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Making Policy Work for Rural Communities: The Value of Community Voice

NonProfit Quarterly

This article is the second in the series Eradicating Rural Poverty: The Power of Cooperation. Public funding programs often include conditions that exceed the capabilities of high-poverty areas, such as requiring matching funds that these areas do not have. A different approach that centers community voice is sorely needed.

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From Microfinance to Mutual Aid—Moving Resources to People, Not Banks

NonProfit Quarterly

In the 1970s, economist Muhammad Yunus pioneered the concept of microloans through the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, a revolutionary idea that aimed to lift people out of poverty by offering small loans to those excluded from traditional banking. Yunuss premise was simple: People know better.

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Our Task Ahead: Reclaiming Revolutionary Struggle in Atlanta and the South

NonProfit Quarterly

We didnt even apply for a single grant during the early yearswe were clear on our values and the threat of capture, he explains. While Black elites have amassed political and financial power, the vast majority of Black Atlantans continue to experience high rates of poverty, housing insecurity, and labor exploitation.

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Should Your Nonprofit Use Pinterest?

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Opportunity International provides savings, small business loans, insurance and training to over four million people–93% of whom are women–working their way out of poverty in the developing world.

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Policies for Housing With Heart

Stanford Social Innovation Review

In 2021, the estimated economic value of these family caregivers’ unpaid work was approximately $600 billion. seniors over 85 live in poverty, only 8 percent who live in multigenerational households live in poverty, a 40 percent reduction. While 13 percent of U.S.

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How to Help People of Color Become Homeowners: Data from Philadelphia

NonProfit Quarterly

Understanding Philadelphias Distressed Housing Markets Reinvestment Funds Market Value Analysis tool creates a typology of housing markets based on statistical analysis of key metrics such as price, vacancy, tenure, and investment. Investors and Changing Market Values Real estate investors look for neighborhoods where they can make a profit.

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AI and Racial Justice: Navigating the Dual Impact on Marginalized Communities

NonProfit Quarterly

This isnt just a denial of financial services; its a denial of possibility, locking communities into cycles of poverty and keeping doors closed to upward mobility. This work calls for courageto demand that marginalized experiences, histories, and identities are not only included but valued.

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