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Innovating to Address the Systemic Drivers of Health

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Unfortunately, there are not many health clinics nearby where Elisa can get easy access to primary care with her Medicaid insurance. Governments and their policies in far off places can affect food supply or the spread of disease at home and can go further to impact elections, social policy, and even violent conflicts with loss of life.

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What Would an Economy That Loved Black People Look Like?

NonProfit Quarterly

Jubilee Justice , an organization founded by Konda Mason, who serves as the strategic director of my firm RUNWAY , recognizes that land ownership provides a pathway to create generational wealth, access financial resources, have agency over agricultural and sustainable land management practices, and foster community resilience.

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National Gathering Looks to Address Root Causes of Inequality

NonProfit Quarterly

The conference brings together hundreds of community activists, government officials, and bank community development officers. It’s an odd mix, but one that NCRC has managed for the past 33 years. These maps continued to govern bank lending until the passage of the Fair Housing Act of 1968.

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¡Adelante! A Latinx Community Organizes to Generate Community Wealth

NonProfit Quarterly

Adelante Mujeres (which means Forward, Women), the nonprofit where we work and which has operated for over two decades, seeks to answer this question. The program was launched by the nonprofit Adelante Mujeres during the Great Recession in 2008. How does a small Latinx community organize itself to support homegrown businesses?