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Building Community Through Soccer: Maigan T. Bridgette’s Story at Sporting Kansas City

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

With a passion for political science and social justice, she initially envisioned a career in law but found herself drawn to the nonprofit sector. Get nonprofit tips and tools delivered right to your inbox by joining The Nonprofit Leadership Alliance Newsletter. The Kansas City community is lucky to have you!

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Power To Her: Women Taking Action To Change What’s Needed

Fundraising Leadership

While there are more women in office nationally, the shift to more power has not reached major significance, according to a new study from Rutgers University. “ Leadership Takeaway of The Week: “We can have power wherever we exist. for Black women and from 8.5% for Latina women.” This matters to all of us.”

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Rising To The Top: Founder, CEO on Supporting All WOC To Succeed

Fundraising Leadership

Read more in Take the Lead on DEI initiatives A graduate of Chicago Public Schools, Whyte says, “My first plane ride was going to University of Miami.” After two years she transferred to the University of Florida, graduating in 1999 with degrees in political science and business, and the intention of going to law school.

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Reading List: Strengthening Democracy Through Social Innovation

Stanford Social Innovation Review

The Power of Political Innovation March 15, 2023 at 10 a.m. Pacific Speakers: Rob Reich, professor of political science and codirector of the Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society at Stanford University, and a soon-to-be-announced speaker will debate the role of big philanthropy in a true democracy.

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Trust Is The Best Currency: CEO, Founder Stamps Approval on Products for Parents

Fundraising Leadership

shopsmarter ” In her early years of entrepreneurship after graduating from York University in 1994 with a double degree in mass communications and political science, Vinderine, who stands just under 5 feet tall, says she endured not only gender bias, but height bias when connecting with funders and clients in person.

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For the Love of Humankind: End of Year Fundraising for Community impact

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

As marketing, development and leadership team members, we work toward a common cause within the organization. She moved to Chicago after high school to study Political Science and Sociology at DePaul University. work at Capella University. In reality, we may be thinking about this all wrong. . Louis City, Missouri.

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Movement Economies: Building an Economics Rooted in Movement

NonProfit Quarterly

This was seen as a politically smart means to avert White backlash. A 1996 political science journal article, for example, argued that policies were most likely to be effective in addressing race and economic inequality if they were targeted to benefit Black Americans but “advanced and defended on universalistic grounds.”