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The Next 4 Years: Tapping Into Nonprofit Expertise

The NonProfit Times

Secretary of Health and Human Service Nancy Brown Chief Executive Officer American Heart Association Under Brown’s leadership as CEO since 2008, the AHA has become a global authority on cardiovascular and brain health as well as overall well-being.

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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 work of combating racism is a lifelong journey.

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10 Ways Funders Can Address Generative AI Now

Stanford Social Innovation Review

At this uncertain time, as the potential use-cases of generative AI begin to become apparent, there are at least 10 things that funders can do to help the existing field of tech-related nonprofits—and society at large—better prepare. Building government (and civil society) capacity to use AI.

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When to Call It Quits

Stanford Social Innovation Review

As the Nicaraguan government tightened its grip on authoritarian rule, it was threatened by civil society organizations who possess the power to hold them accountable, receiving funds they do not control and investing those funds in services that preserve human rights, protect democracy, and empower individuals.

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Why Reparations Can Counter the Legacy of a 50-Year “War on Drugs”

NonProfit Quarterly

The War on Drugs Is Personal The War on Drugs has been a half-century-long, concerted, militarized campaign led by the US government to enforce prohibitions on the importation, manufacture, use, sale, and distribution of substances deemed to be illegal, advancing a punitive rather than a public health approach to drug use.

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Gates, Ford, Open Society announce commitments for gender equality

Candid

Announced at the Generation Equality Forum convened by UN Women and co-hosted by the governments of Mexico and France, the Gates Foundation's commitment will focus on three areas: women's economic empowerment, health and family planning, and leadership.

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Get Inspired: 40 Quotes About Nonprofit Leadership and Fundraising

Nonprofit Fixer

“The nonprofit sector should get way more credit for being a bedrock of our society — for being the compass leading us all in the direction of a truly civil society. It deserves that.” - Joan Garry ( source ) “Nonprofits attract the best in society because they see beyond the economic gain.