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Rising together: Supporting boys, men, and all communities 

Candid

I felt this was an important moment for philanthropy. An intersectional perspective on supporting boys and men The challenges boys and men face intersect with race and ethnicity and social class, just as they do for women and girls. The key focus areas Id suggest are mental health , education , and fatherhood.

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How to Build a Just and Effective Public Sector Workforce System

NonProfit Quarterly

Across philanthropy and among the public and private sectors, weve seen investments that better meet the needs of workers and improve job quality across sectors. Members of vulnerable groups continue to face systemic challenges that correlate with race, ethnicity, gender, age, and geography. There is some good news.

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Nonprofit Legal Compliance in an Unfriendly Political Environment

NonProfit Quarterly

501c3 organizations can engage in many forms of advocacy in furtherance of their missions that are not limited by lobbying or political campaign intervention or support rules, including educational issue advocacy, advocacy on administrative regulations, calls for executive action, boycotts, and litigation.

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Zero-Problem Philanthropy

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NGOs scaled solutions to educational problems in India for decades without sufficient reading or math improvement. The Problem With Problem-Solving Solving problems to improve people’s lives has been philanthropy’s raison d’être. However, some criticisms have arisen regarding the approach philanthropies take in problem-solving.

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Beyond Identity Funding: Rethinking Social Justice Philanthropy

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: Conor O’Nolan on unsplash.com Together, we have worked in philanthropy for more than 35 years. Throughout its history, social justice philanthropy has generally remained organized around siloed identities, such as gender, race, and sexual orientation. But recognition and action are two different things.

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“Seeding by ceding”: What we know about the latest group of organizations funded by MacKenzie Scott

Candid

These included higher education institutions with students from underserved communities, arts organizations, and social sector infrastructure organizations. An analysis of organizations and projects funded against Candid’s Philanthropy Classification System validates her statement. . Analysis is based on grantees that are U.S.-based

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Closing the Middle Skills Gap in Postsecondary Education

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Roger Low In 2023, what education and training do Americans need, beyond high school? At the same time, to salvage the American middle class, suck toxic resentment out of our politics, and build a more equitable economy, we must reimagine higher education, workforce training, and how taxpayers fund both.

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