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The State of Prison Reform: A Conversation with Nazgol Ghandnoosh

NonProfit Quarterly

RB: The last installment of the report uplifts how mass incarceration exacerbates poverty. I don’t want them to be able to have access to a level of education that, if I’m not incarcerated, it’s hard for me to get. Issues of poverty and racial bias in the South are super salient and continue to be a problem.”

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64 Online Stores That Benefit Nonprofits and the Greater Good

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Proceeds benefit the American Civil Liberties Union, a nonprofit that works to defend the rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States. 7) Electronic Frontier Foundation Shop :: supporters.eff.org/shop. 17) National Park Foundation Gift Shop :: nationalparks.org/gift-shop.

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How to write a Strong Nonprofit Mission Statement [Template + Examples]

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

Watts of Love: Watts of Love is a global solar lighting nonprofit bringing people the power to raise themselves out of the darkness of poverty. class education for anyone, anywhere. Kiva : To connect people through lending to alleviate poverty. Oxfam : To create lasting solutions to poverty, hunger, and social injustice.

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Transforming Our Housing System

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Casey Foundation. They were also more likely to live in units that were overcrowded or contaminated by lead, asbestos, and other environmental hazards within high-poverty, low-opportunity communities. Casey Foundation’s mission is to create a brighter future for America’s children, young people, and families.

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Betting on Migration for Impact

Stanford Social Innovation Review

While immigration policies have prioritized high levels of education or family ties—and the political conversation tends to presume a basic scarcity of jobs—critical jobs in construction, agriculture, hospitality, and the care economy, including elderly care, cannot be automated. They may fund “safe migration,” but not to the Global North.

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Taking Steps Toward Disability Inclusion in China

Stanford Social Innovation Review

The UN Disability and Development Report 2018 reveals that individuals with disabilities face fundamental challenges in nearly all aspects of life, including employment, health care, and education. Disability, poverty, and discrimination are part of a cycle where each reinforces the others. China is no exception to this global issue.

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What we know about MacKenzie Scott’s 2020 grants

Candid

Because Scott is not using a foundation, she is not required to release grant-specific data. Institutions of higher education—notably historically Black colleges and universities—received the bulk of grants above $30 million. In a recent analysis , we looked at the characteristics of the December cohort, which totaled $4.2

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