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A Primer for Incubating Child Care Businesses

NonProfit Quarterly

the community development financial institution where I work, lends to families and businesses throughout the state of Maine. Recruiting a cohort is tricky. With the focus community decided, it is then important to recruit people who are more likely to succeed. Coastal Enterprises, Inc.,

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Teaching Cooperative Intelligence, for a Solidarity Economy

NonProfit Quarterly

But to build cooperative intelligence, cooperative education needs to start at a much earlier age. Such, at least, is the thesis of work I’ve been involved in to create a cooperative education curriculum at the high school level in the Bronx. In Dare the School Build a New Social Order? ,

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Cooperation Jackson at 10: Lessons for Building a Solidarity Economy

NonProfit Quarterly

KA: I had a good education in that movement about cooperatives. How do we do development? SD: You have spoken before about your experience working in public education prior to moving to Mississippi. On the political side, we wanted to launch an education campaign and a development campaign in the community.

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Three Federal Bills That Impact Nonprofits

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

Advocacy is a powerful tool in a nonprofit’s toolkit that can be used to mobilize the community, develop effective solutions, and educate those who have the authority to draft and enact legislation. With the Volunteer Driver Tax Appreciation Act, nonprofits would be better able to recruit and retain volunteers.

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From Scarcity to Inspiration: Rethinking the Value of Nonprofit Facilities

NonProfit Quarterly

For years, I have directed IFF , a community development financial institution that specializes in nonprofit facilities lending. A Hierarchy of Nonprofit Facilities’ Needs After 30 years in community development, I have come to think of nonprofit facilities as existing on a continuum of need.

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BIPOC Leadership Challenges: 26 Tips To Increase Accessibility Across The Nonprofit Sector

Bloomerang

Educational challenges faced by inner-city communities in the U.S. There are many challenges that inner-city communities in the United States face when it comes to education. Provide education and training programs that are tailored to the needs of underserved communities.

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Three Federal Bills That Impact Nonprofits

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

Advocacy is a powerful tool in a nonprofit’s toolkit that can be used to mobilize the community, develop effective solutions, and educate those who have the authority to draft and enact legislation. With the Volunteer Driver Tax Appreciation Act, nonprofits would be better able to recruit and retain volunteers.