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Not Invented, But Scaled Here

Stanford Social Innovation Review

million pairs of affordable reading glasses to low-income customers in remote areas, creating a path out of poverty by extending productive livelihoods, and generating $1.8B Community Health Entrepreneurs earned a better living. To date VisionSpring has sold 8.7 in economic impact. It seemed a perfect match. If so, how?

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Leading Together for Systems Change

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Sida Ly-Xiong After completing a leadership fellowship program for women of color, a program participant accepted a position as director of citizen engagement and education at a state public health agency in the United States. They drive change through networks and relationships, and use the power and influence that emerges.

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Supporting Black-Led Nonprofits

NonProfit Quarterly

Address “the direct needs of Black communities by focusing on issues related to poverty and economic security,” including health, financial literacy and economic wellness, food insecurity, workforce development, education and youth development (11).

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What Malawi Farmers Can Teach the United States

NonProfit Quarterly

Chimwenje says that the manure has also built the maize’s resilience to climate change by enhancing soil fertility, texture, and moisture retention. According to Mwiba, “We want them to curb their households’ poverty by equipping them with skills to produce more food at low cost.”

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5 takeaways on why gender equity matters across issue areas 

Candid

Women are disproportionately affected in areas including health care, sustainable agriculture, forced displacement, economic development, literacy, democracy, and mass incarceration While efforts that ignore gender will be limited in effectiveness, those that address gender likely will have ripple effects into other areas. health care system.

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5 Tips and Trends for Nonprofit Marketing Strategy

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

Tip: Send out a powerful message across in the first 15 seconds of the video or create a hook that compels your audience to watch the video till the very end (as this increases brand retention). . Public Speaking. Nonprofit organizations work for a positive cause. They want to improve the lives of people. Bring change. Create impact.

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Drive Your Nonprofit’s Mission by Investing in Your People

Blue Avocado

Employees might need alternative cash flow or live close to poverty, which is especially difficult for employees with lived experiences. What if, instead, we measured nonprofits by retention, their willingness to use reserves for salary increases (excluding bonuses), and the number of employees living above the poverty line?

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