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Video Advocacy - It's Easier than it Looks
By Adam Searing, North Carolina Justice Center Recently my colleague Adam Linker and I had the opportunity from our friends here at the Georgetown Center for Children and Families and Atlantic Philanthropies to leave the North Carolina Justice Center and travel to other state capitols around the country.…
Author: Georgetown Center for Children and Families
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New Interactive Video Educates Latino Youth About the Program and Includes a Chance to Win a Trip to Washington
Today, NCLR is rolling out a new campaign, the Social Security VideoQuiz, to educate Latino youth about Social Security and what it means for them and their families. Social Security supports workers when they retire or if they become disabled, and if a parent dies,…
Author: National Council of La Raza
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RTÉ.ie Video: Irish welcome does not always extend to migrants
RTE.ie news interviewed the Immigrant Council of Ireland’s Catherine Cosgrave, Senior Solicitor and Nusha Yonkova, Anti-Trafficking Project Coordinator and others on the launch of MIPEX in Ireland. The Migrant Integration Policy Index (MIPEX) research measures the commitment of governments to integration and monitors its…
Author: RTE.ie News
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Where I Am Going: Video Campaign to Raise Awareness and Change the Conversation about Stop-And-Frisk
Communities United For Police Reform, an Atlantic grantee, recently launched Where I Am Going, a video series that peeks into the lives of people who’ve experienced NYPD’s Stop-and-Frisk policy. These short documentaries gives us a glance into the lives of ordinary New Yorkers — a…
Author: Communities United for Police Reform
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'A Beautiful Death' Video Is a Finalist for National Magazine Award
By Joel Keehn Consumer Reports is a finalist for a 2015 National Magazine Award in multimedia, which honors the best in digital storytelling, for its report ‘A Beautiful Death.’ The multimedia package includes an 18-minute video that chronicles the final 38 days of Paul Scheier, a retired dentist…
Author: Consumer Reports
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VIDEO: UCSF and the Impact of Elev8
How do you keep kids healthy, in school and on track to success? Since 2011, the UCSF Elev8 program has partnered Nursing and Dental faculty and students with five Oakland middle schools to provide health care and promote health equity. In this video, UCSF faculty and…
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Bill Is Signed To Restrict Video Games In California
by James Broder Excerpt: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed legislation on Friday to outlaw the sale to teenagers of electronic games featuring reckless mayhem and explicit sexuality. James Steyer, founder of Common Sense Media, a group that pushed for the law, said video games affected by…
Author: New York Times
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Live video streaming of "A Conversation Between Jeff Raikes and Gara LaMarche"
Due to the overwhelming interest in this program, Philanthropy New York invites its members to listen in on the conversation between Jeff Raikes and Gara LaMarche through a live video stream on Thursday, May 12, 2011 at 3:30 PM EST. Please note that members will be prompted to login to…
Author: Philanthropy New York
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Just and Fair Schools Fund Newsletter: July 2013
The Just and Fair Schools Fund (JFSF) supports grassroots organizing initiatives that work to eliminate harsh school discipline policies and practices – and that uphold the right to education for all youth. Our newsletter shares updates on parent-, youth-, and congregation-led victories, partner spotlights, news,…
Author: Just and Fair Schools Fund
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Ending Well: Maximizing Lasting Impact
When we finally close our doors, The Atlantic Philanthropies will become the largest foundation ever to deliberately conclude grantmaking within the lifetime of its donor. We’re conscious of making every investment count – in Chuck Feeney’s words: to make the “highest and best use” of…
Author: Christopher G. Oechsli, President and CEO, The Atlantic Philanthropies