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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. The White Center Community Development Association (White Center CDA), where I work, is deeply engaged in this community building work.

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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 4: Carry on.