Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Economic assistance, Domestic
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Renewing Communities and Providing Opportunities Through Innovative Solutions to Poverty
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Economic assistance, Domestic
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Economic assistance, Domestic
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Renewing Communities and Providing Opportunities Through Innovative Solutions to Poverty, S.HRG. 114-698, June 22, 2016, 114-2
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Policies to Address Poverty in America
Author: Melissa Kearney
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
ISBN: 0815726473
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 508
Book Description
One-in-seven adults and one-in-five children in the United States live in poverty. Individuals and families living in povertyÊnot only lack basic, material necessities, but they are also disproportionally afflicted by many social and economic challenges. Some of these challenges include the increased possibility of an unstable home situation, inadequate education opportunities at all levels, and a high chance of crime and victimization. Given this growing social, economic, and political concern, The Hamilton Project at Brookings asked academic experts to develop policy proposals confronting the various challenges of AmericaÕs poorest citizens, and to introduce innovative approaches to addressing poverty.ÊWhen combined, the scope and impact of these proposals has the potential to vastly improve the lives of the poor. The resulting 14 policy memos are included in The Hamilton ProjectÕs Policies to Address Poverty in America. The main areas of focus include promoting early childhood development, supporting disadvantaged youth, building worker skills, and improving safety net and work support.
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
ISBN: 0815726473
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 508
Book Description
One-in-seven adults and one-in-five children in the United States live in poverty. Individuals and families living in povertyÊnot only lack basic, material necessities, but they are also disproportionally afflicted by many social and economic challenges. Some of these challenges include the increased possibility of an unstable home situation, inadequate education opportunities at all levels, and a high chance of crime and victimization. Given this growing social, economic, and political concern, The Hamilton Project at Brookings asked academic experts to develop policy proposals confronting the various challenges of AmericaÕs poorest citizens, and to introduce innovative approaches to addressing poverty.ÊWhen combined, the scope and impact of these proposals has the potential to vastly improve the lives of the poor. The resulting 14 policy memos are included in The Hamilton ProjectÕs Policies to Address Poverty in America. The main areas of focus include promoting early childhood development, supporting disadvantaged youth, building worker skills, and improving safety net and work support.
Journal of the Senate of the United States of America
Author: United States. Congress. Senate
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 1280
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 1280
Book Description
Community Work in Ireland
Author:
Publisher: Combat Poverty Agency
ISBN: 1871643139
Category : Community development
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Publisher: Combat Poverty Agency
ISBN: 1871643139
Category : Community development
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
The Goldilocks Challenge
Author: Mary Kay Gugerty
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199366101
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
The social sector provides services to a wide range of people throughout the world with the aim of creating social value. While doing good is great, doing it well is even better. These organizations, whether nonprofit, for-profit, or public, increasingly need to demonstrate that their efforts are making a positive impact on the world, especially as competition for funding and other scarce resources increases. This heightened focus on impact is positive: learning whether we are making a difference enhances our ability to address pressing social problems effectively and is critical to wise stewardship of resources. Yet demonstrating efficacy remains a big hurdle for most organizations. The Goldilocks Challenge provides a parsimonious framework for measuring the strategies and impact of social sector organizations. A good data strategy starts first with a sound theory of change that helps organizations decide what elements they should monitor and measure. With a theory of change providing solid underpinning, the Goldilocks framework then puts forward four key principles, the CART principles: Credible data that are high quality and analyzed appropriately, Actionable data will actually influence future decisions; Responsible data create more benefits than costs; and Transportable data build knowledge that can be used in the future and by others. Mary Kay Gugerty and Dean Karlan combine their extensive experience working with nonprofits, for-profits and government with their understanding of measuring effectiveness in this insightful guide to thinking about and implementing evidence-based change. This book is an invaluable asset for nonprofit, social enterprise and government leaders, managers, and funders-including anyone considering making a charitable contribution to a nonprofit-to ensure that these organizations get it "just right" by knowing what data to collect, how to collect it, how it can be analyzed, and drawing implications from the analysis. Everyone who wants to make positive change should focus on the top priority: using data to learn, innovate, and improve program implementation over time. Gugerty and Karlan show how.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199366101
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
The social sector provides services to a wide range of people throughout the world with the aim of creating social value. While doing good is great, doing it well is even better. These organizations, whether nonprofit, for-profit, or public, increasingly need to demonstrate that their efforts are making a positive impact on the world, especially as competition for funding and other scarce resources increases. This heightened focus on impact is positive: learning whether we are making a difference enhances our ability to address pressing social problems effectively and is critical to wise stewardship of resources. Yet demonstrating efficacy remains a big hurdle for most organizations. The Goldilocks Challenge provides a parsimonious framework for measuring the strategies and impact of social sector organizations. A good data strategy starts first with a sound theory of change that helps organizations decide what elements they should monitor and measure. With a theory of change providing solid underpinning, the Goldilocks framework then puts forward four key principles, the CART principles: Credible data that are high quality and analyzed appropriately, Actionable data will actually influence future decisions; Responsible data create more benefits than costs; and Transportable data build knowledge that can be used in the future and by others. Mary Kay Gugerty and Dean Karlan combine their extensive experience working with nonprofits, for-profits and government with their understanding of measuring effectiveness in this insightful guide to thinking about and implementing evidence-based change. This book is an invaluable asset for nonprofit, social enterprise and government leaders, managers, and funders-including anyone considering making a charitable contribution to a nonprofit-to ensure that these organizations get it "just right" by knowing what data to collect, how to collect it, how it can be analyzed, and drawing implications from the analysis. Everyone who wants to make positive change should focus on the top priority: using data to learn, innovate, and improve program implementation over time. Gugerty and Karlan show how.
The War on Poverty as it Affects Older Americans
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Older people
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Older people
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations for 2015
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Administrative agencies
Languages : en
Pages : 1116
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Administrative agencies
Languages : en
Pages : 1116
Book Description
Renewing America Through National Service and Volunteerism
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
The Political Junkie Handbook
Author: Michael Crane
Publisher: SP Books
ISBN: 9781561718917
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 652
Book Description
This easy-to-use book is designed to inform the American public about the political system that influences much of their lives
Publisher: SP Books
ISBN: 9781561718917
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 652
Book Description
This easy-to-use book is designed to inform the American public about the political system that influences much of their lives