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Strengthening communities by supporting the nonprofit workforce 

Candid

Below the ALICE Threshold” includes workers who live in poverty and those we call ALICE ® — A sset L imited, I ncome C onstrained, E mployed—who earn above the federal poverty level but still can’t afford the basics. Nonprofits working in the areas of health care as well as finance and insurance (e.g.,

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Building an Economy with Purpose: The Transformative Potential of Baby Bonds

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Curated Lifestyle on Unsplash This article introduces a three-part series— Building Wealth for the Next Generation: The Promise of Baby Bonds —a co-production of NPQ and the Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy at The New School for Social Research in New York City. This series will explore that central question.

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Shifting the Harmful Narratives and Practices of Work Requirements

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Drazen Zigic on istock.com Work requirements—or requiring people to find employment in order to access public benefits—force people to prove that they deserve a social safety net. But where did they come from, and why are they still a central part of economic policy today? So, what keeps them alive today?

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Media Relations: Too Valuable NOT to Use

Getting Attention

These include facilitating global change on a social issue, passing legislation on national, state, or local level, drawing attention to a community issue, fundraising or marketing your own initiative. policy should be reformed because it was unjust and driving poverty across the world. In order to convince U.S.

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We, the Nonprofit Institutions: Transformation for Liberation

Stanford Social Innovation Review

In this article, we will describe PolicyLink’s relationship with love and accountability, which begins with the 100 million people in this nation who live below 200 percent of the federal poverty level. We look at whether we are supporting enabling conditions—like public opinion—to advance a flourishing multiracial democracy.

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How to Start a Nonprofit: 12 Essential Steps for Success

Bloomerang

the IRS defines nonprofits as “Organizations that are organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, testing for public safety, literary, educational or other specified purposes.” Examples CARE Mission statement: CARE works around the globe to save lives, defeat poverty, and achieve social justice.

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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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