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A Framework for Understanding and Evaluating Localization: The Case of HelpAge International
Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Many transnational non‐governmental organizations (TNGOs) are reevaluating their organizational forms and norms as they pursue localization. Localization itself is a contested and multifaceted concept, however, complicating the design, implementation, and evaluation of localization efforts.
Hans Peter Schmitz, George E. Mitchell
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2012 Annual Report: Achieving Access to Health for All Coloradans [PDF]
, 2013 This annual report includes: an 'about us' introduction, a letter from the leadership, details of grantmaking activities in the areas of health data and information, health advocacy and policy, health care services and systems, and health and well-being,
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Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article explores the management adaptation strategies non‐governmental organizations (NGOs) managers employ in order to operate in repressive political environments. It answers the question: how do NGO managers initiate, manage and sustain internal change when the political/regulatory environment changes?
Charles Kaye‐Essien +2 more
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Using the Transitional Jobs Strategy to Help Chronically Unemployed Veterans [PDF]
, 2009 One in nine Iraq and Afghanistan veterans was out of work in spring 2009, the unemployment rate of those veterans having risen in the course of a year from 7.2 percent to 11.2 percent -- substantially higher than the 8.8 percent rate for the non-veteran ...
John Bouman, Kalia Coleman
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Reconnecting young people with nature is increasingly recognized as critical for human and planetary well‐being, yet opportunities for youth to form these connections are shrinking. Emotional affinity for nature (AFN) represents one pathway for strengthening these connections, supporting ongoing nature engagement and pro‐environmental ...
Bryn Spielvogel +3 more
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From Crisis to Opportunity: Learning from One Region's Response to the Economic Downturn [PDF]
, 2010 How can community giving practices be transformed, using lessons learned from the recent economic crisis?This report profiles a number of Pacific Northwest funders who have worked over the past year to respond to urgent community needs.
Fay Hanleybrown, Rebecca Graves
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Weathering the storm: Effect of climate change on acute stroke care and stroke rehabilitation
PM&R, EarlyView.Abstract Climate change has deleterious effects on stroke recovery, disproportionately affecting populations with increased stroke incidence. These effects start prior to the acute care hospitalization, precipitated by environmental etiologies and are sustained throughout the life course of stroke survivors.
Erica M. Jones +2 more
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Needs Assessment: Veterans in the Western United States [PDF]
, 2013 In this report, the authors focus on the diverse challenges facing veterans in 12 states and communities that account for nearly one-third of all veterans nationwide.
Katherine Kidder, Phillip Carter
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Soils are globally degraded due in part to conventional agriculture and wildland conversion. To address the global challenge of soil degradation, we formed an interdisciplinary, cross‐institutional collaborative research team, New Roots for Restoration, to understand how perennial plant root and shoot traits relate to one another, and how they ...
Alicia J. Foxx +43 more
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Oregon Nonprofit Sector Report [PDF]
, 2012 Based on survey data, provides an overview of Oregon's nonprofit organizations; their employees; financial health; organizational capacity, including collaboration; advocacy and public policy activities; economic and social impact; and future ...
Andreas Schroer +3 more
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