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Let’s All Pull Together: Reflections from Harambee 2023

Candid

Uplifting historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) Shaw University, located in Raleigh, NC, was the first HBCU organized in the South and is the birthplace of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). At Howard University, we used to sing the song during convocation.

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What Pride Month Means To Our Team

AccelEvents

It’s important that we pay respects to the black (and queer) communities as they have been on the front lines of the equality movement throughout history, we wouldn’t be where we are today without them!! It means to get on top of any mountain and shout to the universe – “This is who I am, and I love all of me!

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Philanthropy and policing

Candid

Colonial history, long periods of authoritarianism, endemic corruption, poor training, and lack of resources had eroded any sense that there was a constructive role for law enforcement to play in democratic societies. This history of police-related grantmaking shows that foundations have another tool to promote police reform: relationships.

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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. Given this history, it is unsurprising that interest in alternative currency was rekindled in the wake of the Great Recession. Now 15 years in, BerkShares, Inc.

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