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Envisioning An Age-Friendly Belmont, Jan Mutchler, Ceara Somerville

Center for Social and Demographic Research on Aging Publications

The Belmont Council on Aging is a municipal office charged with “advocating on behalf of the seniors of Belmont and ensuring that their social, financial and healthcare needs are met." Services provided to seniors living in the community range from transportation support to nutrition services and social services, along with a range of programs and activities meant to enhance well-being and quality of life. Similar to many Councils on Aging, the Belmont COA also provides leadership in the community, as the community as a whole addresses the growing number and changing needs of senior residents.

As a means of learning …

Preparing For North Korea's Collapse: Key Stabilization Tasks, Michael A. Spangler

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.

The Value Of Place: Planning For Walkability In The Tigard Triangle, Wala Abuhejleh, Ray Atkinson, Linn Davis, Curtis Fisher

Master of Urban and Regional Planning Workshop Projects

The “Tigard Triangle” is bounded by highways and characterized by auto-oriented land uses in an incomplete street grid. It currently presents a challenge to the City of Tigard, whose vision is to be the most walkable community in the Pacific Northwest. The purpose of the Value of Place project is to develop a plan for improving walkability, safety, comfort, and aesthetics in the Tigard Triangle. In addition, this project was developed to test the application of the State of Place analytical tools to the planning and design challenges faced by the city.

This project was conducted under the supervision of …

The One Exhibition The Roots Of The Lgbt Equality Movement One Magazine & The First Gay Supreme Court Case In U.S. History 1943-1958, Joshua R. Edmundson

Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations

The ONE Exhibition explores an era in American history marked by intense government sponsored anti-gay persecution and the genesis of the LGBT equality movement. The study begins during World War II, continues through the McCarthy era and the founding of the nation’s first gay magazine, and ends in 1958 with the first gay Supreme Court case in U.S. history.

Central to the story is ONE The Homosexual Magazine, and its founders, as they embarked on a quest for LGBT equality by establishing the first ongoing nationwide forum for gay people in the U.S., and challenged the government’s right to engage …

Outplayed: Regaining Strategic Initiative In The Gray Zone, A Report Sponsored By The Army Capabilities Integration Center In Coordination With Joint Staff J-39/Strategic Multi-Layer Assessment Branch, Nathan P. Freier, Charles R. Burnett, William J. Cain Jr., Christopher D. Compton, Sean M. Hankard, Robert S. Hume, Gary R. Kramlich Ii, J. Matthew Lissner, Tobin A. Magsig, Daniel E. Mouton, Michael S. Muztafago, John F. Troxell, Dennis G. Wille, James M. Schultze

Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies

U.S. competitors pursuing meaningful revision or rejection of the current U.S.-led status quo are employing a host of hybrid methods to advance and secure interests contrary to those of the United States. These challengers employ unique combinations of influence, intimidation, coercion, and aggression to incrementally crowd out effective resistance, establish local or regional advantage, and manipulate risk perceptions in their favor. So far, the United States has not come up with a coherent countervailing approach. It is in this “gray zone”—the awkward and uncomfortable space between traditional conceptions of war and peace—where the United States and its defense enterprise face …

A Petition For Education Scholars, John Yinger

Center for Policy Research

It’s Elementary is a series of essays on topics in education and education policy. The main focus is on education finance in New York State, but general research findings in education and education policy issues in several other states are also discussed. John Yinger, Professor of Economics and Public Administration at the Maxwell School, Syracuse University is the author of most of these essays, although a few are written by or co-authored with other scholars.

أثر العمق المالي و معدل سعر الصرف على التضخم في العراق للمدة (1970- 2014 ), حيدر عباس دريبي

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

تهدف الدراسة لبيان اثر العمق المالي مقاسا ب ومعدل سعر صرف الدينار العراقي مقابل الدولار الامريكي على معدل التضخم في العراق للمدة (1970-2014). من جهة اخرى استخدمت طريقة Engle-Granger ذات الخطوتين وطريقة Johanson and Juselius لاختبار التكامل المشترك بين المتغيرات، ولتحديد اتجاه العلاقة السببية في الاجلين القصير والطويل بين المتغيرات أستخدم نموذج تصحيح الخطأ VECM. النتائج اشارت الى وجود تكامل مشترك بين العمق المالي وبين معدل التضخم وكذلك بين معدل سعر الصرف و معدل التضخم، وان هناك علاقة سببية تتجه من العمق المالي ومعدل سعر الصرف الى معدل التضخم في الاجلين القصير والطويل. وعليه، يجب التحكم في عرض النقود وايجاد …

دراسة محددات ولاء الزبون في القطاع الفندقي دراسة تحليلية في الفنادق السياحية في محافظة النجف الأشرف, حسين علي عبد الرسول

