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Closing racial wealth gaps with community land trusts 

Candid

These trends are a direct result of the “redlining” of communities of color for generations, which prevented investment dollars from improving those communities and encouraging homeownership. To help close this racial wealth gap, my organization, Living Cities, has made increasing homeownership across demographic groups a top priority.

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Funders: Considering Collaboration? Start With a Light Touch and See Where It Leads

sgEngage

When smaller, place-based foundations collaborate and align their work, they provide unique value to local communities and nonprofits. Funder collaboration need not be burdensome, nor does it require perfect alignment. Smaller, place-based foundations are managed by individuals with deep ties to the community.

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[Breaking News] An Extraordinary Funding Opportunity For Nonprofits To Preserve Local Journalism

Bloomerang

Nonprofits focused on the preservation of local journalism are being called to step up, and many of the country’s largest private foundations have announced $500 million in funding over five years to support them, an extraordinary initiative called Press Forward. What’s the problem? Press Forward seeks to stop and reverse that trend.

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Transform Your Communications & Collaboration With Slack

Saleforce Nonprofit

Increase Collaboration and Engagement for Students, Faculty, and Staff. Education institutions across the globe are using Slack to enhance engagement and collaboration. Arizona State University (ASU), for instance, needed an easier way for its students, faculty, and staff to communicate, share lesson plans, and gather feedback.

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Leveraging data to better serve under-resourced communities 

Candid

Data to pinpoint needs in specific communities Unfortunately, government survey data does not accurately represent “hard-to-count” at-risk populations who are less likely to speak English or to trust the government—which includes many of the people nonprofits like CASL serve. For example, aggregated data from the U.S.

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Going Beyond the Dollar: The Community Leadership Role of Foundations

sgEngage

Foundations play a crucial role in supporting nonprofit organizations and driving positive change within communities. By embracing a community leadership role, foundations can amplify their impact and empower grantees to achieve long-term, sustainable success.

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How to increase collaboration between your association’s chapters

Nimble AMS

But a healthy chapter program requires strong, ongoing collaboration between your association’s headquarters and chapters. The foundation of successful collaboration is a strong relationship. It can also give chapters access to data that they can use to improve their local member engagement. Communicate regularly.

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