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Strengthening communities by supporting the nonprofit workforce 

Candid

In 2022, 48% owned their homes, only 4% had any investment income, 25% were covered by public health insurance, and 10% had no coverage at all. Nonprofits working in the areas of health care as well as finance and insurance (e.g., credit unions) had the lowest rates of financial hardship (16%) and 73% offered private health insurance.

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Insurance in a Climate-Changed World

NonProfit Quarterly

The first place that most of us will experience the direct costs of climate change is in the insurance market, and the problem has already emerged. Loading the Dice” In many areas, property insurance premiums have soared, and finding coverage has become extremely difficult. This escalation is our new normal.

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From Unpaid to Unstoppable: The Rise of the Professional Community Health Worker Movement

Stanford Social Innovation Review

It worked: In 2023, Kenya announced it would provide monthly stipends, essential equipment, digital monitoring tools, and health insurance to me and 100,000 of my peersa huge win for Kenya, one of the most populated and influential African countries, as well as for the global effort to formally recognize CHWs.

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Fundraisers Are Like Farmers

The Agitator

These optimists appear to believe that financially struggling households will continue to give just as much as they always have … they’ll just eat less, or forgo paying next month’s electric bill or health insurance premium. Somehow, lower disposable incomes will be overcome by clever social networking tactics.

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Building Supply Chains Where Smallholder Farmers Thrive

Stanford Social Innovation Review

To achieve this, more businesses need to join with the government and civil society to actively confront inequality, poverty, and climate change together. This can include access to crop insurance and financial investments to support the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices like regenerative production systems.

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Building Infrastructure to Support Equity: A Conversation with Dr. Akilah Watkins

NonProfit Quarterly

Independent Sector is a broad cross-sectoral national membership organization that includes nonprofits, private foundations, and corporate giving programs with a mission to strengthen civil society. AW: Independent Sector is deeply committed to a civil society that promotes equity and justice. What do we do to get there?

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Mapping the Landscape of AI-Powered Nonprofits

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Digital Response , as one example, uses AI to power its unemployment insurance tool, which provides plain-language Spanish translations for workers with limited English proficiency. Nonprofits and civil society belong at the forefront of AI. The scale and economy of AI-powered translation can help remove these language barriers.