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From Gig Work to Good Work: How Workforce Policy Can Support Gig Workers

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Getty Images on Unsplash Millions of people in the United States need work that fits around uncertain day-to-day fluctuations, particularly workers who care for children, elders, or others needing caregiving assistance. For one, directly or indirectly, the government is usually the biggest employer of flexible labor in any area.

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

NonProfit Quarterly

Another example is federal highway construction and urban renewal of the mid-20th century. For example, in Saint Paul, MN, the historically Black Rondo neighborhood was virtually destroyed when the federal government built Interstate 94 through the community. However, it can sometimes be for the better.

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Policies for Housing With Heart

Stanford Social Innovation Review

One of the grandmothers was holding and cooing to the baby, while the grandfather played a game with pre-teen children, freeing the granddaughter to make the fire and cook the meal. Children grow up and leave their parents behind, starting new “nuclear” family units. Multigenerational households are rare. It s estimated that 2.6

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What is the Secret to Successful Grant Writing?

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Understand the requirements for each application and the unique aspects of each foundation and government funder. Share your drafts to get constructive feedback. For example: “Because of your gift, more children will read at this grade level. Start working on your narrative early.

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Okinawa and the Link Between Socioeconomic Disparities and Colonialism in Japan

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Although this concentration has had profound local economic and cultural implications, various government agencies have justified it by saying that it is necessary for security reasons or that it brings in national economic support in exchange for hosting the military facilities. percent of the country’s total land area.

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??How Community-Based Public Space Can Build Civic Trust: Lessons from Akron

NonProfit Quarterly

Many times, government and nonprofit representatives had come to Starleen’s Summit Lake neighborhood and indicated that things were going to improve, but not much ever came of it. “My In the 1960s, the construction of interstate highway I-76 and state Route 59 disconnected Summit Lake from the rest of Akron.

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How Extreme Heat Is Hurting People in India’s Slums

NonProfit Quarterly

The move afforded more income for her and her husbandand the hope of a better future for their three children. My children said lets go back to the village, says More, who hails from the Ratnagiri region of the western Indian state of Maharashtra. But how will we feed our children if we leave?