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  • The Challenges of Measuring Whether a Nonprofit Is BIPOC-Led

    Candid Dec 3, 2023

    This blog outlines four key reasons why quantifying what it means to be a BIPOC-led organization is more difficult than you’d think.

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  • Why Don’t More U.S. Counties Have Access to Local News?

    Manchester Journal Dec 2, 2023

    The loss of local newspapers accelerated in 2023 to an average of 2.5 per week, leaving more than 200 counties as “news deserts” and meaning that more than half of…

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  • How to Find Volunteering Opportunities That Fit Your Interests and Make An Impact

    Vox Dec 2, 2023

    There are so many ways to make a difference, even when your time is tight. There are flexible opportunities can help you benefits others, while also feeling a sense of community.

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  • How Philanthropy Can Bolster Community Assets

    GlobalGiving Dec 2, 2023

    Here’s how a farmers’ cooperative in the Philippines used community assets to create lasting, transformative change.

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  • Insights on Intentionally Spending Down From the Chorus Foundation

    Stanford Social Innovation Review Dec 1, 2023

    Spending down is only a tactic. To turn it into something more strategic, we will need to consider a host of questions.

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  • Why the Fed Should Treat Climate Change’s $150B Cconomic Toll Like Other National Crises

    The Conversation Dec 1, 2023

    Fed Chair Jerome Powell bristles at talk of managing climate change, but the damage it is doing the US economy is hard to ignore, as the latest National Climate Assessment shows.

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  • Financing an Equitable, Community-led Green Economy

    LISC Dec 1, 2023

    The third blog in our series highlights how LISC supports UN Sustainable Development Goal 13 – Climate Action. Goal 13 speaks to the need for urgent action to combat climate change…

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    Building Equitable Funding Through Dialogue

    Camelback Ventures Nov 30, 2023

    Over the past several years, Co.act Detroit and our partners embarked on a series of community dialogues involving over 150 participants to promote racial equity in philanthropy. These facilitated conversations…

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  • The Trust Gap: What Funders Can Learn from MacKenzie Scott’s Giving

    The Center for Effective Philanthropy Nov 30, 2023

    “We don’t want to hire someone and then we have to fire them because the money runs out, right? We want to create something that’s meaningful and potentially self-sustaining.” “Sometimes…

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  • The Path to Net-zero Emissions Runs Through Industry

    The Conversation Nov 30, 2023

    Industry is a leading climate polluter: Our road map shows what’s needed to cut industrial emissions in fast-growing countries.

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  • Grassroots’ Leadership Insights on Housing Affordability

    Funders Together to End Homelessness Nov 30, 2023

    Funders Together pushes philanthropy to both fund grassroots organizations that are working on housing justice and to make sure that their voices are being included in policy conversations. On March 30,…

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  • Funding Trends in Marine Area-based Conservation

    Our Shared Seas Nov 30, 2023

    The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework—adopted at the 15th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP15) in December 2022—set forth the most ambitious global area-based…

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