Much of FSG’s work with companies focuses on advancing various forms of equity (especially racial and gender equity) through philanthropic commitments directly to social justice movements or as part of their business practices and…
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Last year, New York joined a handful of other states, including California, Minnesota, Hawaii, Washington, and Maryland in granting overtime pay to farm workers. Yet as the law took effect on…
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Grants management professionals are strategically positioned to influence a funder’s racial equity and racial justice funding. But in three decades of working in and with foundations, I have consistently seen…
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This is the second installment in a series for NPQ based on excerpts from Shawn Ginwright’s new book, The Four Pivots: Reimagining Justice, Reimagining Ourselves. Read the first feature, “Healing-Centered Leadership: A Path to…
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Scientists report that we have less than a decade to prevent the worst effects of climate collapse. Educators say we’ve lost years of learning in the past two years. And, a recent survey my organization partnered…
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Companies often struggle with building community trust as they navigate between profit-making and authentically engaging on climate change and environmental justice matters. Last week at GreenBiz Group’s virtual conference and expo…
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Click here for more.Your passion always has been creating businesses that improve people’s lives. As we emerge into a post-COVID world, and given the growing inequities exacerbated by the pandemic, what is the…
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The Health of the U.S. Nonprofit Sector: Quarterly Review – released today by Independent Sector – found the health of the nonprofit sector appeared to be holding steady or very slowly improving…
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One evening several years ago, I was walking down the main street of a rural community in Uttar Pradesh, India. Everywhere I looked, there was a buzz of activity: neighbors…
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Click here for more.As the nation grapples with “the great resignation” across a range of job industries since the start of the pandemic, employment challenges extend to the nonprofit sector as well. Nonprofits…
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When it comes to conversations about community investing, plans are often described by silos of work: housing or economic development, education or safety, health or jobs. Certainly, the specifics of…
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There is widespread agreement that responsible artificial intelligence requires principles such as fairness, transparency, privacy, human safety, and explainability. Nearly all ethicists and tech policy advocates stress these factors and…