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COVID-related National Service cannot just be gap year for privileged youth

ASU Lodestar Center

America has a long and rich history of national service, often turning to it as a powerful lever in times of crisis, as it did after 9/11, Hurricane Katrina and the Great Recession of 2008. posted by Jaime Ernesto Uzeta, CEO, Public Allies. First published on Ozy.com. Now should be no different.

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15 Historical Nonprofit Moments You Should Know

Whole Whale

It is important to understand the history of nonprofit organizations in order to see where the future may go. The first ‘modern’ nonprofit is considered to be The Peabody Education Fund, founded in 1867 with the purpose of integrating poor white and formerly enslaved people in the south.