Underserved Communities

Obama Administration Keeps Eyes on the Prize

Angela Glover Blackwell | Posted 09.06.2011

Read More: Public Policy, Opportunity Ceiling, Promise Neighborhoods, Equity, Underserved Communities, Education Policy, Federal Government, Grants, Politics News
Angela Glover Blackwell

What a wonderful investment in America! President Obama and his administration have seen the challenges facing young people in our country today who ...

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Apps, Not Just Alms, for the Poor

Paul Lamb | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taxes, Filing Taxes, Social Justice, Poverty, File, Apps, Applications, Underserved, Smartphones, Smart Phone, Cell Phone, Tax, Cellphone, Social Good, Tax Filing, Poor, Underserved Communities, Technology News
Paul Lamb

The staggering growth in smartphone adoption has resulted in the creation of hundreds of thousands of mobile applications touching almost every intere...

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Peace, Prosperity, and Purification: Ignored at our Peril

Rev. Lennox Yearwood | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green, Environment, Hip Hop Caucus, Environmentalism, Green Movement, Green Jobs, Underserved Communities, Hip-Hop, Green News
Rev. Lennox Yearwood

The following is a speech I delivered at the Environmental Grantmakers Association Fall Retreat in Pacific Grove, CA, on October 6, 2010. The theme o...

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What Kind of Images are Appropriate for NGO Campaigns?

Tom Murphy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Poverty Porn, Debate, Smile Train, Poverty, Cleft-Palate, Third World, The-Smile-Train, Smile-Train, Ethics, The Smile Train, Fundraising, Underserved Communities, Healthcare, Impact News
Tom Murphy

Do NGOs have the opportunity to operate both ethically and successfully? Or do some sacrifices need to be made?

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Jaicko Partners with 'Music Unites' Charity to Inspire Students

Michelle Edgar | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rihanna, Barbados, Non-Profit, Music Unites, Non-Profits, Capitol Records, Underserved Communities, Education Through Music, Jaicko, Impact News
Michelle Edgar

It's not everyday that a pop star stops by a middle school and performs his newest single. But that's exactly what happened when Jaicko, the up-and-coming Barbadian singer, visited students at a school in Harlem.

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Music Unites Ambassador Melanie Fiona Launches Empowering Women Through Music Initiative

Michelle Edgar | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Empowering Women in Music, Universal Motown, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Jeannine Ortega, Vanity Fair, OK Magazine, Eric West, Ryan Leslie, Melanie Fiona, Grammy, Jules Smith, Propr, Nylon, Women's Empowerment, Cooper Square Hotel, Music Workshops, Inner City Schools, David Arquette, DJ Chelsea Leyland, Ellen Degeneres, Tinsley Mortimer, Music Unites, New York Times, Billboard, Blue October, Lancome, Alicia Keys, Underserved Communities, Tamarama, New York News
Michelle Edgar

By Mara Siegler Since the release of her critically acclaimed debut album, The Bridge, R&B singer Melanie Fiona has been on a quick rise to stardom: ...

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David Arquette helps the Music Unites Youth Choir look stylish for their Carnegie Hall debut performance

Michelle Edgar | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Public High School, Charity, Music Education, Ben Harper, Courteney Cox, Music, Steve Bernstein, Sondre Lerche, Sheryl Crow, The Who, Bobby McFerrin, David Arquette, Propr, Underserved-Communities, Music Unites, Carnegie Hall, Home News
Michelle Edgar

On Tuesday, the Music Unites Youth Choir will make its debut at Carnegie Hall singing The Who songs and wearing specially designed shirts from David A...

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Musicians Step Up To Serve Disadvantaged Neighborhoods

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Orleans, Musiciancorps, Musicians, Music, National Music Service, Kipp Gallagher, Underserved Communities, Impact News

A new program, MusicianCorps, hopes to do for music education in the U.S. what the Peace Corps did for international service, Good reports. In lat...

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