Srq Daily Jul 17, 2024
Foundation: Gulf Coast Community Foundation
When Charles Barancik and his wife, Margery, opened the Resilient Retreat for first responders in Sarasota, Fla., in 1992, they didn't think it would grow to more than 100 rooms. It did, and now,...more

Advocates Say Some Districts Are Misusing Prop. 28 Arts Money
California voters in November 2022 overwhelmingly approved Prop. 28, a measure that put 1% of the state's education funding toward hiring arts teachers and creating scaffolding for entirely new...more

Public School Funding at Risk If Kentuckians Approve Amendment 2, New Study Says
Kentucky voters will be asked to approve a constitutional amendment this fall that would allow the state to fund private schoolsbut a progressive think tank warns that the move would hit public...more

The Power of Transformative Communities to Build Other Possible Futures
"We are in moments of deep transformation, urgency, and opportunities," and "we need to combine strategies of resistance with strategies of building new alternatives." That's the message from the...more

'Colorado In Depth' Podcast Explores Research into Psychedelic Drugs
Kate Showalter's 5-year-old daughter is suffering from a rare and aggressive form of leukemia. Showalter is taking part in a major new study at the University of Colorado that's testing a...more

Generosity Ops: Structuring Your Organization to Accelerate Giving
"If all we have are opinions, let's go with mine," former Netscape CEO James Barksdale once said. If all we have are data, then it's time for nonprofits to get serious about using it to their...more

Jamaican Lesleyann Samuel Receives Kcoba Community Award for Leadership and Philanthropy
"Life is about stepping up to our calling. For me, that means doing what I believe I am supposed to do in the service of others who may need whatever help I may be able to offer." That's what...more

Sdg 13 and Interlinkages with Other Sdgs €“ Climate Action
President Trump's decision to pull out of the Paris climate accord isn't sitting well with many in the US and around the world. Here's what you need to know about the president's decision: The...more

The First Hires in Tech Startups: Interns, Freelancers or Employees?
When Belayane Najoua first started working for Munch, a Hungarian food tech startup founded in 2020, she was an email marketing and content specialist. "In the very beginning, I was hired as an...more

Unece Explores How Ai Can Accelerate Climate Action and Infrastructure Resilience
Artificial intelligence has the potential to "speed up truly transformative innovation in climate critical areas," says the executive secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission...more