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NPOs Consistently Better Than For-Profits on Jobs

The NonProfit Times

The steepest employment decline occurred in accommodation and food services, a sector largely made up of for-profit businesses. Job gains occurred in health care and social assistance, industries that have a large share of nonprofits, according to new data from the U.S. percent); other services (6.3 percent in nonprofits.

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

NonProfit Quarterly

Hedge Funds That Conduct Classes Today, universities turn their research into lucrative commercial goods and patents in a range of fields, from the pharmaceutical industries and software products to health services and military defense weaponry.

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AI Disruption and Marginalized Communities: Nonprofits as Catalysts for Workforce Equity

NonProfit Quarterly

But the machines didnt need breaks or health insurance. Across industries, frontline workersespecially those in retail, food service, and customer supportare being displaced by automation at alarming rates. For them, losing these jobs doesnt just mean losing incomeit means losing access to housing, healthcare, and education.

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Unlikely Advocates: Worker Co-ops, Grassroots Organizing, and Public Policy

NonProfit Quarterly

When they first trained me to be a home health aide, and I was nervous about the tests, they built up my confidence and had tutoring if I needed help. This council served as our primary avenue for discussion, education, and mobilization about advocacy efforts. We win by being of service to intersectional movements, not just ourselves.