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Healing Society through the Archaeology of Self™: A Racial Literacy Development Approach

NonProfit Quarterly

It requires that citizens provoke the growth and progression of society through examination of the policies and laws that impact their lives. The model empowers individuals to reflect on their own assumptions, engage in constructive conversations, challenge prejudices, and actively work toward creating more inclusive and equitable spaces.

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The Promise of Impact Science

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Over the past 20 years or so, pioneering researchers including Mark Lipsey , Susan Mitchie , and Bruce Chorpita , among others, have created core component frameworks for fields such as juvenile justice, public health, and education. Or how Lexis-Nexis or Westlaw makes it easy for lawyers to quickly find the closest matching case law.

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How to build deeper connections with your donors using surveys

iMarketSmart

61] Health events (diagnosis with cancer, declining health) do the same. Health Psychology, 33 (7), 646-655; Godin, G., Health Psychology, 27 (2), 179-184. [23] Journal of Business Ethics, 129 (1), 59-75. [27] UC Davis Law Review, 53 , 2397-2431; James, R. Being “top of the mind” at such times is critical.[62]

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ESG Is Not Impact Investing and Impact Investing Is Not ESG

Stanford Social Innovation Review

ESG is a construct for helping stakeholders understand how an organization manages risks and opportunities around sustainability issues. This becomes a problem because fiduciary law requires that a trustee act solely in the interests of the beneficiary. ESG is a framework. Impact investing is a strategy. ” 6.

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What’s in a Name? The Ethics of Building Naming Gifts

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Over that time, I have witnessed an increased emphasis on naming opportunities for buildings and a decreased emphasis on ethical practice in capital fundraising where naming gifts often serve as marketing or reputation enhancing vehicles for donors that overshadow sincere charitable intent. This idea may not be as exaggerated as it sounds.

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What the US’ Mass Incarceration Regime Costs Black Women

NonProfit Quarterly

Unexpected evidence of this comes from demographer Christopher Wildeman’s rigorous investigation of the population-level health consequences of mass incarceration. Wildeman examined the relationship between changes in the national imprisonment rate and changes in American life expectancy, a central indicator of overall population health.

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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.