Alliance Media Center
As the largest association of private, nonprofit child- and family-serving organizations in North America, the Alliance for Children and Families is a valuable resource for information related to all facets of the nonprofit human services sector.
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Nancy Kunkler, public relations manager, 414-359-6564
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Alliance News Releases
What follows are the latest official announcements distributed to the media. A comprehensive news release archive also is available.
The Alliance for Children and Families has chosen 14 nonprofit organizations to participate in a pilot project that will explore, test, and develop an understanding of the elevation of strategy within nonprofit human service organizations. The pilot sites have been awarded a total of $2.5 million in grants.
The Alliance for Children and Families released Disruptive Forces: Driving a Human Services Revolution on Oct. 17, 2011, a report to assist the nonprofit human services sector maintain a level of high performance during the next 3-5 years, despite fiscal, political, and societal challenges.
The Alliance for Children and Families and United Neighborhood Centers of America jointly issued a new report that describes how a commission in Montana could become a model for other sates. The Montana commission is charged with reviewing community based human service provider rates, including the state’s foster care rates. It could be a model for other states that wish to avoid legal challenges and improve their foster care systems.
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News from the Alliance
The Alliance is a valuable resource for information related to all facets of the nonprofit human services sector:
- What’s New at the Alliance? News about programs and services, available resources, events, and public policy initiatives.
- News Impacting the Sector. Resources related to changes, challenges, and opportunities in the nonprofit human service sector.
- News from Alliance Members. Highlights from Alliance members across the country.



