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Taking Steps Toward Disability Inclusion in China

Stanford Social Innovation Review

percent of the population, China has enacted more than 60 laws and regulations aimed at safeguarding the rights of individuals with disabilities, encompassing those with visual, auditory, linguistic, physical, intellectual, psychological, and multiple disabilities. China is no exception to this global issue.

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Preserving Cambodia Town: How A Refugee Community Has Organized Itself

NonProfit Quarterly

Most critical, however, is reducing resident isolation by doing things together, connecting, and collaborating. One example is an arts program that is based on the well-established concept that arts participation relieves stress, boosts academic success, and provides healing through self-expression and socioemotional learning.

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Fundraising Is the Most Transferable and Relevant Skill for Your Life and Your Resume

Nonprofit Fixer

Public speaking and active listening are also fundamental to working with donors, both individuals and institutions. Finally, the act of donor solicitation requires bringing all these skills – storytelling, writing, public speaking, and active listening - together. Our motivations are for the common good and the public interest.

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Setting a Co-op Table for Food Justice in Louisville

NonProfit Quarterly

Two White women and one Black woman, who shared a history of food and farm activism, led the initial campaign to form Louisville Community Grocery. Until 2019, most engaged volunteers were White and motivated by concerns with food justice. Such collaborations may be playful: Christmas wreathes from bicycle parts!

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Zero-Problem Philanthropy

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Impoverished individuals are treated as passive recipients of solutions, with no active role in the process. Researchers recently argued that decades of problem-solving such as aggressive speed limits, seat-belt laws, or measures to reduce alcohol-impaired driving failed to improve many problematic aspects of transportation.

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The 2019 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

EveryAction

Participants will acquire a foundational understanding of this increasingly important component of fundraising strategy and will be able to identify and distinguish between the most common planned giving vehicles. Our institute will also provide opportunities for attendees to create meaningful connections and potential collaborations.

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20 Leaders Selected for 2023 Advancing Racial Equity on Nonprofit Boards Fellowship

NonProfit Leadership Center

Tina James​ Senior Manager of Corporate Social Responsibility, Florida Blue Tina James, the senior manager of corporate social responsibility at Florida Blue, is one of 20 outstanding professionals of color selected to participate in the Nonprofit Leadership Center’s 2023 Advancing Racial Equity on Nonprofit Boards Fellowship.