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Movements Are Leading the Way: Reenvisioning and Redesigning Laws and Governance for a Just Energy Utility Transition

NonProfit Quarterly

Moreover, a significant proportion of utility governing boards comprises utility workers and frontline community members. Although established in a more progressive era, when the public interest held more sway, microeconomic and market values have since come to dominate utility governance.

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Walking Through Truth: Indigenous Wisdom and Community Health Equity

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Races and ethnicities in the United States are defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Communities and Economies In looking beyond borders, there is much to learn from Indigenous Peoples—populations with extensive diversity across cultures, languages, and systems of governance. What’s In a Name?

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Fighting for Cleaner Air in East Boston

NonProfit Quarterly

Fifty percent of its residents were born outside of the US and identify as Latino/a ; about half of all families in the neighborhood live below the official poverty line. We also need our government agencies to protect us.

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BIPOC Leadership Challenges: 26 Tips To Increase Accessibility Across The Nonprofit Sector

Bloomerang

we all know nonprofits rely on a combination of government grants, philanthropic donations, and earned income to support their operations. BIPOC communities are disproportionately impacted by social inequality, with higher rates of poverty and unemployment.

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Beyond Identity Funding: Rethinking Social Justice Philanthropy

NonProfit Quarterly

Throughout its history, social justice philanthropy has generally remained organized around siloed identities, such as gender, race, and sexual orientation. Throughout its history, social justice philanthropy has generally remained organized around siloed identities, such as gender, race, and sexual orientation.

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Coffee Companies That Emphasize Hiring Disabled Workers Fall Short

NonProfit Quarterly

A 2023 US Government Accountability Office report found that there are presently 120,000 workers with disabilities nationwide earning subminimum wages, with half of them earning less than $3.50 The older you get, the more likely you live in poverty.” Bitty and Beau’s opened their first shop in Wilmington, NC, in 2016.

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Changing the Health System: A Community-Led Approach Rises in Rhode Island

NonProfit Quarterly

A few years later, I worked as a minority health coordinator, focusing on racial and ethnic minority populations in Rhode Island—on people like me, who come here with dreams and hopes to do better but often find themselves without the resources or opportunities they need. Voice , because government has an obligation to listen to residents.

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