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

يهدف البحث استقراء ما قدمته تلك الدراسات والتركيز على ثلاث محددات للولاء هي ( رضا الزبون ، جودة الخدمة ، قيمة الزبون ) . اتجهت الدراسة لاختيار عينة من نزلاء الفنادق السياحية في محافظة النجف الأشرف بلغ عددهم (104) نزيل . و باستخدام استمارة استبيان المصممة في ضوء دراسات سابقة ،تم صياغة مقياس واختباره في ضوء مجموعة من الأساليب الإحصائية المتقدمة(معامل الثبات ، معامل الثبات المركب ، صدق التقارب) . وثم اختبار الفرضيات من خلال نمذجة المعادلة الهيكلية .وتوصل البحث الى استنتاجات مهمة من أبرزها ، ان لجودة الخدمة المدركة دور مهم في تحقيق الولاء المركب ، في أن بلوغ …

السلوك السياسي لمدراء المستشفيات وتأثيره في انتشار الإرهاق العاطفي بين الممرضين والممرضات دراسة حالة في مستشفى الصدر التعليمي في محافظة النجف الأشرف, ليث علي يوسف الحكيم

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

ان البحث الحالي يسعى إلى معرفة طبيعة العلاقة بين السلوك السياسي للمدراء والإرهاق العاطفي في مستشفى الصدر التعليمي في محافظة النجف الأشرف, وتتمثل أهمية البحث الحالي في محاولته لردم الفجوة المعرفية بين متغيري البحث. فضلاً عن وضع الأسس الصحيحة والمناسبة لمعالجة مشكلة واقعية تؤثر بصورة مباشرة على بيئة العمل في أحد أهم المستشفيات. ولقد وزع الباحثون بإستخدام طريقة العينة العشوائية 450 استبانه على عدد من الممرضين والممرضات في المستشفى المذكور. وكان عدد الاستبانات المسترجعة310 إستبانة، أما عدد الاستبانات الصالحة للتحليل الإحصائي فقد بلغ (287) إستبانة وبمعدل (92%) من الإستبانات المسترجعة. وأظهرت المراجعة النظرية للدراسات السابقة وجود فجوة معرفية لتفسير طبيعة …

تنازل المجنى عليه عن حقه في الشكوى وإثره في انقضاء الدعوى الجزائية ( دراسة مقارنة ), رفاه خضير جياد الادريسي

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

يثير مصطلح المجنى عليه عدة تساؤلات خاصة بوضعه ودوره وأهميته في مجال الدراسات الجنائية ، حيث أن مفهومه وأهمية دراسته في القانون الجنائي تحتم علينا منحه هذا الاهتمام الذي لم يعنى به في كتابات شراح القانون الجزائي في مختلف العصور ولا في المدارس العقابية المختلفة ، باعتباره احد إطراف الدعوى الجزائية وكطرف في المشروع الإجرامي كغيره من بقية الإطراف لاسيما المتهم . وبالرغم من هذا الإهمال لوضع المجني عليه في الدراسات الفقهية القانونية إلا أننا حاولنا في هذا البحث أن نسلط الضوء عليه علنا نوضح دوره في هذا الجانب ، وكيف له أن يستخدم حقه في التنازل عن الشكوى في …

تأثير جودة التدقيق الداخلي على كفاءة تنفيذ مشاريع الموازنة الاستثمارية في الجامعات العراقية الفتية (دراسة حالة: في جامعة المثنى وميسان) دراسة حالة: في جامعة المثنى وميسان, حيدر عباس عبد

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

ان التطور الحاصل في مشاريع الموازنة الاستثمارية من بعد عام 2003 , ادى الى قيام الجامعات العراقيــة والفتــية خاصة من مواصلة مواكبة التطورات في ظل تطور التكنلوجية الحديثة في الجامعات العربية او الاجنبية وذلك من خــلال النـــهوض بمؤسساتها العلمـــية بعد حالة الركود والاهمـــال التي عاشتها قبـــل عام 2003, وكانت لمشـــاريع الموازنــة الاستثمارية الاثر البالغ في تطوير تلك الجامعات ومن ضمنها الجامعات الفتية .لذا سوف نسلط الضوء في هذه الدراسة على الدور التي تلعبه جودة التدقيق الداخلي في كفاءة وتنفيذ مشاريع الــموازنة في الجامعات العراقية الفتية , حيث هدفت هذه الدراسة الى بيان كيفية تطوير وتحسين كفاءة مشاريع الموازنة الاستثمارية ,ومعالجة …

قياس مستوى جودة الأرباح المحاسبية ومدى تأثرها بمحددات هيكل الملكية ((دراسة تطبيقية في عينة من المصارف التجارية العراقية الخاصة المدرجة في سوق العراق للأوراق المالية)), كرار سليم عبد الزهرة

