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Economic Justice: Nonprofit Leaders Speak Out

NonProfit Quarterly

Often, the very same nonprofit that is advocating for social justice policy may pay its own workers poverty-level wages. The co-op movement in Puerto Rico comprises a range of credit unions, youth co-ops, and co-ops in many other sectors, including farming, trade, manufacturing, services, transportation, and housing. More than 1.1

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64 Online Stores That Benefit Nonprofits and the Greater Good

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Proceeds benefit the American Civil Liberties Union, a nonprofit that works to defend the rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States. The Little Market is a 501(c)(3), charitable organization founded by women to help alleviate poverty by sourcing their good from artisan groups in over 25 countries.

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Fair Wages Come to Washington DC

NonProfit Quarterly

Three decades later, Bill Clinton signed the Minimum Wage Increase Act, but the tipped minimum wage was excluded from this increase due to pressure from the restaurant industry, locking food servers’ wages in at $2.13 When it comes to enforcing wage laws, the burden falls on workers.

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Stories of Organizational Transformation: Moving Toward System Change and a Solidarity Economy

NonProfit Quarterly

The Center works with a combination of science, law, activism, and creative media to protect the lands, waters, and climate that people, wildlife, and all types of communities and ecosystems need to survive. The US has 5% of the world’s population but consumes 30% of the world’s resources and creates 30% of the world’s waste.”

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48 Online Stores That Benefit Nonprofits and the Greater Good

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Proceeds benefit the American Civil Liberties Union, a nonprofit that works to defend the rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States. Serrv International is a nonprofit dedicated to fighting global poverty through fair and ethical trade. Food & Drink. Online Stores by Nonprofits.

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Abolishing State Violence—An Excerpt

NonProfit Quarterly

12 Its demands include freedom for all imprisoned and detained people; resistance to surveillance, policing, and militarized responses to COVID-19; access to quality healthcare now and in the future; access to housing, food, and economic security; and international efforts to end US imperialism and militarism.

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48 Online Stores That Benefit Nonprofits and the Greater Good

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Proceeds benefit the American Civil Liberties Union, a nonprofit that works to defend the rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States. Serrv International is a nonprofit dedicated to fighting global poverty through fair and ethical trade. Food & Drink. Online Stores by Nonprofits.

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