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[Breaking News] An Extraordinary Funding Opportunity For Nonprofits To Preserve Local Journalism

Bloomerang

Here are ways nonprofits can contribute to the preservation of local journalism: Funding and grants: Nonprofits with education missions can apply for the available Press Forward funding and secure a five-year grant. This can include internships, research partnerships, and educational initiatives.

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A $500 Million Pledge to Support Local News

NonProfit Quarterly

The philanthropic sector recognizes the need to strengthen American democracy and is beginning to see that progress on every other issue, from education and healthcare to criminal justice reform and climate change, is dependent on the public’s understanding of the facts.” And the way to do that is through journalism.”

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Facial Recognition Technology’s Enduring Threat to Civil Liberties

NonProfit Quarterly

Not only has AI forever altered the technological landscape, but it also carries monumental and potentially corrosive impacts on the economic, political, and interpersonal terrain that makes up our everyday lives. Among the most recent and rapid developments of AI is facial recognition technology.

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Employee Ownership Policy Makes Major Gains—Next Up, Implementation

NonProfit Quarterly

The Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs program is a flagship initiative within the Act, meant to drive business growth and manufacturing jobs for US workers at all skill levels while centering equity and inclusion. In California, SB 1407 created a hub within the governor’s office to fund education and outreach for employee ownership.

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With Help from the Donors of Color Network, Two Organizations Are Creating Change

NonProfit Quarterly

Through research over the years, the organization has shown how environmental harm impacts health, housing, jobs, education, and its persistence throughout communities of color along the Mississippi River Chemical Corridor—also known as Cancer Alley, or sometimes Death Alley — and the broader Gulf Coast Region. Wright said. “We Smith asked.

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22 Statistics About #GivingTuesday Donors Worldwide

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Education and literacy – 5%. Research and public policy – 1%. Public media and communications – 0%. Science and technology – 0%. International development and relief – 6%. Women and girls – 4%. Human and civil rights / racial justice – 3%. Community development – 3%.

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The New Problem-Solving Skills That All Cities Need

Stanford Social Innovation Review

That’s certainly what we’ve seen in Mexico City—where former mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, who went on to run for president, launched a people-first model for centralized innovation focused on simplifying procedures, building and deploying in-house technology to improve public policies and services, and reducing corruption.