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Teaching Cooperative Intelligence, for a Solidarity Economy

NonProfit Quarterly

Such, at least, is the thesis of work I’ve been involved in to create a cooperative education curriculum at the high school level in the Bronx. Some focus on political education, others on business skills, and yet others on working in specific sectors, such as food.

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Can Universities Build Community? A Conference Explores Possible Paths

NonProfit Quarterly

The Netter Center, Harkavy noted, seeks to solve problems and improve quality of life of proximate communities, thereby benefiting the community and supporting the teaching and research missions of the university. The culture and structure of a large university often clashes with the culture of the surrounding community.

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The Need for More Inclusive Leadership Narratives

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Discovering the Need for Change In 2016, after nearly 50 years of funding health and healthcare leadership development initiatives, RWJF launched four new leadership programs that sought to advance a Culture of Health , one that works to provide everyone in the United States a fair and just opportunity for health and well-being.

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The Call of Leadership Now: BIPOC Leaders in a Syndemic Era

NonProfit Quarterly

And as nonprofits moved away from their member-driven and member-funded mutual aid and organizing roots, they took on a hierarchical structure modeled after corporate culture, became dependent on grants from foundations/government, and became run by “expert” staff to provide services or lead advocacy efforts.

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From Lucy to Leadership Part 2: Our Origins’ Central Question

Fundraising Leadership

In teaching women how to redefine power via the 9 Leadership Power Tools curriculum , I have realized how deep seated some of our fears and gender-based behaviors around power and intentionality for our lives are. In a jazz bar and cultural center called Fendika , this stunning painting graced the stage. million years.

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Movement Economies: Building an Economics Rooted in Movement

NonProfit Quarterly

26 Even so, Isabelle Moses, Faith in Action’s chief of staff, explained that, after Reed left, it required “a comprehensive effort to transform the culture of the national staff team through self-examination around race and gender” that lasted more than three years. 46 Education in community economics is also key.

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[VIDEO] Measure Of Success: Creating Tools And Process To Report Impact

Bloomerang

She’s also certified by the Institute of Cultural Affairs, in the USA, for facilitation. And, as I was sharing earlier, we usually teach this in person over a period of two to three hours, so, you all are getting the, what we’ll call, the boot-camp version of “Measure of Success.” So let me navigate around that.

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