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PubHub: Sharing Knowledge to Build a Better World

Welcome to PubHub, your source for foundation-sponsored reports. Search our online catalog of annotated links to 4,403 research reports, case studies, issue briefs, literature reviews, and annual reports published or funded by U.S. foundations. Learn more about PubHub»

Featured Topic: Philanthropy and Voluntarism

The Strong Field Framework: A Guide and Toolkit for Funders and Nonprofits Committed to Large-Scale Impact
James Irvine Foundation
June 2009
Breakthroughs in Shared Measurement and Social Impact
FSG Social Impact Advisors
July 2009
Scaling What Works: Implications for Philanthropists, Policymakers, and Nonprofit Leaders
Edna McConnell Clark Foundation; Bridgespan Group
April 2009
The Organization-First Approach: How Programs Crowd Out Community
Harwood Institute for Public Innovation
March 2009

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Health Problems Heat Up: Climate Change and the Public's Health
Trust for America's Health

Published: October 2009

Examines the health effects of climate change, the needed public health response, concerns for communities at high risk, and state planning and funding for climate change assessments and strategies. Makes federal, state, and local policy recommendations.


Funder(s): Pew Charitable Trusts
Related Organization(s): Pew Environment Group
Subject(s): Environment; Environment, Global Climate Change; Health, Public Health
Publication Type: Research Report


PubHub Link (60 pages; 882KB; PDF)

California's Budget Crisis
Blue Sky Consulting Group

Published: October 2009

Explains the economic and political contexts of the state's 2009-10 budget crisis, including a shift in decision making from the local to the state level. Outlines budget reform efforts and compares tax rates and expenditures with those of other states.


Funder(s): Blue Shield of California Foundation
Subject(s): Public Affairs; Public Affairs, Tax Reform/Legislation; Public Affairs, Electoral Reform
Publication Type: Issue Brief


PubHub Link (12 pages; 162KB; PDF)

Votes Count: Legislative Action on Pre-K Fiscal Year 2010
Pre-K Now

Published: October 2009

Examines changes in state legislatures' budgets for pre-kindergarten programs and highlights trends in high-quality pre-K policy making and funding strategies in the face of budget shortfalls. Includes state-by-state budget and policy summaries.


Funder(s): Pew Charitable Trusts
Related Organization(s): Pew Center on the States
Subject(s): Children and Youth; Children and Youth, Early Childhood; Public Affairs
Publication Type: Research Report


PubHub Link (28 pages; 1.38MB; PDF)

Health Affairs/RWJF Policy Brief: Health Insurance Reforms
Health Affairs; Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Published: October 2009

Summarizes proposals to broaden federal regulation of private health insurance to prevent rescission and discrimination based on health status or preexisting conditions. Outlines arguments for and against them as well as oversight and enforcement issues.


Funder(s): Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Subject(s): Health; Health, Health Insurance/Coverage; Health, Healthcare Access/Reform
Publication Type: Issue Brief


PubHub Link (8 pages; 616KB; PDF)

College Sports 101: A Primer on Money, Athletics, and Higher Education in the 21st Century
Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics

Published: October 2009

Provides an overview of trends in college sports in terms of expenses, revenues, construction, cost containment, Title IX and Olympic sports, commercialism, and links between donations and prospective students and between athletics success and revenue.


Funder(s): John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Subject(s): Athletics/Sports; Higher Education
Publication Type: Research Report


PubHub Link (21 pages; 297KB; HTML)

On the Cusp of Change: Health Information Technology in the United States, 2009
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; Institute for Health Policy at Massachusetts General Hospital; George Washington University Medical Center

DesRoches, Catherine M.; Ashish K. Jha
Published: October 2009

Examines the state of electronic health records (EHR) adoption in U.S. hospitals generally and in safety-net hospitals, changes in state and federal policies, links between EHR adoption and quality metrics, and implications for healthcare disparities.


Funder(s): Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Related Organization(s): George Washington University Medical Center, Institute for Health Policy at Massachusetts General Hospital
Subject(s): Health; Science/Technology; Science/Technology, Internet
Publication Type: Research Report


PubHub Link (102 pages; 2.26MB; PDF)

Improving Medicaid Managed Care for Youth With Serious Behavioral Health Needs: A Quality Improvement Toolkit
Center for Health Care Strategies

Allen, Kamala D.; Sheila A. Pires
Published: September 2009

Profiles successful initiatives by Medicaid managed care organizations in a collaboration to implement systems of care emphasizing early identification, coordination and management, and various services and supports in the least restrictive settings.


Funder(s): Annie E. Casey Foundation
Subject(s): Health; Health, Mental Health; Children and Youth
Publication Type: Toolkit


PubHub Link (42 pages; 689KB; PDF)

Strengthening Community Colleges' Influence on Economic Mobility
Pew Charitable Trusts

Furchtgott-Roth, Diana; Louis Jacobson; Christine G. Mokher
Published: October 2009

Examines the role of community colleges in enhancing upward mobility. Compares family incomes of community college and four-year college students and incomes by degree attained. Recommends ways to help more students obtain degrees in high-earning fields.


Funder(s): Pew Charitable Trusts
Related Organization(s): American Enterprise Institute, Brookings Institution, Economic Mobility Project, Heritage Foundation, Urban Institute
Subject(s): Higher Education; Higher Education, Access/Cost; Social Science, Workforce/Labor Issues
Publication Type: Research Report


PubHub Link (43 pages; 1.0MB; PDF)

Cereal FACTS: Evaluating the Nutrition Quality and Marketing of Children's Cereals
Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity

Harris, Jennifer L.
Published: October 2009

Evaluates cereal companies' marketing practices in 2008-09, immediately before and after full implementation of their pledges to reduce unhealthy marketing to children. Ranks brands with combined scores for nutrition quality and marketing exposure.


Funder(s): Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Rudd Foundation
Subject(s): Health; Children and Youth; Science/Technology, Internet
Publication Type: Research Report


PubHub Link (102 pages; 3.70MB; PDF)

Report on the Status of Payday Lending in California
Public Interest Law Firm

Cook, Leslie; Kyra Kazantzis; Melissa Morris; James Zahradka
Published: October 2009

Provides an overview of storefront and Internet payday lending in California, its effects, state and federal laws and regulations, and reform efforts. Includes recommendations for state and local policy, banking access, and consumer education.


Funder(s): Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Subject(s): Public Affairs; Community Improvement/Development; Minorities
Publication Type: Research Report


PubHub Link (43 pages; 1.06MB; PDF)

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