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

NonProfit Quarterly

In order to do so We Must Build Parameters to Protect Our Most Vulnerable Populations and Precious Resources The relationship between AI and its environmental impact is both intricate and far-reaching. Ironically, the technology that promises a more efficient future is also contributing to a great strain on the planets resources.

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Taking Payout Strategy a Step Further

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Foundations in the United States that choose to grant more than 5 percent are, therefore, making more than just a financial choice, they are breaking a psychological barrier. Certain social and environmental issues add another, weighty wrinkle: discontinuity. These funders see good reasons for that choice. Consider an ethnic conflict.

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A Partnership Industry for Impactful Ed-Tech

Stanford Social Innovation Review

The " 5Es of impact ," efficacy, effectiveness, ethics, equity, and environmental impact, are the key impact indicators in educational interventions and all five align with the SDGs. Hence, achieving balance across these pathways is preferable to excelling in just one aspect.

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Dr. James Explains How Asking Permission Sets the Stage for “The Ask”

iMarketSmart

This happens in experiments with Blood donations[11] Volunteering[12] Voting[13] Recycling,[14] and Buying environmentally friendly products.[15] The new synthesis in moral psychology. J ournal of Personality and Social Psychology, 79 (6), 861-875. European Journal of Social Psychology, 15 (3), 263-280. [11] 11] Godin, G.,

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How to build deeper connections with your donors using surveys

iMarketSmart

Let’s look at some examples for an environmental charity. Response options (column headings)] __ Highly important __ Somewhat important __ Slightly important __ Not important Values identity questions: Comments Environmental causes improve the future of the planet. They increased donation likelihood for an environmental charity.

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Capitalism, the Insecurity Machine: A Conversation with Astra Taylor

NonProfit Quarterly

First, there is existential insecurity, a fact of human experience, a kind of beautiful insecurity that comes with being a vulnerable being, an entity that can be wounded physically or psychologically, that is aware of its mortality. AT: To redefine security, we need to cultivate an ethic of vulnerability.