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  • Where men learn the cost of buying sex

    March 10, 2013 |

    Orange County Register |

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    Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

    Various courts in California are lowering repeat offenses among men who are charged with prostitution by educating them about the negative effects of prostitution.

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  • Crowdfunding Clean Energy

    March 06, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    In Oakland, a company created an online crowdfunding platform that allows users to earn interest by financing clean energy projects and gives people with good social intentions a direct line of action. Across the world, there is a growing movement toward people-powered clean energy.

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  • Teaching Entrepreneurship

    March 04, 2013 |

    Al-Fanar Media |

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    Response Location: Egypt, Cairo

    Teaching entrepreneurship is on the rise in Egypt. American University in Cairo launched the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program in 2010. More than 2,000 students have participated in training's, 40 educators have been trained in teaching the topic, and 400 youth presented ideas in business competitions.

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  • When Deviants Do Good

    February 27, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Vietnam, Hanoi

    Tuft University is training global organizations a new approach to create long lasting change. The process teaches locals to identify positive deviance in their community and design a way to spread the behavior, with only local ideas and administration.

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  • The Benefits of Positive Parenting

    February 20, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, South Carolina

    Improving the way people parent might seem an impossible challenge, given the competing views about what constitutes good parenting - can we influence a behavior that is rooted in upbringing and culture, affected by stress, and occurs mainly in private? Triple P – Positive Parenting Program works to educate parents on how to improve their parenting skills.

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  • Avoiding the Curse of the Oil-Rich Nations

    February 13, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Alaska

    Alaska has created a way for residents to financially benefit from the state's dependence on oil revenues. By giving residents a yearly portion of the revenue, the state has been able to see positive effects from an often conflict-ridden industry.

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  • When Paying It Forward Pays Us Back

    January 23, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Social programs are seen as a fiscal burden on the U.S. However, investment in effective social programs saves taxpayer dollars so evaluating the performance of federal programs could help Congress act more responsibly.

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  • Will Biomimicry Offer a Way Forward, Post-Sandy?

    January 04, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Haiti, Port Au Prince

    By looking at the ways plants and animals adapt to their environment, architects are using “the emerging science of biomimicry” to make buildings more resilient. For instance, an orphanage in Haiti was built to store water much like the native Kapok tree. A honeycomb structure inspired an office tower in South Korea. This might be one strategy to prevent more weather damage in the future.

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  • N.Y.C. Nurses Aid Low-Income First-Time Mothers

    December 15, 2012 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    New mothers who live in poverty are faced with fewer resources to help them with their physical and mental health as well as the health of their babies. In New York City, the Nurse-Family partnership matches nurses with economically poor first-time mothers. Different studies have shown that women in the program have healthier pregnancies and children.

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  • How Nonprofits Can Use Data to Solve the World's Problems

    December 10, 2012 |

    Time Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

    Like their for-profit counterparts, charities are starting to embrace Big Data as a means to perform more efficiently and share that performance with potential donors. Data gathered is used both to measure successes and to highlight areas where program structure could be improved.

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