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Washington, D.C. (5/07/2009) - For every dollar that foundations and other funding sources gave to support advocacy, organizing and civic engagement efforts by 13 nonprofit organizations in North Carolina, state residents received $89 in benefits. This is one of the findings in a new report…

Original Source President Obama on Tuesday will sign the landmark national service bill named for Senator Edward M. Kennedy, White House announced this afternoon. The bill-signing event will take place at The SEED School of Washington, D.C., a public school with students who face challenges…

Original Source By: Gara LaMarche The recent report by the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP), “ Philanthropy at its Best: Benchmarks to Assess and Enhance Grantmaking Impact,” has stirred up a storm among foundations not seen since, well…the last time foundations were called upon to be more…

Original Source President Obama has rightly called for sweeping health care reform and charged Congress with coming up with a program. Expect a tough political fight. Already one of the most contentious issues is whether to include a new public plan option to compete with…

By Ann Sanner WASHINGTON--Tens of thousands of Americans, from teenagers to baby boomers, soon will get a fresh chance to lend a helping hand in a time of need. The House voted 275-149 Tuesday for a $5.7 billion bill that triples positions in the Clinton-eraAmeriCorps program,…

Original Source By ANN SANNER WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate agreed Monday to take up legislation to triple the size of theAmeriCorps program and open up opportunities for more people to serve their communities. Lawmakers voted 74-14 to move to the legislation that would expand AmeriCorps…

If the high school dropout rate continues at current levels, the state will be in serious trouble in the not so distant future as an uneducated workforce grows. The estimated number of Texas students at risk of not graduating exceeds two million. Those two million…

Original Source By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN WASHINGTON — The House voted Wednesday to approve the largest expansion of government-sponsored service programs since President John F. Kennedy first called for the creation of a national community service corps in 1963. The legislation, which passed by an…

Washington, D.C. - The nation's largest foundations only gave $1 out of $3 to benefit the economically and socially disadvantaged, according to the Criteria for Philanthropy at Its Best: Benchmarks to Assess and Enhance Grantmaker Impact, released yesterday by the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy.…

Original Source by Peter Kleinbard Nearly 70% of youth who drop out of school have very poor literacy and other core skills. Indeed, this is the primary reason why they leave school. Yet most funding for dropouts is targeted to those who are most job…