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    Leveraging the Power of Networks in the Digital World

    Independent Sector Aug 13, 2021

    Unfinished is a network of networks bringing together the collective efforts of partners to strengthen our civic life in the digital age. Launched in 2020, Unfinished is part social enterprise, part…

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    Public Health Measures Are Changing in San Fransisco

    Smart Cities Dive Aug 13, 2021

    San Francisco will require businesses in high-contact indoor settings, including bars, restaurants, clubs, theaters and entertainment venues, to require proof of full vaccination from customers and employees to allow them…

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    Democracy Only Works With Participation

    Global Citizen

    More than 60,000 Global Citizens in New York’s Central Park were personally asked to vote by two highly influential women — Cardi B and Michelle Obama. Cardi B ended her…

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    The Disturbing History of How Conservatorships Were Used to Exploit, Swindle Native Americans

    The Conversation Aug 13, 2021

    Pop singer Britney Spears’ quest to end the conservatorship that handed control over her finances and health care to her father demonstrates the double-edged sword of putting people under the…

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    The Root Causes of the Increase in Unaccompanied Children at the Border

    Save the Children Aug 13, 2021

    The number of unaccompanied children taken into border authority custody after crossing the U.S. Southern Border is growing dramatically by the day. In January and February alone, there were 15,000 unaccompanied children…

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    Concrete Action Steps for Philanthropy to Dismantle White Supremacy

    Medium

    The vast majority (roughly 95%) of the ~$1 trillion in U.S. foundation assets are invested in the stock market in order to gain the financial returns needed to exist in perpetuity.…

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    Equipment Shortages Delay Rural Broadband Expansion

    Harvest Public Media Aug 13, 2021

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture is providing millions of dollars to expand broadband in rural areas, but rural internet providers are facing shortages and long waits for equipment. The USDA…

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    A Blueprint for How Foundations Can Embrace the SDGs

    Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Aug 13, 2021

    The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), encompassed in a historic agreement signed in 2015 by the United Nations’ member states, are a universal call to end poverty, secure justice, and protect…

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    How Board Expectations Differ Among Organizations

    BoardSource Aug 13, 2021

    Different nonprofits will have different expectations of board members based on their size, mission, or particular challenges. Understanding what an organization needs will help you match your motives, interests, time…

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    July’s Jobs Report Erases Struggles of Underserved Groups

    Brookings Aug 13, 2021

    Last week’s Bureau of Labor Statistics July jobs report showed a robust, 943,000-job increase from the month prior and a decrease in the unemployment rate, to 5.4%. However, the fact remains that the U.S.…

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    Maricopa County First in Arizona to Use an Electric School Bus

    Grist Aug 13, 2021

    One in every nine children in Maricopa County is asthmatic. The Arizona county, home to Phoenix, has some of the most polluted air in the country. At least 13 percent…

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    Farmers Try to Keep Animals Cool as Heat Intensifies

    Harvest Public Media Aug 12, 2021

    A pig’s ideal temperature is 65 degrees Fahrenheit. So on a 90-degree day in the middle of July, Phil Borgic keeps a close eye on his herd. “A pig can’t sweat,”…

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