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Priorities for Investments in Children and Families in Caddo and Bossier Parishes: Application of a Unique Framework for Identifying Priorities. Technical Report
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Kilburn, M. Rebecca; Maloney, Shannon I. – RAND Corporation, 2010
After an initial inventory of community indicators in its 2008 Shreveport-Bossier City "Community Counts" annual report, the Community Foundation of Shreveport-Bossier decided to focus existing funding related to children and families on the areas of education, health, and poverty, as well as develop new funds in these areas. These focal…
Descriptors: Investment, Private Financial Support, Community Organizations, Philanthropic Foundations
Unique Framework Helps Louisiana Community Prioritize Its Investments in Children and Families. Research Brief
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Wiseman, Shelley – RAND Corporation, 2010
In 2008, the Shreveport-Bossier Community Foundation selected education, health, and poverty as funding priorities. But the foundation realized that it needed more specific guidelines on how best to distribute grants. RAND developed a framework for making investment decisions that incorporates the best of traditional decision making approaches.…
Descriptors: Investment, Philanthropic Foundations, Financial Support, Grants
Reparable Harm: Assessing and Addressing Disparities Faced by Boys and Men of Color in California. Monograph
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Davis, Lois M.; Kilburn, M. Rebecca; Schultz, Dana J. – RAND Corporation, 2009
The study identifies some of the greatest disparities for boys and men of color relative to their white counterparts across specific socioeconomic, health, safety, and school readiness indicators in California and provides information about different strategies for reducing the disparities--including effective programs, practices, and…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Males, Minority Groups, Racial Bias