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Work as Priority
March 2018
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Horizon Communities in PrisonsMarch 2018
Morgan Sweeney
Inmates change their lives with great works of literature.
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The state of the safety net: A long-read Q&A with Angela RachidiFebruary 2018
Angela Rachidi examines the connotations and stigmas associated with welfare, entitlements, and the safety net.
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Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, the Markle Foundation, and 20 States Launch the Skillful State Network; Introduce Skillful State PlaybookFebruary 2018
Announcement marks national expansion of Skillful, an initiative to create a skills-based labor market that better serves all Americans in a rapidly changing economy.
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Blue-Collar BankingJanuary 2018
Evan Sparks
Two hundred years ago, against governmental opposition, enterprising Americans created mutual savings vehicles to boost the working class.
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Event Recap: Grantmakers Explore Philanthropy Fueling Startup Communities at Roundtable Detroit ConferenceOctober 2017
More than 50 nonprofit leaders gathered in Detroit from October 3–4 to discuss philanthropy’s role in sparking entrepreneurship to boost economic mobility.
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Prosperity: The Almanac of American PhilanthropyOctober 2017
Fighting poverty is one of the oldest charitable imperatives.
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Revving Economic Engines at Community CollegesJuly 2017
David Bass
Want to get America back to work? Stop overlooking the thousand schools that serve half of America's higher-ed students
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Building BuildersJuly 2017
Ashley May
A Christian polytechnic university takes after its inventive founder
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2 Brothers, A Truck, and Lots of SubsJuly 2017
Daniel P. Smith
A pair of entrepreneurs answer the philanthropic call
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Interview with Mike RoweJuly 2017
The "Dirty Jobs" and "Somebody's Gotta Do It" star on the tyranny of the college narrative and the value of manual work
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Nonprofit Spotlight: Alaska Native Science & Engineering ProgramApril 2017
Claire Sykes
Boosting students to university and beyond
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Males Beyond the PaleJanuary 2017
David Bass
An invisible army of able-bodied men are not working, and getting away with it.
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Beware of Blind SpotsJuly 2016
Michael Gerson, Peter Wehner
Two veteran social reformers encourage the Ford Foundation not to overlook the tough elements that are essential to the success of tough love in combating economic inequality.
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A Gateway to Peace and ProsperityJuly 2016
Anne Snyder
A Texas couple create a new community to help women exit cycles of abuse.
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Interview with Jim GibbonsJuly 2016
Goodwill's CEO discusses social enterprise and the power of work.
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Good Blue-Collar News That Donors Can Use
July 2016
David Bass
Investments in “middle-skill” jobs can open powerful paths to prosperity.
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Nonprofit Spotlight: Food For LifeOctober 2015
Emily Rothbard
Students learn good habits plus culinary skills at Food For Life.
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Why Work Is the Best Charity for the Poor
July 2015
David Bass
What if we’re looking in the wrong place for cures to poverty? If we search out what it is that banishes need and fills wants for most people, the answer is obvious: work. Poverty is one part economics, one part psychology—work helps both.