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  • What is Fentanyl and Why is it Behind the Deadly Surge in US Drug Overdoses?

    The Conversation May 10, 2022

    Buying drugs on the street is a game of Russian roulette. From Xanax to cocaine, drugs or counterfeit pills purchased in nonmedical settings may contain life-threatening amounts of fentanyl. Physicians…

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  • Understanding the Intricacies of Nonprofit Growth

    Blue Avocado May 10, 2022

    We have been talking about the Overhead Myth and the Nonprofit Starvation Cycle for many years, but there has been only modest progress on donor demands that result in underinvestment…

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  • How Philanthropy Can Move Forward in Transformative Ways

    Justice Funders May 9, 2022

    Like all other forms of wealth in the United States, philanthropic wealth can be directly traced back to industries that relied on economic practices of extraction and exploitation, such as…

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  • How Philanthropy is Changing Since COVID-19

    PhilanTopic May 9, 2022

    When the pandemic hit, organizations had to adapt their fundraising and outreach efforts. It was no longer possible to bring people together for in-person events or rely on the same…

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  • Harassment for Female Journalists is Becoming Normalized

    NiemanLab May 9, 2022

    While journalists, especially broadcast journalists, have been trained to keep going no matter what and to not make themselves the story, a new study finds that women journalists also see…

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  • A Path Forward for Public Education: A Conversation with Color of Change

    Color of Change, Raikes Foundation, Giving Compass May 9, 2022

    Young people today are facing enormous challenges from the impact of the pandemic, resulting in significant educational needs to support their academic, social and emotional well-being and success. But schools…

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    Serving Older Adults Experiencing Homelessness

    National Alliance to End Homelessness May 9, 2022

    Researchers have warned that the number of older adults (age 55 and above) will increase in the unsheltered and sheltered homeless population over the next decade unless policymakers take significant action to…

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    Tiny Homes and Housing Challenges

    National Alliance to End Homelessness May 9, 2022

    There are two things that we know to be certain about homelessness: Someone who has a home is not homeless. The United States has a major affordable housing crisis. While…

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  • The Impact of Sunscreen on Coral Reef Health

    Futurity May 9, 2022

    The sunscreens on coral reef-exploring tourists often contain a component that may speed up the death of the endangered ecosystems. New findings in the journal Science indicate how this happens. The work…

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  • Discrepancies in Dental Care for Adults in Rural America

    The Rural Blog May 8, 2022

    Dentists were forced to shut down during the early months of the pandemic, leaving Americans unable to get appointments for routine dental care. But even before the pandemic, nearly half…

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  • A Helpful Guide for Demographic Data Collection

    PEAK Grantmaking May 8, 2022

    Many of us, whether trained evaluators, researchers, program staff or volunteers, have never questioned how or why we collect (or perhaps fail to collect) demographic data. This type of data…

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  • Christian Nationalism Is a Barrier to Mass Vaccination Against COVID-19

    The Conversation May 8, 2022

    While the majority of Americans either intend to get the COVID-19 vaccine or have already received their shots, getting white evangelicals to vaccination sites may prove more of a challenge…

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