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    Study Indicates Corn-Based Ethanol Pollutes More Than Gas

    EcoWatch Mar 6, 2022

    For years, corn-based ethanol has been mixed with the gasoline sold at gas stations across the U.S., but a recently published study has found that its carbon intensity is “likely at least 24% higher” than gas,…

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    Women Are Collaborating to Close the Global Gender Gap

    Chandler Foundation Mar 6, 2022

    Stories of Inequality “Growing up in a big city like Jakarta, I did not come face to face with gender discrimination. I was quite sheltered, and was actively taking up…

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    Supporting Children in the Midst of War in Ukraine

    Think NPC Mar 5, 2022

    All over the world – from Syria to Yemen to Nigeria to Afghanistan – we see children caught up in conflicts not of their making. Responding to the needs of…

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    The Crisis of Poverty Among Latinx Immigrant Children

    YES! Magazine Mar 5, 2022

    Shantel is a Dominican immigrant and single mother, whose 8-year-old daughter is a U.S. citizen. They have lived in New York City public housing and received financial assistance since Shantel…

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    How Arts and Culture Can Advance Equitable Communication

    ARTS Blog Mar 5, 2022

    Compassion, grace, and empathy are essential to successful communication. The words we use influence our intent, impact, actions, and reactions. At their best, words can inspire us, build bridges, and…

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    How Transportation Factors into Corporate Social Sustainability

    Smart Cities Dive Mar 5, 2022

    In recent years, we have seen a gradual progression and increased interest in sustainable business practices. For large corporations and organizations, this progression towards a more green, environmentally friendly way…

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    The Importance of Advancing Equity Crowdfunding

    Forbes Mar 4, 2022

    Hedge funds, angel investors and venture capitalists know that the way to make big money on their investments is to invest in startups before they go public. By the time most people…

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    Reimagining Farmlands with Sustainability in Mind

    The Counter Mar 4, 2022

    From above, California’s San Joaquin Valley spills out of the Sierra Nevada in a checkerboard of earth-toned farmland. It’s some of the most valuable land in the world; every year,…

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    Bolstering Gender Equity in the Seafood Industry

    The David and Lucile Packard Foundation Mar 4, 2022

    Women and gender-diverse people play a critical role in the seafood industry – 50 percent of workers that bring seafood to global markets are women according to data from the…

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    How Grocery Co-ops in New England Succeeded During COVID-19

    Shareable Mar 4, 2022

    Though a global pandemic and ease of technology has sent millions of grocery shoppers online to order from Instacart and Amazon, the most grassroots and socially connected form of grocery…

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    Insights on How to Do Better: Racial Bias in Grantmaking

    The Center for Effective Philanthropy Mar 4, 2022

    In philanthropy, research shows that race is a factor in determining which organizations get funded and at what levels. For example, a 2020 report from Echoing Green and The Bridgespan Group found…

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    The Role of Libraries in the Fight Against COVID-19

    The 74 Mar 3, 2022

    As public libraries across the nation begin handing out Covid-19 testing kits and N95 masks, librarians have become the latest frontline workers. Melanie Huggins, president of the Public Library Association,…

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