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To Save Legal Aid, Expand Public Service Loan Forgiveness

NonProfit Quarterly

During my first three years practicing law, I worked multiple jobs so that I could afford housing, healthcare, food, and student loan payments. Although the federal government’s loan forgiveness program is race neutral by design, it also advances racial equity. Achieving Financial Security . Making Legal Aid Affordable.

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Coffee Companies That Emphasize Hiring Disabled Workers Fall Short

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The manager positions, she noted, are reserved for college students recruited from local colleges who have some form of background in disability resources or special education. But when it comes to living expenses in Wilmington, including rent, utilities, food, and transportation, the average for one person is $2,121 monthly.

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Empowering Community Voices: The Strategic Advantage of Nonprofit Advisory Committees

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Before you run off and start recruiting, here are 5 key principles to take into consideration prior to establishing these committees. These questions should help you make sure you are recruiting people with the right skill sets who can represent experiences and voices that you may not have on your staff.

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Recentering Philanthropy toward Social Justice

NonProfit Quarterly

Isabelle Leighton: I love that you’re starting with a nice and easy question, not like my favorite food or anything! And so, I think what you’re speaking to is very complex, because we want to try to simplify it and really focus on the race part, but a lot happens with class. And so, there’s a whole world of people to recruit.

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Redesigning the Birth Experience of Native Parents: A Case Study of Community Codesign

NonProfit Quarterly

Native wisdom was put on an equal footing with medical expertise; and team members were recruited, in part, for their dissatisfaction with the current set of supports for Native parents and their ability to spur change across the community. Changing state policy was not something that the Better Birthing team could do alone.

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