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    Reusable Menstrual Products Gain Popularity for Cost and Environmental Benefits

    WTOP Aug 12, 2025

    It was six months ago that Selin Celikoyar bought her last tampon and switched to a reusable menstrual disc.”I had already been wary of tampons from an……

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    How Giving Back Strengthens Company Culture and Growth

    Entrepreneur Aug 6, 2025

    Philanthropy isn’t just a feel-good add-on — it can fuel business growth, and this article shows founders how to align purpose with profit at any stage.

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    Inside the Movement to Support Black Mothers’ Economic Freedom

    Ms. Magazine Aug 6, 2025

    ‘Poverty Is a Systemic Failing, Not Individual’: Aisha Nyandoro’s Movement to Liberate Financial Capital and Support Black Moms’ Economic Freedom…

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    The Nonprofit Finding Innovative Ways of Making Homeownership Accessible

    Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service Aug 6, 2025

    The Milwaukee nonprofit Acts Housing’s services include homebuyer education classes, coaching, counseling and loans.

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    Why the Traditional College Major May Be Holding Students Back in a Rapidly Changing Job Market

    The Conversation Aug 5, 2025

    Rethinking the college major could help colleges better understand what employers and students need.

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    What a Beloved LA Preschool’s Closure Says About Child Care’s Broken Business Model

    LAist Aug 1, 2025

    Milena Bice closed her preschool in Inglewood this month after nearly 20 years in business.

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    Temporary Cash Assistance Helps Formerly Incarcerated Mothers Rebuild Family Bonds

    The 19th Jul 31, 2025

    Guaranteed income programs, even for just a few months, can provide the stability for formerly incarcerated parents to rebuild relationships with their children.

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    How Women’s Inherited Wealth Will Drive Social Impact

    Forbes Jul 31, 2025

    Women stand to inherit 70% of about $124tn in “the great wealth transfer” over the next 5-30 years. That shifts the economic-political-cultural power dynamics.Here’s how…

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    AI’s Supply Chain: Digital Exploitation and Calls for Reform

    TriplePundit Jul 25, 2025

    While AI brings new tools in the fight against modern slavery, it is built on exploitation that reinforces global inequality. The European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) could soon push companies to be more transparent about the people and systems behind their tech.

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    Study Finds SNAP and Medicaid Cuts Will Harm Workers and Local Economies

    Food Tank Jul 24, 2025

    Medicaid and SNAP cuts could cost states billions, with ripple effects being felt across health care, food systems, and local economies.

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    What Can Philanthropy Learn From Organizing to Build Worker Power?

    The Center for Effective Philanthropy Jul 23, 2025

    Contributors who represent a cross-section of philanthropy examine some of the common ‘myths’ by which philanthropy operates.

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    Building Solidarity for Native Inclusion and Economic Opportunity

    Nonprofit Quarterly Jul 23, 2025

    The Declaration of Independence says: “We hold these truths to be self-evident.” But who is that “we”? That’s still contested now as then.

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