The Sociological Initiatives Foundation has named Community Organizing and Family Issues (COFI) of Chicago, Illinois the 2010 recipient of the Leo P. Chall Award. The Chall award recognizes exemplary research projects funded by the foundation. It honors organizations that successfully link research with social action, thereby strengthening community organizations and influencing public policy. Continue Reading »

Our movement is not just about changing laws. It’s about changing hearts and minds.
–Deivid Ribiero.

Young people have helped shape all of the major struggles for social justice of the modern era. As in the past, young people are starting to figure more prominently in recent efforts to reform immigration and increase access to higher education. Continue Reading »

In response to a report from the Boston Business Journal ranking the top foundations, Miki Akimoto of Associated Grantmakers and GMA Foundation’s Mary Phillips take a closer look at calculating overall rates of giving.

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