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Why Reparations Can Counter the Legacy of a 50-Year “War on Drugs”

NonProfit Quarterly

This record acts as a form of permanent punishment, limiting our ability to participate in civil society through a complex web of laws in Illinois that punish people with criminal records, often indefinitely. Household income is a strong indicator of several other social outcomes, including educational attainment and health.

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In Search of Inclusive Social Entrepreneurship

Stanford Social Innovation Review

We found that in Brazil, social entrepreneurs from poor communities differ significantly from those from higher social classes, especially in terms of their access to financial, human, psychological, and social capital. To develop this human capital is not easy, because there is a structural gap in education.

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Dr. James explains how to harness friendship reciprocity to unlock heroic donations

iMarketSmart

These included, “High emotional intelligence” “An ability to read people” “A great memory for faces, names, and personal details” “A tendency to engage with people” even outside their job, and “A love of reading” particularly “popular psychology books.” Civil Society. 13] CASE (Council for Advancement and Support of Education).

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The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

EveryAction

INBOUND's purpose is to provide the inspiration, education, and connections you need to transform your business. Through inspiring keynotes, innovative talks, educational breakouts, hands-on lessons, and tons of networking, you will learn how the INBOUND experience, and especially our content, is truly remarkable. INBOUND 2016.

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What the Lost Children Knew: A Story from Colombia’s Amazon Rainforest

NonProfit Quarterly

This type of thinking among largely WEIRD (Western, educated, industrial, rich, democratic) communities often starts from the assumption that a large percentage of children in the Global South are at risk of inadequate cognitive development. Nor does it incorporate context-sensitive research from the target communities.

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