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

NonProfit Quarterly

These villagers were part of what we came to call the “hopeful holdouts”—a small but mighty group who have managed to remain on their native land. See Melissa Walker, “African Americans and TVA Reservoir Property Removal: Race in a New Deal Program,” Agricultural History 72, no. 2 (Spring 1998): 417–28.

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Diaspora Philanthropy 3.0

Stanford Social Innovation Review

In America, Indian Americans are now recognized as the wealthiest ethnic group in the country with growing political influence. Its members lead major companies such as Google, Microsoft, Adobe, YouTube, and IBM. Some may ask, why donate to India, the fifth largest economy in the world, which by 2030 will be the third?

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Walking Through Truth: Indigenous Wisdom and Community Health Equity

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Races and ethnicities in the United States are defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Current measurements of poverty commonly used to assess social determinants of health include concepts such as financial income and home or land ownership. Unfortunately, most tribes were living in poverty.

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In Search of Inclusive Social Entrepreneurship

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Several studies have shown that in societies that are characterized by high levels of poverty, the well-being of entrepreneurs is related to the savings they have. Currently, one of the most successful social entrepreneurs in Brazil is Edu Lyra who created Gerando Falcões, an organization that combats hunger and poverty.

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Development Director

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To get there, we have made a commitment to redesign our educational ecosystem so that race, ethnicity and poverty no longer determine opportunity or outcome. Has experience “managing up” when seeking support from organizational leaders to meet project deadlines. Check us out at marinpromisepartnership.org to learn more!

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Human Resources Coordinator

Anedot

About the Organization Canal Alliance exists to break the generational cycle of poverty for Latino immigrants and their families by lifting barriers to their success. Essential Functions: Manage personnel files and our HRIS system (Paylocity), maintaining confidentiality and consistency.

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Movement Economies: Building an Economics Rooted in Movement

NonProfit Quarterly

We know there’s a deep hunger in movements for an economy that people collectively own and democratically manage. 11 Nor are the economic data any more encouraging when one measures inequality by race. Until quite recently, many economic justice movement organizations were “race neutral” in their approach.