PubHub - Research Reports

Stepping Up for Kids: What Government and Communities Should Do to Support Kinship Families

2012-05-30

Publisher: Annie E. Casey Foundation
Published: May 2012
Provides an overview of kinship care; its positive impact on the children, state agencies, and society; and policy recommendations to better support kinship care, including boosting Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, foster care, and other benefits.
Funder(s): Annie E. Casey Foundation
Subject(s): Children and Youth; Human Services; Human Services, Family Services

Challenged From the Start: Stories of Student Perseverance and Determination in California's Community Colleges

2012-05-29

Publisher: Campaign for College Opportunity
Published: March 2012
Shares ten students' experiences overcoming obstacles to college success and completion, including severe shortages in course offerings, support services, and financial aid and bureaucratic difficulties. Calls for greater investment and policy reform.
Funder(s): Evelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, Ford Foundation, James Irvine Foundation, Lumina Foundation for Education, Rappaport Family Foundation, State Street Foundation
Subject(s): Higher Education; Higher Education, Access/Cost; Education

Defunding Higher Education: What Are the Effects on College Enrollment?

2012-05-28

Publisher: Public Policy Institute of California
Author(s): Johnson, Hans P.
Published: May 2012
Examines the effects of the state's higher education spending cuts on enrollment rates of eligible, highly prepared students at the University of California, California State University, and California Community Colleges systems. Outlines implications.
Funder(s): Donald Bren Foundation, James Irvine Foundation
Subject(s): Higher Education; Higher Education, Access/Cost; Public Affairs

Mapping Digital Media: Lebanon

2012-05-27

Publisher: Open Society Foundations
Author(s): Melki, Jad; Yasmine Dabbous; Sarah Mallat; Khaled Nasser
Published: May 2012
Examines trends in Lebanon's digital media consumption, including its impact on public broadcasters, activism, journalism, and plurality; digital technology; digital media ownership, funding, and business models; and policies, laws, and regulations.
Funder(s): Open Society Foundations
Subject(s): Journalism/Media; Science/Technology; Science/Technology, Internet

An Overview of the Kauffman Firm Survey: Results From 2010 Business Activities

2012-05-26

Publisher: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Author(s): Robb, Alicia M.; E.J. Reedy
Published: May 2012
Examines longitudinal data on new businesses' survival and performance since 2004 as well as new firms founded in 2010, including trends in slow or lost sales, predictability of business conditions, credit availability, and product or service innovation.
Funder(s): Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Subject(s): Social Science; Social Science, Workforce/Labor Issues; Community Improvement/Development, Business/Economic Development

State of the Work: Mapping the Landscape and D5's Path Forward on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Philanthropy

2012-05-25

Publisher: D5 Coalition
Published: May 2012
Examines the need and efforts to realize leadership compositions that reflect the nation's diversity; more actions to address organizational diversity, equity, and inclusion; increased funding for diverse communities; and standardized data collection.
Funder(s): California Endowment, Marguerite Casey Foundation, Prudential Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Rockefeller Foundation, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Subject(s): Philanthropy and Voluntarism; Philanthropy and Voluntarism, Performance/Failure Analysis; Philanthropy and Voluntarism, Governance

Mapping Digital Media: On-Demand Services and Media Diversity

2012-05-24

Publisher: Open Society Foundations
Author(s): Kaltenbach, Laure; Alexandre Joux
Published: May 2012
Examines trends in the providers of on-demand online video, audio, and other artistic works and creative content; content consumed; and cultural diversity. Outlines regulation issues and implications for questions of copyright, access, and added value.

Subject(s): Journalism/Media; Science/Technology; Science/Technology, Internet

Engagement Amid Austerity: A Bipartisan Approach to Reorienting the International Affairs Budget

2012-05-24

Publisher: Center for American Progress
Author(s): Norris, John; Connie Veillette
Published: May 2012
Examines trends that influence U.S. foreign aid and proposes reforms to better target economic and security assistance, transition ownership of PEPFAR to host countries, overhaul food aid, and establish an international affairs realignment commission.
Funder(s): Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Related Organization(s): Center for Global Development
Subject(s): Public Affairs; International Affairs/Development; International Affairs/Development, Humanitarian Relief/Assistance

California's Welfare Recipients: Family Circumstances, Income, and Time on Aid Among CalWORKs Families

2012-05-23

Publisher: Public Policy Institute of California
Author(s): Danielson, Caroline
Published: May 2012
Examines the characteristics of beneficiaries of the state's cash assistance and welfare-to-work services for low-income families, including type of employment and factors associated with longer reliance on CalWORKS, such as low educational attainment.
Funder(s): Public Policy Institute of California
Subject(s): Public Affairs; Human Services; Human Services, Employment

The Intersection of Place and the Economy

2012-05-23

Publisher: What Works Collaborative
Author(s): Puentes, Robert; Peter McFerrin
Published: May 2012
Examines urban demographic shifts; links between built environments and economic trends of globalization and production of tradable goods and services, technological innovation, and a low-carbon imperative; and policy implications for sustainable growth.
Funder(s): Annie E. Casey Foundation, Ford Foundation, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Kresge Foundation, Open Society Foundations, Rockefeller Foundation, Surdna Foundation
Related Organization(s): Brookings Institution, Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy at NYU, Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, Urban Institute
Subject(s): Community Improvement/Development; Community Improvement/Development, Business/Economic Development; Public Affairs