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Social Compact Begins CEO Search

Chief Executive Officer Position Summary


Social Compact, Inc. - Washington, D.C.

Social Compact is seeking a Chief Executive Officer to move a ground-breaking organization to its next level of success.  The right candidate will be an experienced leader and an accomplished social entrepreneur with a record of success in fund raising, business development, building effective organizations, management of high performing teams and…

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Fill Out Your Census Forms!

April is almost here. It is a month for pouring rain, playing pranks, painting eggs, and paying taxes. But since this is a year ending in zero that means it’s also time for one more thing, filling out your Census.

It costs no money and takes a trifling amount of time, but it helps to determine how well represented your community is in government, how over $400 billion in federal funding…

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Social Compact Launches Exciting New Online Tool in Washington DC

Social Compact announced today the launch of its Washington, DC-based ‘CityDNA,’ a new easy-to-use web-based system that will serve as a one-stop-shop for visualizing and analyzing local market data. CityDNA aims to help local governments, investors and community groups understand and respond to the unique market characteristics of their communities.

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NPR’s Morning Edition: Recession Adds To Hurdles Facing U.S. Census

The 2010 U.S. Census is fast approaching and, according to this story from NPR’s Morning Edition, the recession will make it even harder for the government to make an accurate count. The decennial count directly impacts the yearly allocation of more than $200 billion in federal funding to states, cities, and municipalities. Unfortunately, many people affected by foreclosures or job loss are in transitory living arrangements and are harder than ever to track down. Furthermore, Labor Department data show that traditionally harder-to-count minority groups, such as Latinos and African Americans,…

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Healthy Food Access Report Released

Food Deserts Presentation

Citing Social Compact’s DrillDown reports, PolicyLink and The Food Trust release a comprehensive healthy food access report.

PolicyLink and The Food Trust are pleased today to release “The Grocery Gap: Who Has Access to Healthy Food and Why It Matters” –…

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Study Finds 825,000 Adults In New York City Do Not Have Bank Or Credit Union Accounts

The New York Department of Consumer Affairs commissioned the Social Compact to provide analytical estimates of the banking patterns of New Yorkers. After receiving the Social Compacts report, the Department issued the following press release.

 

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Kay Sarlin/Elizabeth Miller, (212) 487-4283
   
   
MORE THAN 825,000 ADULTS IN NEW YORK CITY DO NOT HAVE BANK OR CREDIT UNION ACCOUNTS ACCORDING TO NEW CITYWIDE STUDY

Commissioner Mintz Kicks Off Citywide Outreach Campaign to Enroll Unbanked New Yorkers into NYC SafeStart Bank Accounts

Department of Consumer…

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Hearing on Census Data and Its Use In Federal Funding

On July 9, Social Compact director of external relations, Jamie Alderslade, submitted oral testimony to the House Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives. The Subcommittee held a hearing on “Census Data and Its Use in Federal Formula Funding.”

Alderslade, along with Mayor Carty Finkbeiner of Toledo, OH, Mayor Robert Bowser of East Orange, New Jersey, and, Arturo Vargas, Executive Director of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials, presented testimony…

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Nonprofit counts Census errors

 

The Census Bureau is reporting an exodus from suburbs, but the numbers are just estimates. A non-profit called Social Compact is finding a lot…

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