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How to Restore Community Economies: Reestablishing the Right to Associate

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: Photo by Darla Hueske on Unsplash Travel across the United States today, and you’ll find in many small towns a towering grain elevator or a similar agricultural edifice looming over the rusty train tracks. Often, these structures bear the faded letters “CO-OP” painted on the side. My self-righteous call-out got called out.

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Gather, Share, Build

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Ethically gathering reliable, consistent, and accurate data costs money, but its the only way to achieve an ecosystem in which most of the world can reap the benefits of emerging technology. Today, a major component of that infrastructure asymmetry is simply a lack of the volume and types of data required to make AI work.

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The Role of AI Agents in Addressing Global Challenges of Social Enterprises

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

Tackling Climate Change with AI-Driven Solutions AI agents play a pivotal role in combating climate change by optimizing renewable energy production, forecasting extreme weather, and improving agricultural practices. This not only boosts agricultural productivity but also minimizes resource waste.

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The AI-Powered Nonprofits Coding a Greener Future

Stanford Social Innovation Review

For small-scale farmers in emerging markets like India, Kenya, and Nigeria, agricultural extension agents are crucial lifelines. They provide Climate-Smart Agriculture practices, deliver market and pricing information for farmers to maximize income, and help farmers connect with local suppliers.

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Cultivating a Just Climate Philanthropy

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Most of them rely on rainfed agriculture, leaving them open to shocks like droughts and storms that can wipe out their crops and leave them without enough food to see their families through the year. Regenerative Agriculture. Enife Matemba’s experience offers a poignant illustration of this need to invest in smallholders.

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The GRANTS Writing Formula To Secure Awards For Project Grants

Bloomerang

You can, however, include a very humanistic and ethical picture by using research versus flowery language or jargon. As the rivers disappear, we mourn; agriculture is suffering. This will give more validity for your program and show that you’ve done the research. Example #1) Flowery wording in grants that doesn’t get awarded.

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Unlocking the Innovation Potential of Biocultural Capital

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Jarrod Vassallo , Sourindra Banerjee & Jaideep Prabhu Spanning 12,500 hectares, the East Kolkata Wetlands in India serves multiple purposes, from fish farming, agriculture, and rice cultivation to functioning as the world’s largest wastewater-fed aquaculture system. Consider these examples.