Life of Ex-Offender
Andy Kabeya, an apprentice at Jamie Oliver's social enterprise Fifteen, speaks about ow a social enterprise has changed his life. The 21 year-old Kabeya has been in prison four times, and sought...more

Social Value Act: What Has Its Impact Been Since It Came Into Legislation?
The impact of the Social value Act spurs a number of areas where trends have started to arise: 1) Those who were aware of the Social Value Act have used it to strengthen, advocate for and expand...more

Federal Expenditures on Children in 2012 and Future Projections
Urban Institute presents its latest data on The Kids' Share 2013: Federal Expenditures on Children in 2012 and Future Projections. The data is an annual report that exhaustively examines at...more

Employed Homeless New Yorkers
The New York Times article by Mireya Navarro illustrates struggling working people who hold one or two jobs, but are homeless and living in shelters. According to City data gathered by the...more




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