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Without a healthy civil society it becomes difficult if not impossible to solve other, more readily apparent problems.
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Upping the Ante: A Report From the Clinton Global Initiative
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Our understanding of community can help funders and evaluators identify, understand, and strengthen the communities they work with.
Measuring Social Value
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What Everyone Can Learn From Leaders of Color
These leaders’ assets go beyond experiences of oppression or marginalization to include the connection, meaning, and joy they can draw on from their respective cultures and communities.
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A few nonprofits are using social media to fundamentally change the way they work and increase their social impact.
What the Heck Does ‘Equity’ Mean?
A clear definition of equity would seem paramount to galvanizing philanthropy into action around this increasingly used term—but the field is only beginning to explore what it really means.