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Ending Persistent Poverty in Rural America: The Role of CDFIs

NonProfit Quarterly

This article introduces a new series, titled Eradicating Rural Poverty: The Power of Cooperation. In 2014, six CDFIs located in regions of rural America beset by persistent poverty formed a coalition to remedy longstanding underinvestment. This article introduces our series Eradicating Rural Poverty: The Power of Cooperation.

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Minding the Gaps: Neuroethics, AI, and Depression

NonProfit Quarterly

4 In practice, thats proven difficulta systematic review of American healthcare data done in 2011 revealed high rates of re-identification, raising ethical concerns. percent of Black Americans live below the poverty line (the number is 7.7 percent of Black Americans live below the poverty line (the number is 7.7 10 Only 35.1

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AI and Racial Justice: Navigating the Dual Impact on Marginalized Communities

NonProfit Quarterly

It reaches into healthcare, finance, justice, education, and public policy, promising to streamline and elevate. that favored names on resumes associated with White identities over those associated with Black identities. Facial recognition technologystruggles to accurately identify Black and Brown faces.

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The Double-Edged Sword of Health Innovations: Navigating the Intersection of Technology and Equity in Nigeria

NonProfit Quarterly

Emerging technological innovations in healthcare have the potential to transform public health and healthcare delivery systems, making them more efficient, personalized, and accessible. Consequently, communities that were already marginalized continued to face limited access to essential healthcare services.

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What do you believe are the most critical areas for improvement to achieve your mission?

Blue Avocado

Our main goal for 2025 at the Shirley-Eustis House Association is to build a broader network of businesses, institutions, and well-connected individuals who know about us and what were doing. Suzy Buchanan from Shirley-Eustis House Association Expanding our reach to better support the LGBTQ+ community. Help us help the world.

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Is Climate Change Making Loneliness Worse?

NonProfit Quarterly

Those most impacted by a lack of or failing infrastructure, including the elderly and people living in poverty, are at high risk for loneliness. The report listed recommendations across the board from what healthcare professionals to communities can do to combat loneliness, including recommendations for philanthropy.

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Shifting the Harmful Narratives and Practices of Work Requirements

NonProfit Quarterly

This transformation in public perception led to a decline in investment in social safety net programs, with many policymakers and citizens associating welfare with racist stereotypes and sexist assumptions. Without economic mobility, families—particularly BIPOC families —are stuck in the cycle of intergenerational poverty.