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Arab American Philanthropy

NonProfit Quarterly

CAAP’s recently released report, A Tapestry of Giving , provides a snapshot of the giving attitudes, habits, motivations, and priorities of the study’s participants. Three hundred Arab Americans participated in CAAP’s recent research. I’ve had a really lucky life in a lot of ways,” one participant said. “I

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BIPOC Leadership Challenges: 26 Tips To Increase Accessibility Across The Nonprofit Sector

Bloomerang

This blog aims to examine these challenges and offer all nonprofits leaders methods to increase diversity and BIPOC participation in their organizations. BIPOC communities are disproportionately impacted by social inequality, with higher rates of poverty and unemployment.

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Building Youth Power

Stanford Social Innovation Review

This experience motivated Kahlila to become a youth organizer, helping to establish new Students Deserve chapters across Los Angeles County and to join a campaign to defund the Los Angeles School Police Department (LASPD). Building youth power and the infrastructure that supports it is an investment in a more equitable and just future.

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A Primer for Incubating Child Care Businesses

NonProfit Quarterly

Without access to quality childcare, many parents cannot work full time and become trapped in a cycle of poverty. Our initial focus was on counties with poverty and unemployment rates that exceeded statewide averages. Image Credit: Ketut Subiyanto on pixels.com The need for childcare is well known. What can be done to address this gap?

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23 Leaders Selected for 2022 Advancing Racial Equity on Nonprofit Boards Fellowship

NonProfit Leadership Center

After a competitive application process, these professionals of color will participate in intensive and engaging training to learn how to serve as effective nonprofit board members. As a Black man who has achieved success in education and my career, it is my duty to give back and continue pushing for equity across many aspects of difference.

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From Owing to Owning: How Communities Can Control Commercial Land

NonProfit Quarterly

Rationales for Community Ownership While motivations for pursuing community ownership of land vary, there are some common elements. percent poverty rate (as of 2001). To participate, community members can purchase an ownership share in the enterprise, contingent on completing an eight-hour financial education course.

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Keeping the Social Impact Going When a Pilot Project Ends

Stanford Social Innovation Review

billion across social, health care, and education in 2021, while government spending in the same areas was approximately 25 times more. Several jurisdictions implementing income stability interventions have seen an increase in education, training, and employment outcomes. In the United States , private philanthropy totaled $176.7