Timely updates and information related to child welfare policy, health policies that affect children, and nonprofit sector issues
Newsletters, Magazines & Journals
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Quarterly newsletter published by Families in Society, the Alliance’s social work journal. Addresses specific issues affecting practitioners in the social work field.
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Periodic alerts from Families in Society highlight newly published articles and preview other content of interest to social and human service professionals
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Subscribe to receive information from the Alliance’s public policy office, including updates of broad interest to child welfare organizations
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Quarterly supplement within the Alliance for Children & Families Magazine that includes content specific to boards of directors at nonprofit human service organizations
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Family and community social work journal featuring research and policy, direct-practice issues, and the delivery and management of services
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Yearly review of highlights and activities at the Alliance, as well as at the Alliance’s parent and sister organizations
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Quarterly publication with articles about programs, trends, best practices, and Alliance news. Columns cover fund development, nonprofit law, and federal policy.
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The Alliance's biweekly e-newsletter. Provides updates about webinars, conferences, public policy efforts, grants, and professional development opportunities.
Reports, White Papers & Topic Collections
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Family of knowledge products that includes annual report of top five trends in human services, in-depth statistical overview, and up-to-date trends website.
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Two-part series of reports provide a framework for initiating the process of scenario planning within a nonprofit human service organization
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Report describes how six human service organizations are supporting civic engagement among community residents, shares results from each agency, and plans for future efforts
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Three-part series of reports that explore how advancements in neuroscience will impact nonprofit human service providers in the future
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Review the report Serving Those Who Serve: When Military Families go to War, a detailed compilation of the findings of a survey of how members provide services to military.
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Training curriculum guides nonprofit human service organizations through seven, self-paced training modules to help organizations develop their capacity for fundraising
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Explains why current constituency feedback practices often are unhelpful and provides a framework for determining if using comparative data could improve feedback efforts
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Annual report provides salary and benefit data for key positions at human service organizations in the United States and Canada
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Repository of nearly 100 reports, white papers, and collections from the Alliance. Can be searched by topic area or keyword.
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Aging in Poverty: A Call to Action is a special report by Families in Society and the New Age of Aging. It provides a frontline look at how poverty affects older adults.
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Guide for advancing a nonprofit’s goals through advocacy. Provides steps for implementing an advocacy agenda and tips for educating staff, board members, and volunteers.
Disruptive Forces: Driving a Human Services Revolution
Executive Summary
A Report by the Alliance for Children and Families and Baker Tilly
October 2011
Disruptive Forces: Driving a Human Services Revolution is now available to download free-of-cost. It strives to:
- Create a vision for the nonprofit human services sector during the next three to five years
- Identify disruptive forces that will fundamentally change and transform the nonprofit human services sector
- Spotlight actions required to preserve quality services within the boundaries of anticipated fiscal and other challenges
The Alliance for Children and Families developed this report to help organizations plan for successful futures by illuminating complexity, inspiring tough conversations, and pushing them to think outside of their comfort zone. The report asserts that the future landscape of the sector will require successful organizations to have a well-honed radar for adaptation. … more
Ethnically Diverse Communities and Alzheimer's Disease: Public Health Issue
During the past 15 years, advances in Alzheimer's disease treatment have received increased attention within the scientific field and among the media. Although much as been learned about this disease, there still remains a significant void in understanding of Alzheimer's disease within specific cultural populations.
In particular, it is well-documented that African American and Hispanic populations have the highest incidence and prevalence rates of this disease. … more
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