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Creative Wildfire: Art for the Frontlines

NonProfit Quarterly

The retreats found their home at the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center , an 80-acre ecological reserve in Sonoma County, CA, where retreat participants could learn about ecology, the climate crisis, and biological and cultural diversity—and have the space to brainstorm ways to use their art for a better future.

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Building Community through Holistic Strategy: A Story from a Seattle Immigrant Suburb

NonProfit Quarterly

The organization was formed a little over 20 years ago, in February 2002, when resident leaders came together to support their unique and culturally diverse neighborhood: White Center , WA. The White Center Community Development Association (White Center CDA), where I work, is deeply engaged in this community building work.

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Creative School Fundraising Ideas [+ AI Fundraising Idea Generator]

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

Cookbook Creation: Collaborate with students, parents, and teachers to compile a school cookbook filled with favorite recipes. Sell the cookbook to families and community members, showcasing the diverse culinary talents within your school community. .” Charge a small fee for participation and make it a memorable week of unity.

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Building Tenant Power for the Long Haul: A Story from Long Beach, California

NonProfit Quarterly

Long Beach is among the nation’s most ethnically diverse cities. Despite being home to many culturally diverse neighborhoods, the city remains deeply segregated, a lasting effect from decades of redlining. The collaboration between the tenant unions created the pressure needed to bring about change.

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Sustainable Solutions to Population Growth: Balancing Act For a Greener Future

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

On the upside, it can spur economic development , foster innovation, and enhance cultural diversity. Overcoming Societal and Cultural Resistance to Sustainable Solutions Traditional beliefs and lack of education are often the biggest hurdles when trying to implement sustainable solutions to population growth.

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Public Land for Public Good: Preserving Miami’s Dominican Neighborhood

NonProfit Quarterly

I left my job at a local nonprofit and, with the support of our nine original stakeholders and the small business owners and residents with whom we had engaged, founded The Allapattah Collaborative Community Development Corporation (TAC). Then the pandemic hit. Little Haiti has seen an exodus of its Haitian residents.

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The Big Chill: Why Nonprofits Should Care about Affirmative Action

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Equally true is that collaboration between funders and their nonprofits, particularly when it comes to countering legal challenges to race-conscious practices in the nonprofit context, will be more important than ever.