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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. Development and unsustainable hunting led to local extinction of elk in 1855. © Cameron Davidson; May 2019.

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

Kindful

National Forest Foundation. First Nations Development Institute. 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. National Forest Foundation. The Conservation, Food & Health Foundation.

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Agents of Change: Fostering Freedom & Independence through Nonprofit Activism & Social Impact

The Modern Nonprofit

Uplifting Marginalized Communities: The Path to Independence One of the primary barriers to achieving independence for marginalized individuals is the systemic inequality they often face. This organization goes beyond simply advocating for women’s rights locally.

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Legacy of Hope Austin: Dreams for Kids with Special Needs

Tech Soup

In fact, 2dance2dream opened a satellite branch in Murfreesboro, Tennessee in February 2015 and has been approached by professional dance schools in Dallas, Phoenix, and Los Angeles. Two years ago, Cisco Systems engineering manager Roland Holloway nearly reached the point of needing hospice care due to complications from cancer.

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Bryant Terry: Eco-chef, Food Justice Activist, Author of Vegan Soul Kitchen

Have Fun - Do Good

He is currently a Fellow in the Food and Society Policy Fellows Program, which is a national project of the W.K. I grew up in Memphis, Tennessee, and both sets of my grandparents came from rural Mississippi. We already spend fewer dollars on our food than -- I don't know about most -- but many industrial nations.

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

Have Fun - Do Good

So, we have been working very hard with the City Council, and with community colleges and local labor unions and others to come up with a proposal that will start in September as an actual program called "The Green Jobs Corps." What the Green Jobs Corps will be, it will begin training urban youth, Oakland's youth, in the jobs of the future.

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