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It’s Not in Your Mind: Addressing Mental Health Through a Social Justice Lens

NonProfit Quarterly

“There is good reason to wonder whether collecting all types of suffering into medicalized mental health disorders is the most accurate or ethical approach when it comes to addressing these crises,” says Dr. Zenobia Morrill , a psychology professor at William James College.

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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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Use These 5 Metrics To Supercharge Your 2025 Fundraising

Bloomerang

Lifetime value of a donor (LTV) Knowing donor lifetime value helps you make more educated decisions about investing in acquisition or retention. Applying the principles of Philanthropic Psychology enables fundraisers to help donors discover their best selves.

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Bridging the Gap: How AI and Tech Can Support Domestic Violence Advocacy

NonProfit Quarterly

Originally, the company developed VR simulations to help companies educate people on sexual harassment. Using VR headsets, Clere shifted abusers from imagining being in someone elses shoes to experiencing domestic violence from the survivors perspective, forcing them to confront the emotional and psychological damage they inflicted.

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Minding the Gaps: Neuroethics, AI, and Depression

NonProfit Quarterly

61 The Surveillance Technology Oversight Project and the Center for Democracy & Technology are already addressing algorithmic inequalities with public education, research, and regulatory advocacy. Tori DeAngelis and Efua Andoh, Confronting past wrongs and building an equitable future, Monitor on Psychology 53, no. Sunmin Lee et al.,

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A Fair Shot for Every Child: The Nuts and Bolts of Baby Bonds

NonProfit Quarterly

Baby bonds are designed to ensure young adults have a genuine opportunity to invest in their future through higher education, homeownership, creating a long-term retirement account, or forming a business. Moreover, the psychological and health impacts of baby bonds should not be underestimated.

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Building Boundaries in Love for Equity and Justice: An AI Manifesto

NonProfit Quarterly

15 Continuous surveillance also has a profound psychological impact, fostering an atmosphere of fear and hyper-vigilance that undermines mental health and wellbeing.16 In education, AI could personalize learning and bridge achievement gaps, offering tailored support to students from disadvantaged backgrounds.23