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Weekly update from PND

Candid

170 million in challenge grants for low-income, undocumented students. September 30, 2021 The Schuler Education Foundation has awarded a first round of challenge grants totaling $170 million to five colleges in support of financial aid for low-income and/or undocumented students. A weekly update with the latest news from PND.

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Breaking the Cycle & Starting the Mental Health Conversation

Saleforce Nonprofit

Thanks to global entertainers like Lady Gaga and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, and world-class athletes like Kevin Love and Simone Biles, there’s already a shift toward candid public conversations, making mental health far less stigmatized than ever. Less than half of all Americans with a mental disorder actually get the treatment they need.

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How Malala Fund’s Innovative Grantmaking is Revolutionizing Education for Girls

Saleforce Nonprofit

For many students, these school closures could mean the end of their formal education. Remote learning for refugee children in Lebanon: Malala Fund Education Champion Nayla Fahed created Tabshoura, an award-winning e-learning platform that helps Syrian refugees and girls in vulnerable communities in Lebanon learn for free.

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How can nonprofit leaders enact effective practices to achieve the promise of social equity?

ASU Lodestar Center

Without leadership prioritizing equitable practices, class representation suffers in these roles and lessens sector diversity. Contributions from high net worth individuals are concealing declines in middle and lower class giving. Charitable giving, according to a 2020 Gallup poll , shrunk down to 73% in 2020, from 87% in 2005.

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Force Multiplier Podcast Episode 1: Addressing Hidden Hunger in our Communities

Saleforce Nonprofit

Tech solutions combined with forward-thinking, inspired, and innovative community leaders like Gita Rampersad, vice president of healthcare partnerships and nutrition at Feeding America, and Dr. Kyla Johnson-Trammell, superintendent of Oakland Unified School District (OUSD), offer a model for how to tackle complex issues.

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The Triple Bottom Line in India: Software, Quality Education, and Early Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

At the Sujaya School, I visited a second grade art class. The teacher introduced me as a visitor from America and asked if there the children wanted to ask me any questions. This prompted some amazing questions for children that age anywhere: How many jets did you take to get to India? How deep is the Pacific Ocean?

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Forward Unto the Breach: Don’t Rest on Nonprofit Laurels

Bloomerang

In the Broadway musical “Hamilton,” the lead character of Alexander sings about who he and America are meant to be. the numbers of students you can enroll, patients for whom you have beds, ticket buyers for whom you have seats, etc.), You can take art to the schools or bring students to your art. Who Are You Meant to Be?

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