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Reimagining the Role of Business in Protecting Biodiversity

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Biodiversity Loss and Global Corporations The imminent loss of one million species presents a grave threat, impacting human health, food security, rural communities worldwide, and over half of the global GDP. Instead of constructing a new office, manufacturing or retail site, companies can first restore existing buildings.

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How Dollar Store Kudzu Consumes Local Economies—And What to Do About It

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: Justin Wilkens on unsplash.com In 2021, more than 40 percent of all retail stores that opened in the United States were dollar stores. Increasingly, dollar stores are driving “grocery stores and other retailers out of business” (6), according to a recent report by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance. Quite a bit.

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Day in the Life of a Nonprofit Communicator – Lauren Lawson-Zilai

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Here is a typical day: Before 8:00 am: Shower, dress, pack my one-year old daughter’s bag for the day, make her food and dress her. For instance, I’ll keep our donated goods and retail team abreast of any store openings happening across the country or I’ll send our CEO any news about leadership changes happening across the enterprise.