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Ending Persistent Poverty in Rural America: The Role of CDFIs

NonProfit Quarterly

This article introduces a new series, titled Eradicating Rural Poverty: The Power of Cooperation. In 2014, six CDFIs located in regions of rural America beset by persistent poverty formed a coalition to remedy longstanding underinvestment. This article introduces our series Eradicating Rural Poverty: The Power of Cooperation.

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When It Comes to Promoting Prosperity, Production Beats Consumption

Stanford Social Innovation Review

For all that entrepreneurship has spread across the world, the kind of “survival entrepreneurship” so prevalent in developing countries today—in which people have no choice but to run a small business, and make just enough to survive—has not been transformative at the level of a country.

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Taking Steps Toward Disability Inclusion in China

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Disability, poverty, and discrimination are part of a cycle where each reinforces the others. Each member company of B in Action commits to taking at least one actionable measure toward disability inclusion and assigning one individual to active involvement within the consortium.

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How Radical Trust Creates Long-Term Resilience

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Poverty is not about the absence of material possessions. Poverty is about people not knowing or owning their choices.” It doesn’t just entertain; it actively informs. It means you the leader are actively working towards what your main job should be, hopefully you’re working yourself out of the job.

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The Future of Family Philanthropy

Stanford Social Innovation Review

In the early days of the pandemic, the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation , whose mission is to help people and places move out of poverty and achieve greater social and economic justice, recognized the devastation COVID-19 would bring to their grantee communities. The question now is, will this momentum continue ?

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5 Things to Look Forward to at MCON 2015

NonProfit Hub

Daniel Lubetzky , the founder of KIND Snacks, will share the story of how KIND became the fastest-growing snack company in the country—a can’t-miss for anyone interested in social entrepreneurship and combining business with social good. Brady Josephson of Chimp will also lead one of the learning labs.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Women’s Empowerment Organizations

Bloomerang

This foundation provides approximately $130 million each year in total grant activity supporting nonprofits that provide direct services in the areas of Housing, Health, Jobs, Education, and Community Services. Activities can be local, regional, or, in some instances, statewide. The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation.

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