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  • How Can Rural Communities Receive Climate Preparedness Funds?

    The Rural Blog Feb 19, 2023

    Photo by Chris Gallagher, Unsplash Applying for any large federal grant requires working staff, money, and application know-how. Those are i…

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  • Losing Cultural Context in Emergency Communication Can Be a Matter of Life and Death

    The Conversation Feb 18, 2023

    Can a butterfly in Chicago cause a tornado in Hong Kong? A metaphorical concept called the “butterfly effect” describes the sensitivity of a system to minor changes. The use of…

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    How Funders Can Help Stop America’s Destructive Dependency on Abuse and Power

    NCRP Feb 18, 2023

    Like a lot of people, we at NCRP have been thinking a lot about violence, its connection to power and the unhealthy dependency people have on using force to get…

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  • How to Offer Aid to Syria and Turkey Earthquake Survivors

    GlobalGiving Feb 18, 2023

    Massive earthquakes have affected millions of people. Here are ways that you can help Turkey and Syria earthquake survivors.

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  • Research Sheds Light on Home Value in Flood Zones

    Grist Feb 17, 2023

    Hidden flood risks have created a massive housing bubble. Low-income homeowners could see their home values plunge by 10 percent.

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  • Schools Should Prioritize Youth Mental Health When in Crisis

    EdSurge Feb 17, 2023

    Content warning: gun violence.The morning of Oct. 24, 2022, I was facilitating a meeting in Charlottesville, Virginia for education and youth …

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    Civil Engineers Flagged Earthquake Vulnerabilities in Turkey Before Disaster Struck

    Disaster Relief and Recovery Magazine Feb 17, 2023

    In Turkey—a country nestled between several plate boundaries and located directly on two main fault zones, the East Anatolian and the North Anatolian—earthquakes are a fact of life. The 7.8 and…

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    The Disaster Divide: Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria Reveal the Consequences of Wealth Inequality

    Disaster Relief and Recovery Magazine Feb 17, 2023

    In the early hours of Monday, February 6, residents living in southern Turkey and northern Syria were woken by violent shaking, collapsing buildings, and sweeping blackouts. The earthquake buried residents in rubble and was…

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    Reduce Barriers to Public Housing for People with Criminal Records

    Ending Homelessness Feb 17, 2023

    Housing is a human right: the right to adequate housing is recognized by international law, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. But we know that in the U.S., hundreds of thousands of…

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  • Exposure to Natural Disasters Severely Impacts Mental Health

    Futurity Feb 17, 2023

    Repeated exposure to major disasters does not make people mentally stronger, a recent study finds. In fact, individuals who have been repeatedly exposed to major disasters show a reduction in…

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  • Building Public Support for Employee Ownership

    Nonprofit Quarterly Feb 17, 2023

    Colorado is increasingly seen as a national leader in supporting employee ownership. Progress to date is encouraging, but much more work remains to be done.

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  • Homelessness in Baltimore: City Exceeds Housing Goals in 2022

    Smart Cities Dive Feb 16, 2023

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