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Bolstering collaboration to protect legal aid amid new challenges 

Candid

residents living at or below the federal poverty threshold, there are only 2.8 For example, in addition to recruiting entry-level lawyers, EJW offers fellowship opportunities for non-lawyers. First, it’s beyond time that we expand the definition of public interest law, making it accessible for more civic-minded people.

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Executive Director

Anedot

Ensure ongoing programmatic excellence, volunteer recruitment/training, consistent quality of finance and administration, fundraising, marketing/communications, and systems. We do it with no charge to the residents or referring social service agency. Leadership & Management: a.

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Mental Health Advocates Aim to Dismantle Barriers to Care for Latinx Residents

NonProfit Quarterly

This gap is fueled by a series of barriers that include linguistic limitations, higher poverty rates, lack of insurance, the high cost of treatment, the lack of bilingual services, and the lack of training of many mental health professionals to understand Latin American cultures that often discourage accessing mental healthcare.

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From HeLa Cells to Digital Health: Navigating the Promises and Pitfalls of Modern Clinical Research

NonProfit Quarterly

Many find inspiration in the story of Henrietta Lacks, an African-American cancer patient whose tumor cells were taken without her consent in 1951leading to a multibillion dollar industry, while her family and descendants dealt with poverty. story/advancing -decentralised-clinical-trials-patient-recruitment-centres-cement-their-success.

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Rethinking EMTALA: What Idaho’s Battle over Abortion Means for Reproductive Justice

NonProfit Quarterly

Idaho, represented by the Alliance Defending Freedom— designated as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center— appealed to the Supreme Court, aiming to overturn this decision and implement the full abortion ban. Idaho also ranks among the states most affected by the nationwide shortage of ob-gyns.

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What’s Next for CDFIs? The Challenge and Opportunity of Place

NonProfit Quarterly

Communities seeking CDFI financing have four options: Start up a new CDFI Recruit an established CDFI from somewhere else to serve the community Tap into the network of national CDFIs Become a CDFI Friendly hub Focusing on the fourth option, the CDFI Friendly hub approach is less expensive to start and operate.

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Get Funds Flowing: Lessons from the Boston Foundation

NonProfit Quarterly

The initial 40 community reviewers recruited others to reach our goal of 60. Collaborating with fund leaders proved invaluable, particularly when determining outreach strategies and recruiting community reviewers. Plan for volume and recruit reviewers early. Lessons Learned We still can (and must) do more. Build trust.