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Policy Brief: CORE FUNDING Supporting Nonprofit Missions, Resilience and Impact

 June 12, 2024

To help make the case for why core funding is so crucial, Imagine Canada's policy brief compares actual core costs with what is covered by project-based funding.

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Homeless Hub's Doing Research: Methodology for Evaluating and Mobilizing Your Results 

 June 12, 2024

Supporting communities to prevent and end homelessness

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Alberta Community Profiles - Homelessness and Housing Data

 June 12, 2024

Data to support advocacy and action for organizations and agencies addressing homelessness in Alberta.

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Canadian Knowledge Hub for Giving and Volunteering

 June 12, 2024

Learn how data can inform your work and help you meet your mission

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Free Online Certificate Program Evaluation for Youth Wellbeing

 June 11, 2024

A free online certificate course about the main concepts, approaches and practices relevant to conducting evaluation of youth sector programs and initiatives.

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Children & Families Data Lifecycle and Demographic Datapedia

 June 11, 2024

PolicyWise has created the Data Lifecycle as a resource. It can be used to help think about how to collect meaningful, useful, and well-managed data. Explore each section to learn more about the iterative phases of the data lifecycle.

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The Heckman Curve Showing Economic Benefits of Early Investment in Children

 May 16, 2024

Hear Professor Heckman discuss The Heckman Curve, showing that the highest rate of economic returns comes from the earliest investments in children

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Guidelines for Writing and Talking about FASD

 May 13, 2024

The purpose of this document is to assist those writing and talking about FASD – and the issues related to the disability – to use the same language, statistics, and framing of topics. The intended outcome, over time, will be an improved understanding by the reader/listener with consistent and respectful FASD messaging.

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Vital Signs Reports National and Participating Alberta Community Foundations

 May 10, 2024

Used by residents, businesses, community organizations, universities and colleges and government leaders to learn about community needs, take action and direct resources where they will have the greatest impact

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