Yunus Centre Creating opportunity for the world’s poor | BRAC-Creating opportunity for the world’s poor Economic development Economic development is the sustained, concerted actions of policy makers and communities that promote the standard of living and economic health of a specific area. Economic development can also be referred to as the quantitative and qualitative changes in the economy. Such actions can involve multiple areas including development of human capital, critical infrastructure, regional competitiveness, environmental sustainability, social inclusion, health, safety, literacy, and other initiatives. Economic development differs from economic growth. Term[edit] See also Development economics The scope of economic development includes the process and policies by which a nation improves the economic, political, and social well-being of its people.[2] The University of Iowa's Center for International Finance and Development states that: 'Economic development' is a term that economists, politicians, and others have used frequently in the 20th century. History[edit] Growth and development[edit]
Virtue Foundation PIND - Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta Democracy from the Bottom Up – Lessons from Social Movements During the 1970s, New World Foundation, embracing the civil rights era as model for what social movements and organizing can accomplish, began funding independent advocacy organizations linking community needs and action to national policy and government programs. We emphasized the need to build institutions—watchdog groups, public advocates, training centers, research and information centers—that could sustain long-term social change efforts. An exemplary accomplishment of that era was the funding of the Children’s Defense Fund with NWF seed money. A Movement-Building Strategy, From the Bottom Up By the 1980s, the politics of government retrenchment and social backlash defined the political and social world. The Reagan-Bush era deeply intensified polarizations of race and class in our society, restoring a corrosive climate of Social Darwinism and an ethic of intolerance. By the end of the 1980’s, NWF departed from the typical pattern of the “family foundation.”
Joyce Foundation Newsletter | The Joyce Foundation More than seven million students, including rapidly growing numbers of lower-income and minority students, are working toward degrees and certificates at a community college. To ensure that these students are prepared to enter the workforce and continue in their education, the Joyce Foundation helps to bring leaders together to share and replicate best practices. In early September, the finalists were announced for the 2015 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, which recognizes best practices among the more than 1,000 community colleges in the US. Excellence is defined in four areas: student learning, certificate and degree completion, high rates of employment and earnings for graduates, and high levels of access and success for minority and low-income students. This year's ten finalists are: Joyce is particularly excited that our hometown Kennedy-King College, a part of the City Colleges of Chicago system, is eligible for this prestigious award.
Social Impact Calculator : Low Income Investment Fund The high cost of housing is one of the most pressing challenges facing low- and moderate-income households today. More than half of households earning less than $30,000 per year spend over half their income on rent, forcing painful tradeoffs and leaving little for other basic necessities such as food, medical care, and transportation.1 Further, overheated markets lead families to sacrifice safer, more resource-rich neighborhoods for cheaper housing. Conversely, research shows that safe, decent affordable housing in resource-rich neighborhoods not only relieves financial pressure, reduces stress, improves health and creates a platform for other social investments to take root. LIIF calculates the social value of affordable housing in numerous ways. For more detail on the literature and assumptions for this calculation, download the full methodology documentation 1 Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University. 2013.
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