challenges and opportunities
This report tackles the issue of detention reform in rual areas and supports the ideal that children everywhere—regardless of their zip code—deserve to be treated fairly when facing detention. It shares lessons learned from a multiyear, multisite project conducted by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Called the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI), the project aimed to do just what its name suggests: identify more effective, efficient alternatives to juvenile detention.
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The Status of American Indian & Alaska Native Children & Families Today
This report by the National Urban Indian Family Coalition discusses the status of American Indian and Alaskan Native families today.
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State Profiles of Child Well-Being
This 19th annual KIDS COUNT Data Book provides national and state-by-state information on the conditions of America’s children and families. The 2008 Data Book essay looks at ways to reduce unnecessary detention and incarceration and increase opportunities for youth development and community safety.
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The Influence of Culture on Early Child Development
In 2007, ZERO TO THREE conducted a literature search focusing on the influence of culture on child development from birth to age 3 years. This paper summarizes the key findings and offers resources for practitioners as they strive to address the needs of a growing and diverse population of infants and toddlers.
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Next Generation Leaders Speak Out
A skilled, committed and diverse pool of next generation leaders would like to be nonprofit executives in the future, but concerns about insufficient work-life balance and lack of earning potential may keep them from it. This national survey of 6,000 emerging nonprofit leaders, produced by the Meyer Foundation in partnership with the Annie E. Casey Foundation and others, presents challenges and recommendations for training and supporting future nonprofit executives.
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Succession Planning for Nonprofits
This publication presents emergency succession planning tools (an important “risk management” practice). It offers executive directors guidance on when and how to leave an organization, and includes suggestions for boards to assure the sustainability of their organizations.
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A History of Collaboration
This report traces how various funders—national foundations, smaller local foundations, and government agencies can work together to have an impact on key economic challenges. Such collaborations foster new possibilities in the workforce field and should encourage other funders to support similar efforts.
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Beyond the Nonprofit Leadership Crisis
In this monograph, the authors counter a variety of proposed interventions from infrastructure organizations and present an alternate to the current crisis framework. The authors posit that by applying a crisis framework to the transitional trends in the non-profit sector, leadership ignores the rich opportunities that lay ahead.
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Cars & Jobs in America
Using three real-life stories, this discussion guide illustrates ways in which common pitfalls prevent families from reaching better jobs, better opportunities and a better quality of life.
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This report describes and assesses the efforts of local members of the National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership to promote collaboration among local school readiness service providers in eight cities.
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