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  • A Better Way to Talk About Faith

    June 12, 2012 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC) brings together college students from different faiths so that they develop respect and appreciation for each other and different traditions. IFYC also cultivates interfaith leaders and organizes campus-based campaigns called Better Together. Some students have received push back from their faith communities, but students and faculty have reported the campaigns for interfaith engagement leads to positive outcomes of increasing tolerance on campuses. The organization has trained students who have run campaigns on 106 campuses.

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  • The Dawn of the Evidence-Based Budget

    May 30, 2012 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    When we consider the vast sums that governments spend — and the responsibility public officials bear — it seems crazy that policy makers don’t routinely make good use of evidence. The new White House effort to base spending decisions on hard evidence is a step toward delivering more social good per taxpayer dollar.

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  • Patagonia's Founder Is America's Most Unlikely Business Guru

    April 27, 2012 |

    Wall Street Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, Ventura, California

    Yvon Chouinard, the founder of outdoor adventure retail company Patagonia, vowed to run the company from an eco-conscious perspective. From donating a portion of the store's income to registering as a benefit corporation in California, Chouinard and the company has stayed true to the mission. Now, other major companies are following suit.

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  • Time to Revisit Food Deserts

    April 25, 2012 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The 'food desert' term is a hot buzzword that suggests lack of access. Research on obesity and food availability in poor areas suggests that access must be considered, but only alongside additional factors like price, taste and education.

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  • Making Medical Donations Work

    August 09, 2011 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Vietnam, Khanh Hoa

    Hospitals in the U.S. throw out huge amounts of supplies and equipment, and third-world hospitals need it. Many organizations help bridge the gap to transport supplies, but end up donating unusable equipment - teaching hospitals what to donate as well as knowing where the equipment is going are just some of the ways that efficiency can be improved.

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  • Nearing 2-week mark, Tahrir sit-in becomes Tahrir City

    July 20, 2011 |

    Egypt Independent |

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    Response Location: Egypt, Cairo

    Frustrated citizens settled in Tahrir Square, in downtown Cairo, and set up a tent city with a school, bookstore, radio station, open-air restaurants, and a cinema. The sit-in is in protest of the military rulers' use of military trials for civilians and failure to hold trials for corrupt former officials, among other demands for substantive change. Some successes of the settlement include a school for street children and a radio station that has reached over 300,000 listeners. The settlement also faces similar problems of other societies, such as crime, class conflict, and human rights violations.

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  • Out of Prison, Into a Vicious Circle of Debt

    June 09, 2011 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    Many offenders get out of jail owing hundreds or thousands of dollars in court and parole fees but face barriers to financing and job acquisition, sticking them in a punitive, vicious cycle of debt and arrest. A program called the Clapham Set, perhaps paired with conditional cash transfers - may be a solution, as it erases fees for felons who complete rehab and job training upon release.

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  • Helping New Drugs Out of Research's ‘Valley of Death'

    May 02, 2011 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Saratoga, California

    Despite significant increases in funding and advances in biomedical research, the rates of new treatments and drugs for illnesses that reach the market every year have plummeted. A group called the Myelin Repair Foundation, along with several other foundations, uses an intensely goal-directed and collaborative method to tackle the bottleneck.

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  • Reno Site Offers Comparison Shopping for Home Wind Turbines

    March 28, 2011 |

    Inside Climate News |

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    Response Location: United States, Reno, Nevada

    In a campaign to boost community interest in and use of urban wind power, city officials in Reno, Nevada, are helping consumers take the guesswork out of buying home turbines. Through an online consumer guide called the Green Energy Dashboard, potential buyers are able to track power output and durability of different turbines and determine which would be most efficient for their community.

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  • Crowdsourcing a Better World

    March 28, 2011 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Kenya

    Americans often want to connect to a cause beyond writing a check. Crowdsourcing is creating new forms of philanthropy globally, giving donors more choice and a stronger connection to the projects they fund.

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