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    Equitable Philanthropy Case Study: The 1954 Project Approach

    National Center for Family Philanthropy Feb 26, 2023

    Investing in Black leaders and organizations is a powerful opportunity for impact. Over and over again, such leaders have been able to achieve significant results with a fraction of the…

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  • The Importance of Black Cinema in Contextualizing Black History

    Futurity Feb 26, 2023

    In this podcast episode, Jacqueline Stewart breaks down some of the overlooked history of Black cinema stretching back to the early 1900s.

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  • Understanding the Pivotal Role of Healing in Social Change Work

    Nonprofit Quarterly

    “We don’t acknowledge everyone’s trauma equally, and trauma as a field has been showing whose trauma matters over time.But trauma itself is an overwhelming event…”…

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  • The Problems Created By the Bail Bond Industry

    Prison Policy Initiative Feb 25, 2023

    The image of the bail bondsman who brings fugitives to justice is a familiar and powerful one; unfortunately, it’s more fiction than fact. In this report, we explain why the…

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  • Making Racial Equity Critical to Your Foundation Work

    Stanford Social Innovation Review Feb 25, 2023

    Racial equity can’t be thought of solely as a funding priority; it must be a critical component of philanthropy’s own way of being.

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  • When There Are No Words: Translating Wartime Trauma in Ukraine

    The Conversation Feb 24, 2023

    Trauma can affect how people remember and describe experiences. Many survivors express their pain through objects and physical symptoms, an anthropologist explains.

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  • The Dominant Individual Leadership Model Isn’t Inclusive

    Stanford Social Innovation Review Feb 23, 2023

    Why social change organizations must ensure that their systems, policies, cultures, and behaviors align with a broader concept of leadership that centers equity and justice and encompasses leadership in all its forms.

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    Investing in Entrepreneurs of Color by Working With White Funders

    Camelback Ventures Feb 23, 2023

    “Just give us the damn money!” I hear this time and time again in my role at Camelback Ventures from frustrated founders who are being forced to jump through the…

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  • Russia’s Aggression Threatens Efforts to Protect Nature Beyond Ukraine

    The Conversation Feb 22, 2023

    Russia has vast natural resources and is involved in many conservation efforts. Its diplomatic isolation as a result of the war in Ukraine is making it harder to protect many wild species and places.

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  • Spotty Data and Media Bias Delay Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People

    The Conversation Feb 22, 2023

    No one knows just how many Indigenous girls or women go missing each year. There are estimates. In 2019, 8,162 Indigenous youth and 2,285 Indigenous adults were reported missing to…

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  • Why Evidence Matters for Social Policy in Adverse Childhood Experiences

    RAND Corporation Feb 22, 2023

    Evidence-based or evidence-informed policymaking and practice is increasingly championed by governments and decision-makers. To make this a reality, it is important to know how stakeholders, such as policymakers and practitioners,…

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  • Building a Philanthropic Response to Multiple Crises

    Stanford Social Innovation Review Feb 21, 2023

    A polycrisis of numerous converging and intersecting trends is affecting every aspect of society, including philanthropy.

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