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Connecting with Black History Through Community and Nature

Saleforce Nonprofit

In 2009, Rue Mapp started a blog to share her experience participating in outdoor recreation activities as a Black woman in America. That blog grew into Outdoor Afro , a nationwide leadership network helping Black people engage with the outdoors, learn about the Black history of public spaces, and support conservation efforts.

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LGBTQ+ advocacy strategies to generate advocates year-round

EveryAction

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) declared a national state of emergency for LGBTQ+ people on June 6, 2023, the first state of emergency ever declared in its history spanning four decades. Often, the central issue is a specific policy or a cultural phenomenon that the organization seeks to promote or eliminate.

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Philanthropy must prioritize elevating and including Black voices

Candid

These donors had various motives for supporting abolition, however it rarely involved creating an equitable society that included Black people nor supported continual policy and societal change. One of the earliest philanthropic efforts for the Black community was the abolitionist movement.

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A Road Map For Women Of Color In The Workplace

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Deepa Purushothaman , author of the new book, The First, The Few, The Only: How Women Of Color Can Redefine Power In Corporate America , believes that workplaces must evolve with the culture and that women of color have the potential to lead that transformation. For her book, Purushothaman interviewed over 500 women of color.

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Forum One Takes Home 8 WebAwards!

Forum One

The new American Jazz Museum brand positions the museum to be a beacon of rich history and vibrancy for the community and neighborhood and attract audiences from around the country to experience music from a range of eras and artists. Department of Energy. The post Forum One Takes Home 8 WebAwards! appeared first on Forum One.

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10 Nonprofits to Support on World Humanitarian Day

EveryAction

That’s the message CARE has embraced over the course of its 72-year history. Oxfam America. Oxfam America envisions a world without poverty. WRC advocates for programs and policies that create opportunity and drive change for these communities. Get Involved | Twitter | Facebook. Women's Refugee Commission.

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Remembering Franklin Thomas

Candid

Many will remember Franklin Thomas as the president of Ford Foundation, fewer will realize that he was the first Black foundation president in America, but I knew him as my boss and mentor. Ford Foundation had a history of working on issues of racial discrimination in Brazil. I can’t tell you how proud I am to be a grantee!”

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