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Return to Office: What’s Happening in the Nonprofit Sector and Why?

NonProfit Quarterly

Tima Miroshnichenko, Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko on Pexels , public domain. The fact of the matter is that work-from-home policies helped traditionally excluded groups (some of which were almost entirely shut out of the workforce prior to the pandemic) better access job opportunities. Reversing that erases many of those gains.

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Education Transformation Against All Odds

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Three years into this effort, more than 50 schools have joined the movement, all aligned around a commitment to living the values of active citizenship, social justice, and good governance. Public schools, which serve about 40 percent of Lebanons 1.1 million students, have been particularly affected.

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4 Strategies for Building Lasting Volunteer Relationships

Get Fully Funded

Volunteer relationship management begins at initial recruitment and extends even beyond the end of their very last shift. Providing public recognition. For volunteers who appreciate public recognition, shout them out on social media, in your newsletter, and through spotlights on your website.

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How does your nonprofit involve the local community in its programs and initiatives?

Blue Avocado

Here’s a summary of some of the best answers we received: Partner with Local Businesses and Offer Valuable Information As a historical society, we obviously link with other history-focused nonprofits, but we have developed many other relationships in both the public and private sectors. Our community has an active Main Street program.

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Mental Health Advocates Aim to Dismantle Barriers to Care for Latinx Residents

NonProfit Quarterly

It doesnt matter the reason for the appointment, says Riquelmy Lamour, director of behavioral health and social work at SOMOS. Often, if children are using drugs or there are other family problems, many Latinx community members approach their churches before seeking mental health support. This language is problematic.

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From HeLa Cells to Digital Health: Navigating the Promises and Pitfalls of Modern Clinical Research

NonProfit Quarterly

Data controls involve technical measures like encryption and organizational policies to protect data integrity and security. 56 The way that data are currently gathered and used can obstruct equitable medical research and public health efforts. Without regulation, this commercialization could worsen inequities in clinical research.

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Treasurers of All-Volunteer Organizations: Eight Key Responsibilities

Blue Avocado

AVOs are among the most important and most invisible building blocks of our communities: Members of all-volunteer organizations read to children, care for the dying, get clean water legislation passed, serve as volunteer fire departments, help people overcome alcoholism, bring music into prisons, and help refugees get settled.