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February 16, 2012 - Grantee Profile
Albertine Rift Conservation Society, 2012 MacArthur Award for Creative & Effective Institutions
Albertine Rift Conservation Society fights to preserve biodiversity in the Albertine Rift.
February 16, 2012 - Grantee Profile
Business and Professional People for the Public Interest, 2012 MacArthur Award for Creative & Effective Institutions
BPI works to address some of the Chicago area’s most pressing social justice challenges.
February 16, 2012 - Grantee Profile
Carnegie Moscow Center, 2012 MacArthur Award for Creative & Effective Institutions
The Carnegie Moscow Center provides an invaluable platform for open debate of key issues in a society at a crossroads.
February 16, 2012 - Grantee Profile
Center for Investigative Reporting, 2012 MacArthur Award for Creative & Effective Institutions
Center for Investigative Reporting produces and disseminates compelling multimedia stories to engage the public and spark policy change.
February 16, 2012 - Grantee Profile
Center for Responsible Lending, 2012 MacArthur Award for Creative & Effective Institutions
Center for Responsible Lending researches and publicizes predatory lending practices to advance reforms that help ordinary Americans.
February 16, 2012 - Grantee Profile
Community Investment Corporation, 2012 MacArthur Award for Creative & Effective Institutions
Community Investment Corporation supports owners and operators of multifamily rental properties to help stabilize communities in Chicago.
February 16, 2012 - Grantee Profile
Conservation Strategy Fund, 2012 MacArthur Award for Creative & Effective Institutions
Conservation Strategy Fund trains local environmental leaders to use conservation economics to protect nature and encourage sustainable development.
February 16, 2012 - Grantee Profile
Crisis Action, 2012 MacArthur Award for Creative & Effective Institutions
Crisis Action works behind the scenes with civil society organizations to develop strategies that inform policymakers about how to stop conflict and protect civilians on the ground.
February 16, 2012 - Grantee Profile
Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy at New York University, 2012 MacArthur Award for Creative & Effective Institutions
The Furman Center spurs thoughtful discussion and reform by arming policymakers with critical analysis and research-driven policy recommendations.
February 16, 2012 - Grantee Profile
Girls' Power Initiative, 2012 MacArthur Award for Creative & Effective Institutions
Girls’ Power Initiative works to empower and educate adolescent girls about their sexual and reproductive health and human rights.
February 16, 2012 - Grantee Profile
International Center for Not-For-Profit Law, 2012 MacArthur Award for Creative & Effective Institutions
International Center for Not-for-Profit Law monitors and improves the legal environment for civil society worldwide.
February 16, 2012 - Grantee Profile
Moscow Helsinki Group, 2012 MacArthur Award for Creative & Effective Institutions
Moscow Helsinki Group conducts advocacy, compiles reports, and trains activists to improve human rights in Russia.
February 16, 2012 - Grantee Profile
National Juvenile Defender Center, 2012 MacArthur Award for Creative & Effective Institutions
National Juvenile Defender Center works on multiple fronts to bring capable legal counsel to children in the nation’s juvenile justice system.
February 16, 2012 - Grantee Profile
Red Nacional de Derechos Humanos (Red TDT), 2012 MacArthur Award for Creative & Effective Institutions
Monitoring and documenting human rights abuses in Mexico to raise awareness of human rights violations nationally and internationally.
February 16, 2012 - Grantee Profile
The Moth, 2012 MacArthur Award for Creative & Effective Institutions
The Moth supports the art and craft of storytelling to foster meaningful communication in today’s society.