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

يهدف البحث إلى قياس مستوى جودة الارباح باستخدام نموذج التدفقات والمستحقات ((Richardson ومن ثم بيان مدى تأثرها بمحددات هيكل الملكية بالتطبيق على ثمانية من المصارف العراقية التجارية الخاصة المدرجة في سوق العراق للأوراق المالية للفترة من 2004-2013. وقد تم استخدام البرنامج الإحصائي SSPS في قياس واختبار متغيرات البحث باستعمال الانحدار الخطي البسيط والمتعدد, واختبار T-Test وقد توصل البحث إلى ان هناك مستوى مقبول من الجودة في ارباح تلك المصارف,وبينت النتائج الاجمالية ان هناك اثر لمحددات هيكل الملكية على مستوى جودة الارباح.وانطلاقا من النتائج السابقة يوصي الباحث بضرورة اعتماد مؤشرا لقياس جودة الارباح في البيئة العراقية, فضلا عن تقنين محددات هيكل …

2016 June, Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University.

Morehead State Press Release Archive, 1961 to the Present

Press releases for June of 2016.

Insights From An Energy Poor Rwandan Village, Terry Van Gevelt, C. Canales Holzeis, B. Jones, M.T. Safdar

Research Collection College of Integrative Studies

We used primary data collected from 163 households in an off-grid Rwandan village to provide insights into energy poverty at the household-level. Informed by the rural livelihoods literature, we constructed a novel asset- and income-based index to disaggregate our results by socio-economic status. We also employed microeconometric techniques to investigate the determinants of household willingness-to-pay for electricity. We found statistically significant differences between households of different socio-economic status for expenditure on lighting and other electricity services, willingness-to-pay for electricity, income-generating activities and food security. Overall, our findings suggest that initiatives aiming to end energy poverty and catalyze rural development should: …

Singapore's Vision Of A Smart Nation, See Liang Foo, Gary Pan

Research Collection School Of Accountancy

With a population of 5.4 million and land area of 718 square kilometres, 94 percent of Singapore’s population live in high-rise apartments, of which, 82 percent dwell in public housing. As an ultra-dense city-state, effective and innovative urban development is a social and economic imperative intricately intertwined with Singapore’s competitiveness and quality of life. Harnessing information and communications technology (ICT) is not only essential to achieving this, but also serves as a template for answering some of the global challenges faced by urban centres around the world–particularly in regard to economic development, social cohesion, better city administration and infrastructure management.

Getting Real With Strategy: Insights From Implementation Science, Douglas Easterling, Allison Metz

The Foundation Review

Foundations are increasingly coming to appreciate the importance of strategy. But simply having a strategy – even an explicit strategy – does not guarantee that a foundation will actually achieve its goals.

To implement a strategy effectively, a foundation needs to operationalize it in the form of specific functions that staff will carry out and needs to create an organizational infrastructure that supports the strategy. The field of implementation science offers a set of tools for helping foundations address these tasks.

After introducing some general principles of implementation science, this article describes in depth the concepts of practice profiles, which …

Connecting People To Places: Spatiotemporal Analysis Of Transit Supply Using Travel-Time Cubes, Steven Farber

TREC Final Reports

Despite its importance, temporal measures of accessibility are rarely used in transit research or practice. This is primarily due to the inherent difficulty and complexity in computing time-based accessibility metrics. Estimating origin-to-destination travel times that include the “last mile” of travel between the transit network and actual start and endpoints of the trip is technically difficult. Not only do such estimations require multimodal network structures, they also require detailed knowledge of transit schedules and sophisticated algorithms for calculating shortest paths using such inputs. Recently, new standards for sharing transit schedules and geographic data, namely the General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS) …

Talent On The Move: Migration Patterns Of The Young And College-Educated In Pre And Post-Recession America - Migration Trends Across The 50 Largest U.S. Metros, Jason R. Jurjevich, Greg Schrock, Jihye Kang

Publications, Reports and Presentations

In this brief, we present U.S. Census Bureau data to compare recent migration trends for young and college-educated (YCE) individuals for the largest 50 U.S. metro areas in 2012-2014 relative to the pre-recession (2005-2007) and Great Recession (2008-2010) periods.

Executive Summaries

The Foundation Review

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Front Matter

The Foundation Review

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Editorial, Teri Behrens

The Foundation Review

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Partnerships, Paradigms, And Social-System Change, Patricia Jessup, Beverly Parsons, Marah Moore

The Foundation Review

Social systems structures stem from underlying paradigms that are made up of beliefs, perspectives, and assumptions. Changing paradigms is a powerful way to change social systems. Such change is difficult and old paradigms keep pulling systems back to their former state.

