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Building Supply Chains Where Smallholder Farmers Thrive

Stanford Social Innovation Review

To achieve this, more businesses need to join with the government and civil society to actively confront inequality, poverty, and climate change together. Besides perpetual food insecurity, many are unable to access or cover basic health services, housing, transportation, water and sanitation, or education. million a day.

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Building Infrastructure to Support Equity: A Conversation with Dr. Akilah Watkins

NonProfit Quarterly

Independent Sector is a broad cross-sectoral national membership organization that includes nonprofits, private foundations, and corporate giving programs with a mission to strengthen civil society. AW: Independent Sector is deeply committed to a civil society that promotes equity and justice. What do we do to get there?

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A Framework for Business Action on Climate Justice

Stanford Social Innovation Review

According to the 2022 United Nations climate change report, 40 percent of the world’s population is highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, meaning their physical and mental health is already affected by climate-related diseases and extreme natural events. Why Climate Justice Matters to Business.

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Fundraisers Are Like Farmers

The Agitator

These optimists appear to believe that financially struggling households will continue to give just as much as they always have … they’ll just eat less, or forgo paying next month’s electric bill or health insurance premium. Somehow, lower disposable incomes will be overcome by clever social networking tactics.

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

iMarketSmart

Both players could agree to a “mutual insurance” pact. It leads to natural rules for picking mutual insurance partners. This can signal reliability as a friendship insurance partner. 9] Showing support during a time of need signals friendship insurance reliability. If players choose rationally, Player 1 won’t give.

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What’s in a Name? The Ethics of Building Naming Gifts

Stanford Social Innovation Review

an alumnus, was convicted of a felony and sentenced to nearly three years in prison for arranging the brutal execution of his show horse for the insurance payout. As American political philosopher Michael Sandel laments , “Do we want a society where everything is up for sale? The younger of two sons, George Lindemann, Jr.,

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Paths from systems failure

Philanthropy 2173

I have private insurance and access to best medical care - systems is barely able to meet my long Covid needs - can't be working for anyone. I'll work the health part out for myself (with lots of community and professional support). So we're choosing for children to die. Public education systems are failing.