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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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Holding Our Ground: Tenant Organizing in San Francisco’s Mission District

NonProfit Quarterly

The law was meant to allow landlords to retire from the rental business, not to evict tenants and flip property, but abuses are common. MEDA, a community organization formed in 1973, was a product of this activism. This allows more opportunity for racial, class, and cultural diversity within San Francisco.

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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 2: Support advocacy efforts.