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  • Power Outages Leave Poor Communities in the Dark Longer

    The Conversation Feb 9, 2024

    Researchers tracked power outages after 8 major storms to see how wealth corresponded to recovery time.

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  • How Philanthropy Can Empower Local Organizations and Local Solutions

    Stanford Social Innovation Review Feb 9, 2024

    How philanthropists can learn to better partner with locally led organizations.

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  • How Philanthropy Can Help Advance Black-led Change

    Nonprofit Quarterly Feb 9, 2024

    We believe that Black people hold the solutions that can set us all free. Since May 2020, we have lived through a changing world of hope, tragedy, resilience, and possibility. Today, we share with you the realization of a historical uprising: Minnesota’s first Black community foundation, the Black…

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  • Working With Indigenous Communities Will Help Lessen Costs of Green Projects

    Grist Feb 9, 2024

    “If you’re going to develop energy in the U.S.you’ve got to do it with the support of tribal communities.”…

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  • The Importance of Meeting the Needs Of Neurodivergent Students

    Chalkbeat Feb 9, 2024

    Here’s what could help fill the gaps between what school districts can provide and what some students with disabilities need to thrive, writes Amy Mackin.

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  • Tools Can Help Find Effective Messaging for Climate Action

    Futurity Feb 8, 2024

    Researchers have created a web-based tool that could help policymakers and advocates tailor messages spurring action on climate change.

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  • Improving Philanthropic Practice by Prioritizing Reflection & Learning

    National Center for Family Philanthropy Feb 8, 2024

    Family philanthropy done well can achieve lasting and meaningful change in the world and within the families themselves. To be effective, NCFP believes funders must employ four principles: accountability, equity, relationships,…

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  • Foundations on the Hill: Understand and Participate in the Political Process

    Exponent Philanthropy Feb 8, 2024

    Policymakers never stop working, so it’s always the right time to engage legislators and officials. Your presence ensures policymakers hear your concerns, while absence might lead to them overlooking your…

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  • Black Communities Are Using Mapping To Document And Restore A Sense Of Place

    The Conversation Feb 5, 2024

    Black activists have long used maps to help illustrate their communities’ history and to document historical injustices.

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  • Mental Health Services For Students Are Necessary and Helpful

    EdSurge Feb 5, 2024

    A few years on from district-wide remote learning spurred by the coronavirus pandemic, Principal Darren A. Cole-Ochoa has observed the students at …

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  • Backlash To Transgender Health Care Isn’t New − But The Faulty Science Used To Justify It Has Changed To Meet The Times

    The Conversation Feb 5, 2024

    In the past century, there have been three waves of opposition to transgender health care. In 1933, when the Nazis rose to power, they cracked down on transgender medical research…

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  • The Threat of Misdiagnosis For Women and Minorities

    The19th Feb 5, 2024

    Women and people of color are more likely than White men to experience a misdiagnosis, which can lead to deadly outcomes.

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