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Modern-day Impacts of Historical Redlining on Schools
The 74 May 18, 2022Disparities in education funding, academic performance and school segregation still persist along racist lines drawn in the late 1930s, a new study has found. In the aftermath of the Great…
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How Giving Circles Can Support Equitable Practices for Nonprofit Staff [We Give Summit]
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Impact Investing to Bolster Global Reproductive Health
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Using Feedback for Relationship-building
FeedbackLabs May 15, 2022I first became interested in giving and receiving interpersonal feedback in 2018 when I joined an intentional community called Maitri House. We are a 12 person (and two cats) community that…
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Supporting Nonprofit Organizations to Make an Impact
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How Nonprofits Successfully Utilize Feedback Tools and Processes
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Creating Supportive Networks for Nonprofit Arts Organizations
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Providing Universal Access to Free Therapy
Brookings May 12, 2022The COVID-19 pandemic has helped to draw greater attention to mental health issues that can be neglected in public policy debates. Even as the worst of the pandemic recedes, this…
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