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Being Outside: The Importance of Centering Black Leadership in the Climate Justice Movement

NonProfit Quarterly

Science and environmentalism feel like modern-day Jim Crow career fields that systematically disenfranchise the very communities these fields often claim to protect and uplift: communities affected the most by climate disaster, food insecurity, homelessness, and lack of recreational outdoor access.

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6 Unique Volunteer Opportunities to Offer Supporters

Ann Green

In-kind donations keep many types of nonprofits going, from homeless shelters to thrift stores. All volunteer roles require their own unique skill sets, and any position that involves interacting with the public requires friendliness and patience in addition to listening, conflict de-escalation, and leadership skills. Conduct training.

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Commentary: The Full Potential Of The Social Sector  

The NonProfit Times

Imagine, for example, if nonprofits could use funding earmarked for housing services to address the underlying issues leading to homelessness, such as substance use or mental health disorders. Most importantly, the financial constraints facing social sector nonprofits impede their ability to apply their expertise to solve for root causes.

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Investing in Creativity as Social Infrastructure

Stanford Social Innovation Review

In Colorado, Redline Center for Contemporary Art provides a weekly art studio for artists who have experienced homelessness or are in recovery, with the aim of fostering a supportive community that promotes healing and destigmatizes mental health challenges. These principles are already proving effective in communities nationwide.

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Executive Director

Anedot

During that time, we’ve refined and optimized our processes to offer a unique and highly impactful service to those living homeless while housed. We are now ready to transition to paid executive leadership to direct our next dynamic phase of growth. Leadership & Management: a. Fundraising & Development: a.

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“We’re Not Meant to Do Life Alone”: The Invisible Network of Nonprofits

NonProfit Quarterly

Hurricanes, Homelessness, and Holding On Like many Floridians, the 2024 hurricane season upended Karen’s life. “We It was this nonprofit health system that finally identified the child’s underlying condition triggered by certain foods. “It It changed everything,” Karen said. “We We went from daily stomachaches to real answers.”

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New York and Other States Move to Fix Nonprofit Contracting Delays

NonProfit Quarterly

Kristin Miller, executive director of Homeless Services United, a coalition of nonprofits serving homeless and at-risk adults and families, said in a statement to the New York City Council that the city still owes some organizations millions of dollars on contracts dating back to fiscal year 2019. It’s like Groundhog Day.”