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Mario Marino
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Working in the Shadows
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January 23, 2011

Nonprofits Awarded as Models for Effectiveness

So-called geniuses are not the only shining examples of creativity and effectiveness positioned by MacArthur Foundation grants. Annually some other nonprofits are selected to receive finanical awards for having come up with solutions to some pretty big problems

Check-out the Wall Street Journal for this year's examples of nonprofits that they believe have proven themselves effective in their problem solving.

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