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Precision Medicine Has a Data Equity Problem

NonProfit Quarterly

The HGP has undoubtedly contributed to scientific knowledge and medical breakthroughs by laying the foundation for understanding the genomic components of disease; however, the HGP repositories consist almost exclusively of European/White genomic data.

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20 Leaders Selected for 2023 Advancing Racial Equity on Nonprofit Boards Fellowship

NonProfit Leadership Center

” Michael Wardlow, Community Outreach & Employment Manager, AARP Foundation SCSEP Program “I was born and raised in Tampa Bay. My parents have laid the foundation of being a servant leader within the community, and now it is my job to expand upon that and take it further.”

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Beyond Identity Funding: Rethinking Social Justice Philanthropy

NonProfit Quarterly

Throughout its history, social justice philanthropy has generally remained organized around siloed identities, such as gender, race, and sexual orientation. Throughout its history, social justice philanthropy has generally remained organized around siloed identities, such as gender, race, and sexual orientation.

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The Digital Economy Is Broken—But It’s Not Too Late

Stanford Social Innovation Review

The world wide web was a game changer; people could now collaboratively build and create the world they desired. Those who faced barriers in the offline world along the lines of gender, race, ethnicity or ability would find new opportunities. Democracy, freedom, and prosperity were the original promises of the internet.

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A New Playbook for Racial Equity—Inside and Out

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Kellogg Foundation, is on its own racial equity journey to create the conditions where every child thrives and to establish a working environment that reflects our commitment to being an anti-racist organization. Rebalancing Power At the Kellogg Foundation, racial equity is one of our core values. My organization, the W.K.

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Dismantling Bias: Toward Ethical and Inclusive Health Innovation

NonProfit Quarterly

For instance, race-based diagnostics and practice guidelines—remnants of slavery and eugenics, which asserted that people of different races are biologically distinct—have been incorporated into modern AI systems. Researchers, designers, and engineers must use data reflexively to ensure it does not reproduce or intensify inequality.

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Funding And Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Mental Health

Bloomerang

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Hanley Family Foundation. American Legion Child Welfare Foundation. Cigna Foundation. RBC Foundation – USA. Autism Science Foundation. The David & Lura Lovell Foundation. Anthem Foundation. Foundation for Autism. O’Neill Foundation.

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