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How to Restore Community Economies: Reestablishing the Right to Associate

NonProfit Quarterly

A small change to employment law in 1974 enabled over 10 million workers to share in the profits of their employers. Before the Affordable Care Act, it was the only good option for health insurance. Investor-centric mechanisms like venture capital and stock exchanges had to be enabled through law and regulation.

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How TIFs Impact Racial and Economic Justice at the Local Level

NonProfit Quarterly

None of those funds will flow to power local government and public services for 23 years (or longer, as Illinois law permits a 12-year extension ). I believe this process has resulted in the overbuilding of office spaces and retail spaces across the nation. TIFs divert revenue from where the money is needed to where it is not.

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Building Boundaries in Love for Equity and Justice: An AI Manifesto

NonProfit Quarterly

Manifesting Love by **DALL-E 3/ **openai.com/dalle Editors note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine s winter 2024 issue, Health Justice in the Digital Age: Can We Harness AI for Good? 9 Anxiety over potential job displacement affects worker morale, financial stability, and mental health.10

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Leveraging AI in Social Work: A Pathway to Empowering Vulnerable Populations

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

In this section, let’s explore how AI can revolutionize social work practices in three key areas: elder care, mental health support for veterans, and education for children on the autism spectrum. This enables social workers to proactively reach out to older clients, offering timely interventions and support before a crisis occurs.

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Facial Recognition Technology’s Enduring Threat to Civil Liberties

NonProfit Quarterly

The technologies are scanning our faces at retail stores, airports, and schools, often without our knowledge or consent. Facial Recognition Technology and Discrimination One of the most alarming aspects of facial recognition technology is how widespread it has become.

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Giving Workers Power to Thrive in the Face of New Technology

Stanford Social Innovation Review

As in the past, that means the experiences and concerns they bring to the table rarely represent the people outside those rooms, or the issues most important to them, like safe, dignified, and stable work that provides a living wage, paid leave, health and retirement benefits.

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64 Online Stores That Benefit Nonprofits and the Greater Good

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The National Retail Federation expects online holiday sales in the United States to shatter previous records by reaching at least $218.3 Proceeds benefit the American Civil Liberties Union, a nonprofit that works to defend the rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States. Health & Beauty.

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