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Evidence-based practice is a hot topic in the nonprofit sector. Foundations and nonprofit organizations are eager to define what works with more precision. The concept comes from the field of medicine and suggests that clinical decisions made by doctors should be backed up by data.

The concept makes intuitive sense but is actually quite rare in practice.  In the field of medicine, for example, authoritative sources ranging from the National Academy of Sciences to the U.S. Congress Office of Technology Assessment have estimated that over half of clinical practice in medicine are based on concepts that have not been proven. Continue Reading »

GRANTEES IN THE NEWS

Source: Yes! Magazine

Thomas Linzey and Mary Margil of the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund author an op-ed in Yes! Magazine that examines the Supreme Court’s decision to give corporations the ability to spend money directly to influence federal elections under the Constitution’s First Amendment.

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Featuring the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, a grantee of the Jessie B. Cox Trust

GRANTEES IN THE NEWS

Source: Christian Science Monitor

With over six million people unemployed in the U.S., the effort needed to remain positive and engaged in a job search is a struggle. Jobs are few, and competition is fierce. Training, Inc., a program of the YMCA of Greater Boston, is highlighted in the Christian Science Monitor for providing  encouragement and emotional support for people who have been out of work for a long time to continue their job search.

Featuring Training, Inc., a grantee of the A. C. Ratshesky Foundation.

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