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Healing Society through the Archaeology of Self™: A Racial Literacy Development Approach

NonProfit Quarterly

Imagine a civil society in which communities, individuals, and leaders (nonprofit, social movement, philanthropy, business, education, and more) regularly engage in the process of self-examination for the sake of improving our world. The six components are as follows: Figure 1: Racial Literacy Development Model. ©Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz.

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Announcing… 31 New Favorite Nonprofits for 2013!

Nonprofit Tech for Good

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) :: @ PETA. amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research is dedicated to ending the global AIDS epidemic through innovative research. American Nicaraguan Foundation :: @ ANF. National Park Foundation :: @ GoParks. Born Free Foundation :: @ BFFoundation.

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85% Of United Nations’ Sustainable Goals Not Being Met

The NonProfit Times

In 2023, 149 foundation models were released, more than double the amount released in 2022. The effectiveness of AI tools also requires grappling with responsible AI considerations, including ethical principles, risks, and data privacy. More than 65% of these were open source, compared to 44% in 2022 and 33% in 2021.

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Fight and Build: Envisioning Solidarity Economies as Transformative Politics

NonProfit Quarterly

Solidarity economies are most often associated with ethical, cooperative economic practices, like local currencies, community land trusts, community gardens, fair trade, and cooperatives. In some locations, solidarity economy is institutionalized and recognized by the state but in others involves civil society and informal practices.

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A Historical Model for AI Regulation and Collaboration

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Ethical and legal concerns around genetic sequencing were also addressed and mitigated through the creation of the Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) Research Program , which required five percent of the annual HGP budget to be allocated to address emerging ELSI.

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How Investors Can Shape AI for the Benefit of Workers

Stanford Social Innovation Review

In trying to ensure that the rapid growth of technology is something that will benefit workers and societies as much as entrepreneurs and executives, there’s a role for all of us: employers and workers, academics and governments, as well as investors committed to seeing the technology they fund be used to increase the common good.

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The Hard Problems: A Resilient Civil Society To Face What’s Next

The NonProfit Times

(Photo By Deposit Photos) By Marnie Webb From the frontlines of disaster relief to the forefront of technological innovation, civil society organizations are navigating a rapidly changing landscape. What does this mean for civil society in the coming year? This gap will not be evenly distributed.