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Shifting the Harmful Narratives and Practices of Work Requirements

NonProfit Quarterly

Work requirements are based on several problematic truths about the United States: an unwillingness to govern by fact rather than fiction, a deep history of racism and sexism, and a centuries-long capitalist work ethic that treats people as dispensable. Jobs with these qualities are just one part of a supportive social safety net.

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How Investors Can Shape AI for the Benefit of Workers

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Nearly one in five home healthcare aides lives in poverty. Civil society, governments around the world and industry leaders are beginning the difficult conversations to develop regulatory frameworks that can be harmonized globally—that acknowledge the enormous promise of AI as well as its not insignificant peril if not thoughtfully deployed.

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Building Community through Holistic Strategy: A Story from a Seattle Immigrant Suburb

NonProfit Quarterly

Our work has recently become even more critical, supporting community strength and solutions through the challenges of poverty, pandemic, and vandalism. In this community, poverty remains a challenge: 16.4 percent of families live below the poverty line, a poverty rate more than six percentage points higher than Seattle.

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Cultivating a Just Climate Philanthropy

Stanford Social Innovation Review

This is especially relevant at a time when the planet is behind on several SDGs , including those related to poverty reduction and food security. The challenge is that carbon markets weren't designed to work for people in poverty.

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The United Nations’ Innovation Learning Journey

Stanford Social Innovation Review

From displacement and poverty to illness and environmental degradation, the urgent challenges facing the world today call for innovative approaches that combine an entrepreneurial spirit with a clear understanding of the problems and a firm footing in communities. ”—UN Secretary-General António Guterres, 2019.

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Nonprofit Leadership Lessons From Dr. Paul Farmer

Stanford Social Innovation Review

He was legendary for fearlessly taking on the most powerful political leaders, medical institutions, and universities when they did not prioritize the interests of people in poverty. ” This notion extends to many other fields of leadership in business, government, and the nonprofit sectors.

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The Future of Family Philanthropy

Stanford Social Innovation Review

In the early days of the pandemic, the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation , whose mission is to help people and places move out of poverty and achieve greater social and economic justice, recognized the devastation COVID-19 would bring to their grantee communities. What support do they need?