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Closing racial wealth gaps with community land trustsĀ 

Candid

To help close this racial wealth gap, my organization, Living Cities, has made increasing homeownership across demographic groups a top priority. According to the Lincoln Institute for Land Policy , there are now over 300 community land trusts in the U.S.

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Research Friday: Research and Policy Briefs

ASU Lodestar Center

While government-run programs are in direct risk of losing funding, nonprofit funding is precariously reliant on both a legislature driven to increase federal revenue, and philanthropists who expect tax relief for donating to charities. As part of a. highlight current research reports or studies and discuss how they can. Like this article?

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Is the Higher Education Pipeline Shrinking or Just Taking a Nap?

sgEngage

The reality is that the higher education pipeline is even smaller than what demographic statistics show. Declining enrollment leads to not only decreased tuition revenue but also diminished government funding and reduced philanthropic support. provides federal incentives and policy support to encourage workforce development.

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Donā€™t Fear Your Dirty Data

Association Analytics

Establish Data Governance Policies: Put a data source inventory in place if you donā€™t have one. Instead of collecting in a traditional way, find a way to collect data in a way that is exciting or engaging. Make it easy for people to provide information to you. Create a glossary to track and communicate official terms and definitions.

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Demographics Are Destiny: How and Why to Diversify Your Staff Now!

NTEN

By Jocelyn Harmon, Director of Nonprofit Services, Care2 Unless you've been living under a barrel, you know the demographics of the U.S. Here are some key highlights from The Changing Demographics of America by Smithsonian. The changing demographics of the U.S. are changing. I encourage you to read the entire article.

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What are Effective Strategies Nonprofit Organizations Use to Improve Diversity and Inclusion?

ASU Lodestar Center

In a recent study, researchers found that ā€œa board that has greater gender diversity has more effective governance practices and is more likely to have policies and practices related to diversityā€ (Buse, Bernstein, Bilimoria, 2014, p. This leads to effective board governance and an overall healthier organization. Guillaume, Y.,

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4 Things Large Nonprofits Miss When Redesigning their Website

Forum One

Different types of nonprofits will have different needs ā€” e.g., associations are different businesses than research and policy institutes ā€” so do what is more directly connected to your mission and goals. You can look at things like past behavior, interests, demographics, and more. This framework is known as digital governance.