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March 1, 2009 | Journal Article
When mothers of the most disadvantaged children participate in the community, their children's health improves, according to this analysis of an Indonesian longitudinal study of family health and welfare. This suggests community participation may be an important mechanism to help break the intergenerational cycle of poverty.
September 1, 2004 | Journal Article
Membership in voluntary associations has declined but there is disagreement over the extent of the decline and whether it suggests a corresponding decrease in civic activity. This study investigates whether adolescents' participation in volunteer ac ...
May 1, 2005 | Program Result Report
From April 1998 through May 2004, the Grantmaker Forum on Community & National Service (now Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement), Berkeley, Calif., formalized its structure and revised its mission.
March 1, 2002 | Program Result Report
The Points of Light Foundation, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit organization devoted to promoting volunteerism, organized a National Youth Summit in Orlando, Fla.
January 1, 2011 | Book
In this chapter of the Anthology, Carolyn Newbergh tells the story of a promising program that emerged from a conversation between an activist trying to raise money for a children's art museum and an Oakland elementary school principal who, concerned about making recess less unruly, asked why nobody was doing anything about bringing play back onto the playground.
April 1, 2007 | Program Result Report
Staff from the national program office of the program Reach Out: Physicians' Initiative to Expand Care to Underserved Americans established and operated a technical resource center.
November 11, 2009 | Program Result Report
This report covers results from 1992 through December 2003, during which time the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) provided support for CADCA's core activities.
March 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
From mid-1999 to mid-2002, BoardSource (formerly the National Center for Non-Profit Boards), Washington, developed new tools and resources to strengthen the effectiveness of the governing boards of voluntary health and health-related organizations.
May 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
From 1997 to 2001, researchers from the New York Academy of Medicine and Yale University collaborated in an investigation of the potential of managed care organizations to benefit the communities in which they operate.
May 1, 2002 | Program Result Report
From 1996 to 1999, the Independent Sector in Washington developed a public awareness campaign to highlight the work and accomplishments of nonprofit organizations.