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    Why Philanthropy Needs to Thoughtfully Commit to Racial Equity

    NCRP Aug 4, 2021

    In April 2018 NCRP joined a new campaign to rally movement leaders to hold funders accountable who espouse racial equity values but whose actions harm communities, especially Black, Indigenous and…

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    How Local Governments Can Ensure Relief Funding Allocation is Strategic

    Stanford Social Innovation Review Aug 4, 2021

    You can almost hear the sighs of relief. Only a few months ago, state and local officials across the United States were preparing for the worst. In some cases, the…

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    Embracing Net-zero Efforts at Your Organization

    GreenBiz Aug 4, 2021

    The story of how Sandra Noonan landed her job as chief sustainability officer for the fast-casual restaurant company Just Salad offers a vivid illustration of the appeal of net zero…

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    70 Years Ago Walter Plywaski Fought for Atheists’ Right to Become Citizens – Here’s Why His Story is Worth Remembering

    The Conversation Aug 4, 2021

    Walter Plywaski’s death earlier this year from complications related to COVID-19 went largely unnoticed by national media. Only an invitation by his family to donate to the civil liberties group…

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    We Depend on Nonprofits. Why Don’t We Invest in Their Leaders?

    Institute for Nonprofit Practice Aug 4, 2021

    Our society needs nonprofits. They pick up where government resources drop off, or are absent to begin with. Nonprofits are innovating solutions to our biggest challenges every day and the…

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    How Years of Fighting Every Wildfire Helped Fuel the Western Megafires of Today

    The Conversation Aug 4, 2021

    After so many smoke-filled summers and record-setting burns, residents of Western North America are no strangers to wildfires. Still, many questions are circulating about why forest fires are becoming larger…

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    Organizations Reinforcing Black Communities and Food Systems

    Food Tank Aug 4, 2021

    Following the murder of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis, people around the United States are protesting racism, police brutality, inequality, and violence in their own communities. No matter your…

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    Fear of Deportation and Absenteeism

    Education Dive

    Trauma can affect students greatly, and when this trauma includes the fear of being deported or the fear of a family member being deported, students can have a difficult time…

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    Homes Are Flooding Outside FEMA’s 100-year Flood Zones, and Racial Inequality Is Showing Through

    The Conversation

    When hurricanes and other extreme storms unleash downpours like Tropical Storm Beta has been doing in the South, the floodwater doesn’t always stay within the government’s flood risk zones. New…

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    Heat Waves and Homelessness

    Ending Homelessness Aug 4, 2021

    This past year has been exceptionally difficult for people experiencing homelessness. For starters, they faced increased vulnerability to COVID-19 due to underlying health conditions, lack of access to proper medical…

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    Building Equitable Evidence: It’s Time to Look to Participants as Experts in Their Own Experience

    The Center for Effective Philanthropy Aug 4, 2021

    Today, nonprofits and funders alike increasingly use equity-serving and participant-centered approaches in their program design, and it’s time to sharpen the equity lens on building evidence of a program’s impact.…

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    The Poor Representation of People with Disabilities in Media

    Philanthropy News Digest Aug 4, 2021

    Despite the fact that 26 percent of U.S. adults live with a physical or psychological disability, people with disabilities are largely unseen or inaccurately depicted in movies and other media,…

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