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Philanthropy must prioritize elevating and including Black voices

Candid

These donors had various motives for supporting abolition, however it rarely involved creating an equitable society that included Black people nor supported continual policy and societal change. Black-led and Black-benefiting organizations are experts in our communities and are aware of the root causes of the issues in our communities.

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Empowering Community Voices: The Strategic Advantage of Nonprofit Advisory Committees

Blue Avocado

As a nonprofit leader, you likely want to do your best to ensure that the voices and experiences of the communities you serve are represented in your work. In this case, you might look towards people who have experience either with the legislative process or with advancing public policy through coalition building, for example.

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A look back at Issue Lab’s top philanthropic resources in 2022

Candid

Candid’s Issue Lab provides access to more than 33,000 philanthropic resources, which include reports, studies, surveys, and toolkits that cover a variety of issue areas and are contributed by social sector organizations from around the world.

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LGBTQ+ advocacy strategies to generate advocates year-round

EveryAction

While there’s often increased attention on issues affecting the community during Pride month, meaningful and lasting change happens when advocacy happens year-round. Key types of advocacy Issue awareness Before organizations can create advocates for their cause, they need to make people aware of the issues they’re trying to solve.

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Solutions Day 2023—Beyond Answers to Insight

.orgSource

Wrap-up Keynote Hey Google, write me a speech about the ethical and legal issues surrounding a non-profit’s use of AI. Some of the biggest ethical issues raised by AI are bias, data privacy and security, accuracy and reliability, and responsible innovation. Sponsored by Multiview. Kimberly A.

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How can nonprofits implement a strategic public policy agenda to achieve greater impact?

ASU Lodestar Center

Public policy and the nonprofit sector. Public policy at all levels of government has the ability to threaten the work of all nonprofits (National Council of Nonprofits, 2019). At the federal level, we see this threat in tax, regulatory, and spending policies. Illustration by Yuxin Qin. Establish support.

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If Racial Equity is Our North Star, How Can We Navigate Racial Bias in AI/LLMs?

John Kenyon

The Bias Issue AI systems like LLMs are trained on vast datasets of text, primarily from the internet. An overreliance on majority culture data means other voices get diminished. The marketing copy generator could simply overlook authentic representation of minority audiences and voices in its outputs.