William Penn Foundation - Is Philadelphia's Leading Philanthropy Back on Track?

For nearly 70 years, the William Penn Foundation has been a philanthropic giant in the Philadelphia area, leading efforts in the arts, environment and education. While the foundation is largely seen as an effective institution, recent changes in leadership and strategy have challenged the foundation's values of transparency and equity. Encouragingly, William Penn has signaled a renewed commitment to advocacy and organizing that engages affected communities. But there's much work to be done before William Penn is the proactive civic leader its constituents need it to be -- one that breaks through the major problems facing Philadelphia and its underserved communities

Leveraging Limited Dollars: How Grantmakers Achieve Tangible Benefits by Funding Policy and Community Engagement

Highlights findings from seven reports analyzing community and taxpayer benefits and other impacts of grant dollars invested in policy and civic engagement in thirteen states, successful strategies, and best practices. Includes grantmaker profiles

Nothing Great Is Easy

A solo exhibition of 13 pieces of art work. Nothing Great is Easy is an exhibition of sculpture, film, drawing and photography that proposes reconstructed narratives using the sport of swimming and in particular the collective interaction and identity of the channel swimmer. The work utilises the processes, rituals/rules, language and the apparatus of sport. “Nothing great is easy” are the words on the memorial to Captain Matthew Webb who was the first man to swim the English channel in 1875

Karakteristik Dan Kebutuhan Pasien Diabetes Mellitus Tipe Ii Di Apotek Ubaya Terhadap Layanan Residensial (Home Care) Serta Pengaruh Layanan Tersebut Pada Penatalaksanaan Penyakit Diabetes Mellitus

Diabetes Mellitus (DM) merupakan penyakit kronis yang treatable dan penatalaksanaannya membutuhkan kerjasama dari berbagai pihak (dokter, farmasis, perawat dan penderita/ keluarganya). Farmasis di apotek memiliki kesempatan lebih besar karena penderita diabetes merupakan pelanggan tetap di apotek. Pelayanan kefarmasian dengan acuan Pharmaceutical Care memberikan kesempatan kepada farmasis untuk berperan dalam penatalaksanaan diabetes mellitus sesuai Standar Pelayanan Kefarmasian di Apotek. Pada kelompok pasien tertentu, akses dengan farmasis di apotek terhambat antara lain karena faktor usia, progresivitas penyakit, regimen terapi yang kompleks dan tidak patuh terhadap pengobatan. Hal ini menjadi tantangan atas tersedianya layanan residensial (home care) sebagai bentuk layanan Pharmaceutical Care dalam penatalaksanaan DM. Penelitian ini dilakukan secara sequential dengan menggunakan metode penelitian kualitatif kemudian dilanjutkan dengan penelitian kuantitatif yang dilakukan pada setting di komunitas yaitu Apotek Ubaya dengan purposive sampling berdasarkan data Patient Medication Records (PMRs). Partisipan dibagi dalam dua kelompok secara acak, yaitu kelompok treatment yang mendapat intervensi dan kelompok control yang tidak mendapat intervensi. Intervensi yang diberikan adalah layanan residensial (home care). Dalam penatalaksanaan DM, pasien dipengaruhi oleh kemampuannya (mandiri, mandiri tapi bergantung pada orang lain, tidak mandiri), harapannya (mampu mengontrol gula darah dan mencegah komplikasi), ketakutannya (bergantung obat, butuh biaya, dan komplikasi penyakitnya). Penelitian ini memberikan hasil bahwa layanan residensial memberikan peningkatan knowledge yang signifikan pada kelompok treatment dibandingkan terhadap kelompok control dengan p value= 0,003 dan penurunan level HbA1c yang signifikan dengan p value= 0,025. Layanan residensial meningkatkan kemampuan penderita terhadap penatalaksanaan penyakitnya, sehingga berdampak tercapainya kontrol gula darah yang optimal, mencegah komplikasi dan meningkatkan kualitas hidup penderita

Disentangling the Epistemic Failings of the 2008 Financial Crisis

I argue that epistemic failings are a significant and underappreciated moral hazard in the financial services industry. I argue further that an analysis of these epistemic failings and their means of redress is best developed by identifying policies and procedures that are likely to facilitate good judgment. These policies and procedures are “best epistemic practices.” I explain how best epistemic practices support good reasoning, thereby facilitating accurate judgments about risk and reward. Failures to promote and adhere to best epistemic practices contributed to the 2008 financial crisis. I identify and discuss some of the ways in which best epistemic practices were violated in the events that led to the crisis, with a focus on the role of the credit rating agencies. I go on to discuss some of the ways in which these failings have been redressed. I conclude by observing how proactive regulation for best epistemic practices might help us to anticipate and avoid future crises