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February 7, 2012 - Video
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National Juvenile Defender Center, 2012 MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions

National Juvenile Defender Center, a recipient of the 2012 MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions, works on multiple fronts to bring capable legal counsel to children in the nation's juvenile justice system.

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February 7, 2012 - Video
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Conservation Strategy Fund, 2012 MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions

Conservation Strategy Fund, a recipient of the 2012 MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions, trains local environmental leaders to use conservation economics to protect nature and encourage sustainable development.

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February 7, 2012 - Video
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Center for Responsible Lending, 2012 MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions

Center for Responsible Lending, a recipient of the 2012 MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions, researches and publicizes predatory lending practices to advance reforms that help ordinary Americans.

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November 1, 2011 - Publication

Grantee Hosts Bipartisan Budget Forum

The Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, recipient of the MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions, hosted the forum on how the federal government can avoid budget catastrophe, featuring theoretical and modeling work supported by the Foundation. Read More
September 23, 2011 - From the field

New Data Show Logjam in Chicago Area Foreclosures

According to MacArthur grantee the Woodstock Institute, Chicago region foreclosures are taking longer to complete in 2011 than in 2010. Read More
March 31, 2011 - From the field

Grantee Leads Effort to Improve Accountability of Police Officers

The Institute for Security and Democracy formalized agreements with the Mexican state governments of Baja California and Nuevo León for ongoing monitoring of police performance. Read More
February 10, 2011 - Publication

Completed Foreclosure Auctions Increase in Cook County

A new report by the MacArthur-supported Woodstock Institute finds that foreclosures continue to rise from the fourth quarter of 2010 to the first quarter of 2011. Read More
February 1, 2011 - Publication

Ownership of Vacant Homes in Foreclosure Process Often Unclear, Poorly Maintained

New research from the Woodstock Institute finds that the ownership of vacant homes in the foreclosure process is often unclear, and they are likely to be poorly maintained. Read More

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    Crisis Action

    London, United Kingdom
    2012

    $750,000 To strengthen civil society and governments' conflict prevention response and protect civilians from gross human rights abuses.

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    The Moth

    New York, New York
    2012

    $750,000 In institutional support.

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    Conservation Strategy Fund

    Sebastopol, California
    2012

    $750,000 In institutional support.

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