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BIPOC Leadership Challenges: 26 Tips To Increase Accessibility Across The Nonprofit Sector

Bloomerang

This blog aims to examine these challenges and offer all nonprofits leaders methods to increase diversity and BIPOC participation in their organizations. BIPOC communities are disproportionately impacted by social inequality, with higher rates of poverty and unemployment.

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Minding the Gaps: Neuroethics, AI, and Depression

NonProfit Quarterly

1 AI promises to help scientists leverage massive datasets and brain simulations to test new diagnoses and treatments at scalewithout the need for risky or costly human participation. percent of Black Americans live below the poverty line (the number is 7.7 percent of Black Americans live below the poverty line (the number is 7.7

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The Double-Edged Sword of Health Innovations: Navigating the Intersection of Technology and Equity in Nigeria

NonProfit Quarterly

In Nigeria, where health inequities are deeply rooted in systemic issues such as poverty, 1 gender inequality, 2 and inadequate governance (poor administration/planning), 3 the introduction of new technologies can sometimes deepen these disparities rather than alleviate them. The commercialization of health innovations also raises concerns.

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Building Youth Power

Stanford Social Innovation Review

This experience motivated Kahlila to become a youth organizer, helping to establish new Students Deserve chapters across Los Angeles County and to join a campaign to defund the Los Angeles School Police Department (LASPD). As a sophomore, Kahlila collapsed from dehydration at a school event.

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Sharing the MLK, Jr. Holiday in a Culturally Competent Way

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Instead of simply staying at home or shopping, remind your network that they could participate in service projects that strengthen communities, empower individuals, bridge barriers, and create solutions. Dr. King shared a broad desire to see people triumph over poverty, racism, war and violence. MLK Day—What Is the Legacy?

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From Owing to Owning: How Communities Can Control Commercial Land

NonProfit Quarterly

Rationales for Community Ownership While motivations for pursuing community ownership of land vary, there are some common elements. percent poverty rate (as of 2001). To participate, community members can purchase an ownership share in the enterprise, contingent on completing an eight-hour financial education course.

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Keeping the Social Impact Going When a Pilot Project Ends

Stanford Social Innovation Review

This insight, along with research showing that families in chronic poverty have less cognitive ability to plan for the future and improve their situation, inspired AWWA to explore a new way of supporting their clients. Over time, it observed a troubling pattern: Many of the same families cycled in and out of its programs.