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Is your organization adaptable to change?
If you’re like the leaders at most organizations, this will sound familiar. The week before the first Board meeting of the new fiscal year, you…
Read ArticleRallying the Next Generation of Leaders
Teach For America’s biggest contribution to the broader fight for educational equity and excellence is bringing thousands of remarkable young leaders into this work. Rallying…
Read ArticleJoin us on June 2nd for Greater Washington, D.C.’s Do More 24 Day
In support of our nonprofit members who serve the DC metro community, America’s Charities has teamed up with United Way of the National Capital Area (United…
Read ArticleThe Rise of 1,000 Small Jails
Some jails are notorious. Think New York City’s Rikers Island or the Los Angeles County Men’s Central Jail. News stories about overcrowding, violence, and deplorable…
Read ArticleHow to Shrink a Jail
Soon after Michael Burns, 42, was booked for a drunk driving violation, he changed into an orange jumpsuit and was led into Orleans Parish Prison.…
Read ArticleCensus CFC Donations Reach $582,062
This article is a reprint, posted with permission from the Public Information Office, U.S. Census Bureau. Jeff Brown — the outreach and engagement manager for…
Read ArticleOklahoma County presiding judge vows to change bail procedures
Oklahoma County’s new presiding judge is promising to require judges who see jailed inmates for the first time to use discretion in setting bail and…
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