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Symantec Donation Safeguards Computer Labs for Students

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It aims to provide a gateway towards empowerment, educational, and employment opportunities to lead a fulfilling, prosperous, and purposeful life. Smooth Transition began working to reach at-risk teens early — before they dropped out of high school or left the foster care system. Smooth Transition, Inc., Breaking Harmful Cycles.

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How Cross-Sector Collaboration is Helping Fight Youth Unemployment in Boston

Connection Cafe

Boston University provides in-kind space to host professional development forums, EVERFI supplies financial literacy coursework, and Boston’s Center for Teen Empowerment adds expertise in the youth development space. How did these groups come together?

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4 bbcon Takeaways for Philanthropic Organizations to Power 2019 Planning

Connection Cafe

If you’re just starting this process, consider the creation of a logic model. Once set, all future actions can be compared back to the model. Annie Duong-Turner from John Hancock discussed the logic model they have set up for their MLK Scholars Program in “Best-in-Class Partnerships That Are Sustainable”.

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Meditations on Relevance, Part 3: Who Decides What's Relevant?

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Community First Program Design At the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History , we've gravitated towards a "community first" program planning model. Often, organizations adopt a service model that is strictly needs-based. While needs are important, this service model can be demeaning and disempowering. It's pretty simple.

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