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  • San Francisco Arts Groups on Path to Becoming Property Owners

    Cy Musiker

    June 17, 2015 |

    KQED |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    In order to provide arts organizations with stable homes in the midst of rising property costs, the Community Arts Stabilization Trust (CAST) has purchased properties in San Francisco. These properties are sold to the arts organization, and the organization pays in the form of long term loans that carry no interest.

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  • Reviving the Library in Greece: The Future Is Now for the Future Library Network and the INELI-Balkans Project

    Sara Panagiotopolou

    March 04, 2015 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: Greece

    The Future Library Network has revitalized Greece’s community library system through collaboration, sharing of resources, and investment in technology for patrons to use such as recording studios, maker spaces, and robotics.

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  • How the Arts Drove Pittsburgh's Revitalization

    John Tierney

    December 11, 2014 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    Investments into the arts serve as significant economic catalysts. In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, legacy foundations like the Heinz Endowments, Benedum Foundation, and Richard King Mellon Foundation pooled their resources to create the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, which supports art and culture in the city’s downtown districts. By purchasing and refurbishing existing real estate, as well as lending support to smaller initiatives like the Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company, PCT’s investments have served as an engine of growth for the city.

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  • Can preschool help fight crime?

    Greg Barnes

    July 27, 2014 |

    Fayetteville Observer |

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    Response Location: United States, Tulsa, Oklahoma

    Early education translates into higher graduation rates and lower probability for criminal behavior later in life, yet less than 30 percent of children in the United States go to preschool. Oklahoma leads the nation in universal early childhood education by ensuring all children, regardless of income, can attend preschool. All four year olds are entitled to services, and 74 percent participate.

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  • Bill Gates Can't Build a Toilet

    Jason Kass

    November 18, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Peru

    Ecological toilets that use natural composting to break down waste are simple to construct, waterless and are easy to fix. But as philanthropists are finding, getting these to those that need it most is harder than anticipated.

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

    Victor Luckerson

    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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