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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. We also need consistent data and policy solutions.

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Small Firms Are Still a Big Missed Opportunity in Development Philanthropy

Stanford Social Innovation Review

The problem is not lack of potential impact; SMEs represent nine out of 10 firms, the biggest employers worldwide, and without helping these firms grow, we cannot create jobs, lift people from poverty, empower women, or innovate solutions for the climate crisis. Why is philanthropy still hesitant? There are 3.4 There are 3.4

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Building Union Power to Rein in the AI Boss

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Colclough & Kate Lappin In 2018 in the Netherlands, the public learned that Dutch tax authorities had for years been using an AI-driven system to incorrectly accuse people of committing child welfare fraud. Later investigation found the AI system had systematically discriminated against non-white Dutch citizens. By Christina J.

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The Invisible Rural Access Barrier

Stanford Social Innovation Review

This lack of rural access (RA) particularly impacts young girls and women living in poverty, who are often left behind when it comes to education, health-care services, and opportunities to generate income. Without access, these communities become isolated and, as a result, experience reduced economic, educational, and social opportunities.

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How Can We Make Employee Ownership the Norm Rather Than the Exception?

NonProfit Quarterly

He launched the Grameen Bank , and a generation later microfinance—a system of providing small loans to people who otherwise do not have access to conventional banking—has reached every corner of the world, lifting millions out of poverty. Employee-owned businesses are more profitable and productive.

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Minding the Gaps: Neuroethics, AI, and Depression

NonProfit Quarterly

11 Unique barriers to care, including stigma vis--vis mental health, language discrepancies, and poverty, put Latinx people in the United States at higher risk of receiving inadequate treatment than the broader population. percent of Black Americans live below the poverty line (the number is 7.7 10 Only 35.1

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Thinking About the Long Term With Philanthropic Power Building

Stanford Social Innovation Review

One impactful innovation in building political power has been integrated voter engagement (IVE), a strategy in which grassroots organizing groups combine their on-going, multi-year policy campaigns with cyclical, high-intensity electoral campaigns. Building a new narrative for social change is a complex and long-term endeavor.