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Ajo, Arizona: Oasis in the Desert

Deborah Fallows

April 01, 2015 |

The Atlantic |

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Response Location: United States, Ajo, Arizona

Redeveloping and repurposing unused real estate provides a path toward economic revitalization. With a combination of public and private grants, the nonprofit group, International Sonoran Desert Alliance (ISDA), has purchased and redeveloped real estate in the town of Ajo, Arizona. The renovated town plaza and Curley School complex contain retail spaces, artist studios, and even house community gardens of the Ajo Center for Sustainable Agriculture.

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Program works to end homelessness among Colorado Springs veterans

Jakob Rodgers

March 30, 2015 |

Colorado Springs Gazette |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Homes for All Veterans, a program within the nonprofit Rocky Mountain Human Services, recently began training volunteers to walk the city's streets in search of homeless veterans, with the goal of effectively eliminate veteran homelessness by the end of the year. If successful, advocates say the push to end veteran homelessness could be the first step in addressing the city's larger, chronically homeless population.

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Syria's next generation

Lauren Gelfond Feldinger

March 12, 2015 |

BBC |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Syria, Damascus

The refugee crisis in Syria is one of modern society's greatest diasporas. Syria's refugee children are not a lost generation, but the country's next generation, according to volunteers who want to prepare them for the future.

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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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Vertical Gardens Help Bangladesh Farmers Overcome Salty Soil

Amy Yee

February 06, 2015 |

Voice of America (VOA) |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Bangladesh, Khulna

Vertical container farming offers an innovative adaptation to climate change and soil salinity. In Bangladesh, the nonprofit, WorldFish Center, promotes the practice of vertical farming, providing education and resources to villagers. The practice includes collecting soil diluted after monsoon rains into inexpensive plastic containers. The nonprofit first trained 200 farmers and aims to expand its reach to 5,000 in the next two years.

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Social Programs That Work

Ron Haskins

December 31, 2014 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

Some social welfare programs may receive funding but have no evidence of success. By insisting that funds go primarily to programs with rigorous evidence of success, the federal government can make non-partisan decisions that will increase the effectiveness and efficiency of social programs and decrease spending waste. Obama administration evaluated programs based upon their successes and these programs are highlighted.

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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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An Inclusive Emerging Economy, With Africa in the Lead

David Bornstein

November 27, 2014 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Tanzania

In combatting poverty, a giant informal economic system has quietly emerged in Africa. Women participate in micro-finance organizations that loan money in order to allow them to create businesses and become self-managing.

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Getting a Senior Discount? Here's How to Give It Away

Kerry Hannon

November 21, 2014 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Bainbridge Island, Washington

Not all seniors need the various discounts they receive. The Boomerang Giving project allows them to donate back the difference of the discounts on things like movie tickets to a charity of their choice, benefiting not only a community cause but also their own mental and physical health. Various services also assist them in selecting and investing wisely in different nonprofits.

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Profits at the Bottom of the Pyramid

Erik Simanis

October 01, 2014 |

Harvard Business Review |

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Response Location: United States

Too often socially useful businesses end up failing because they get ahead of themselves and end up not being profitable. Companies now can select from an 'opportunity map' of ventures that serve the poorest individuals, and are more likely to be profitable and sustainable.

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