04.09.2013 news
Minnesota ranks third among all the states in Opportunity Nation's Opportunity Index. The quality of life in Minnesota is above average, ranking third in the nation according to a national comparison of social and economic factors measuring opportunity.
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Civic, education, nonprofit and political leaders from across Central Iowa participated in Opportunity in Iowa: Closing the Gaps Between Youth and Economic Success, a forum held at Des Moines Area Community College’s Ankeny Campus on Friday, April 5. The event was cohosted by Opportunity Nation, a national campaign dedicated to expanding economic mobility and jumpstarting the American Dream and its local affiliate, Opportunity Iowa.
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Closing the Gaps Between Youth and Economic Success in Iowa focus on Friday forum; participants learn about how to improve Opportunity Scores in three Iowa counties
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Opportunity Quincy's leader recognized for her work to foster collaboration and build education and job pathways for young people
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The popularity of US News & World Report's college rankings may obscure more meaningful measures of an institution's effectiveness
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Opportunity Nation's coalition partners build and repair ladders of opportunity every day across the country. As we've learned from the Opportunity Index and our own lived experiences in all types of communities, place matters. Opportunities vary widely across counties, zip codes and neighborhoods. A trail-blazing partner in our coalition, the Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation, has sparked a transformation of a neighborhood in San Diego and we hope you will explore their work.
The Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation (JCNI) and Jacobs Family Foundation (JFF) are partnering with resident teams in southeastern San Diego to transform 60 acres of blight into The Village at Market Creek, a LEED-certified neighborhood and vibrant cultural destination. Through a network of nonprofit and for-profit partners, locally-owned businesses and national tenants, a community and conference center, and a portfolio of social enterprise projects, JCNI and JFF are creating assets that will be transferred to community ownership when the foundation sunsets in 2030. Under the banner of “Resident Ownership of Neighborhood Change,” the people who live and work in the community create the vision, lead the implementation, and will own the assets related to this work.
To learn more about Place-Based Philanthropy like the work the Jacobs Center is leading, check out this paper here.
To learn more about the Jacobs Center, go to: http://www.jacobscenter.org/home.html
03.26.2013 blog
Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe thanks Opportunity Leader Linda Nelson for her efforts in rural Ouachita County to boost Opportunity Index Score from C to C+
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Continuing resolution keeps government operating for another six months but fails to boster pathway programs for youth.
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Young people inspire at Harvard's Pathways to Prosperity conference this week, focused on strengthening career and tech and other pathways to success
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Labor secretary nomination could be contentious.
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