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Closing racial wealth gaps with community land trusts 

Candid

Beyond making us less competitive in the global economy, growing wealth inequality puts our democracy at risk; in a nation of “haves” and “have nots,” elite interests are completely removed from the needs of regular people. This concentration of wealth in smaller and smaller corners of the U.S.

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How The Nature Conservancy’s Work in the Cumberland Forest Supports Jobs & Climate Mitigation

Saleforce Nonprofit

One great example of the intricate connections of habitats, wildlife, and people is our Cumberland Forest Project , located where Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia meet in the Central Appalachian region of the eastern U.S. And through that work, we know that nature provides for us as much as it depends on us. © Travis Dove; July 2019.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On The Environment And Conservation Efforts

Kindful

The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee. PADI AWARE Foundation is a publicly funded nonprofit whose mission is to drive local action for global ocean conservation. The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee. Areas served: Tennessee. The New England Grassroots Environment Fund. First Nations Development Institute.

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Due diligence before you donate

ASU Lodestar Center

If you're most concerned about national and global issues, like worldwide hunger or cancer, look for nonprofits that are equipped for such a large challenge. The first step in choosing a charity is thinking about what you would like to accomplish. Some charitable organizations are performing self-evaluations and making the findings public.

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Radical Collaboration is Our Best Chance to Fight Climate Change

Saleforce Nonprofit

Birgit Cameron, the global director of Patagonia Provisions, is passionate about the integral role that nature — and specifically soil — will play in saving our planet. That’s just what Patagonia Provisions has done in the past several years, as the company’s global director Birgit Cameron shares in this week’s episode of Force Multiplier.

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Why You Need Diversified Fundraising For Your Small Nonprofit

Get Fully Funded

In other words, you need to get your money from many different sources, not just one awesome foundation, one government grant, or one generous donor. If you rely solely on a government grant, what happens when the agency changes its eligibility criteria and you no longer qualify? Cue the sad music.

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All for Green, and Green for All: An Interview with Van Jones

Have Fun - Do Good

He has won many honors, including the 1998 Reebok International Human Rights Award, the International Ashoka Fellowship, selection as a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, and the Rockefeller Foundation Next Generation Leadership Fellowship. The government needs to get involved. It is actually really understandable.

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