Relevant Local News
- 1.4 million adults in Massachusetts lack education and skills needed to secure family-supporting job link
- Troubles at Jamaica Plain’s English High School demonstrate why we cannot just rely on schools alone to solve problems with youth and education. linkto Bsoton Globe article.
On Philanthropy
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- Joining a non-profit board? A quick and dirty primer from the Wall Street Journal on what you should do the first 90 days. link
- Dislike chatting it up with fundraisers? Jack Shakely of the California Community Foundation writes in this week's NYTimes that you pre-empt the charities and the fundraisers. Give before you get asked and take your philanthropic destiny into your own hands! link