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How to give away $10,000? It’s a lot of work, U-Md. students learn
Washington PostIn a University of Maryland class on philanthropy, students learn to direct investments for social change.
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May 10, 2010 |
| II. DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS ARE RESPONDING DIFFERENTLY TO THE ECONOMIC DOWNTURNOhio Civic Health Index Report 2009
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November 10, 2009 |
| Executive SummaryMinnesota Civic Health IndexExecutive Summary of the 2009 Minnesota Civic Health Index
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November 2, 2009 |
| Executive SummaryFlorida Civic Health Index 2009
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October 14, 2009 |
Americans are Turning Inward and Cutting Back Civic Engagement in Tough Economic TimesThe Economic Downturn is Reshaping Civic Engagement66% said that people are responding to the current economic downturn by looking out for themselves, while only 19% said people around them are responding to the recession by helping each other more.
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August 27, 2009 |
| Civic Health Index Finds America in the Midst of Civic ForeclosureStudy Finds that God, Friends and Facebook are Important Factors for Fostering Civic Engagement
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August 27, 2009 |
The Quiet Crisis in the Nonprofit SectorA March 2009 report, found that even as Americans struggle through the current recession, the nation’s nonprofit organizations are facing a triple whammy: the evaporation of wealth has decimated charitable donations; the state and local budget crunch is costing nonprofits their foremost paying clients; and the human need for nonprofit help is skyrocketing as nonprofit resources shrink.
Last week’s signing of the Serve America Act was a leap forward in overcoming the “Quiet Crisis,” but there is still work to be done. What suggestions would you offer for recovery in the nonprofit sector and in what ways do you think civic engagement and public participation can step up to meet our society’s most pressing needs in this challenging time?
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April 28, 2009 |
Can Service Save the Economy?It’s no secret that our economy is in deep trouble and that various options for its rescue and resuscitation have been a topic of strenuous debate for months. Banks and the auto industry have received billions, both having made the case, at least to government leaders, that they are too important to the American economy to fail.
In a recent New York Times article John Bridgeland points out the magnitude of non-profits on the nation’s economy. Should government invest in non-profits as part of TARP (Troubled Asset Relief Program)?
Let us know what you think. Read more and leave a comment.
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January 28, 2009 |
| Gatekeepers and New MediaDuring the 2008 National Conference on Citizenship, panelists Bill Galston of the Brookings Institution and Sean Parker, Founding President of Facebook, agreed to disagree on the subject of gatekeepers in media. Bill Galston surmised that perhaps, decades ago, newspaper editors may have provided an environment for elevated discourse by deciding what news should or shouldn’t be fodder for public consumption? Were Americans better off several decades ago not knowing all the peccadilloes of their political leaders? Is more information equivalent to better information? Do we need to resurrect the gatekeeper in a high tech information society where every citizen with a cell phone, pocket video camera or other device has the potential for breaking news?
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November 20, 2008 |
| The Indicators of Civic Health 2008In 2008, we find people involved in the following ways. This list reflects our current working definition of “civic health” and is a baseline for future studies that will repeat the same methodology.
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Sep 22nd, 2008 |
Main Trends in Civic Engagement are DownAll available data, however, point to a decline after 2003.
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Sep 17th, 2007 |
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