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Special Section:
Aging Society Requires New Vision, Attitude, and Commitment from Human Services Community
A rapidly aging society in dire need of services and a network of human service providers with highly-qualified staff make for a compelling opportunity. The Alliance was able to put these two factors together and The New Age of Aging: Building Competency and Capacity in Human Services, the new five-year, $2.6 million program is the result.

Articles in this section:

2007 Alliance National Conference: Unconfirmed Rumors/Confirmed Facts
Taking place on Oct. 17-19 in Anaheim, Calif., the 2007 Alliance National Conference provides many chances for learning and networking—but is Simon Cowell in charge of entertainment?

Promises Made and Kept
Boys and Girls Country’s College and Career program helps teenage youth transition to life beyond high school and pay for their higher learning. It also goes farther helping with all other aspects of leaving “home.”

Research Provides Broad Context and Measurable Value
Martin Sinnott, president and CEO of Alliance member Kids Hope United, met with new Chapin Hall executive director Matthew Stagner to discuss innovation in child well-being.  More from this interview between Marty Sinnott and Matthew Stagner here.

Linking Year-Round Change
National Family Week, to be observed Nov. 18-24, 2007, continues more strongly on year-round movements for policy change and family-strengthening initiatives.

A House in Good Order
After four-and-one-half years as senior vice president and chief operating officer of the Alliance, Susan Dreyfus leaves the Alliance at its most successful time in history.


FEATURED COLUMNISTS

Real-World Strategies
Mass Exodus Must Prompt Fact Finding
By Valerie King, Ph.D. and David R. Jones, Esq.

Accreditation
Alliance Takes on Accreditation Process
By Bojana Stoparic

National Perspectives

Introducing The New Age of Aging
by Peter Goldberg

Fund Development:

Trends Supply Knowledge, Facts, and Power
by Bob Jones, Ph.D.

Nonprofit Law:

Good News and Bad News
by Kathryn Vanden Berk

Brand Strategies:

Lifting the Curse of the Can-Do Agency
By Anne Curley
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 



 


 



 

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