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How Much Is Philanthropy Spending Toward a More Perfect Union? 

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

This and other questions start to get answers in new projects that map a growing movement to strengthen democracy, close divides, build civic health, and more. Takiyah McCathern, an assistant principal at a high-poverty middle school in Wilkes County, N.C., raises money to pay for medical physicals required for students to play sports.

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Ending Persistent Poverty in Rural America: The Role of CDFIs

NonProfit Quarterly

This article introduces a new series, titled Eradicating Rural Poverty: The Power of Cooperation. In 2014, six CDFIs located in regions of rural America beset by persistent poverty formed a coalition to remedy longstanding underinvestment. This article introduces our series Eradicating Rural Poverty: The Power of Cooperation.

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Deaths from Climate Change are Poverty Deaths

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Max Winkler on Unsplash “When people die of heat, they are actually dying of poverty,” the New York Times wrote in 2023 about a devastating heat wave during which 10 people died in Texas. But around the world, the climate emergency underscores the ongoing emergency of poverty. But all those measures still cost money.

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On the First-Ever India Giving Day, the Highest-Earning Ethnic Group in the U.S. Gets a Chance to Step Up and Help Their Homeland

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

India’s first giving day, March 2, will raise money to improve education, health care, and gender equality and meet other important needs in a country with nearly 230 million people living in poverty.

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Social Media and Newsletter Ideas for October 2020

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

If you are a health related org, you can promote dental health. Share your favorite cookie or vegetarian recipes or have your staff or supporters shares theirs. 10/02: World Smile Day. Share photos of your volunteers or clients smiling and tell their stories. 10/05: Do Something Nice Day. 10/05: World Teacher’s Day.

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How Indigenous Wisdom Can Support Youth Mental Health

Stanford Social Innovation Review

This is good news for our youth, many of whom experience mental health challenges rooted in intergenerational trauma, poverty, and social alienation. For these wisdom-keepers, creating environments that nurture health and healing calls for what they term “rampant relationality.”

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The Case for Mental Health in Our Social Change Worlds

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Daisy Rosales & Kelly Davis Mental health has become a central topic of discussion as reports of depression, anxiety, and other mental health conditions continue to increase in the United States and globally. This is not only necessary, but possible.

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