Archive for the ‘Strategies’ Category

New Partnership to Create Summer Jobs for Jacksonville Low-Income Teenagers

April 2nd, 2012

Up to 100 low-income teens in Jacksonville could have paying jobs thsi summer thanks to a new collaboration of nonprofits and businesses supported by the Jessie Ball duPont Fund. More»

Fund Aids Resident-Led Revitalization In Wilmington-Area Neighborhoods

February 20th, 2012

In Edgemoor Gardens, a once-dilapidated 1940s-era neighborhood on the outskirts of Wilmington, Delaware, the Jessie Ball duPont Fund is partnering with the University of Delaware and the Federal Home Loan Bank to support resident-led revitalization efforts. More»

Florida’s Proposed Changes To Medicaid Long-Term Care Raise Questions

January 18th, 2012

As the State of Florida waits for federal approval of the its revamped Medicaid plan, questions abound about those changes will impact the 84,000 Floridians now receiving some form of long-term care. More»

Understanding the Significant Changes Looming for Florida Medicaid in 2012

December 7th, 2011

Two new briefing papers by the Health Policy Institute at Georgetown University shed light on the dramatic changes that could be coming to Florida’s Medicaid program in 2012. More»

Briefing #2 – Proposed Premiums for Children & Families

December 6th, 2011

Briefing #1 – Florida Medicaid in 2012

December 6th, 2011

Why PRIs? Understanding the Investment and the Fund’s Strategy

October 27th, 2011

The Jessie Ball duPont Fund explains its decision to make program related investments and offers a primer on PRIs. More»

Jessie Ball duPont Fund Invests $2 M in Affordable Rental Housing for Duval

October 27th, 2011

The Jessie Ball duPont Fund will invest $2 million in efforts to develop and preserve affordable rental housing for low-income individuals and families in Duval County, Florida, through a Program Related Investment. More»

Convening Helps Alabama Leaders Build Relationships to Aid Tornado Recovery

August 3rd, 2011

The Jessie Ball duPont Fund and Alabama Giving convened an array of national experts and Alabama leaders to build relationships that will aid the state in recovering from the devastation caused by the April tornadoes. More»

From Idea to Implementation: Driving Energy Conservation on the Campus

June 26th, 2011

Reducing energy consumption on college campuses is good for the environment, good for the students and good for the bottom line.

Two years into a Jessie Ball duPont Fund initiative, representatives of three dozen colleges share what they have learned as they work to reduce their carbon footprint. More»