GRANTEES IN THE NEWS

Source: New York Times

The New York Times highlights the Restaurant Opportunity Center’s report on occupational segregation based on race and gender in the restaurant industry. The report is titled, The Great Service Divide: Occupational Segregation and Equality in the New York City Restaurant Industry.

Features Restaurant Opportunities Center of New York  grantee of the Sociological Initiatives Foundation.

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Representatives from leading green jobs innovators-the Eagle Eye Institute, YouthBuild Boston and the Trustees of Reservations-were invited to GMA Foundations to discuss the development of their collaborative Green Industry Career Pathway program. Continue Reading »

GRANTEES IN THE NEWS

Source: The Washington Post

Rob Stein and Donna St. George, staff writers for the Washington Post, report an increase in the number of births by teenage girls.

Reasons for the increase remain unclear although cuts in government funding for sex education programs in favor of abstinence education programs may be the cause according to proponents such as Advocates for Youth.

Features Advocates For Youth, a grantee of The Dickler Family Foundation .

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The effect of the recession on the nonprofit sector is well-documented. Foundation endowments are down 25 to 30 percent, individual giving to nonprofits has slipped 20 percent from prior years, and state budgets have been slashed. GMA Foundations invited representatives from three of Boston’s leading management consulting organizations to discuss the changes they’ve seen in the nonprofit sector over the last six months. Continue Reading »

SUCCESS STORIES

If you want to protect the rainforest, you’ll need a good map. Over the past 12 years, landowners, conservationists, teachers, zoos, and scientists have worked to establish Papua New Guinea’s first conservation area. Continue Reading »