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Gates Foundation Takes On Poverty in the U.S. With $100 Million Commitment

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Thalia Beaty Associated Press GRAND ISLAND, NEB. The move is a change in how it operates, putting more power in the hands of grantees and looking to accelerate the speed at which its gifts have impact. John Peterson/AP Laura McAloon, the Grand Island, Neb.,

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American Red Cross Sued Claiming Haitian Relief Funds Misused

The NonProfit Times

In a preliminary statement to the complaint, the plaintiffs cite Thomas Sowell’s 1998 poem, “The Poverty Pimps’ Poem,” ( Let us celebrate the poor, Let us hawk them door to door. There’s a market for their pain, Votes and glory and money to gain. Let us celebrate the poor. The total of expenditures listed was more than $490 million.

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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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A.I. Is Being Used to Send $1,000 Cash Relief to Some Households Impacted by Hurricanes

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

GiveDirectly is using a Google-developed artificial intelligence tool to pinpoint areas with high concentrations of poverty and storm damage. GiveDirectly is using a Google-developed artificial intelligence tool to pinpoint areas with high concentrations of poverty and storm damage.

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

NonProfit Quarterly

that favored names on resumes associated with White identities over those associated with Black identities. This isnt just a denial of financial services; its a denial of possibility, locking communities into cycles of poverty and keeping doors closed to upward mobility.

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Policies for Housing With Heart

Stanford Social Innovation Review

As a result, 24 percent of seniors living in the US are classified as socially isolated, which is associated with an approximately 50 percent increased risk of developing dementia, a 32 percent increased risk of stroke, a 68 percent increased risk of hospitalization, and 57 percent increased risk of emergency department visits.

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Social Media and Newsletter Ideas for October 2020

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Help your readers define some of the jargon associated with your cause. Share some brain teasers, word puzzles or riddles that relate to your organization and get your supporters using their brains in a different way. 10/16: Dictionary Day. Then stop using it in communications to them!). 10/19: Evaluate Your Life Day. Metaphor of the Month.

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