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BIPOC Leadership Challenges: 26 Tips To Increase Accessibility Across The Nonprofit Sector

Bloomerang

BIPOC communities are disproportionately impacted by social inequality, with higher rates of poverty and unemployment. This can make it difficult for BIPOC-led organizations to address the needs of their communities effectively, and can also limit their ability to attract and retain talented staff and volunteers.

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Changing the Economic Game in Rural America: Overcoming Financial Trauma

NonProfit Quarterly

Often, the result is rural poverty. percent of rural residents lived below the poverty line, compared to 11.9 It supports a population of over 380,000 residents, 21 percent of whom live in poverty, 15 percent of whom are Black, and 15 percent Latinx. Taking the Next Step: Developing Businesses that Build Community Wealth.

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12 Early Adopters of the.NGO and.ONG Domains

Nonprofit Tech for Good

In an online world where anyone or any brand can launch online fundraising campaign through third-party crowdfunding sites (such as GoFundMe and Indiegogo ), it will become increasingly important to communicate to online donors and advocates that your nonprofit is legal, valid, and an online brand to be trusted. Kijani ● kijani.ngo.

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Funding And Grant Resources For Nonprofits Serving The LGBTQ+ Community

Bloomerang

The LGBTQ+ Donor Engagement Program exists to support annual fundraising events. New Harvest Foundation is the only foundation in Dane County that channels charitable contributions exclusively to organizations working to promote lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) rights, services, culture, and community development.

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Scaling Deep, Not Up: Lessons from Detroit

NonProfit Quarterly

Business leaders, community organizers, and local policymakers in these places have attempted to replicate the success of Silicon Valley by attracting venture capital, creating business incubators and accelerators, and building an entrepreneurial ecosystem. Yet, these attempts have not significantly reverted economic decline.

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15 Inspiring Examples of Corporate Social Responsibility

Top Nonprofits

Through CSR initiatives, companies aim to give back to society by addressing various issues such as sustainability, community development, employee welfare, ethical business practices, and philanthropic involvement. Walgreens also raises awareness and encourages customer participation through its nationwide network of stores.

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Building a City of the Future by Restoring Its Past: A Story from Black Memphis

NonProfit Quarterly

King was having a hard time convincing his friends, supporters, and funders about the merits of having a multiracial movement around poverty. SD: At NPQ , we have long been interested in governance—how community groups make democratic decisions—and management, how you implement them. He was like: “In Memphis, they are doing this work.