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Bridging for Environmental Justice across Space and Time: Cambodia and the US South

NonProfit Quarterly

3 Built on the Sesan River, the dam was part of the Chinese government’s “Belt and Road Initiative,” which sought to expand its “foreign policy interests.” 4 The Cambodian government’s stated aim is for the dam to provide enough energy to stop power outages and further develop the country.

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Puerto Rican Advocates Pursue Community Control of Renewable Energy

NonProfit Quarterly

In its wake, a grassroots movement to create distributed, renewable energy has gained considerable ground. The logic behind this community movement for distributed, community-owned renewable energy is clear. Public Policy: A Hit and a Miss Are the lessons of Hurricanes Maria and Fiona being taken to heart?

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From Impact Investing to “Impact-First” Investing—What Is the Field Learning?

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: PeopleImages on iStock What does impact investingthat is, investing with social benefit in minddemand of investors? Many in the field have long held it demands virtually nothing, that an investor can have a social impact without sacrificing a penny of their own.

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Encouraging Human Creativity in the AI-Powered Future

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Thats why, in public policy circles, we must nurture and reward innovation in as well as from AI. We need policies that support a robust system of IP rights in order to develop successful AI models. Throughout this processimproving, applying, and using AIthe human element is essential.

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Leaders Say Public Health Ethics Is Necessary for Social Justice

NonProfit Quarterly

How does the field of public health—given its role in making decisions that impact entire populations—define ethics? How can it be used to advance health equity and social justice? Ethical values are critical to all that we do,” says Dr. Nancy Krieger , a professor of social epidemiology at Harvard T.H.

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??How Community-Based Public Space Can Build Civic Trust: Lessons from Akron

NonProfit Quarterly

Many times, government and nonprofit representatives had come to Starleen’s Summit Lake neighborhood and indicated that things were going to improve, but not much ever came of it. “My In Akron, more than 20 public, nonprofit, and community groups came together to form the Civic Commons team. My first thought was, ‘Here we go.

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Education Transformation Against All Odds

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Three years into this effort, more than 50 schools have joined the movement, all aligned around a commitment to living the values of active citizenship, social justice, and good governance. Other schools are observing the energy and momentum, and they are eager to join the movement.