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Fighting for Cleaner Air in East Boston

NonProfit Quarterly

Through collaborative action, Mothers Out Front East Boston is fighting for the right to breathe clean air and live and work in a community that is safe and healthy. We are demanding equal protection and equal enforcement of environmental laws and regulations. Though our neighbor, Massport is inaccessible to our community.

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The Growing Movement for a Four-Day Workweek

NonProfit Quarterly

Roosevelt, this federal law solidified the five-day workweek as a universal standard of labor in the United States. The [Common Future and WorkFour] collaboration reflects a growing interest in reevaluating how Americans work. Signed by President Franklin D. Needless to say, those standards did not come to pass.

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2023 Summer Social Innovation Reading List

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Then catch up on recent in-depth article series from SSIR that explore unconventional perspectives on leadership, fashion’s environmental impact, and the big questions about the future of social innovation. The authors write: “Most of us learn leadership and collaboration skills through trial and error and often failure.

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We Must Be Founders

Stanford Social Innovation Review

We need to reimagine our laws, regulations, customs, and institutions. Historically, for example, Black public health leaders in Pittsburgh created Freedom House Ambulance Services after being neglected by police-staffed ambulances. We need to be much more aspirational and long-term in our thinking. It won’t be easy.

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Transforming Our Housing System

Stanford Social Innovation Review

They were also more likely to live in units that were overcrowded or contaminated by lead, asbestos, and other environmental hazards within high-poverty, low-opportunity communities. To mobilize the full power and potential of philanthropy requires more effective collaboration and coordination among foundations.

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Collaboration Across Social Boundaries: A Practical Guide

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Karl Haushalter & Paul Steinberg A local public health official has been tasked with increasing vaccine use in an underserved community. Changing the law will require lobbying strategies, connections to policy makers, and legal expertise. Simply put, social change requires social collaboration.

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Taking Steps Toward Disability Inclusion in China

Stanford Social Innovation Review

The UN Disability and Development Report 2018 reveals that individuals with disabilities face fundamental challenges in nearly all aspects of life, including employment, health care, and education. Members also integrate the B Impact Assessment as a guideline to enhance the company’s social and environmental performance.