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Zero-Problem Philanthropy

Stanford Social Innovation Review

For example, the Australian Medical Association’s recent health vision is a departure from a tradition of what they call “sickcare” to a genuine health care. is a break from the past when trillions were spent on developing treatments for numerous health issues. Imagine using homelessness as a health indicator of society!

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How to Eliminate the Myth of Meritocracy and Build the World We Deserve

NonProfit Quarterly

The false belief that a person can leverage hard work and talent to pull themselves and their family out of poverty should they only try is a pervasive story that has shaped our culture and laws. Nowhere is this more evident than in the construction and decimation of the social safety net.

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Setting a Co-op Table for Food Justice in Louisville

NonProfit Quarterly

We are under pressure to meet agreed-upon timelines for site preparation, store design, permitting, and construction. Construction is anticipated to start in the third quarter of 2023. In 2024, the Louisville Community Grocery should open its doors in Smoketown , a downtown neighborhood and the first of the city’s Black settlements.

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“Educational Purposes”: Nonprofit Land as a Vital Site of Struggle

NonProfit Quarterly

Hedge Funds That Conduct Classes Today, universities turn their research into lucrative commercial goods and patents in a range of fields, from the pharmaceutical industries and software products to health services and military defense weaponry. The development buzzards currently circling include Wexford.)

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Movement Economies: Building an Economics Rooted in Movement

NonProfit Quarterly

This was not so often the case in the 1960s, when civil rights laws were passed and long-term employment, at least in unionized sectors, was the norm; it is the case today. Conservative politicians and business lobbyists wielded labor law to suppress union activity, such as making boycotts and solidarity strikes illegal.