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Public Dollars for Public Good

NonProfit Quarterly

What do community organizing calls for police abolition and recent federal public investments like the American Rescue Plan Act (more popularly known as ARPA) have in common? Public investments like ARPA have reawakened a commitment by politicians to use our dollars to improve access to quality housing, schools, and jobs.

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Setting a Co-op Table for Food Justice in Louisville

NonProfit Quarterly

In October, the metro council of Louisville’s combined city-county government voted to allocate $3.5 And, of course, there are always contingencies with public money. If we fall short, the money from Louisville’s city-county government could be rescinded. million to help make a co-op grocery a reality. We secured $3.5

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We Must Be Founders

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Yet it is precisely at this moment, when democracy is being challenged from all sides, and when the limitations of our nearly 250 years of governing are coming to a breaking point, that we must rise up and fulfill this mandate. Trust in government is at near-record lows because none have yet delivered for all. This work is urgent.

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AI and the social sector

Philanthropy 2173

I've been to the conferences and workshops, read the listservs, talked to the researchers and read some of the research, played with the public tools. Lots of executive orders and unfunded government mandates and policy proposals pushed by tech companies. Photo by JJ Ying on Unsplash Ah, AI. Can't avoid it. Lots of press.

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Reading List: Bridging Divides to Create Social Change

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Stanford Social Innovation Review ’s 2022 Nonprofit Management Institute (NMI) will focus on opportunities to bridge the divides that exist in society. Deep Listening Is Necessary for Social Change. Social Justice Organizations at a Crossroads. A ‘Balancing Test’ for Foundation Spending by Dimple Abichandani.

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Walmart Heirs Bet Big on Journalism

NonProfit Quarterly

From vast riparian watersheds to fisheries to croplands, few corners of the nation’s ⎯ and the world’s ⎯ food systems have escaped the eyes of the Walton family. Now, they’re expanding their philanthropy to news organizations that report on food, agriculture, and the environment and, in turn, amplifying the family’s other efforts.

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The Social Impact Investment Mirage

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Last year, our social impact startup hit a milestone that eludes 96 percent of female founders: we hit one million dollars in revenue. We know that for social entrepreneurs trying to solve global challenges, the system is rigged. Underneath every accomplishment lies a profoundly broken funding landscape for social innovation.