This article examines three types of partnerships that focus on these deep structures and paradigms, and that go beyond implementing a project or initiative to create fundamental, lasting change in the underlying beliefs, perspectives, and assumptions on which such systems are grounded.

The functions of each type – project focused, formal-systems-focused, and community-grounded partnerships – are identified, along with …

Building A Field: Blue Shield Of California Foundation's Strong Field Project Leaves A Legacy And Valuable Lessons, Hanh Cao Yu, Jennifer Henderson-Frakes, Lucia Corral Peña

The Foundation Review

Relatively few comprehensive evaluations have assessed the principles, elements, and impacts of philanthropic organizations’ field-building endeavors. To help fill this gap, this article shares the results of a five-year evaluation of a large-scale field-building initiative: Blue Shield of California Foundation’s Strong Field Project.

The project’s goal was to strengthen the domestic violence field by equipping it with a critical mass of diverse individuals and organizations to lead a stronger movement to end domestic violence in California. Its approach aimed to strengthen field leadership and organizations, and to create vibrant collaborative networks.

Evaluation data show that the project achieved much of …

Developing A Framework For Grant Evaluation: Integrating Accountability And Learning, Shelley Scherer

The Foundation Review

Despite broad consensus among foundations on the value of capturing grant outcomes, there is no consensus on what to evaluate and how to define success, which makes it difficult for staff and grantees to navigate and apply multiple interpretations of evaluation “best practices.”

This article presents three questions designed to help foundations develop a framework for grant evaluation that reflects their beliefs about accountability and learning, balances evaluation costs and benefits, acknowledges the diversity of grants within the foundation’s portfolio, and allows their grantees to understand the foundation’s expectations for evaluation reporting.

A key takeaway from this article, drawn from …

Enhancing Foundation Capacity: The Role Of The Senior Leadership Team, Melissa A. Berman

The Foundation Review

This article examines the issue of foundation organization design and assesses how foundation leaders might think about their organizations as institutions.

Noting that any organization structure inhabited by human beings creates silos and territorial issues, foundation leaders are increasingly using two primary mechanisms to minimize these artificial barriers and maximize collaboration: enhanced headquarters functions to help integrate across the organization, and senior leadership teams.

This article reviews the structure, roles, responsibilities, and value-add of senior leadership teams at 19 foundations. The senior leadership team plays a crucial role in foundations, functioning as an advisory group to the president and chief …

Key Ingredients For School Food Systems: An Evaluation Of The Orfalea Foundation’S School Food Initiative, Holly Carmichael Djang, Barbara Andersen, Tatiana Masters, Jan Vanslyke, Blair Beadnell

The Foundation Review

In 2007, the Orfalea Foundation launched a nine-year strategic effort aimed at empowering public school districts in California’s Santa Barbara County. The purpose was to implement food-service operations that offered nourishing meals and to create a culture that prioritized the health and wellness of children and families.

The initiative, which involved 84 schools and more than 50,000 students, assessed the capacity of the county’s school food services, including existing skill levels and equipment needs. Striving to tailor programming to specific needs, the foundation emphasized stakeholder involvement throughout the process.

The foundation took a number of steps to understand the value …

Back Matter

The Foundation Review

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Critical Team-Building Tools In Philanthropy, Ali Webb, Michael F. Bell

The Foundation Review

Using the experience of a team at a large, U.S.-based foundation over a four-year period, this article examines four essential tools for cultivating high-performing teams in the philanthropic sector.

The tools are giving and receiving feedback, the art of appreciations, organizing meetings to produce accountability, and assessing team communication styles, all applied with a racial equity lens. Use of these tools resulted in a more cohesive team that performed well when buffeted by changing priorities and substantial global problems.

The tools are likely applicable in every sector. But when used by foundations where large-scale social issues are the crux of …

Appendix - Program Officer Practice Profile - Using Implementation Science To Translate Foundation Strategy, Allison Metz, Douglas Easterling

The Foundation Review

APPENDIX Program Officer Practice Profile

The Art And Science Of Place-Based Philanthropy: Themes From A National Convening, Giannina Fehler-Cabral, Jennifer James, Hallie Preskill, Meg Long

The Foundation Review

This article shares insights and implications generated at a convening titled Is This a Better Place? The Art and Science of Place Evaluation. Participants included funders, evaluators, and community partners who came to discuss and share effective learning practices and the role of evaluation in place-based work.

Place-based work requires a long-term investment in collaborative partnerships to create, nurture, and sustain local and systemic changes. In order to support this complex work, partners have to incorporate approaches that are nimble, iterative, and responsive to the changing needs of a “place” over an initiative’s life span.

The convening produced a number …