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Bridging for Environmental Justice across Space and Time: Cambodia and the US South

NonProfit Quarterly

They also had access to forests where they could collect timber and non-timber forest products such as mushrooms. Since the dam’s construction and operation, the holdouts have faced pressures from the dam company, which has offered them inadequate compensation and the threat of law enforcement. 2 (Spring 1998): 417–28.

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20 Leaders Selected for 2023 Advancing Racial Equity on Nonprofit Boards Fellowship

NonProfit Leadership Center

I want to be a part of the solution and not sit idly by as a spectator while gentrification, racial injustice, inflation and biased laws gut our communities.” Their race or ethnicity have unjustly served as roadblocks in their careers due to the inequitable systems that continue to impact our society today.

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

NonProfit Quarterly

We Must Build Parameters to Protect People from AI Creators and AI Creators from Themselves In the rush to lead the global AI race, it can be tempting to prioritize innovation, speed, and profit without pausing to consider the profound ethical, societal, and human consequences. Workers deserve to benefit from the productivity gains AI offers.

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The “D” Word: How To Lead So Everyone Can Thrive In DEI-Restricted Climate  

Fundraising Leadership

Some of these anti-discrimination laws and practices have been in place since the 1960s, and many states are challenging the legal validity. Merely adjusting and renaming programs and initiatives so as not to violate these new laws will not necessarily be effective. When we have diverse teams, our teams are more productive.

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Making History: 10 Black Women Leaders Inspire With Advice, Purpose, Action

Fundraising Leadership

Black History Month began in 1915 in this country, and was made into law in 1986. Women in The Workplace Report shows, Women remain underrepresented across the pipeline, a gender gap that persists regardless of race and ethnicity. And into forever. The 2024 McKinsey & Co. Simply put, men outnumber women at every level.

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A Framework for Business Action on Climate Justice

Stanford Social Innovation Review

The report is just one of many clarion calls to act urgently, not just on climate change but also on climate justice: the process of finding solutions to climate change that also address social inequities due to gender, race, ethnicity, geography, income, and other factors. Who holds the company to account?

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Coffee Companies That Emphasize Hiring Disabled Workers Fall Short

NonProfit Quarterly

In] 36 states, federal law continues to permit subminimum wages for workers with disabilities. By law, they are allowed to pay lower than the minimum wage. For instance, if a worker with disabilities is deemed only half as productive as a nondisabled worker, then the nonprofit is entitled to pay half the standard wage rate.