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Building Community through Holistic Strategy: A Story from a Seattle Immigrant Suburb

NonProfit Quarterly

The organization was formed a little over 20 years ago, in February 2002, when resident leaders came together to support their unique and culturally diverse neighborhood: White Center , WA. Active listening honored the lived experiences of the merchants, gave community members a voice, and made solutions possible beyond the trauma.

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Creative School Fundraising Ideas [+ AI Fundraising Idea Generator]

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

Cookbook Creation: Collaborate with students, parents, and teachers to compile a school cookbook filled with favorite recipes. Sell the cookbook to families and community members, showcasing the diverse culinary talents within your school community. Charge an entry fee and promote cross-cultural understanding.

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Building Tenant Power for the Long Haul: A Story from Long Beach, California

NonProfit Quarterly

As Latinx tenant activism is rising, the community is gaining its voice, moving beyond building-by-building organizing into broader efforts, which include both policy reform and the creation of a community land trust. Long Beach is among the nation’s most ethnically diverse cities.

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Public Land for Public Good: Preserving Miami’s Dominican Neighborhood

NonProfit Quarterly

I left my job at a local nonprofit and, with the support of our nine original stakeholders and the small business owners and residents with whom we had engaged, founded The Allapattah Collaborative Community Development Corporation (TAC). Then the pandemic hit.

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The Big Chill: Why Nonprofits Should Care about Affirmative Action

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The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation , for example, went so far as to invest in preparatory research to explore the implications of an unfavorable decision for the philanthropic efforts of charitable foundations and the activities of nonprofit organizations, which they shared on their website. Recommendation 3: Focus on protection.