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Laura Torres
Wed, 03/19/2008

Weekly Link Round-up!

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Relevant Local News

  • 1.4 million adults in Massachusetts lack education and skills needed to secure family-supporting job link
  • Troubles at Jamaica Plain’s English High School demonstrate why we cannot just rely on schools alone to solve problems with youth and education. linkto Bsoton Globe article.

On Philanthropy  read more »

  • Joining a non-profit board? A quick and dirty primer from the Wall Street Journal on what you should do the first 90 days. link
  • Dislike chatting it up with fundraisers? Jack Shakely of the California Community Foundation writes in this week's NYTimes that you pre-empt the charities and the fundraisers. Give before you get asked and take your philanthropic destiny into your own hands! link
Laura Torres
Wed, 03/12/2008

Link Round-up!!

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The NYTimes Magazine has lots of great articles on the topic of philanthropy this week!

Highlights:

Can celebrities really help advance a cause?

Economists tackle the question: What really makes people give?

Is it possible to show a return on investment when it comes to philanthropy?

In thinking outside-the-box news, The Washington Post has published a radical idea from Michael Goldstein, founder of the MATCH School. In a nutshell Goldstein proposes that we let students drop out of High School and then let them come back when they are ready. Whaaaa?? Click here to get the full story.

There has been a lot of talk about boys being left-behind in education lately. This Boston Globe article explores how “Boys Clubs” have helped raise MCAS scores. Link.

According to this article on cnn.com, most middle-class Americans still cannot afford housing despite drops in pricing. Link  read more »

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