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From higher-paying minimum wage jobs to missing teachers, students have a lot of reasons to skip school.

On August 1, 2023, the Rural Opportunity and Development Sessions (ROADS) hosted a hybrid in-person and virtual event from the Reservoir Center for Water Solutions in Washington, DC, as part of the larger ROADS…

An analysis of anti-abortion rights groups in the US shows that while some specifically turn to Christianity to explain their positions, others are looking at broader, human rights arguments.

Disability Victory will start training the first cohort of disabled people who want to run for office in early 2024.

Sixty percent of public schools said they were partnering with community organizations to provide non-educational services, up from 45 percent a year earlier in 2022. The services include access to medical, dental, and mental health providers as well as social workers.

As climate-driven deaths rise worldwide, a report finds only 23 percent of countries use climate data to inform their public health strategies.

Here are three reasons this type of support is an important part of corporate nonprofit partnerships.

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The COVID-19 pandemic showed how vulnerable local food systems in the United States are to unforeseen climate shocks. Local data can help inform conversations about racial equity, climate risk, agricultural production, and food security.

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When we embark upon what’s known in the nonprofit world as “donation season,” chances are that your organization thinks about putting together a fundraising video or other media that demonstrates…

Although the idea of participatory grantmaking is relatively new, community-driven giving practices have been around for a long time, including the mutual aid networks established by Black communities in the…