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    A National Effort to End Homelessness in America

    Ending Homelessness Nov 1, 2021

    Secretary Fudge, with support from other members of the Biden-Harris Administration, launched House America: an all hands on deck effort to address the nation’s homelessness crisis. House America calls upon state and local…

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    Philanthropy Helps to Support Refugee-centered Leadership

    Stanford Social Innovation Review

    As tens of thousands of Afghans have been forced to flee their country over the last few months, I’ve been listening to Afghans in the United States, worrying both for…

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    Cities Need to Think Holistically to Get to Net Zero

    Smart Cities Dive

    The City of Boston recently made headlines for an ambitious plan to mandate all new city-owned buildings to be carbon neutral, part of a wider plan for the city to achieve net zero status by…

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    The Future of Food Waste Reduction Can Be Collaborative [Video]

    GreenBiz

    Dana Gunders says there are more and more partnerships developing to address food waste. NextCourse recently did a project with the Climate Collaborative, which is helping natural foods retailers implement…

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    Mental Health Treatment with Dignity

    City Journal

    Today’s jails hold a disproportionate number of offenders with mental illnesses. As Stephen Eide has noted, these individuals often stay in jail far longer than typical inmates, which increases the likelihood…

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    Listening to Their Voices: Pace Girls Lead Efforts to Help Advance Equity and Program Impact

    Pace Center for Girls Nov 1, 2021

    Part two in a three part series. Read part one. In recent years, there has been a growing push for nonprofits to move to a participatory feedback model. But what…

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    The Benefits of Long-Term Philanthropic Relationships

    Philanthropy News Digest Nov 1, 2021

    Every foundation wants a nonprofit partner that shares in and will deliver on its mission. Every nonprofit wants to engage a funder that is willing to collaborate and help them…

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    Education Is Changing and School Absences Are On The Rise

    The 74 Nov 1, 2021

    October was the month we started to better understand how the 2020 pivot to remote instruction, and the subsequent fight to keep classrooms open amid COVID and the Delta variant,…

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    Getting Rid of Pollution Can Quickly Improve Public Health

    Grist

    After decades of steadily declining, air pollution is once again on the rise in the United States. Between 2016 and 2018, pollution of fine particulate matter — tiny particles that…

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    Why We Need Local Journalism

    City Journal

    Last year, you wrote The Forgotten, a book about the role that Luzerne County, Pa., played in the 2016 election. What should we know about places like Luzerne ahead of…

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    The Harms of Prison Poverty

    Prison Policy Initiative Oct 31, 2021

    How much does it cost to take care of basic needs in prison? Our research team at New York University’s Prison Education Program set out to find an answer to…

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    The Racial Wealth Gap is a Growth Capital Problem

    Local Initiatives Support Corporation Oct 31, 2021

    Yes, startups led by Black, Indigenous and people of color-owned need growth capital. But meeting the growth and operating capital needs of established BIPOC businesses is also key to closing…

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