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  • What Is the Role of Philanthropy in Restoring Democracy?

    Nonprofit Quarterly Feb 4, 2026

    The change in the administration’s tactics in Minneapolis is not a retreat. Instead, they are regrouping and planning another mode of attack, with the hopes that their repression might be…

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    Listening to Rural Health Stakeholders to Improve Rural Health Care Access and Well-Being

    Grantmakers In Health Feb 4, 2026

    Accessing health care and the social conditions required for well-being remains a challenge in many rural communities. Persistent workforce shortages, lower rates of insurance coverage, higher rates of unemployment, and…

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  • Worker-Owned Journalism Co-Ops: Exploring Challenges and Opportunities

    NiemanLab Feb 3, 2026

    Defector, a worker-owned journalism co-op, almost didn’t exist. When 19 former Deadspin staffers — who’d resigned in November 2019 after parent company G/O Media told them to “stick to sports” —…

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  • Winter Storm Fern Hits Rural Black Communities Hardest

    Capital B News Feb 2, 2026

    Winter Storm Fern came, and just as Monica Coleman predicted, it hit places least equipped to handle it. On Monday morning, she was one of roughly 1 million Americans without…

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  • Data Next-Level Practices: Going Beyond Fixing Forms to Streamline the Philanthropic Data Ecosystem As a Whole

    PEAK Grantmaking Feb 2, 2026

    If you are a funder, vendor, data provider, or nonprofit leader, this is a moment to act, and the Data Next-Level Practices introduced here provide a tool to do so.…

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    Nonprofits Sustain Themselves with Creative Solutions in the Aftermath of Federal Funding Cuts

    Nonprofit Quarterly Feb 2, 2026

    Over the years, I’ve worked as a consultant on numerous federal grant projects from the US Department of Agriculture and elsewhere that focused on local economic development and were granted…

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    Minnesota’s Culture of Mutual Aid Bridges Traditional Philanthropy’s Funding Gaps When Opposing ICE

    Alliance Magazine Jan 30, 2026

    Minnesota’s long-standing culture of ‘mutual aid’ and community philanthropy has kicked in, as it fights back against brutal violence unleashed by armed federal agents in the US described as indicative…

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    How Funders Can Support Healing for Communities Impacted by Disasters

    Center for Disaster Philanthropy Jan 30, 2026

    Anniversaries of disasters are more than dates; they are milestones of memory, resilience and healing. As we mark one year since the LA fires, we reflect on the ongoing journey of recovery led…

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    What Will It Take to Build a Better Democracy?

    Nonprofit Quarterly Jan 29, 2026

    As we face ongoing crises in our democracy both at home and abroad, almost everyone I’ve talked to feels that they’ve done good, necessary work, but the field, collectively, still isn’t…

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  • Connecting Research and Real-World Interventions for Impact

    The Harvard Crimson Jan 29, 2026

    Harvard Impacts Labs announced Wednesday that it will award $1.4 million to support four new faculty-led research projects designed to test policy interventions beyond the University, connecting research and real-world…

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  • Fork Food Lab Rescued on the Eve of Foreclosure by Investors and Stakeholders

    WMTW Jan 29, 2026

    The Fork Food Lab in South Portland will not be forced to close or move. A group of Maine investors and stakeholders announced on Tuesday that they bought the Fork…

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  • Advancing Affordable Housing Finance: Lessons Learned in 2025

    Affordable Housing Finance Jan 28, 2026

    It’s no secret: 2025 was a year of change and unpredictability for nonprofits focused on housing and community development. Shifting federal priorities, staff reductions throughout the federal government, and new…

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