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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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Warnings of an “Unparalleled” Assault on Higher Education

NonProfit Quarterly

This “onslaught,” the authors emphasize, “threatens the very survival of meaningful higher education in the state” (1), but “what is happening in Florida will not stay in Florida. Act, banning the teaching in public schools of a wide swath of racial or racially informed curricula. The report highlights four key findings: 1.

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Leveraging AI in Social Work: A Pathway to Empowering Vulnerable Populations

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

In this section, let’s explore how AI can revolutionize social work practices in three key areas: elder care, mental health support for veterans, and education for children on the autism spectrum. This tailored approach can help all children thrive in educational settings and develop the skills they need to succeed in life.

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The Call of Leadership Now: BIPOC Leaders in a Syndemic Era

NonProfit Quarterly

Institutions, hierarchies, and forms of leadership rooted in Western colonial ideology are failing, being renegotiated, and getting deconstructed—even in the face of intense backlash. Our leadership, needed now more than ever, is being tested like never before.

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A Primer for Incubating Child Care Businesses

NonProfit Quarterly

Back in 2019, during a listening tour of the seven rural Maine counties that border Canada, we learned that many people—predominantly women with a passion for early childhood education—would like to start a home- or facility-based childcare but lack the business acumen and confidence to get started.

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Change Your Life, Career, Future: Why and How Starts Here and Now With Intentioning

Fundraising Leadership

#leadershipdevelopment ” Register here for Intentioning Mastermind Series Kicking off the live series created for women leaders who are mid-career, management and C-suite levels during Women’s History Month is a nod to the collective power of community and what Feldt calls “the infinite pie” of possibilities for women in leadership.

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Guest Post: Stories of Volunteer Managers, Technology, and the Pandemic

Twenty Hats

We spoke with 181 volunteer managers that work in human service organizations, governmental agencies, higher education, hospitals, zoos, and more. One theme we’re seeing over and over again is how the pandemic changed the way volunteer managers educate and train their volunteers and clients, often using Zoom or other video sharing platforms.