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Philanthropy and policing

Candid

Some 20 years ago, when working as vice president for peace and social justice at the Ford Foundation , I was approached by the Vera Institute of Justice about a global initiative focused on prosecuting the police. My own experience with police reform. it was next to impossible in many other countries.

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Taking Local Currency Digital: A New Experiment Emerges

Non Profit Quarterly

There are now over 200 local currencies in use worldwide, according to a database maintained by the Schumacher Center, with popularity greatest in Europe and Brazil. A handful of America’s largest financial corporations are also leading investors in global fossil fuel extraction. Now 15 years in, BerkShares, Inc.

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