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Strengthening communities by supporting the nonprofit workforce 

Candid

Below the ALICE Threshold” includes workers who live in poverty and those we call ALICE ® — A sset L imited, I ncome C onstrained, E mployed—who earn above the federal poverty level but still can’t afford the basics. One in five nonprofit workers struggle to afford the basics Of the 13.9

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How Water.org Adapted Their Social Media Content Strategy in Response to COVID-19

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The current social media environment has caused non-profit marketers to re-evaluate their content aware of the acute conversations being had on every channel, at a global level. Posting without a mindfulness of the trending topics and conversations can cause organizations to appear insensitive and tone-deaf.

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Starting With the State

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Justice systems are often inaccessible or ineffectual; in India, for example, the criminal and civil courts are so backed up that it would take an estimated 300 years to clear the backlog. All of this depresses economic activity and increases poverty. But the price of corruption is not evenly distributed.

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Announcing… 31 New Favorite Nonprofits for 2013!

Nonprofit Tech for Good

charity: water is a non-profit bringing clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations. The Population Council conducts research worldwide to improve policies, programs, and products in three areas: HIV and AIDS; poverty, gender, and youth; and reproductive health. National MS Society :: @ MSSociety.

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Building Union Power to Rein in the AI Boss

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Later investigation found the AI system had systematically discriminated against non-white Dutch citizens. But the algorithm was flawed, failing to account for variables outside teachers’ control, such as poverty or student learning disabilities. In 2011, more than 200 teachers in Washington, D.C.,

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How Can We Make Employee Ownership the Norm Rather Than the Exception?

NonProfit Quarterly

He launched the Grameen Bank , and a generation later microfinance—a system of providing small loans to people who otherwise do not have access to conventional banking—has reached every corner of the world, lifting millions out of poverty. People joined from more than 15 countries, representing business, government, and civil society.