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Why Fashion Education Needs to Care About Climate Change

NonProfit Quarterly

Clothing production contributes to rampant pollution, from microplastics clogging water systems to carbon emissions and toxic chemicals used in textile processing. Fashion schools largely concentrate on longstanding methods of design and production, often sidelining sustainability to elective courses or specialized programs.

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The Stories We Tell About AI

Stanford Social Innovation Review

The stories we see in the media and in content shared, both online and off, influence how society perceives, interacts with, and ultimately governs an issue area. The first category contains stories related to AIs impact on productivity. By Alex Ash Narratives are an essential prerequisite to social change. Stories matter.

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What do nonprofits struggle with the most?

Blue Avocado

Here’s a summary of some of the best answers we received: Acknowledging Nonprofits’ Vital Community Role Having a respected position by local governance, rather than being treated like beggars on the street corner. Nonprofits exist to fill the gaps that government can’t or won’t fill.

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Key Qualities and Skills to Look for in Potential Board Members

Blue Avocado

Effective governance requires a commitment to all aspects of their role, not just the parts that might seem most appealing or convenient. I highly seek a person that promotes ethical and meaningful engagement of the organization’s stakeholders. Submissions may be edited for length and clarity.

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Powerful, Not Powerless: Emerging Approaches to Massive Action

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Autocratic governments, nihilistic oligarchs, escalating climate impacts, dynamic pandemics, menacing technologies, rampant misinformationall of these forces and more conspire to leave Americans and people around the world feeling less safe, more uncertain, and more frightened about the future.

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Why we’re still waiting for the ‘AI moment’ that will transform grantmaking 

Candid

The potential for AI to transform grantmaking While AI has enhanced personal productivity and streamlined workflows , few AI solutions reflect the real-world challenges of grantmaking, where success depends on relationships, equity, and trust.

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The AI Mirror—How to Reclaim Our Humanity in the Age of Machine Thinking

NonProfit Quarterly

It has been very common for governments to request AI models that can identify fraud in a public benefits systemfor instance, in the applications they receive for childcare benefits or unemployment benefits. Its just about efficiency and productivity without thinking about what the broader goal of it all is.