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Building an Economy with Purpose: The Transformative Potential of Baby Bonds

NonProfit Quarterly

Extensive research shows that public policy can shape economic outcomes. The public can demand economic policies that benefit the broader population. A key question becomes: What kind of economic policies should the public demand? Wealth is a fundamental measure of stability and opportunity.

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From Impact Investing to “Impact-First” Investing—What Is the Field Learning?

NonProfit Quarterly

But while the report makes various calls to action (for foundations, donors, donor-advised-fund sponsors, lawyers, and policymakers, among others), it also offers a snapshot of the state of the field today, highlighting initial successes and indicating where further change in the field is required. Each fund is unique.

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Reimagining the Role of Business in Protecting Biodiversity

Stanford Social Innovation Review

pollinator gardens) into areas under commercial, residential, agricultural, or other uses can offer meaningful benefits. agriculture and forestry), land reduction and management opportunities lie in adopting innovative products and increasing the productivity and biodiversity features of their working lands.

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Nonprofit Statuses: 501(c)(3) vs 501(c)(4) and more!

The Charity CFO

This can cover a wide range of activities, from: Helping less fortunate community members Hosting educational courses Helping mediate area disputes Fighting neighborhood deterioration They can also advocate for public policies and laws that benefit the people they serve, as long as this isn’t their primary or sole activity.

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Land Rematriation: A Conversation with Cyndi Suarez, Donald Soctomah, Darren Ranco, Mali Obomsawin, Gabriela Alcalde, and Kate Dempsey

NonProfit Quarterly

Sewall Foundation; and Kate Dempsey, state director of The Nature Conservancy in Maine, discuss the future of Tribal sovereignty, Land Back, and rematriation of the planet. And Gabriela, the Sewall Foundation has really encouraged the conservation community’s effort to do our own learning through the First Light collaboration.

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A Historical Model for AI Regulation and Collaboration

Stanford Social Innovation Review

People were afraid that employers and health insurance companies would use the data from genome mapping to discriminate, and they demanded a public policy response. And in many ways, we will need to govern globally from behind, because much of the technology and the foundational models are already out there.

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Sharing Meals

Stanford Social Innovation Review

These are justly built on a foundation of extractive practices on the part of power holders who were using different forms of leadership that caused harm. Understand that trust is the foundation of progress. Our mission and vision have remained substantively the same over time, but our activities have changed considerably.