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Putting the East Bay to Work: Sustainable Jobs for the Underemployed

A study by the East Bay Community Foundation job on opportunities for those facing “extraordinary barriers to employment.”  The study compiles recommendations for employers, training institutions, service providers and policy makers to provide employment for “low-income, disadvantaged, impoverished, underserved, and underrepresented” people in the East Bay.   Specifically targeted by the study are those with limited English skills, those who are no longer eligible for foster care because of their age, and those recently incarcerated.


The Chronicle of Philanthropy is the bi-weekly newspaper of the nonprofit world. It is a news source, in print and online, for charity leaders, fund raisers, grant makers, and others involved in philanthropy. In print, The Chronicle is published biweekly except the first two weeks in July and the last two weeks in December.

Stanford Social Innovation Review is a journal published four times a year sharing substantive insights and practical experiences intended to help those who do the important work of improving society do it even better. The Review’s purpose is to lead in the search for new and better ways of improving the lot of the world.

The NonProfit Times is published 22 times per year and focuses on the business of managing nonprofit organizations. 

The Philanthropy Journal is aimed at helping people understand, support and work in the nonprofit and philanthropic world, and at helping  them recognize and solve social problems.  It has been published in its current on-line form since 2000 and before that in print since 1993. The Philanthropy Journal is a publication of the A.J. Fletcher Foundation in Raleigh, North Carolina.  

Blogging Sites

The Give & Take page on The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s website publishes a round-up of selected blogs covering philanthropy and related subjects. It also contains a lengthy list of blogging sites covering philanthropy, fundraising, charity, and technology applicable to the non-profit sector. To access it, click here and scroll down to "Give & Take."

A "sample" of well-regarded blogging sites:

Philanthropy 2173

Worldchanging

TacticalPhilanthropy

The Huffington Post

With Gilbert

PhilanthroMedia

Stanford Social Innovation Review