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Women Earn 10% Less Than Men in America's Public Sector, Analysis Shows
The Guardian | READ STORY
Although women hold half of all state and federal service jobs, they make 10% less than men in the public sector, according to an analysis of government documents obtained through freedom of information requests by an investigative non-profit. The analysis by the Contently Foundation, a non-profit for investigative journalism, found that women earn 10% less median income than men in the public sector. The employee earnings records also show that 73% of government workers making $100,000 or more each year are men.
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'World's Richest 1% Get 82% of the Wealth', Says Oxfam
Oxfam | READ STORY
The gap between the super rich and the rest of the world widened last year as wealth continued to be owned by a small minority, Oxfam has claimed. As reported in the BBC, some 82% of money generated last year went to the richest 1% of the global population while the poorest half saw no increase at all, the charity said.
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Visualizing a Warmer World: 10 Maps of Climate Vulnerability
World Resources Institute |
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The climate disasters that made headlines in 2017 — monster hurricanes, devastating floods and unprecedented drought — will become commonplace in the coming decades as climate change intensifies. Decision-makers from urban planners to corporate executives are grappling with how best to adapt. Should city officials in the Caribbean update building codes to climate-proof infrastructure against storm surges, or move to higher ground? Should farmers in sub-Saharan Africa adopt more efficient irrigation, or switch to climate-resilient seeds?
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A Powerful Map Promises to Help Cities Keep Streets Free
City Lab | READ STORY
The National Association of City Transportation Officials and the nonprofit Open Transport Partnership launched a new open data standard and digital platform for mapping and sharing city streets. It might sound wonky, but the implications are big: SharedStreets brings public agencies, private companies, and civic hackers onto the same page, with the collective goal of creating safer, more efficient, and democratic transportation networks.
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Majorities Say Government Does Too Little for Older People, the Poor and the Middle Class
Pew Research Center | READ STORY
Majorities of Americans say the federal government does not provide enough help for older people (65%), poor people (62%) and the middle class (61%). By contrast, nearly two-thirds (64%) say the government provides too much help for wealthy people. The national survey by Pew Research Center, conducted Jan. 10-15 among 1,503 adults, finds that views on government help for the poor, the middle class and the wealthy – as well as for older people – have changed little in recent years. This is the first time this series has included a question about younger people.
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Where Corruption is Raging Around the World
Forbes | READ STORY
Transparency International released its 2017 Corruption Perceptions Index recently, finding that most countries around the world are making little or no progress in ending corruption. 180 countries and territories were ranked on perceived public sector corruption on a scale of 0 to 100. The ones scoring 50 or lower have serious problems while countries closer to 100 are successfully preventing foul play in their public sectors. All in all, more than two-thirds of countries scored below 50 and the average global score was 43.
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The registration pages for the 2018 NACDEP or CDS Conferences should be posted soon. NACDEP is June 10-13 in Cleveland and CDS is July 22-25 in Detroit.
Our Montana Small Business Webinar Series continues through the spring with a great line-up of presenters. Information on how to connect to the FREE webinars, our past webinar archives, downloadable files, list serve subscription and future webinar series information is posted here.
Paul Lachapelle
MSU Community Development Specialist
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2018 National Interagency Community Reinvestment Conference
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March 18-21, 2018
Miami, Florida
Sponsor: Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
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2018 Building Active Communities Initiative
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Workshop: May 8-10, 2018
Livingston, Montana
Building Active Communities Initiative (BACI)
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2018 NACDEP Conference
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June 10-13, 2018
Cleveland, Ohio
Sponsor: NACDEP
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2018 Community Development Society Conference
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July 22-25, 2018
Detroit, Michigan
Sponsor: Community Development Society
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Awards for Faculty
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Deadline: April 11
Funder: National Endowment for the Humanities
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PEPFAR Small Grants Program 2018 Capacity Building
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Deadline: April 30
Funder: U.S. Mission to Lesotho
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Health Services and Economic Research on the Prevention and Treatment of Drug, Alcohol, and Tobacco Abuse
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Deadline: May 7
Funder: Department of Health and Human Services
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Community Facilities Programs
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Deadline: Ongoing
Funder: Rural Development, USDA
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International Bioethics Research Training Program
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Deadline: May 17
Funder: Department of Health and Human Services
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History and the Future: All Aboard Center for Community Development to Take Over Arvest Building
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The Morning Sun, February 28
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The Dharma of Community Development: Mayor Sees Role as Activating Others
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The Daily Yonder, February 28
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CSUN Launches Clinics to Help Veterans with their Taxes in Collaboration with Citi Community Development
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Business Wire, February 28
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The Math Behind a Localized Approach to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
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Next City, February 28
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Montana And Idaho Community Development Corporation Invests In Wyoming
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Wyoming Public Media, February 28
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Montana’s ‘Dark Money’ Enforcement, laws Still in Court
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KTVH, February 28
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Ovando Nominated for Community of the Year
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Seely Swan Pathfinder, February 28
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Montana View: VISTA Volunteers Do Much for the State
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Montana Standard,
February 28
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