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Ancestor in the Making: A Future Where Philanthropy’s Legacy Is Stopping the Bad and Building the New

NonProfit Quarterly

First, democratic funds like Seed Commons, 4 Ujima Fund, 5 and the Just Transition Integrated Capital Fund gave us a new model for how communities could steward and govern capital together. Two things changed how wealth was managed. New policies were passed that mandate that corporations and private foundations pay land taxes to local Tribes.

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“Educational Purposes”: Nonprofit Land as a Vital Site of Struggle

NonProfit Quarterly

Because higher education institutions provide the public good of education to surrounding communities, their property holdings are exempt from taxation in all 50 states. 38 Moreover, this sports complex sits on land that was initially deeded to the federal government to serve disabled and houseless veterans.

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How Communities Around the World Are Connecting Social Isolation and Health

Stanford Social Innovation Review

The International Evidence Collaborative supported by the NASP has concluded that social prescribing, in countries as diverse as Iran, India, and the Netherlands can have a positive impact on a wide range of outcomes including reduced loneliness, improved mental health and social connections, and heightened well-being.

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