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Need a Lift? 13 Stories That Inspired Us in 2024

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Yielding Power to Youth by Kate Lord & Janae Phillips Leaders at Shes the First, a global organization that teams up with grassroots leaders to make sure girls are educated, respected, and heard, share what theyve learned from making the leap into youth-led advocacy campaigns.

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A Nonprofit Partnership: How One Board Member Connected Two Organizations and Boosted Both

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A High Achiever in Pursuit of Education The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation opens doors for low-income, high-achieving students to access a quality education. She then received her graduate degree in higher education, student affairs, and international education policy. Central America, and Mexico.

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Thank Heaven For 11: Take The Lead Celebrates 11 Years Working Toward Mission of Equity

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Panels on wealth, health, policy, career pivots, collaboration, and entrepreneurship were part of the day, including awards for Changemaker, Leading Company Award, Leading Advocate Award, and Leading Man Award. Learn more from Kathleen Turner at Power Up Conference 2024. Watch a round up of the Power Up Conference 2023.

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We Just Lost $54 Billion. Now What?

Stanford Social Innovation Review

For example, the IRC estimates that for every additional 1,000 children it reaches with education services like remote preschool or accelerated learning programs, costs drop $0.50 But economies of scale matter, and bigger and longer grants can deliver more impact per dollar spent.

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Move, Stay, or Pivot? Uncertain Times Make Career Choices Different For Many

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While some fields suffered sudden layoffs, that stretch of time also enveloped many with a positive sense of possibility for entrepreneurship rallies and pivots into daring careers. But it is remarkably different from the Great Resignation sparked by COVID-19.

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CDFIs Transform Rural Economies. We Just Need to Get Them There.

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Temple Foundation was advised that there are reasons that CDFI offices are not based in East Texas, the main reason being that there is simply not enough entrepreneurship activity or business opportunities to sustain their operations. There is simply not enough focus by philanthropy on rural America to solve any one of these inequities.

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From Margin to Mainstream: Social Innovation for Systems Change

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Further, were increasingly seeing proximate social innovatorsthose who are either based in affected communities and/or have lived experience of the challenges at handgaining more visibility in media, higher education, and other arenas. These trends encourage talent across sectors to embrace the lens of social innovation in their careers.