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A Modern Nonprofit Podcast: Turning Things Around with 180 Management Group

The Charity CFO

180 Management Group is an operations consulting firm that specializes in operational strategy and design, specifically for nonprofit organizations. Led by Miriam Dicks and our guest on today’s show, 180 Management Group believes that people are their biggest asset. Thus, causing an inside looking out approach to be utilized.

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The Jackson Water Crisis, the Complexity of Environmental Racism

NonProfit Quarterly

But lead exposure is particularly harmful for children, in whom it can cause speech and developmental delays, hyperactivity, rashes, and neurologic problems. University of Mississippi professors Meagen Rosenthal and Anne Cafer explain that Black Americans are more likely to lack health insurance, a regular source of healthcare, or both.

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Climate Anxiety and Eco-Grief: How Climate Change Hurts Global Mental Health

NonProfit Quarterly

“We need to recognize that the climate crisis is the greatest public-health threat we face, and the mental health dimensions…are part of this larger set of health impacts,” says Gary Cohen, cofounder and president of Health Care Without Harm , a US-based organization that supports environmentally responsible healthcare.

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Legislative Tracker - Health & Human Services

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

Monitor Legislation that Impacts Your Nonprofit and the Communities you serve Nonprofits must be legislative watchdogs for three key reasons: Impact awareness: New laws affect funding, operations, and beneficiary eligibility. Nonprofits bring unique perspectives to lawmakers. Staying informed prevents blindsided disruptions.

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Can Public Power Advance Economic Justice?

NonProfit Quarterly

But at the EconCon conference held in Washington, DC, in June, hosted by the Omidyar Network and a dozen nonprofit think tanks, speakers offered a far broader definition of public power— namely, the power of government to act on behalf of the public. This is why finding ways to manage public procurement for public good is so important.

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With Help from the Donors of Color Network, Two Organizations Are Creating Change

NonProfit Quarterly

To that end, Dr. Wright has set out to change environmental racism and policies that favor the gas and oil industries over the wellbeing of Black families and children. But she has deeper personal connections to this work, involved not just as an advocate or scholar but as a Black mother and decades-long resident of New Orleans.

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How Machine Learning can Contribute to Social Good

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

How Machine Learning can Contribute to Social Good Now is the right time for businesses, governments, and non-profits to consider ML applications that go beyond automation and improving bottom lines, and figure out how can they use these innovative technologies to contribute to society.