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

NonProfit Quarterly

The myth of American meritocracy is not merely an occasional story; it is upheld daily by social systems, structures, and cultural narratives. 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.

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Love Is the Key to Democracy

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Doing so means transforming our governing institutions, laws, regulations, and customs in a more fundamental way than tinkering around the edges with policy and programs. Health care systems and insurance companies would stop allowing people to go into significant medical debt simply for receiving needed health services.

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Compensation Consulting for Nonprofit Organizations: 4 FAQs

Top Nonprofits

and indirect forms of compensation (health insurance, retirement benefits, paid time off, professional development opportunities , etc.). New pay transparency laws taking effect in your area. If you’re preparing to comply with a new local law or just getting ready for the future, a compensation consultant can help.

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To Save Legal Aid, Expand Public Service Loan Forgiveness

NonProfit Quarterly

During my first three years practicing law, I worked multiple jobs so that I could afford housing, healthcare, food, and student loan payments. Such debt upholds race (and gender) inequities because it limits the job mobility of debt holders, including the ability of people from our communities to enter public interest law. .

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Cooperatives as Ancestral Technology

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: Dim Hou on unsplash.com The cultural sector is actively seeking alternatives to business-as-usual. This article is the fourth in the series, “ Remember the Future: Culture and Systems Change ,” co-produced by Art.coop and NPQ. I deeply felt the impact of being displaced from my homeland and culture as an adoptee.

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

Stanford Social Innovation Review

For the past three decades, I have guided museums, nonprofit arts organizations, and higher education institutions in planning, programming, fundraising for, and promoting new or renovated cultural facilities that fulfill mission imperatives. Yet over time, perpetual naming gifts for facilities may prove detrimental to future generations.

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Building Public Support for Employee Ownership: Lessons from Colorado

NonProfit Quarterly

Colorado’s Story Colorado is home to some of the country’s most favorable cooperative laws. This involves activating and collaborating with the state’s Minority Business Office and working with community groups to provide culturally relevant programming and support. Despite this growth, an estimated 24.7 But the time to act is limited.