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Nonprofits That Use Data Well Think It Through Carefully and Actively Involve Employees
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
May 6, 2013
Before nonprofits can start measuring results, they need to be clear about what they’re trying to achieve.
Read MoreCharities Veer From Record Government Funds to Cutbacks
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
May 6, 2013
A Chronicle study finds that while government aid grew much faster than private donations in the last decade, hospitals got the most.
Read MoreSingle-Mother Families Struggling in Mass.
Boston Globe
March 21, 2013
An estimated three out of four female-headed households in Massachusetts don’t earn enough to pay bills and raise their children, according to a Boston nonprofit that is releasing a report Thursday on the income families require to meet their basic needs. In Massachusetts, a single parent with one school-age child and one preschooler needs to earn at least $65,880 a year to pay for food, housing, transportation, child care, health care, and other household expenses, Crittenton Women’s Union reports in its Massachusetts Economic Independence Index . The difference between what people make and what it costs to support themselves is getting wider as costs go up, wages stagnate, and more jobs require higher levels of education and skills, according to Crittenton, a 189-year-old institution that conducts research to help low-income women gain financial independence.
Read MoreCoalition to push for Khan's bill to help teens, low-income get careers
State House News Service / Newton TAB
January 10, 2013
Boston - Supporters of legislation aimed at enabling more Massachusetts families to achieve economic self-sufficiency say only six states have fewer public assistance participants enrolled in education and training programs.
Read MoreViewpoint: Needs of Food Bank of Western Massachusetts keep increasing
The Republican
December 16, 2012
CWU's Economic Independence Calculator and research is featured in a recent op-ed on food security in the Commonwealth.
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