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A $50 Million Gift Will Help Underinsured Children Get Orthopedic Care

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Meyer and Renee Luskin’s donation will enable the Luskin Orthopaedic Institute for Children to further its patient care, research, and medical education programs. The hospital primarily treats underinsured children and is associated UCLA’s health system.

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“How Do We Break Out of Pity?”: Reframing Children as Philanthropic Citizens

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: PeopleImages on iStock When Amy Neugebauers third-grader son came home from school one day, he ran upstairs to raid his piggy bank for an American Heart Association fundraiser. While children are increasingly involved in school-based fundraising, this is often framed as the haves giving to the have-nots.

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Early Childhood Development Nonprofit Brilliant Detroit Set to Expand Nationally

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

The early childhood education nonprofit, which supports children in underserved communities “from belly to 8,” plans to expand its unique neighborhood-based holistic model.

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How to Provide Adult Learners and Immigrant Women the Education They Need

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: MangoStar_Studio on iStock.com I lead a college, Urban College of Boston , that educates students who are, in their majority, over the age of 30, nearly all of whom come from the lowest socioeconomic quintile. Many of our students are also immigrants or children of immigrants. Our thinking on higher education must change.

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Early Childhood Education Teacher

Anedot

Essential Functions: To supervise and enrich children from diverse background in an ECE childcare setting. Effectively engage parents in supporting their childs development; distribute parent educational materials; address behavior directly, as appropriate, and seek guidance from Program Manager or ECE Assistant Manager when necessary.

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Need a Lift? 13 Stories That Inspired Us in 2024

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Yielding Power to Youth by Kate Lord & Janae Phillips Leaders at Shes the First, a global organization that teams up with grassroots leaders to make sure girls are educated, respected, and heard, share what theyve learned from making the leap into youth-led advocacy campaigns.

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32 Rising Nonprofit Leaders Chosen for 2023 Certificate in Leadership

NonProfit Leadership Center

Laura Petitt School-to-Work and Big Futures Coordinator III, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tampa Bay Meet Certificate in Leadership Class of 2023 Alex Strieder, Housing Stabilization Manager, Homeless Leadership Alliance of Pinellas Amanda Griffin, Executive Director, Children’s Dream Fund Amber Nixon, Manager of Outreach & Advocacy, Florida (..)