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Minding the Gaps: Neuroethics, AI, and Depression

NonProfit Quarterly

9 In addition, those who are diagnosed often experience more severe and disabling symptoms than those experienced by other races and ethnicities. Yale Universitys latest estimates also propose that the countrys failing mental health systems cost the United States $282 billion every year. 10 Only 35.1

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Diaspora Philanthropy 3.0

Stanford Social Innovation Review

In America, Indian Americans are now recognized as the wealthiest ethnic group in the country with growing political influence. There are an estimated 30 million people of Indian origin living around the world, including 5 million in the United States alone. Its members lead major companies such as Google, Microsoft, Adobe, YouTube, and IBM.

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

Bloomerang

BIPOC communities are disproportionately impacted by social inequality, with higher rates of poverty and unemployment. Furthermore, many inner-city students face a range of social and economic challenges outside of school, such as poverty, crime, and family instability, which can make it difficult for them to succeed in school.

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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). Current measurements of poverty commonly used to assess social determinants of health include concepts such as financial income and home or land ownership. Another measure of poverty and wealth is owning land or owning a home.

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How to Achieve Belonging without Othering: A Conversation with john a. powell

NonProfit Quarterly

From the roots of racial capitalism to the psychic toll of poverty, from resource wars to popular uprisings, the interviews in this column focus on how to write about the myriad causes of oppression and the organized desire for a better world. jp: First, we wanted to expand the conversation beyond race. Everybody counts.

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In Search of Inclusive Social Entrepreneurship

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Several studies have shown that in societies that are characterized by high levels of poverty, the well-being of entrepreneurs is related to the savings they have. Currently, one of the most successful social entrepreneurs in Brazil is Edu Lyra who created Gerando Falcões, an organization that combats hunger and poverty.

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Movement Economies: Building an Economics Rooted in Movement

NonProfit Quarterly

11 Nor are the economic data any more encouraging when one measures inequality by race. Until quite recently, many economic justice movement organizations were “race neutral” in their approach. 21 In other words, until quite recently, it was considered politically smart for economic justice groups to avoid talking about race.