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Cancelling Student Debt Is Necessary for Racial Justice

NonProfit Quarterly

After a decade of organizing to move debt cancellation from the margins to the center of national policy debates, the movement to cancel student debt continues to gain ground, as NPQ’s Rithika Ramamurthy documented earlier this year. The Problem of Student Loan Debt. I am 62 years old and do not know how I will retire.”

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How Guarantees Can Advance Community Development and Racial Equity

NonProfit Quarterly

While many foundations screen their endowment investments based on environmental, social, and governance factors, only a few optimize their investment strategies for mission impact. Financial guarantees are a powerful tool, yet they are underutilized in the social sector.

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How To Use Numbers To Inspire More Giving (and How You Should NOT Use Them)

iMarketSmart

The social-emotional content is the same. Starting with the statistical explanation reduced the social emotion.[6] It’s called behavioral finance. 7] One system is: Social. The social-emotion system motivates charitable giving.[8] 8] Social-emotional story is the engine that drives giving.

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The importance of expressing impact and gratitude in fundraising

iMarketSmart

3] Both work by supporting reciprocal social relationships.[4] In the game, expressing desire for a social, helpful-reciprocity relationship is meaningful. Do these signal a social, helpful-reciprocity relationship? One study of over half a million donations to a public university gave an answer.[10] Probably not.[6]